Penn State to World: Bowl Bid more important that sexually abused children

[LynneSin]

Paterno will resign at the end of the year.

:grr:

[HopeHoops]

1. I'm still amazed at how much importance (and money) is given to school sports.

It was a clique long before I was in high school and still is.

[justiceischeap]

8. Men's school sports

the women athletes budget is a drop in the bucket compared to the men.

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[HopeHoops]

13. Except for cheerleading (apparently a sport now), that's very true.

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Seriously.

[seabeyond]

18. son is cross country. i think it depends on what mens sport it is. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. Unbelievable.

This will come back to haunt them...

[Bill McBlueState]

3. how does the timing of his resignation affect the bowl invitations?

Seems like the bowl invitation process depends on everything down to which way the wind blows outside the selection committee's office. So I don't see the connection (yet).

[Township75]

25. I believe the OP means he will remain on the coaching staff

to help coach the team to a victory, and/or get a sympathy selection by a bowl committee since it is his last season. I think Bobby Bowden got that his last year coaching...minus the sexual abuse of children of course.

[LynneSin]

29. concerns that if Paterno was replaced now it could impact the rest of the season

PSU is 8-1 now with 4 more games (or maybe 5).

Today PSU would be a shoo-in for a bowl game but if they start tanking because a new coach was put in there mid-season then they could still be out of a Bowl Bid

[n2doc]

4. Each football game is worth at least 50 million to the school

So we know what the school values kids at. Less than that.

Source:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/09/EDCD1LS2IE.DTL

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[n2doc]

14. my Mistake. But 50 mil a year total to the school.

That's not chump change

[Blue_Tires]

5. it's part of the culture of big-time college sports

people don't want to admit, but this scandal could have easily happened at ANY BCS school (I mean specifically the systematic cover-up, shedding of responsibility and convenient amnesia of certain events)

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[WinkyDink]

6. And how is punishing the young athletes of 2011 a good idea?

[jberryhill]

15. Or punishing a parish by removing their pedophile priest?

Nobody is looking to punish the athletes.

I am certain they can play football without Paterno.

[LynneSin]

33. At this point in the game - almost anyone could step in and finish out the season

The players know the game plays

[jberryhill]

39. And almost anyone should

I'll tell you where my HS senior son's SAT scores will NOT be going for sure!

[LynneSin]

42. Not UDel?

Figured with the cost of colleges these day send your kid to UDel for 2 years. Then after that let the kid goes where he wants and you would have saved about $20k on tuition.

[Zoeisright]

20. Oh for God's sake.

Grow the fuck up. SPORTS is NOTHING compared to the rape of CHILDREN and the coverup.

Christ on a stick.

[dionysus]

31. jeebus doesn't like being on a stick very much, he tried that one time...

:P

[hughee99]

7. The TicketCity Bowl has a long and storied tradition... n/t

[ensho]

9. money rules

nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. They are going to a bowl game regardless of who is the coach

[LynneSin]

27. If that's the case have Paterno retire now

:shrug:

[Johonny]

32. I can't believe a bowl would invite him

and I could see an active push to not watch or attend said game. I wouldn't want to be in charge of the bowl that rewards Penn State this season.

I can see letting the players (who did nothing wrong) play out the final weeks of their season and then let the coaches walk away at the end of the season. But since the stink goes from president on down, I just can't see putting this team in a bowl game. Who'd want to give money to this school until everyone involve in this is long gone. Not just the coaches, the whole management structure.

[KamaAina]

37. Several bowls have tie-ins with the Big Ten

the lowest one in the pecking order, either the new Dallas Football Classic or the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl, might get stuck with them.

Or they could win their division, which they are currently leading, then win the Big Ten championship game, and voila! They get an automatic BCS bid. :puke:

[fishwax]

40. and if they win the Big Ten Championship game, they're awarded the Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy

[KamaAina]

41. Holy $#*!

:wow:

[jberryhill]

19. Disgusting

I sincerely hope that Paterno gets the welcome he deserves from the attendees of the games.

[TwilightGardener]

22. I can't believe he's going to show his face in a stadium again. That takes some real hubris.

[jberryhill]

24. Pedophile State University Better Provide Him With Security If They Put Him Near A Crowd

[TwilightGardener]

21. There is no other conclusion to draw. Nobody cared about those young boys--nobody.

Not if it got in the way of football. I have many family and friends who attended PSU, I grew up in PA--football worship run amok. I hope the school is sued out of existence.

[Fumesucker]

23. I'd definitely be down with the athletic department being sued out of existence..

Personally I think they ought to raze the entire AD and then salt the earth so nothing will ever grow there again.

[Township75]

26. PSU = Pedophile State University.

.

[Safetykitten]

28. Was that ever a question?

[ecstatic]

30. From what I've read, he was planning to retire at the end of the year

anyway, due to his age. So he basically gets NO punishment, and nothing has changed. WTF?!

[jberryhill]

34. He's a "great football coach", He can do WTF he pleases

He is entitled, you see.

What's a little anal child rape among friends? Really now, don't blow this out of proportion. This is FOOTBALL we're talking about.

[fishwax]

35. has Penn State confirmed that, or is that just what Paterno says

I know he's said he'll coach the rest of the season and then retire. I haven't read anything indicating that the BOT agrees with him, though ...

[KamaAina]

36. They're already bowl-eligible

in fact, they could end up in the Big Ten championship game, with a BCS berth on the line. :puke:

Otherwise, who wants 'em? They could end up in the Big Ten's lowest-tier bowl.

[jberryhill]

38. The Toilet Bowl, if they keep this scumbag among them