It's time that Gov.Corbett of PA be thoroughly investigated about his role in the Sandusky case

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The state of Pennsylvania at the behest of Governor Corbett is going to sue the NCAA over the sanctions Penn State received because of the Sandusky case. They were heavily fined, wins were vacated, and other measures taken. There are others who are backing him in this maneuver.

First of all, I have no love for the NCAA. In trying to administer rules for collegiate athletes, they have become an arbitrary group of mooks who have more rules than NASCAR or the US tax code. Like NASCAR, many of these rules can be open to interpretation and athletes left at the whim of some gawdlet. They also take forever in many cases that they investigate. This leaves the athlete uncertain about the future and what path to take.

In the PSU case, they took action because the problem was centered in the football program. One of their big no-nos is 'lack of institutional control.' Your athletic department better know what is going on and report problems. If you cover it up or ignore the problem, they will smack you harder.

Governor Corbett is up to his neck in the Sandusky case. He assigned ONE person to look into the allegations when they first surfaced. His entire role in the case that began when claims were first made is not completely known. Since he did have a hand in controlling the state's investigation, the actions he took should be known. Corbett was another who could have cared less about those kids.

It would seem that now that some time has passed, he wants to keep PSU from being punished at all or as little as possible. If possible, Corbett and others will work quietly if they can to undo the punishment.

PSU has an unusual status in regard to state law. A special bill was passed that exempted them from having to disclose information that is usually readily available. This was one of the problems in trying to find out even basic facts about the people involved. While it is a school under the aegis of the state, they are treated as a private entity with little accounting to those who pay taxes to support it.

Since Corbett now seems inclined to throw his weight around by taking this step, the weight of the state's judicial system should be brought to bear to find out what he was up to. At the least, he may have hindered a thorough investigation of Sandusky and at the worst, he may have broken laws by trying to hide it.