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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
I didn't even know that people were into college sports who didn't attend the school or have at least a family member who did until I moved to Idaho. I then became aware of some team at a JC in Boise with the same colors of a Kraft macaroni and cheese box and the same logo as a football team in Denver.
Don't most big football schools have the capability to not only have a scandal and cover it up? In most cases it involves the actual players and coaches and not outsiders, let alone children. I think that this affects reactions and attitudes because unlike grades/academics, rape, drugs, and money/gifting, most people don't have gray areas when it comes to child molestation and covering it up.
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This I think is very true. What happened at PSU took some special Kool-aid that everyone must be on guard to prevent. Checks and balances are important. No one should be THAT important. How to fix the other problems? Pay players what they deserve? Ban NFL scouts and sports agents from college campuses? Hold coaches personally responsible for their players misdeeds? No college program is squeaky clean. Supposedly they are rewriting the rule book so we'll see.
As for areas that take college football seriously, it usually happens where pro-football isn't as dominant. I guarantee that throughout the SEC the fan base is more non-alum, state resident than actually comprised of alumni.