Posted on 07/23/2012 10:50:35 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
The reason that they haven’t done that is that there is stability in the existing system. Both the NCAA and the football factory schools make a lot of money from football, and it is in both of their interests to make sure that continues.
So if the NCAA starts making rulings that put that revenue stream in jeopardy, then schools are more open to another system. Again, this is why schools like Alabama and USC and Ohio State get a pass while schools like SMU and Baylor get slammed. If Baylor takes its football program and leaves the NCAA, who cares? But if Alabama does it—well, that’s a problem.
As far as an alternative professional league, no. It would basically be a farm system that exists that the schools’ expense. I suspect the NFL would like that arrangement, just like it likes the arrangement with the existing NCAA.
McQueery was simply a grad student when he was that shower witness to child rape...Paterno promptly rewarded McQueery's silence with a wide receiver coach job...then rewarded his longterm silence by promoting McQueery to both wr coach AND head of recruiting...what was interesting in happy valley last fall was how many anti-McQueery attitudes developed...and adamant negative tudes...and rightly so...yet 'twas Paterno who had the exact reverse attitude toward McQueery for being a "team player" in maintaining silence...this was yet one more dagger in showing joepa's guilt...some alumni were ready to almost lynch McQueery -- all as joepa amply elevated and rewarded him by moving him up the ladder, thereby "purchasing" his ongoing silence...truly pathetic...
btw people keep talking as if all the psu asst coaches have moved on...two are still there...as is spanier...who has tenure as a prof...penn state still doesn't "get it"
The issue is that Alabama can’t leave the NCAA regardless of what rulings the NCAA makes. They have to forego the revenue that the SEC and the NCAA makes from CBS. The rogue league would have to sign its own TV contract. I don’t think the rogue league expands the universe of college football viewers, and they still have to split the money amongst the other members of the rogue league. Is the person in Montana who doesn’t care about Alabama going to watch them just because they are in a different league, I don’t think so. Therefore, there is nothing for Alabama to gain by splitting from the NCAA, so I suggest playing by the rules. If Alabama violates the rules and there is punitive punishment, so what, the sun still rises tomorrow.
I agree there should be a professional minor-league for the NFL. I do not want the colleges involved because they are taxpayer funded institutions and I am opposed to taxpayer funded sporting teams and facilities for professional leagues and that is not the function of universities.
Wow. The NCAA, WITHOUT an investigation, soley on the Freeh report can exact $60,000,000 dollars from an institution. The NCAA would make Brian Ross of ABC proud.
Penn State signed off on the findings of The Freeh Report....Call it an admission of guilt.
1. The Freeh report is an investigation. Don’t be moonbat crazy.
2. The Grand Jury report put police investigative material on the public record for all to see.
3. Sandusky’s trial made even more investigative material public.
Public materials are legitimate sources for administrative action.
If you have a source showing the NCAA performed no additional investigation on its own, post it. If you can not I must assume you made that up, even though its not really relevent.
I think the state of P*********** should be abolished and the land and citizenry partioned among New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Ohio ( screw Delaware. )
Absolutely correct. SMU got the death penalty for recruiting violations. Which is worse, recruiting violations or serial homosexual rapes of young males committed by a prominent football coach in PSU facilities and then covered up at the highest levels of staff and administration? I’ll take the latter choice anytime. But, obviously, PSU wields more influence than SMU.
Good then stop this liberal witch hunt and start playing football. You guys who want football to shut down will be awful surprised when tuition goes up even more. Also football subsidizes other sports that will be stopped due to your stupid nonsense about shutting down football. Just because some of you didn’t play football does not mean it needs to be done away with.
(Well, let's see if Penn State appeals this penalty, shall we? If not, "guilty" as charged...I mean, hay, if even obvious murderers on death row can appeal, then surely you're sweet & innocent ones @ Penn State would...right?)
Ya mean Penn State tuition goin' up...all as the "value" of a Penn State degree is dropped to "yard sale" level???
Well, if that happens, good. (As many discouragements should be put in place in pre-empt students from wasting their $ buying a "yard sale" degree @ inflated prices)
(while I agree with your sentiment...it comes down to a line uttered during a previous election campaign: “It’s the economy, stupid!” (And I mean nothing personal by that)
Paterno is now dead and his memory is being disgraced. But we need to focus on who committed the real crime. Our nation has been left wondering if the punishment and the criticism are being properly directed.
(Btw...do you always go 'round describing multiple/repeat rape victims as being "hurt"??? Or only in cases where you're defending the actions of child perp accomplices???)
Bingo!
And ya know that not only applies to the Pariah Bowl -- but the Big Pariah Conference...which also features the likes of a major cover-up and glorification of Kinsey (Indiana University) -- and Kinsey's pedophile "researchers" ... Just google "The children of table 34" and you'll see what I mean...
Get a grip. Breathe some air.
Football is a passtime.
A diversionary activity.
Like reading a book, or going to the theater.
It isn’t really important in the grand scheme of life.
Go do something with your spouse, or teach your kids something. Maybe clean your garage.
Stop obsessing about whether some particular group of people is going to play a game with each other.
That isn’t important.
Spot on.
Because Penn State was not previously on probation, the NCAA's hands were tied in the matter. Penn State probably could have successfully overturned the DP, and then what? Probably safer to do what the NCAA did.
(Yeah, that's just so inconvenient that these schools just don't police themselves to blow the whistle on themselves as these very infractions are taking place...ALL: Leonard's comment would be just like people expecting an offensive lineman to grab the closest official's flag to toss it on himself for holding as the play unfolds)
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