E-Mails Suggest Paterno Role in Silence on Sandusky

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I guess the question is, does sanctioning the entire team of student athletes who had nothing to do with this solve this problem or make it less likely that it would happen again? It certainly doesn't hurt Paterno, Spanier or the other bozo who I won't bother looking to Google to find his wortless name. It hurts the athletes. I'm no fan of Penn State Football, but I think a little creativity is needed to make the punishment fit the crime.

I agree. In the other situations, the players also broke the rules. In this situation, they did not.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I agree. In the other situations, the players also broke the rules. In this situation, they did not.

But 99.999% of the time, the players who broke the rules are NOT the ones punished by the NCAA actions ... so I'm not sure it's really all that different.

That is to say, when USC/Oregon/OSU/Miami/etc. are punished, it's often years later, and the offenders are already gone. How is this different for those kids?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

But 99.999% of the time, the players who broke the rules are NOT the ones punished by the NCAA actions ... so I'm not sure it's really all that different.

That is to say, when USC/Oregon/OSU/Miami/etc. are punished, it's often years later, and the offenders are already gone. How is this different for those kids?

I don't necessarily agree with it then either. But if it doesn't involve any players at all, then I see a difference.