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In fact, shutting down the program would be counterproductive because it would serve as a proxy for justice, while the people who turned a blind eye to the abuse, and enabled it, get to go about their lives.

I'm seeing a similar theme throughout this thread.

NCAA sanctions will not take the place of any civil suits or criminal prosecution.

The upcoming NCAA sanctions are an institutional punishment for the failure of proper oversight.

And for those who think that those currently at PSU are innocent, let's remember the riots that occurred when Paterno was axed. And the former chair of the Board of Trustees JUST resigned a couple of days ago.

Any penalty won't hurt the students who are there to get an education one bit.

Institutions can't be punished. It always boils down to people. That's why corporations have the right to give money to politicians... corporations are just people. Institutions are people. Eliminating an institution might be an efficient way of dealing with a large number of individuals, but efficiency isn't the point of justice.

And on another note, I doubt it will curb future abuses. Do you really think that Sandusky would have decided against raping boys if he would have only realized he might bring down an institution? Same with the people who covered for him. Instead, it was exactly the opposite. Their fear of bringing down the institution prompted them to cover for him.

In the end, it is always about individuals, and their faulty thinking, and their selfish evil. Destroy them, and let the institutions they perverted be overtaken by good people who create good because they have to overcome the evil that is associated with their name.