[rbg81]

Over 90% of the people who will be affected by bringing down Penn State athletics had nothing with Jerry Sandusky and didn’t even know Jerry Sandusky.

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More like 99.99% of the people being punished were innocent. Really, only a handful of PSU officials (and maybe some from his charity) really knew about Sandusky.

If they institute a death penalty, it will be more about making a graphic example of PSU (to discourage other schools) vs. punishing the guilty.

[Mr. Bird]

For anyone (and there are a lot of them) claiming that the NCAA has no jurisdiction or should just concentrate on individuals and not the program, allow me to introduce you to section 2.4 of the NCAA bylaws, the Principle of Sportsmanship and Ethics:

For intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, student-athletes, coaches, and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should be manifest not only in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program.

That about sums it up, I'd say.