Penn State Punishment NCAA Hammer time

[bcskypilot]

Punitive damages imposed for the cover up.

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=8191027


60 million fine 1year revenue from football program
4 year post season/bowl ban
10 scholarships lost for the next 4 years
1998-2011. Vacate all wins
And then some...

 

[Naptown]

more to come...

 

[bcskypilot]

In one fell swoop Paterno loses 111 wins. Now stands at 298 from 409. Nothing is more important than protecting our children.

 

[hornadylnl]

Who's going to pay this $60 million? Students? Taxpayers?

 

[SSGSAD]

Who's going to pay this $60 million? Students? Taxpayers?

The school, so the students who pay to go to school..... I guess... so if scholarships, grants, loans, are involved, don't we all pay ?????

 

[hornadylnl]

The school, so the students who pay to go to school..... I guess... so if scholarships, grants, loans, are involved, don't we all pay ?????

I certainly wouldn't want to be a Pennsylvania resident right now. Next question. Where's the $60 million going and what is it going to be used for?

 

[bcskypilot]

Who's going to pay this $60 million? Students? Taxpayers?

60 million is a lot of $$ but not in a program like Penn State. They are ranked #2 in Alumni donations and received $208 million alone just this last physical year.

60 million is nothing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48126906/ns/us_news-giving/#.UA1UBWt5mSM

 

[hornadylnl]

60 million is a lot of $$ but not in a program like Penn State has. They are ranked #2 in Alumni donations and received $208 million alone just this last physical year.

60 million is nothing.

Penn State: Donations 2nd highest in school history - US news - Giving - NBCNews.com

And if I were an Alumni who regularly donated money, I'd skip my next donation(s).

 

[MrsGungho]

I certainly wouldn't want to be a Pennsylvania resident right now. Next question. Where's the $60 million going and what is it going to be used for?

an endowment for "external programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims and may not be used to fund such programs at the university.

 

[jedi]

In one fell swoop Paterno loses 111 wins. Now stands at 298 from 409. Nothing is more important than protecting our children.

Does it matter? Paterno is dead, I don't think he cares, right?

 

[woody24]

Kind of sad that the actions of a few men have ruined the reputation of this school. Guessing this is going to hurt a lot for a few years.

I'm not a huge college sports fan, so I cannot really comment much about it. But I used to go to the University of Illinois, and I thought it was sickening how much the football and basketball coach made. And no one could touch them. They did what they wanted. And thats what happened here at Penn St. until someone finally made a stand.

 

[threefiftyfour]

I read that they was no "specific NCAA rule" that was broken. I guess the NCAA can make up rules after the fact. I don't see how they can punish all of the players that fought for those 100+ wins, because a few administrators are sick. All of the good that has come from that school will forever be tainted.

 

[perry]

I think the NCAA went way overboard with vacating all of those wins. It's the athletes that won those games and the athletes had nothing to do with this case.

 

[bcskypilot]

People will focus on the wins that have been forfeited but the scholarship penalty for the next four years is what will hurt their program for the next 10 years. The NCAA does what it wants and they obviously write their own rules.

The Big 10 is up next with their own sanctions.

 

[bcarter007]

not a psu fan, but die hard college fb fan tho!!! bummer for them forsure, but hey maybe IU will have a chance now?

 

[bcskypilot]

not a psu fan, but die hard college fb fan tho!!! bummer for them forsure, but hey maybe IU will have a chance now?

Probably not

 

[Justin Case]

Do you know if they're allowing current players on scholarships to transfer to other schools without losing eligibility?

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

not a psu fan, but die hard college fb fan tho!!! bummer for them forsure, but hey maybe IU will have a chance now?

Well I guess technically with OSU and PSU inelligible for the B10 title this year IU will only be behind Wisky and Purdue in their division. Thats higher than IU has finished in the big 10 in who knows how long.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Do you know if they're allowing current players on scholarships to transfer to other schools without losing eligibility?

Yes that or they can keep their scholariship at PSU even if they decide to not play football.

 

[bcskypilot]

Do you know if they're allowing current players on scholarships to transfer to other schools without losing eligibility?

They are. Urban Meyer already has wheels up^.