Re: Bill O'Brien is staying with the Patriots
What is so hard to understand?
THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT PROTECT ITS STUDENTS by having a child molestor as one of their coaches; worse off they all knew about it many yrs ahead of time and could have prevented any further cases.
It's illogical. That's why it's hard to understand. Students at PSU are not 10 years old. 20 year old students were no more threatened by Sandusky than faculty or janitors.
I stated what the NCAA themselves claimed as far as what "rules" the University broke.
The NCAA never claimed they broke any rules. The NCAA simply said they would look into whether there was a lack of institutional control.
, how in the hell would the NCAA look if ZERO sanctions were found against the biggest scandal in the history of any schools or infractions.
I'm not getting you. You think the NCAA should ding PSU, even though the school broke no rules, because the NCAA should care about its reputation? Lotsa faith in bureaucracy there, when the bureau becomes more important than the entities it oversees. I don't think other schools are going to say, "Hey, Penn State got away with raping kids. Now everyone is going to start raping kids!!!"
No.
If you don't think the NCAA will find something, you are extremely naive. It would be the biggest backlash that you'd ever see in your life.
This is hyperbolic. The NCAA hasn't even launched an investigation. They're conducting an inquiry.
Read these articles:
Penn State asks NCAA for an extension to respond
In the letter, Emmert admits that there is no specific bylaw that would oversee the type of case that has allegedly occurred in State College. But he cites articles of the NCAA manual that include school presidents' responsibilities for all aspects of an athletic department and that of unethical conduct.
"It is clear that deceitful and dishonest behavior can be found to be unethical conduct," Emmert wrote. "Surely, the spirit of this bylaw also constrains behavior that endangers young people."
Emmert says that PSU has not violated a specific bylaw. He then says that they can ding PSU for unethical conduct. As I said, if the administrators are found to have committed perjury or acted unethically, then the NCAA can sanction them. But the pretrial testimony so far shows they did not act unethically. It's almost a slam dunk that the administrators will get off. As for Paterno, the AG praised his behavior and responses to the mess. Personally, I don't agree, but when it comes to ethics, he did not violate any ethical clause.
Here's some commentary on the inquiry:
NCAA investigating Penn State scandal - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
Here are more interesting quotes:
The NCAA in the letter asked Penn State to respond to various questions, including:
• How did Penn State exercise "institutional control over the issues identified in and related" to the grand jury report? Did the school have procedures in place that were, or were not, followed?
Yes, the school had procedures in place. They were followed.
• The NCAA also wants to know if "each of the alleged persons to have been involved or have notice of the issues identified in and related" to the grand jury report behaved according to the school's policies on honesty and ethical conduct.
This remains to be seen. Both the AD and head of campus police have been charged with perjury. If they are found guilty, then the NCAA can rule they did not behave ethically and therefore, the school can and will be sanctioned.
Scott Tompsett, an attorney who has represented institutions and individuals in NCAA infractions investigations for more than 20 years, told ESPN.com's Joe Schad the NCAA's actions are without precedent.
"In my opinion, this is without precedent, outside the legislative intent of the bylaws, and it sets a dangerous precedent for the NCAA because it can be a slippery slope," Tompsett said. "The NCAA has exercised authority over the recruitment of prospective student-athletes, the eligibility of student-athletes and practice and competition. This inquiry is far outside those areas."
Some other voices:
NCAA unlikely to punish PSU - New York Daily News
“I don’t think they’ll touch it legally, I’d be shocked,” said professor Warren Zola, who teaches business of sports and sports law at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.
“No student-athletes are involved, for now, and nothing benefitted the teams of the institution for a competitive advantage.
“You and I may have a different interpretation on lack of institutional control, but under the NCAA’s, I don’t see it. The only thing I could see, if convicted, would be placing a ban on individual coaches.”
Here's the real kicker:
Penn State asks NCAA for an extension to respond
PSU basically says to the NCAA, we have nothing for you yet. When Louis Freeh completes his report (which has been authorized by the BOT and PSU, har har) you will be allowed to read it. And what's Emmert's response? "PSU has been extremely collaborative." In other words, there will be a whitewash, unless the two are found guilty of perjury.
