HitsRus;1246294 wrote:^^^but that is exactly what is/and has happened in the vigilante type atmosphere surrounding this.
Big Gain stated earlier in the thread "Penn State needs to be brought to its knees"......not 'the wrongdoers need to be brought to their knees'. Somehow, some think there is justice in punishing the whole community, and they are willing to allow the NCAA to overstep its' authority to accomplish that end. That it appears to be nearly extortion in the "consent decree" handed to the PSU president, doesn't bother them either.
to BIG Gain:



As you wish.
They covered up because they were bad men concealing a crime for which they could be thrown in jail for. Others may have just been friends who looked the other way to cover for a friend in what they thought were isolated incidents or didn't realize the extent of what was going on. Others might have thought he was falsely accused and not capable of doing what was alleged. Who knows what was going on in the minds of those responsible. It is all speculation. Just as it is speculation to say PSU got some sort of competitive advantage on the field, and to quantify it by handing out $60 million in fine and years of sanctions.


Good news for those that side with the extortionists...The PSU Board of trustees has agreed to pay the ransom rather than have their football program killed.

HitsRus;1246391 wrote:I think that is in an inaccurate way of portraying the feelings of the President and the trustees....it appears that they were coerced into accepting the sanctions lest they lose the football program entirely.

WebFire;1246761 wrote:Ah ok. Wanna bet an iPad on it?

HitsRus;1246469 wrote:^^^^Maybe you should read their comments.

HitsRus;1246327 wrote:I didn't say that. He was asking me why they covered it up. I was speculating on the possible reasons.

Right. So it goes beyond a direct improper benefit. Which is what you (or sleeper, I don't remember which) was using as an argument.

Big Gain;1246825 wrote:Just like an out of court negotiated settlement of a crime. Not a single day spent in court.

The vast majority of federal crimes never see the inside of a court room. I spent several months as a perspective juror seeing case after case after case settled out of court.

I was once sued for $500,000. We settled out of court for a very small percentage of that figure.

HitsRus;1246918 wrote:To use your own phraseology ... WRONG!....This was not a negotiated settlement, this was an delivered ultimatum that more closely resembles extortion.