I’m sure Penn State is a fine university - I’ve worked extensively with at least one graduate that I know of, and he had nothing but good things to say about the school. But the priorities of the athletic department and especially the football program were warped. I have no idea why the NCAA didn’t shut that program down for a few years so they could take the time to reflect and make sure their AD and coaching staff have a proper perspective on what really matters in life.
This gets into a grey-area. The NCAA is charged with protecting the integrity of the sport & the concept of the student-athlete. When the local community’s appointed officials refuse to investigate, I guess the NCAA had to act, but it’s really a second-best solution.
Don’t forget: shutting down the program hurts people that had nothing whatever to do with Sandusky, his actions or the piss-poor supervision of the program by the university officials charged with that duty.