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Dec 22, 2024
6:12:23am

IGlowInTheDark All-American

If it doesn’t involve a football program, nobody cares.

It’s ok to admit it.

And for the record, I hope Sandusky lives a thousand lifetimes in misery and I don’t believe for a second Paterno was unaware. I do believe he was an elderly man who was a product of generation of who were taught if they didn’t think about it it didn’t exist.

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IGlowInTheDark

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Author

Time

The real tragedy is that PSU

LMeyer

Dec 21, 12:34pm

Let's not forget it was one pedophile and a headcoach

Zip

Dec 21, 12:36pm

And an administration that Looked the other way. It’s only kids…SMH.

DiamondDog

Dec 21, 12:39pm

Um, school Pres, VP and AD covered it up for almost 15 years.

LMeyer

Dec 21, 12:42pm

THIS IS WHY.

Orem58thBall

Dec 21, 1:22pm

Sickening

Pretorian

Dec 21, 4:46pm

Are they still involved with Penn State? I’d rather see them punished

PHXSUNS31

Dec 21, 7:35pm

How do you explain why nothing happened when it was reported??

MaximusMeridius

Dec 21, 2:11pm

RE: How do you explain why nothing happened when it was reported??

TailgateU

Dec 21, 4:35pm

Incredibly bad take. Sandusky was a rogue pervert. Paterno was famous for

spoxjox

Dec 21, 12:38pm

Paterno and AD knew in 2002, no charges came until parents reported in 2008…

Tygger

Dec 21, 12:48pm

Paterno knew he raped a kid and did nothing. Paterno is awful.

shimmy

Dec 21, 1:04pm

Was Paterno naive or are you the naive one?

bdizzle

Dec 21, 2:26pm

The clear evidence presented in court shows Paterno knew and did nothing

RenoCoug

Dec 21, 5:03pm

He met his statutory obligations to report it to his supervisors. I wish he had

RoboKayne

Dec 21, 8:24pm

Yeah right. He failed to report it to law enforcement, even after his...

Les IsMore

Dec 21, 9:24pm

So someone reports to you that they walked in on your 60 yr old neighbor and

byubyu

Dec 21, 5:24pm

You can’t say that

hdx57

Dec 21, 8:01pm

Yes you can! He had credible eye witness testimony from a member of his staff

Dec 21, 9:14pm

A blessing of youth is the vivid distinction between black and white

hdx57

Dec 21, 9:38pm

I’m not a youth. I have raised children of my own. I would expect anyone to see

Dec 21, 9:50pm

There's no pieces to put together. His pal and coach was showering with a boy.

byubyu

Dec 21, 9:55pm

JoePa, the AD and President all knew about the abuse and covered it up to avoid

Dec 21, 6:20pm

10 thumbs down. One for every victim that came forward

Hufflepuff

Dec 21, 6:57pm

Nah, they were just horsin around.

Zach Morris

Dec 21, 12:46pm

Feels like it was 50 years ago anyway.

ochobeeguy

Dec 21, 12:50pm

Amen

TNT

Dec 21, 12:54pm

And punish kids who were never born while it happened? Smart.

Mon

Dec 21, 1:20pm

What?! The kids playing at PSU weren’t forced to go there if the death penalty

BYUHgrad

Dec 21, 3:23pm

I question anyone who defends Penn state…

Hufflepuff

Dec 21, 6:58pm

I have read this report, and have different conclusions, but you can

Avery

Dec 21, 1:52pm

Ironically, it was SMU who got the death sentence for NIL crumbs.

Great38

Dec 21, 2:26pm

Unreal really

TNT

1:03am

They will forever be Pedophile State to me. Shouldn’t have a program.

babycarrot

Dec 21, 2:34pm

Fewer topics than PSU generate more irony on this board when it comes to

Dec 21, 2:49pm

You sound unbiased

Sandy Lyle

Dec 21, 3:48pm

*not really a few

NYC and Japan

Dec 21, 4:47pm

Please explain yourself

hdx57

Dec 21, 8:35pm

I don't think there is a major university in our country that has NOT grappled

Avery

Dec 21, 9:30pm

Two wrongs don't make a right.

VenomFarmer

Dec 21, 3:37pm

Good grief. Why is this so hard to understand. It's punishing the university

TNT

Dec 21, 4:27pm

I don’t think anyone is suggesting no repercussions to the institution, myself

Dec 21, 6:03pm

The university should be sued till their eyes bleed.

VenomFarmer

Dec 21, 9:59pm

Reminds me of the debate around Scouting in the Church

hdx57

Dec 21, 4:47pm

Similarities, but very different. PSU football is a part of PSU. Church is an

NYC and Japan

Dec 21, 4:52pm

Sure. But meanwhile you ignore Baylor, USC, Michigan, Michigan State, Liberty...

Dec 21, 6:14pm

I was on my mission when that whole thing happened. Did it come out of nowhere?

Kolipoki

Dec 21, 6:18pm

To my recollection it was a bit of both. Locally, the predominant newspaper

Dec 21, 8:46pm

At a certain point though - you going to punish me for sins of my grandfather??

46in96

Dec 21, 7:28pm

It's to send a message to other universities. This WILL NOT EVER be tolerated

TNT

1:01am

So why the selective disdain towards Penn State?

5:29am

There's not. The difference is there's no fans from those schools on here

byubyu

6:04am

If it doesn’t involve a football program, nobody cares.

6:12am

No one should be throwing any stones.

coolblue

8:34am

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