Post by selinna25 on Jul 26, 2012 22:07:37 GMT -5
If this is the new, muscular NCAA, let zyhaa727 me be the first toWholesale New Era Hats say I like it. And I hope this won’t be the last time we see the organization many — including me — had all but given up on for having barely a bark and a nearly toothless bite flex its collective biceps and deliver a knockout blow.That’s certainly what happened to Penn State on Monday when the NCAA meted out sanctions that arguably have as much bite as what many feared: the death penalty.
Penn State removes statue of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno:?TheCheap Monster Energy Hats statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday.GalleryFreeh Report: Paterno, Penn State failed to protect kids:?Freeh report on Penn State’s handling of Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse reveals “total disregard” for victims.Penn State — for allowing its football program to run roughshod over its common sense.
the law and finally basic human decency — will lose 20 New Era Snapback Hatsscholarships and be banned from postseason play for four years. It will be fined $60 million, which will be used to establish an endowment to help the victims of child sexual abuse around the country (not just the victims of Jerry Sandusky, who are still free to sue the school).
And perhaps most surprising, it vacated all of the NittanyCheap Fox Racing Hats Lions’ victories from 1998 to 2011. If the school hadn’t removed Joe Paterno’s statue Sunday, it might have fallen over from shock.The sanctions are tough, but what is really striking is that they were handed down by NCAA President Mark Emmert without a prior hearing by the Committee on Infractions — because Penn State hasn’t broken NCAA rules.
I’m as critical as anyone of the NCAA — I was convinced they New Era Fitted Hatswouldn’t take decisive action, and I was wrong — but it’s hard to fault them for not having anticipated the need for rules such as: “A coach shall not use his position to lure children to the school and assault them” or “A coach shall not use his power to cover up the sexual abuse of children by anyone in his employ.”
It set up an ethical oversight board and reserved the right to Cheap Supreme Snapback capsfurther punish anyone involved with the program once the dust settles from the current harges.That kind of thing usually falls under “common sense” for most of us — but apparently not for all. "Last season was fantastic for me, playing pretty much every game from Christmas onwards. To cement myself as the number one right-back was great and hopefully I can continue on with that this season.