The House of Blue

Why? They appear to be penalized for giving their football coach absolute control with no proper oversight. (Lack of institutional control) That is the biggest no no in on the books.

Just curious if the NCAA has ever fined a member institution. 60M is STEEP! I wonder what the PSU response will be since normal protocol wasn't followed, they may argue that they were not allowed due process. Personally, this is what they probably deserved and is WORSE than a death penalty judgement. They get to play football but will get the living daylights beat out of them PLUS they vacate what has to be 100 or so wins which wipes the record books clean as well. I think the NCAA sent the message it wanted that's for sure.

According to Emmert, Penn State has already signed off on them. This isn't going to drag on through appeals, etc. It is a done deal as of now.

Because reaches out to people not even involved in FB due to the financials of it all. What about the other sports(kids) that had nothing to do with this that will have there lives changed that aren't in sports that transfer easily due to low scholarship funding?

Don't have a problem with the loss of wins, bowls, etc., but 60Million? Geez.

I'm just thinking about the other sports student athletes.

Wow! Some people (TKE) are really shallow. They should have shut the whole football program. I guarantee these football players can transfer to other fine institutions. PSU is not what they thought it was. However, those kids that were raped in the PSU football facilities can never change that. If my son was a 4 or 5 star player and signed with PSU a couple of years ago he would never step foot in happy vally again. PSU is disgusting to its core. Administration, Athletic Department, Community, etc. People there still support that scumbag JoePa.

Emmert made it very cLear that they must find other avenues of paying these fines rather than academic or non revenue sports beimf effected.

Yesterday i was on the fence on how i felt about the NCAA hammering Penn St. after it has come down i feel at peace With the decision.

It was football, wins, and an obsession with the all time wins record that caused a university (meaning thone who ran it) to turn a blind eye to the most heinous act a human can do. They chose football over protecting children. Imo their football program be damned.

Many people are have opinions based on the NCAA prior to this. The problem is there is no basis for comparison because there has never been something like this take place. The NCAA imo had to make a statement, a statement that says this is unacceptable. This decision was based on warning all other programs that putting a football program above human decency can never happen again.

$60 million is based on a season's football revenue.

This is not as severe as the death penalty, I don't think. But after thinking a little while, if there's no season, the revenue would just go somewhere else. This essentially gives child abuse victims and prevention advocates a year of benefit as if they had a major football program working for them instead of against him.

Of course it doesn't include the many millions the specific victims will be compensated.

$60 million is a drop in the bucket compared to the civil suits that Penn State is going to have to wade through over the next 5-10 years.

Edit- and you can rest assured that the NCAA will slap tOSU and Miami on the wrist for showing equal lack of institutional control. Miami needs the same treatment. Well maybe not the fine.

No need for the personal attack and you need to read my post. I'm not concerned about the FB program or the school, but the kids in other sports that are getting the shaft.

I think a one year death penalty, or even two, would have been easier on the other athletic programs.

Per Emmert, PSU can't reduce funding to other sports to pay the fine. No need to feel sorry for athletes in other sports.

Big 10 is adding another $13 M in fines and withholding all bowl money shares from PSU. Wow.

WOW! Just WOW!