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Dec 21, 2024
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BYUHgrad
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What?! The kids playing at PSU weren’t forced to go there if the death penalty
came down—they would have just gone to mother schools. Smart!
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The real tragedy is that PSU
LMeyer
12/21/24 12:34pm
Let's not forget it was one pedophile and a headcoach
Zip
12/21/24 12:36pm
And an administration that Looked the other way. It’s only kids…SMH.
DiamondDog
12/21/24 12:39pm
Um, school Pres, VP and AD covered it up for almost 15 years.
LMeyer
12/21/24 12:42pm
THIS IS WHY.
Orem58thBall
12/21/24 1:22pm
YEP. 1 & 1 for far too long.
Q-grr
12/22/24 6:14pm
Sickening
Pretorian
12/21/24 4:46pm
Are they still involved with Penn State? I’d rather see them punished
PHXSUNS31
12/21/24 7:35pm
How do you explain why nothing happened when it was reported??
MaximusMeridius
12/21/24 2:11pm
RE: How do you explain why nothing happened when it was reported??
TailgateU
12/21/24 4:35pm
Incredibly bad take. Sandusky was a rogue pervert. Paterno was famous for
spoxjox
12/21/24 12:38pm
Paterno and AD knew in 2002, no charges came until parents reported in 2008…
Tygger
12/21/24 12:48pm
Paterno knew he raped a kid and did nothing. Paterno is awful.
shimmy
12/21/24 1:04pm
Was Paterno naive or are you the naive one?
bdizzle
12/21/24 2:26pm
The clear evidence presented in court shows Paterno knew and did nothing
RenoCoug
12/21/24 5:03pm
He met his statutory obligations to report it to his supervisors. I wish he had
RoboKayne
12/21/24 8:24pm
Yeah right. He failed to report it to law enforcement, even after his...
Les IsMore
12/21/24 9:24pm
So someone reports to you that they walked in on your 60 yr old neighbor and
byubyu
12/21/24 5:24pm
You can’t say that
hdx57
12/21/24 8:01pm
Yes you can! He had credible eye witness testimony from a member of his staff
WillsPitStop
12/21/24 9:14pm
A blessing of youth is the vivid distinction between black and white
hdx57
12/21/24 9:38pm
I’m not a youth. I have raised children of my own. I would expect anyone to see
WillsPitStop
12/21/24 9:50pm
There's no pieces to put together. His pal and coach was showering with a boy.
byubyu
12/21/24 9:55pm
I absolutely agree
hdx57
12/22/24 10:34pm
Not that it matters too much, but Sandusky was no longer on staff in 2002
PHXSUNS31
12/23/24 7:21am
JoePa, the AD and President all knew about the abuse and covered it up to avoid
WillsPitStop
12/21/24 6:20pm
10 thumbs down. One for every victim that came forward
Hufflepuff
12/21/24 6:57pm
Nah, they were just horsin around.
Zach Morris
12/21/24 12:46pm
Feels like it was 50 years ago anyway.
ochobeeguy
12/21/24 12:50pm
Amen
TNT
12/21/24 12:54pm
And punish kids who were never born while it happened? Smart.
Mon
12/21/24 1:20pm
What?! The kids playing at PSU weren’t forced to go there if the death penalty
BYUHgrad
12/21/24 3:23pm
I question anyone who defends Penn state…
Hufflepuff
12/21/24 6:58pm
I have read this report, and have different conclusions, but you can
Avery
12/21/24 1:52pm
Ironically, it was SMU who got the death sentence for NIL crumbs.
Great38
12/21/24 2:26pm
Unreal really
TNT
12/22/24 1:03am
They will forever be Pedophile State to me. Shouldn’t have a program.
babycarrot
12/21/24 2:34pm
Fewer topics than PSU generate more irony on this board when it comes to
Nittany Cougar
12/21/24 2:49pm
You sound unbiased
Sandy Lyle
12/21/24 3:48pm
*not really a few
NYC and Japan
12/21/24 4:47pm
Please explain yourself
hdx57
12/21/24 8:35pm
I don't think there is a major university in our country that has NOT grappled
Avery
12/21/24 9:30pm
Two wrongs don't make a right.
VenomFarmer
12/21/24 3:37pm
Good grief. Why is this so hard to understand. It's punishing the university
TNT
12/21/24 4:27pm
I don’t think anyone is suggesting no repercussions to the institution, myself
Nittany Cougar
12/21/24 6:03pm
The university should be sued till their eyes bleed.
VenomFarmer
12/21/24 9:59pm
Reminds me of the debate around Scouting in the Church
hdx57
12/21/24 4:47pm
Similarities, but very different. PSU football is a part of PSU. Church is an
NYC and Japan
12/21/24 4:52pm
Sure. But meanwhile you ignore Baylor, USC, Michigan, Michigan State, Liberty...
IGlowInTheDark
12/21/24 6:14pm
I was on my mission when that whole thing happened. Did it come out of nowhere?
Kolipoki
12/21/24 6:18pm
To my recollection it was a bit of both. Locally, the predominant newspaper
Nittany Cougar
12/21/24 8:46pm
At a certain point though - you going to punish me for sins of my grandfather??
46in96
12/21/24 7:28pm
It's to send a message to other universities. This WILL NOT EVER be tolerated
TNT
12/22/24 1:01am
So why the selective disdain towards Penn State?
IGlowInTheDark
12/22/24 5:29am
There's not. The difference is there's no fans from those schools on here
byubyu
12/22/24 6:04am
If it doesn’t involve a football program, nobody cares.
IGlowInTheDark
12/22/24 6:12am
No one should be throwing any stones.
coolblue
12/22/24 8:34am
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