WOW…so the
Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal has really SHOCKED Penn State. Almost 48 hours
ago NCAA president Mark Emmert announced some devastating and hard blow sanctions
against the Penn State’s football program.
·
$60M fine and
vacate all wins from 1998-2011
·
4-year football
postseason ban
·
Significant loss
of scholarships
·
Players can
transfer without penalty
Jerry
Sandusky has put this institutions reputation to shame! The fact that he
hurt/violated some many people over the years and used his power/position to do
so really makes things worse. But when this whole tragedy broke, I was one of
those Jo Pa supporters trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. Not wanted
to believe that he would let something like this happen. I have been a HUGE
college football fan and grew up knowing Joe Paterno as the face of Penn State
football; he was Penn State Football!!! *#Fact* I have watched him coach,
interact with his players, staff, and contribute to the Penn State community…no
way would this man let something like this happen on his watch. But knowing that
he knew it happened and he didn’t do enough to the full extent to stop it or
let Sandusky go has really changed my outlook on the man I knew as a great
coach! If you think about it, Jo Pa had sooo much power at that university but
he did little and let it go!
There’s a part
of me that says, the penalties were not enough…maybe a slap on the wrist! We
(The Ohio State University) got 2 years and whatever else for tattoos and this
is all they are getting for hiding a pervert in their program for years! Now
don’t get me wrong, they did get raped and maybe that should not be the word of
choice considering the crime, but I wouldn’t say they got the death penalty!
On the other
hand it is a little sad for the players who had absolutely nothing to do with
this who will have to suffer! Yes, the players will be allowed to transfer out
if they choose, but it sucks for them because there was a reason why they made
the final choice to attend and play for Penn State. Some may say they can go
somewhere else and start over. But, if Penn State recruited me as their QB and
promised me that I would be starting this season as where let’s just say
University of Florida wanted to recruit me as their 3rd string…why not go to
Penn State! So, no matter my reasons for choosing Penn State, that’s the
institution I chose to be a part of as a person, student and athlete…all the
players are getting screwed over a scandal they knew nothing about. Then having
to vacate all those hard earned wins all the players busted their butts for
over the years because the university cared more about the reputation then
their community just sucks. Yeah, they could all say we won those games and
that really can’t be taken away from us…but in all reality it has!
The sad part
about this is it may only get worse before it can get better for all parties involved.
