NCAA source: "Unprecedented" penalties against Penn State

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

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    A 4-year bowl ban seems a little light to me.
     
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    ...nice knowing ya Penn State, have fun in oblivion!
     
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    It's a brutal penalty
     
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    And Penn State will not exactly be a beakon to the nations top recruits, even for the scholarships they do have. It sucks for the fans though. Imagine if this happened to the Ducks just because of some pervert coach.
     
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    It wasn't just because of some pervert coach. It's because the university covered up for him.

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    Me too. The death penalty was totally called for here. Sounds like the NCAA was more interested in the money.

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    I know other penalties, financial and otherwise, also were handed out, but I agree with the 4 year ban seeming light. USC(yes, I'm a big USC fan, so I am biased and bitter) got a 2 year bowl ban because Reggie Bush took money not to go to USC, but for his career afterwards, to try to entice him to an agency. Had nothing at all to do with helping out USC. For that, they get 2 years. For 45 counts of sexual misconduct with a minor for Sandusky, they get 4 years. So it's about only twice as bad to touch a bunch of kids as it is to take money for a house for your parents. Makes sense I suppose. Should have just eliminated their football team. Fuck'em.
     
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    I read an article about the NCAA not wanting to ever use the death penalty again as they found it was too hard to come back from and it can be too damaging to a conference.
     
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    The money doesn't go to the NCAA. Penn State itself wanted the death penalty for 1-2 years instead of this because this is way more harsh
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 24, 2012
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    Interesting - yes, apparently it goes to combating child abuse. Guess I just assumed the worst about the NCAA. My bad.

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    While the boys were of course the main victims, a lot of others were harmed. So far as I've heard, no player was ever implicated in cover up but they are harmed. And not just players. Can you imagine anyone sending in a resume and listing Penn State as alma mater? You know what the first question they get will be.

    Sadly the punishment can only punish, not fix.
     
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    My sister-in-law called it a "to the pain" punishment rather than "to the death". I agree, and I do think it's harsher than a simple death penalty punishment...

    ...and even then I think it's only just barely adequate. A "C-" punishment.
     
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    Great PB reference
     
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