The Lions' Pride

Well you could argue Joe benefited marginally from Sandusky, but I'm not going to get into that on the board.

People on the board of the Second Mile certainly benefited from the Sandusky coverup. They were shown in a respectable light and garnered some goodwill in the community for their positions and their charity, a benefit from the Sandusky coverup.

Those who knew on the BoT benefited as well, because it gave them leverage over those in power at PSU, potentially giving them more sway.

Sara did benefit from the scandal, but she and Corbett did so in very different ways. Corbett purposely slowed down investigations of Sandusky while accepting donations to his governor campaign, while Ganim reported factual information about a coverup and exposed numerous people to the shame they deserve. Unfortunately for Sara, Penn State and Penn Staters were found guilty by association, but that was not her doing.

She helped exposed a coverup, she did her job as a journalist and earned a Pullitzer for her work. Corbett benefited by not doing his job as an AG and it helped him earn a governorship.

As to Freeh, the BoT should never have allowed the investigation to become public. There was nothing to be gained by it, and there was no accountability for Freeh if he were to assert false things or leave out information the way he did. The Freeh report would not stand up in court for a reason. Even in terms of the NCAA or other governing bodies, it has been well documented that organizations who are cooperative in investigation do not receive preferential treatment or lighter punishments. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Typical politician. When it's time for votes, they parrot whatever they think will get them the most. When the crap was flying and the heat was on, where was he? Hiding, that's where. Again typical politician with NO ZERO courage to stand up for what's right. That's a message all you young folk need to learn and pay attention to when these idiots start to talk.

Hey I'm a student and I'm totally against the BoT, Erickson, Corbett etc. Please don't lump me with TexasLion.. He goes over to the Pitt board and kisses their asses for God's sake.

I have a few problems with this narrative. I have no ill feelings toward Sara Gamin, she did what reporters do...they take information and create the story to the best of their knowledge. I don't know who fed her information, none of us really do. But her narrative is certainly different from what I read in Posnanski's book (pertaining to Joe anyway). Either way, she did here job and made a name for herself.

You need to be careful how you choose your words Texas. I'm not saying anyone is innocent. However I strongly believe that Joe really didnt know what was going on like many presume (because they say he is the almighty Joe Paterno). You can't just go throwing the word "cover-up" around so loosely. because to my knowledge, nobody has been convicted of such a crime as of yet.

You also talked a lot about who benefited from such a cover-up. What exactly does Shultz and Curley have to gain? Corbett has been well documented...follow the money, its public record. I believe the Second Mile donated close to $500,000 to Chubby Tom's campaign between 1998 and 2001? (don't quote me on the years but it was certainly after 1998 and extended to shower incident at least) Corbett himself slow played the entire investigation which he oversaw...thats also fact.

Penn Stater's are furious because it seems like a few very powerful people have been able to control the blame for Sandusky...Corbett being #1. I found it interesting that Tom Corbett put himself front and center when the grand jury report dropped...grabbed the mic and then became a ghost, just like he was for the 10 years leading up to the indictment.

People will see right through him. He seemed very fine with the sanctions when they were announced, but now, five months later, they are too harsh? What a joke.

Corbett's a jerk. Sandusky got what he deserves. Schultz, Curley, Spanier will have their days in court. Ganim is a journalist, most do their job and is for their benefit. JVP got shafted by the media and the BOT. End of story.

So she was getting information from multiple sources close to the information, doing her job and fulfilling her duties as a journalist.

I never said she was honorable. People on this board need some reading comprehension checks. I never said I supported the BoT, administration, that Joe knew about the situation, or Corbett or Erickson. The only thing I said was that Sara doesn't deserve to be hated for doing her job.

Ganim got manipulated like a puppet by Corbett, the BoT, etc. The reason I have no love lost for her is that I think she knew she was being manipulated and used to get a narrative out to the public and instead of refusing to be a part of the shady antics she went right along with it because she knew it would probably be beneficial to her "celebrity" as a writer.

It's interesting because I think she first caught wind of something going on a message board similar to this and started to dig. As a reporter, you do not really fast track your career, she uncovered and broke a large story. I have found what she has reported to be a lot more down the middle, thoughtful and fact based then most of the other yahoos in the media.

The sources may have given her the information but if it was so readily available why didn't someone break the story sooner?

and donkey punch her with her pulitzer maybe....

Re-read the last 2 lines in the post you quoted. Then ask yourself the same thing I asked.

I'm upset that she chose the self benefit of furthering her career instead of doing the right thing, and being an actual journalist. I think it's very clear that is the way I feel. I'm sorry it took you so many posts to understand that.

I would never insult TX Lions intelligence like that.