Kovacevic: Cut Penn States sanctions? Sure, for right reasons
........Because of that, and, infinitely more important, because of concrete action the university and O'Brien have taken to address child abuse, I hope the NCAA considers reducing its sanctions on the football program.
Really, I do.
But there's a catch: It's got to be the university and O'Brien leading the charge.
Not the Paterno wackos.
Excuse the brusque term. It's not meant to be broad. Rather, it isolates on the small, radical but strangely influential wing of alumni who prioritize the exoneration of Joe Paterno over, you know, serial child rape.
They can't be allowed to prevail here. .........
That's all the lawsuit is about. It's got nothing to do with football or current or future athletes, and absolutely nothing to do with, you know, serial child rape. The naive thinking is that, if the NCAA loses, the Freeh Report is discredited, Paterno's statue comes out of storage, and it's a Happy Valley all over again.
The good part: It won't win. ...........
O'Brien didn't indicate if/when Penn State might approach the NCAA, but he stressed it would be through discussion, not legal action. He expressed hope the NCAA could meet us halfway. Maybe it will happen soon. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the sanctions.
Here's hoping that works out to the satisfaction of all.
But here's also hoping O'Brien continues to keep the Paterno wackos at arm's length, as their public image only deteriorates by the day. ........
In this extraordinary interview and who knows why Framingpaterno.com put it out? Paterno acknowledges McQueary told him he saw touching ... whatever you want to call them, privates. Paterno uses the term sexual four times in reference to what McQueary described.
Paterno's lone defense for staying silent for a decade: I have no authority over Jerry.
There's more, all damning.
Asked if he'd ever heard back from those superiors as to what action had been taken on Sandusky, Paterno replied: No, no, I didn't. I had other things to do. We had ... as I said, Jerry was not working for me.
That's a smoking gun no one should have to pick up.
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