Penn State report

[Babalonian]

How many times do I have to say those circumstances are of an entirely different scope. You cannot compare the two.

Ahhh, alrighty, so it's OK for everyone else to break/missinterpret/bend a rule then.

[mbailey]

You do not have to limit yourself to schools in Pennsylvania.

Your right, but some of us are dam proud to be graduates of PSU

[Hajo]

Your right, but some of us are dam proud to be graduates of PSU

As you should be.  It's a fine learning institution. Unfortunately some forgot the real purpose of PSU.

This is a case of the tail wagging the Dog.  They say money corrupts.  All football programs are the
big money makers for most Div. 1 Universities.  In this case it surely set up a conflict of interest.

[lasersailor184]

So quick show of hands, who here besides me has read the Freeh report?


The conclusions reached by Freeh in his report don't match the evidence.  All the "Evidence" of a cover up stems from one sentence in one email that is taken out of context and blatantly misinterpreted 5 times over the entirety of the Freeh Report.

This sentence basically is, "If we hand off the problem to The Second Mile, and they don't do anything with it, WE will be blamed afterwards."

So they hand off the problem to the Second Mile, the Second Mile does nothing with it.  And then, surprise surprise, they get blamed at the end.


This is evidence of a bunch of idiots.  They learned the hard way that big problems need to be handled yourself.  Paterno even admitted as much.

This is not evidence of a cover up.  


But now we have a rabble of retards screaming for the legacy of Joe Paterno to be torn down all because they haven't taken an hour to read the report themselves.  They have read the summary of the summary of the conclusion in a passing article and think that sufficient to voice an opinion.

[kilo2]

Ahhh, alrighty, so it's OK for everyone else to break/missinterpret/bend a rule then.

I think this is a legal issue not a NCAA issue.

So ok alrighty...

[redwing7]

So quick show of hands, who here besides me has read the Freeh report?


The conclusions reached by Freeh in his report don't match the evidence.  All the "Evidence" of a cover up stems from one sentence in one email that is taken out of context and blatantly misinterpreted 5 times over the entirety of the Freeh Report.

This sentence basically is, "If we hand off the problem to The Second Mile, and they don't do anything with it, WE will be blamed afterwards."

So they hand off the problem to the Second Mile, the Second Mile does nothing with it.  And then, surprise surprise, they get blamed at the end.


This is evidence of a bunch of idiots.  They learned the hard way that big problems need to be handled yourself.  Paterno even admitted as much.

This is not evidence of a cover up.  


But now we have a rabble of retards screaming for the legacy of Joe Paterno to be torn down all because they haven't taken an hour to read the report themselves.  They have read the summary of the summary of the conclusion in a passing article and think that sufficient to voice an opinion.

"Mr. Paterno said that “I didn’t know exactly how to handle it and I was afraid to do something that might jeopardize what the university procedure was."


That's a quote from good ole Joe, he held the university (specifically the football program) in higher regard than a childs well being. The only thing I find more repulsive than that is someone who defends it....

[lasersailor184]

So Joe Paterno admitting he didn't know what to do is tantamount to not caring about the kids?  What absurd leap of logic did you have to take to get there?

[Tupac]

So Joe Paterno admitting he didn't know what to do is tantamount to not caring about the kids?  What absurd leap of logic did you have to take to get there?

If you have any doubt as to what to do when you realize that someone is molesting kids, then you are the biggest diddlying handsomehunk known to mankind. You call the police.

[Tupac]

double post

[redwing7]

So Joe Paterno admitting he didn't know what to do is tantamount to not caring about the kids?  What absurd leap of logic did you have to take to get there?

I never said he didn't care about them, he just cared more about football. I see you can relate to that...

[lasersailor184]

If you have any doubt as to what to do when you realize that someone is molesting kids, then you are the biggest uplifting handsomehunk known to mankind. You call the police.

But he didn't know that someone was molesting kids.  He heard a watered down report from someone who waited to tell him.  Someone who had to ask his Dad what HE should do.



One of the huge problems with the Freeh Report is that Freeh didn't bother to talk to Paterno, Spanier, Curley, Schultz or McQueary AT ALL.  They all offered to speak to him and cooperate with the investigation, yet somehow Freeh didn't think it important to hear from the 5 people that were directly involved.

I never said he didn't care about them, he just cared more about football. I see you can relate to that...

Prove it.  Give some evidence that he cared more about Football than the welfare of the kids.

[Masherbrum]

If you have any doubt as to what to do when you realize that someone is molesting kids, then you are the biggest uplifting handsomehunk known to mankind. You call the police.

I couldn't agree more.

[Rash]

The only innocent are the 10 year olds dragged into a shower by a 40 year old, who was allowed to hang around.

[redwing7]

But he didn't know that someone was molesting kids.  He heard a watered down report from someone who waited to tell him.  Someone who had to ask his Dad what HE should do.



One of the huge problems with the Freeh Report is that Freeh didn't bother to talk to Paterno, Spanier, Curley, Schultz or McQueary AT ALL.  They all offered to speak to him and cooperate with the investigation, yet somehow Freeh didn't think it important to hear from the 5 people that were directly involved.

Prove it.  Give some evidence that he cared more about Football than the welfare of the kids.

"Mr. Paterno said that “I didn’t know exactly how to handle it and I was afraid to do something that might jeopardize what the university procedure was."


I made it bigger so you could read easier.

[Rash]

PSU doesn't need to worry about the lose of income from football, the civil suits are going to be crippling.