Former Penn State Coach Arrested

[AGDLynn]

http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/0...-arrested.html

Sounds like a certain "legend" coach has some explaining to do!

[Benzgirl]

and I was just saying to someone about a week ago that the only Big 10 team that I considered above the law was Penn State.

[AGDLynn]

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoot...t-happen110511

[33girl]

This certainly shook me out of my funk. Ewwwwwwwwwwww.

[southbymidwest]

Great article, but very disturbing and sickening. If Joe Pa knew that this kind of stuff was going on, and it sounds like he had some idea of it, and all he did was to report something once to the AD and then not do anything else, I would call for his resignation. If the AD swept it under the rug, he needs to be fired. Period. Heads should roll. It is too bad that this will taint a strong program and those who are part of Penn State athletics who had nothing to do with it.

[IrishLake]

Agreed. I'm ill after reading this. The lives that could have been essentially saved if they had told the proper authorities. Sickening.

[AGDLynn]

Find it interesting that Holtz and Co. on ESPN never discussed it. Guess too much is pretaped.

[als463]

I have cried about this because I am disheartened and disgusted as a Penn State Alumna. Part of our Alma Mater says, "May no act of ours bring shame," and that is all I am feeling right now--shame! Many of the regulars on GC know how much pride I take in being a Penn Stater but, today I am not quite proud to be associated with the university.

[KSUViolet06]

You know, I glossed over this in my newsfeed because I assumed it was just your garden variety NCAA scandal (bribing recruits with money isn't right but I wouldn't have been surprised because it happens all the time.)

Then I clicked the link after I keep seeing people talking/posting about it.

I don't think I have the words for it.

The thing that saddens me is that if ONE person comes forward, there are probably several other people out there who were vitctims but won't come forward.

That, and I can't help but think of this possibly (and probably) going on at other universities (including ones that aren't so noteable and big.)

[AGDLynn]

I first heard about it when it was on the bottom of the screen of during the football game last night but didn't pay a lot of attention to it (okay, the print was very very small.)

Then, this morning, I read the 2nd posted article on my phone and was flabbergasted.

i thought it may be more "factual" if I went to a website more connected to Penn State area and came up with the 1st article.

Unfortunately, I would bet 100% that it is happening more frequently but unreported.

Let's hope that the victims can now tell their stories.

[AOII Angel]

Just wow. Hard to believe these people could just look the other way while this went on. the Second Mile needs to come under harsh scrutiny as well. Poor boys.

[honeychile]

If my daddy was still alive, this scandal would have killed him. He was so torn between Pitt & Penn State to begin with, but incredibly furious when he heard of pedophilia.

The one article said, "We’ve got to stop treating football as a religion." Every person who even heard about these atrocities is as guilty as the man or men who perpetuated them.

And please don't insult my intelligence by saying this is a Pitt-PSU thing. It's an issue of responsibility and moral conduct, period.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by honeychile

And please don't insult my intelligence by saying this is a Pitt-PSU thing. It's an issue of responsibility and moral conduct, period.

Ummm, you're the first person to bring up Pitt.

Obviously, Sandusky deserves nothing but to be sodomized with a burning chainsaw, but this graduate assistant is runner-up in the Asshole Department as well. Who sees what he saw and doesn't try to intervene or at least scream? In a situation like that, you call 911 and not your dad. He was 28 and not 22. He knew better. There appears to be this undying loyalty to the organization. If Joe Paterno's name is sullied because of this, so be it.

It's 8 known victims now...but I imagine that more are going to come forward. I hope they are getting all the love and support in the world right now.

[als463]

Originally Posted by honeychile

If my daddy was still alive, this scandal would have killed him. He was so torn between Pitt & Penn State to begin with, but incredibly furious when he heard of pedophilia.

The one article said, "We’ve got to stop treating football as a religion." Every person who even heard about these atrocities is as guilty as the man or men who perpetuated them.

And please don't insult my intelligence by saying this is a Pitt-PSU thing. It's an issue of responsibility and moral conduct, period.

honeychile, I def. don't think this is about a Pitt-PSU thing. You are 100% right about this! I am disgusted. I went as far as pulling everything PSU-related off my FB page because I am that upset. I called my mother to request she not buy me anything PSU-related for Christmas or my birthday. I know people are going to say that it's not the whole school and this or that but, truthfully--this whole time I have defined much of who I am by the education I have received at such an incredible university. When you base a lot of who you are on something like that and this happens--you feel as though part of your identity has been ripped from you (and I'm not even one of the poor victims). I cry as I write this. This is a sad day.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ummm, you're the first person to bring up Pitt.

I didn't want anything I said to be thought of as part of the great PA rivalry. I would feel the same way if this was at any school, including Pitt.