Penn State Sanctions: University Accepts, Paterno Family Rejects, NCAA Punishment

I agree with the Paterno family. The athletes should not be held responsible for what the others may or may not have done. What about the children that were molested, how did the parents parents not realize something was wrong with their childres.n. Thete are telling signals

Hang them all.

I agree the Joe Paterno went to the head of the department and the university president and nothing was done. yes maybe he should have done more. But I can not believe they took away 111 wins. The guy is dead and this is not right. and if the NCAA was really considered with the people this happened to they would have paid them with the 60 Million in fines given to Penn State. NCAA was wrong is a few of thier actions. PERIOD…..

I feel that the school should give his family back all the money he donated to the school over the years, since his statue is not good enough to stand. then his money should be given back also, but they won't due that will they. He was not the only one that knew things were going on, what is going to happen to them?

I feel that the school should give his family back all the money he donated to the school over the years, since his statue is not good enough to stand. then his money should be given back also, but they won't due that will they. He was not the only one that knew things were going on, what is going to happen to them?

My exact thought Kathleen …. nothing less is good enough.

I think the sanctions are a bunch of crap… This is a legal matter that had nothing to do with the football team… Punishing the school for the actions of others is crap… I agree with the family, to punish the past, present, and future students is just wrong. The NCAA has Nothing to do with the legal matters… And if Joe Paterno did know then that is separate issue away from football or the team.. The only way in my opinion the NCAA should have gotten involved is if It was proven it was happening at the school or locker rooms and everyone knew about it and did nothing.. As far as I'm concerned the NCAA is just trying to stick there nose in where it doesn't belong…

I certainly understand the outrage that motivated these actions again the program, and certainly the need to strip his wins and place a harsh penalty. That the program and men of power hid the sexual assaults is unforgivable, allowing multiple immoral criminal acts to slide by, hidden under their umbrella of protection. Ultimately the sanctions against the program are harsh, but appropriate, that no individual or collective in a position of power can be above the law. This is like a parent knowingly looking the other way when a child is a victim of incest, the lack of action is just as unforgivable as the act. They were facilitators.

What is sad is that the blowback that affects the students. They still deserve their wins, deserve scholarships, they will have to pay as well. That's the shame that bad actions cause.

I don't think the foot ball team needs to punshied come on and taking there wins for the past 13 years and taking them away from ball games come on.

perhaps… but then I think the Paterno family should reimburse the attorneys that prosecuted this case that Paterno knew about and still let that pathetic low life bring children into his program… and taint his house

I totally 100% agree

This whole thing wazs like a witch-hunt. What happened to Due Process? This man-s name & that of his fMily has been marred for reasons that fly in the face of what used to be the American ideal of fairness, justice, and seeking truth.

I think the NCAA did the right thing. The punishment will make people realize what terrible crimes were committed against the boys at the hands of Sandusky and his fake foundation. Let this ring out that the crimes were heinous and should never have happened on the college campus. Paterno looked the other way and showed that he put everything ahead of the children who were assaulted there.

The family is still in denial and their statements only make the situation worse. Time to kick them out of not-so-happy valley once and for all.

Maybe people should stop whining about Penn State football and hurting peoples legacies and look at the innocent young lives ruined while the "leaders' looked the other way or covered it up. There are a number of other people who belong in prison over this, starting with ANYONE in a position of responsibility that knew of this and did not immediately go to the police.

All this is being hung around the neck of a deceased man who isn't present to defend himself. Shame on you Penn State University officials for trashing the name of a stellar university.

Joe

Joe paterno was a piece of crap and all of you that protect him are just as bad . He allowed sandusky to rape little boys .his memory deserves nothing the family needs to shutup and go on there father was a piece of shit

I would just like to add that if the NCAA had not taken this harsh action, it would be tantamount to condoning what happened. A slap on the wrist is not inappropriate, the action had to be harsh. Almost 20 years, maybe more, 45 counts of abuse Sandusky found guilty of and who knows how much more. All on the hands of Penn State. They would have been guilty of the same if they did not act harshly. Anyone's reputation is only as good as their actions, and while Paterno was a hero to some, he hid a dark secret and protected a sexual predator, they all did. They thought of themselves first. Even the Catholic Church had the sense to move priests to different locations, Sandusky could have been confronted and told to resign, that's the very least that should have happened. They had the power to stop him. And that makes them complicit and legally accountable.

About the parents: Sandusky and other molesters often choose "at risk" kids who have a questionable family life. He even started a foundation to create a pool of victims to choose from. And the one mother who saw problems and expressed concerns about her son was humiliated and sent away. sadly. I don't agree with all of the sactions but wanted to comment on that one subject.

kathleen tinkle-i agree. spoken like a true Texan ; )

It seems a bit excessive, but whatever. That's what you get for hurting kids and covering it up. Maybe education should be more important than sports. They'll recover. Either way – it doesn't affect my life.

I agree Michelle! All of them will serve a prison sentence. the sad thing is that Paterno should be sitting in the cell next to all of them and rot for allowing this to happen to innocent children!!

I said it in November and I'll say it again today.. Paterno was a SCUMBAG that put his legacy and his football program over the lives of innocent children. All these people backing what he did make me sick. If those boys were your children or grandchildren you would call for his head. He knew and covered it up to protect his own interests.
He is a scumbag that will rot in hell for his sins!

Well said Kim and Michelle!! No tolerance for child abusers and the people that allowed them to continue to harm innocent children. My sympathiy is toward those boys and their familiies for all they endured because NO ONE protected them.

I am not familiar with the normal procedures of the NCAA but the sanctions seemed a bit much. Some punishment is due to send a strong message to all of those in power anywhere that you are not above the law and that what you may push under the carpet one day will come to justice on another. Some of the fine money should go to assist the victims as they likely will get no money from Sandusky.(There was no mention of Sandusky’s pension from the university. I hope that has been cut off.) I thought taking down the statue, etc. was appropriate. The dilemma, how to punish the school managers but not the students who were innocent. There must have been some other way. Oh, and anyone who knew about the child abuse and did not report it to the proper authorities should be prosecuted.

How true, George. Perhaps a microcosm of the world at large (innocent lives ruined while the leaders look the other way for the sole benefit of the almighty dollar).

I think that it is wrong what the NCAA has set for a punishment. Yes the university should be fined but why are all the athletics being punished? How is it their faults? I think it will hurt Penn state for decades to come if they just accept it. Why would any athlete want to go there now?

To say that the issue is separate from the NCAA is to say any law we break can never effect the jobs we do. If I break the law, my job is in jeopardy, it's the price I pay for having a job that is in the public eye. If people and schools don't want to get caught breaking the law, maybe they shouldn't break it. If Paterno and other officials at Penn State wanted to keep the school out of it and cared about players past, present, or future Maybe they should have spoken up when they found out.

It is sickening and bet Sandusky is getting special treatment too and not part of the general prison population.

I am surprised that there are so few comments by men about this subject. After all, they are the ones who will be punished if they plan to go to Penn State in the near future on a football scholarship aren't they? Why don't these universities get back to basics and start handing out more money to the kids that have studied hard and worked towards a honorable scholarship that will go a lot further to earn them a career, than one in atheletics. How many graduates go on to to have an athletic career in the real world, compared to the students that graduate and have to get a job in the real world?

After what they did who would want to go there ever?

After what they did who would want to go there ever?

Hey old fraunbd

I totally disagree! Read JoePa's book and you will soon see a hypocrit! Unbelievable! He caught 2 football players at a bar drinking a beer after a game. He told them never ever let this happen out in public, do it inside. I guess that is why Jerry always raped and sodomized deep in the bowels of the showers and his soundproof basement. I wish that they would actually check to see if he actually had soundproof material in that basement, because if he didn't, that means his stand by his man woman actually heard the screams of boys being raped and sodomized. Even if it was soundproofed, she probably heard the muffled cries of the little boys. Hope they both hear it in their sleep forever. Wait, where they are going, they won't never shut their eyes again. Only to weep.

I think the sanctions are WONDERFUL! It needs to be no more Penn State and they need to leave and have hospitals, DCS, A nice women and childrens shelter. Penn State's name is rurnt forever.

The NCAA stuck their nose in where it didn't belong. These athletes are not to blame so why are they being punished. Not right. They deserve not to be hurt just as much as the victims. They did nothing wrong either. Where were the parents of these young boys at the time. Had it been my child I would have noticed a change in my child and been questioning his actions until he told me what was going on. Parents have to be observent to their children. Ask questions. They are not innocent in this either. The athletes do not deserve to have their wins taken away or not have a chance to play in a bowl game. There are many others that should have felt the whip but not the students or the town people. This was a criminal matter not a football problem.

if you can't run it right, don't run it at all

I still can't believe that this is a community that cares more about the college, and the money it brought to the town, then they are about the children of the town. I think that anyone who knew what was going on should be in prison. They shouldn't be given another chance to "look the other way" and ruin another child's life.

The punishment is what it is but will NEVER fit the crimes.

You are correct, Tina. From what I understand that monster is in protective custody and has no interaction with the general population.

I AGREE!

One, I would never pay money to read a book from Joe or anyother coach. I just think Penn State is using Joe as an escape goat because he is dead and can not defend himself. Why aren't there charges against the AD, President of the University and anyone else that covered this shit up? Because it is easier to blame someone that is dead. I am not saying whay Sandusky did was not applauing and it should be done to him in prison. But even is even on the blame game with Joe. Again, he went to and reported it and the cover up was from the AD and president of the univeristy. Again, Joe should have maybe left the college and then bought charges again Sandusky, however, my understand is that cops knew about the it and did not even investgate. So many things were done wrong but let the dead rest in peace.