The Lions' Pride

and it's not even clear to me that those above him dropped the ball because I'm not convinced McQueary told them it was anything more than "horsing around." Since they already had experience with a similar story, I can't condemn them for thinking it was just like 98 because if I had been in their shoes I'd probably have done the same thing.

Those guys were not mind readers, and they didn't have a crystal ball to tell them everything we know now and that Sandusky would end up in jail, With what they knew then along with seeing Sandusky working hard on the charity, I think it would have been really difficult to suspect he was really a monster.

Exactly, there are 100's of laws that are asinine, doesn't mean we don't have to follow them or we can do what we "think" the law should be instead... So now, not only should Joe have gone vigilante coach, he should have challenged the Commonwealth of PA's laws and told them what was ridiculous or not.... sure.

Yep. Joe is being crucified for following PA law and University guidelines. he did the right thing and was crucified for it. Sickening.

And John McQueary, Dr. Dranov, and Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, and oh yeah... the guy who actually witnessed whatever the hell happened in Mike McQueary himself.

So I guess that means that Mike McQueary, John McQueary, Dr. Dranov who may have been going against the law by not going to police when notified, Joe Paterno, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Graham Spanier, soon after Wendell Courtney and perhaps even more people - ALL cared SO MUCH about Penn State football (so much so that NONE of their e-mails, notes, or other records of communication even reference anything related to football) that several of them were willing to risk facing criminal charges, ruined reputations and in the case of Mike McQueary, a guilty conscience for the rest of his life. ALL because everyone was the biggest Penn State football fan ever, and coincidentially are of the most evil fabric known to man all in this one situation to "protect" a football program from a retired coach being arrested. (Because we all know when coaches get arrested or has their name tarnished, it sets the program back forever - just ask Missouri and Gary Pinkel, and Syracuse basketball).

OR

McQueary didn't see any rape. Was simply bothered by a man and child showering alone, and told his father and Dranov that night. And when the inquisitive mind of Dr. Dranov, who would sensibly ask the question "was it sexual?" since he is a doctor and may be required by law to report a potential crime against children, McQueary simply answered no since he saw no rape occur.

I know which one makes sense to me.

So I should believe that a guy who was more concerned with ruining his bosses weekend then protecting a kid would stop it.