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[Krejlooc]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/06/us/jerry-sandusky-victims-paterno-penn-state/index.html



This is sickening. So horrible.

Meanwhile, over at HappyValleyRecruiting:

My 2 questions on these allegations are HOW and WHY:

HOW: How did a child tell this to Joe Paterno. There sure as hell was no Twitter, cell phones, etc. So I'm guessing he just walked up to him and said "Jerry Sandusky molested me"?. How does a child just walk up to a major D1 football coach, and would like to hear more "how" he was told.

WHY: This one is bigger to me. Why in the hell would the head football coach be the person you told? Not parent? Not a teacher? Not a relative? Not a guardian? You decided to go to the head football coach as the person to tell? IF a child told Joe back in 1976, I have a very hard time believing that Joe was the only person told. Are there parents or a guardian to this allegation? Even though it's difficult to TRY and put yourself in a situation like this with a monster in Jerry Sandusky, but if I were to tell someone, the head football coach would probably not be in my top 20 of people I would go to.

bu-bu-but why punish the football program????

 

[Sanjuro]

Yeah, I love JoePa's defense of "people didn't rape little boys in my day" like it's a new fad or something

I'll try and go into gaming not understand this VR fad.

 

[Krejlooc]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...erno-penn-state-jerry-sandusky-1976/84020534/

A February 2015 poll by Quinnipiac University found that Pennsylvania residents overwhelmingly favored — 59% to 25% — the return of the Paterno statue, which was removed from outside Beaver Stadium in 2012. Earlier this year, the men who did the casting for the original statue said they were making two replicas, one of which would be given to Paterno’s family and the other to be displayed at fan events.

Just this week, the Penn State Alumni Association asked the university to consider honoring Paterno this fall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of him becoming head coach.

“We strongly encourage the members of the Board of Trustees and the University Administration to join together with the Paterno family to develop an appropriate plan to honor Joe Paterno this year,” the association wrote in a letter obtained by Onward State.

But the football program totally isn't the problem here folks. Clearly PSU has learned their lesson.

 

[Sanjuro]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...erno-penn-state-jerry-sandusky-1976/84020534/



But the football program totally isn't the problem here folks. Clearly PSU has learned their lesson.

Disgusting post!

 

[timetokill]

especially because he feels like people in State College care more about Paterno than the victims.

Wow I wonder why he would feel that way

A February 2015 poll by Quinnipiac University found that Pennsylvania residents overwhelmingly favored — 59% to 25% — the return of the Paterno statue, which was removed from outside Beaver Stadium in 2012. Earlier this year, the men who did the casting for the original statue said they were making two replicas, one of which would be given to Paterno’s family and the other to be displayed at fan events.

... oh

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Fucking hell.

 

[TemplaerDude]

Disgusting. Anyone who supports that monster should be ashamed.

 

[OrlanisWorks]

I'll still be chilling in the camp of being glad Paterno's dead, but he deserves worse. Everyone standing behind him and against the victims deserve worse than anything the victims have experienced in their lives.

Pieces of shit, all of them.

 

[JABEE]

Why not remove all those that benefited from the cover up and let the school move on?

The school itself benefited from the cover-up.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

The school itself benefited from the cover-up.

Exactly. Not sure why people don't get this. And crazy that organizations like the NCAA ultimately failed to see that as it relates to football. Feds should be ashamed for being silent on this too.

 

[Pandora012]

It's a bit of a bump, but I figured some people might be interested in how the current President feels about the recent new cycle. Just got this from my email, since I'm still in the Penn State system after graduating.

Edit: He sent this letter out yesterday.

Dear Friends:

Over the past few days, allegations have surfaced from individuals who claim to be Sandusky victims and from unidentified individuals about the alleged knowledge of former University employees. None of these allegations about the supposed knowledge of University employees has been substantiated in a court of law or in any other process to test their veracity.

I want you to know I am appalled by the rumor, innuendo and rush to judgment that have accompanied the media stories surrounding these allegations. All too often in our society, people are convicted in the court of public opinion, only to find a different outcome when all the facts are presented.

In contrast, over the last two days we have worked to be diligent in reanalyzing the record of reports and depositions to ensure that our reactions and comments are both responsible and trustworthy.

First, the allegations related to Penn State are simply not established fact. The two allegations related to knowledge by Coach Paterno are unsubstantiated and unsupported by any evidence other than a claim by an alleged victim. They date from the 1970s. Coach Paterno is not alive to refute them. His family has denied them.

Second, we cannot find any evidence, related to a settlement or otherwise, that an alleged early assault was communicated to Coach Paterno. This raises considerable credibility issues as to this press report. Others cite assistant coaches that were witnesses or had knowledge — stating it as fact in headlines and text — even in the face of a denial and clear failure to corroborate from the individuals allegedly involved. Other stories are clearly incredulous, and should be difficult for any reasonable person to believe. We should not be rendering judgments about the actions of Coach Paterno or any other former employees of Penn State based on incomplete, sensationalized media accounts.

I can think of few crimes as heinous as the sexual assault of a child. We are, as individuals and as an institution, appalled by Sandusky’s actions, and unified in our commitment to prevention, treatment and education. I encourage you to visit this link for information on Penn State’s commitment.

Unfortunately, we can’t control the 24/7 news cycle, and the tendency of some individuals in social media and the blogosphere to rush to judgment. But I have had enough of the continued trial of the institution in various media. We have all had enough. And while Penn State cannot always comment on allegations that emanate from legal proceedings, I thought it was important to let you know my reaction to the media frenzy that has ensued over the past few days. I am appalled.

Sincerely,

Eric Barron
President

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

It's a bit of a bump, but I figured some people might be interested in how the current President feels about the recent new cycle. Just got this from my email, since I'm still in the Penn State system after graduating.

This place needs to be scrubbed from top to bottom. And no football for years.

 

[The Jackdog]

It's a bit of a bump, but I figured some people might be interested in how the current President feels about the recent new cycle. Just got this from my email, since I'm still in the Penn State system after graduating.

Edit: He sent this letter out yesterday.

i guess he is the president. idk what people expected. hes not gonna be like "fuck this place amirite"

 

[Cyan]

It's a bit of a bump, but I figured some people might be interested in how the current President feels about the recent new cycle. Just got this from my email, since I'm still in the Penn State system after graduating.

Edit: He sent this letter out yesterday.

Nuke from orbit, etc

 

[Advocatus Diaboli]

More importantly, there's this update from ESPN, via the AP, which is a "companion piece" to what the PSU President said:

Penn State's legal settlements with Jerry Sandusky's accusers cover alleged abuse dating to 1971, which was 40 years before his arrest, the university said Sunday in providing the first confirmation of the time frame of abuse claims that have led to big payouts.

...

Responding to questions about the president's statement and claims against the school, university spokesman Lawrence Lokman told The Associated Press and ESPN's Josh Moyer that he could confirm that the earliest year of alleged abuse covered in Penn State's settlements is 1971.

...

The court document also cited statements, from those claiming they had been Sandusky's victims, that two unidentified assistant coaches said they witnessed inappropriate contact between Sandusky and children in the late 1980s.

I originally thought it was acute corruption and I defended whoever the coaches and players were in 2016. But it's systemic. It doesn't actually matter if Paterno himself knew, although he probably did. What matters is that the school itself knew and effectively sanctioned it. Just burn it all down. I question the ethics of anyone who wanted to work for (or play for) the institution too.