Palmetto Proving Grounds

What people seem to be losing track of here is that Penn State AGREED to the penalties. They could have fought the NCAA from every different angle (including whether they had jurisdiction over the issue) but chose not to for whatever reason.

I agree. Also believe that the NCAA basically gave them two choices and that what was behind door number too was decidedly less enticing.

For what it's worth, here's my opinion.

NOTHING is more disgusting than went on at PS for such a long period of time. Even if Sandusky was not turned in to the police back then, WHY was he not fired and/or why was he allowed on campus? If the people involved thought it would become a negative to the university then, they obviously were short-sighted given what the NCAA has imposed.

As foir those sanctions, I believe the NCAA has gone way overboard. I can understand the fines. In fact, $60 million may be too little. I can understand the forfeiting of games, although I probably would have reduced the number to just below Bowden. It would have the same effect. I can agree that scholarship reductions were warranted, although I think the number is way too punitive. What I do not agree with is allowing any player to transfer to another school with out losing eligibility (with the exception of incoming freshmen). And I also disagree with allowing schools to accept those transfers without affecting their scholarship levels. One compromise might be to allow schools to accept those transfers as long as the schools themselves are not currently receiving NCAA sanctions. And I would limit the number of transfers schools could accept to two.

I agree that not accepting the sanctions would be an absolute devasting PR move by Penn State, but I also believe the NCAA went way beyond their authority and effectively destroying any competiveness from PS for the next 8-10 years. And regardless of what people think about what occurred in the past, THAT is no fair to the players or current coaches.

No doubt it would have been the worst PR move in the history of mankind. My point was that the argument was PSU's to make or waive. This nashing of teeth over whether the NCAA should have done something, had the power to do something, etc., is completely irelevant.

I agree that the NCAA is a POS organization that ignores precedent when convenient and ABSOLUTELY plays favorites in doling out punishment. But to keep going over again and again whether the NCAA should have done anything to PSU is a massive waste of time.