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Tuesday Afternoon

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1. I got laughed off DU2 for suggesting it. So, NO don't hold your breath --
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 04:50 PM
Jun 2012

all I wanted them to do was bow out for ONE WEEKEND in solidarity and out of respect for the victims. Somehow this was twisted to mean that -I- was victimizing the Sports Program.

whatever.

I got laughed off DU2 for suggesting it. So, NO don't hold your breath -- Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #1
Not sure what that would accomplish sadbear Jun 2012 #2
good idea - punish the players and fans DrDan Jun 2012 #3
Wow, you sound logical. Do you understand setting a example? ...... Logical Jun 2012 #7
I do - and the fans and players did not cover this up DrDan Jun 2012 #29
No real punishment will not impactbthebfans. Jesus are you missing the point. Logical Jun 2012 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author DrDan Jun 2012 #43
Yeah, it is a good idea...they covered it up because they wanted to protect the program... joeybee12 Jun 2012 #15
the players and fans covered it up - I don't think so DrDan Jun 2012 #28
That's how it always works. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #34
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #4
Hahaha! No way in hell. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #5
Penn State should have ended their season when the scandal broke. HubertHeaver Jun 2012 #6
Penn State football was not the villain. The people who ran it were. rocktivity Jun 2012 #8
Agree 100% n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2012 #9
It was an institutional failure...the moral failings go deep... joeybee12 Jun 2012 #17
And those were? obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #25
You want to purge corruption -the NCAA should slap the death penalty on betting on college sports. leveymg Jun 2012 #10
Don't punish the innocent........ wandy Jun 2012 #11
It's more than a handful...it goes deep... joeybee12 Jun 2012 #18
Couldn't agree more......... wandy Jun 2012 #22
They should be punished taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #31
The reprimand should be strictly monetary. Think about it...... wandy Jun 2012 #47
How about 30 kids denied a college education at USC? taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #53
same could be said about the Catholic church, Congress, any big institution NoMoreWarNow Jun 2012 #45
You know, I really wish you were not right..... wandy Jun 2012 #48
Let's not get carried away w/ our emotions.... jaysunb Jun 2012 #12
Wrong...the whole community covered it up for years and years... joeybee12 Jun 2012 #19
SMU's problems were gaining a competitive advantage JonLP24 Jun 2012 #13
Didn't stop the NCAA from blasting USC taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #32
Yes but my point was JonLP24 Jun 2012 #35
I think allowing a Sandusky to coach was a competitive advantage taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #36
I guess JonLP24 Jun 2012 #38
You aren't punishing students if they can't play football obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #41
If the program was suspended JonLP24 Jun 2012 #42
Don't see how punishing uninvolved people via some kind of "Death Penalty" is doing the right thing. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #14
If anything Penn State's board of trustees needs a good solid ass kicking. Initech Jun 2012 #16
Joe Paterno could have saved his reputation by doing the right thing joeybee12 Jun 2012 #20
LOL!!!!! IamK Jun 2012 #21
The Sandusky matter is way too far above the NCAA's jurisdiction. DinahMoeHum Jun 2012 #23
No. They'll look forward, not backwards. Karmadillo Jun 2012 #24
At a minimum, this season needs to be cancelled obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #26
huh? dosesn't make sense. DrDan Jun 2012 #33
Of course it makes sense obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #40
"criminals running the program" - convicted everyone already? DrDan Jun 2012 #44
When Penn State football stops making lots of money. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #27
Never happen alcibiades_mystery Jun 2012 #30
The NCAA will never use the death penalty again on a Divison 1 football program RB TexLa Jun 2012 #37
Maybe cancel a season or two to clean things up - TBF Jun 2012 #46
Why punish the kids, for the most part everyone is being taken care of, Paterno is dead crimson77 Jun 2012 #49
Why is that the right thing? Avalux Jun 2012 #50
I really wonder what the governor's role in all this was. Initech Jun 2012 #51
He was attorney general at the time of that first investigation..... Avalux Jun 2012 #52
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