StellarsJay
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I was looking to see what McQueary would have learned was the right way to handle a football mess. Found this 1992 article, quoted here:
August 1992: Four Penn State football players are arrested, three for fights, one for selling cocaine. In a widely published interview, John J. Coyle, PS rep to NCAA, says "I do not like to see instances of this reported because it obviously reflects negatively on our program.”
Coyle credits Paterno for the generally good behavior at Penn State, saying,”Penn State players are told from their freshman year on to avoid situations that could draw attention to the university or the football team. Joe runs a tight ship on that stuff. He lectures to these people. He takes time to explain to them they’re representing the university community. They’re supposed to walk away from it. They’re not supposed to be drawn into it.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...4&dq=penn+state+football+player+trouble&hl=en
Paterno controlling football discipline was still continuing in 2007, when Vicky Tripony was working at PS>
April 2007: Football players brawl. The brawl—which the Office of Judicial Affairs called “brutal in nature”—involved at least a dozen people, and led to the arrest of six football players, who were charged with crimes ranging from criminal trespassing to assault. Most of the criminal charges were dropped, but the university opened its own inquiry. There were at least half a dozen meetings about how to deal with the sanctions. At one point, Triponey says, witnesses—most of whom were footballers—were ordered to appear at a judicial hearing, as was school policy. But Paterno sent a text message to the whole team, saying, “If you show up for this, you’re off.”
A year later, Paterno told reporters at a press briefing that “maybe I didn't do the best job I could have” related to the incident.
No whistles allowed...
August 1992: Four Penn State football players are arrested, three for fights, one for selling cocaine. In a widely published interview, John J. Coyle, PS rep to NCAA, says "I do not like to see instances of this reported because it obviously reflects negatively on our program.”
Coyle credits Paterno for the generally good behavior at Penn State, saying,”Penn State players are told from their freshman year on to avoid situations that could draw attention to the university or the football team. Joe runs a tight ship on that stuff. He lectures to these people. He takes time to explain to them they’re representing the university community. They’re supposed to walk away from it. They’re not supposed to be drawn into it.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...4&dq=penn+state+football+player+trouble&hl=en
Paterno controlling football discipline was still continuing in 2007, when Vicky Tripony was working at PS>
April 2007: Football players brawl. The brawl—which the Office of Judicial Affairs called “brutal in nature”—involved at least a dozen people, and led to the arrest of six football players, who were charged with crimes ranging from criminal trespassing to assault. Most of the criminal charges were dropped, but the university opened its own inquiry. There were at least half a dozen meetings about how to deal with the sanctions. At one point, Triponey says, witnesses—most of whom were footballers—were ordered to appear at a judicial hearing, as was school policy. But Paterno sent a text message to the whole team, saying, “If you show up for this, you’re off.”
A year later, Paterno told reporters at a press briefing that “maybe I didn't do the best job I could have” related to the incident.
No whistles allowed...
