The Lions' Pride

Yyyyyyyep. Ask the NFL how things have gone with Goodell. Once you set precedence and overstep to flex your muscles, your every decision will be measured as such.

The time to fight is now!!!!why are u being so passive??

I am not optimistic about a sanctions reduction.

The BOT is going to ratify the consent decree on Sunday. They already said “this consent decree is the best possible outcome.”

The NCAA will laugh off all requests/demands for an appeal. The federal courts will dismiss all cases filed by former players, a minority of the BOT, etc. because of lack of standing.

The NCAA will not lessen the sanctions. They know that the vast majority of people will not read the Freeh Report. They will get their news from ESPN, FOX, SI, their local newspaper, etc., and the vast majority of those media outlets have painted Penn State as guilty of the cover-up of child molestation in order to protect the football program. They have little incentive to try and uncover facts to demonstrate that they were wrong.

There will be a few media members like Slaten who do actually read the Freeh Report and rail against the NCAA for its improper actions. But they are a minority. As for groups like MROB's group, Ray Blehar, PS4RS, framing Paterno.com, etc., they’ll be ignored by everyone except Penn State fans. They aren’t mainstream media and they’ll be viewed as Penn State supporters/boosters whining about the sanctions. They’re just pissing in the wind.

The NCAA knows that except for Penn State fans and a very small minority of the media, it has public support for the sanctions. Those members of the mainstream media who have questioned the sanctions will soon move on to the next story. They aren’t invested in it like Penn State fans. They won’t be willing to do the work necessary to truly investigate the matter. Any good, in-depth investigation will take a lot of time and effort. I don’t see it happening.

The NCAA doesn’t care if a few media people call them out when they know the majority won’t, and the minority won’t follow up. Even the media who criticized them for violating their constitution and circumventing their rules mostly ended up saying basically, “well, that’s just the way it goes.”

Charles Robinson would have the credibility to do an investigative piece on the NCAA’s inconsistency in general and the Penn State fiasco in particular. But I wouldn’t hold my breath on that happening.

I also wouldn’t expect the sanctions to be lessened. Emmert and the NCAA don’t like admitting to mistakes. Maybe if Emmert retires and the football team and the local economy have been completely decimated, a new president could lighten the sanctions. Then they could justify the decision as benefiting the community – not Penn State. And any such decision would probably require an additional fine or something so they could show that the lessening of sanctions is for the community and they are still being tough on Penn State.

But I wouldn’t even count on that. Because the NCAA does not like to admit mistakes.

Quick question, what is the B1G doing with the Penn State's $13 million?

I know the NCAA is using it to operate their new program to reduce child abuse in youth athletics, but I forget what the B1G said they were going to do with it?

BTW, I think the NCAA should make it very transparent how they spend the money...to me it sounds like an opportunity to hire some more of academic friends and buy some new equipment.

I am sorry, but an organization like the NCAA should have contracted out that money to RAINN or another child abuse organization more appropriate to establish a program...(Maybe, I am wrong and they will...)