Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Once Again, the NCAA Fails at Its Core Mission

Penn State fans react to sanctions. It was a jaw-dropper.
"There's no doubt the NCAA needed to do something drastic, original and meaningful. It needed to do something that indicated it understood who was innocent, who was guilty and who was victimized. It needed to go outside its normal routine and make a statement that was neither self-serving nor vindictive, something that took into account the shame and conviction that followed Sandusky. If framed properly, a one-year death penalty -- call it an opportunity to regroup and recuperate -- could have worked. Instead, the NCAA fell back on tradition: an utter lack of imagination, with a side of vindictiveness, and a resolution vague enough to be no kind of resolution at all."

--Tim Keown, ESPN


(Photo: Gene Puskar, AP)

6 comments:

  1. I hope that picture above is one of Penn State fans reacting to the discovery that JoPa and his cohorts protected a predatory monster for years. I'm not sure there is a punishment strong enough for that.

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  2. Punishing the young woman in the photo--I don't suspect--is what you have in mind, however.

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  3. She will most likely heal quicker than the boys Sandusky raped. Switch schools maybe. Her 'pain' really doesn't factor in.

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  4. Anon: That's certainly deeply sensitive of you.

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  5. My sensitivies are heaped upon the boys that Sandusky was given carte blanche to rape and destroy. Their suffering shatters others'.

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  6. There are many victims here worthy of understanding and sympathy. I feel for them all.

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