People Want Penn State To Ditch Football?

That's a little extreme in my opinion.

Yes there was corruption and hiding for a long time at the university, but giving the college the "death penalty" of college football would probably be the standard treatment for it's crimes, and I'm not even a Penn State fan.

SMU got hit with the "death penalty" in the 80's, and they never really fully recovered.


This just sounds like a way to get eyes to an article to me. Never been a Bob Ryan fan, I think he's just a douche bag.

EDITED to add: Yes, it is just a SEO planted piece to get eyeballs to his story, as is Bob Ryan's wont. He claims he just suggested the program should shut down for 2 years. Douchbaggedness confirmed.

Penn State should discuss ending football

What’s truly disturbing to me is that there is no indication that either the Trustees of Penn State University or prominent politicians from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, especially those who may have some say-so in the school’s funding, have had a serious discussion about the viability of shutting down the football program for some introspection.

How can that be?

Can these people be so dense, so callous, and so absolutely clueless that they think life should now go on as if nothing bad happened under the watch of the school’s administration and athletic departments in the matter of Jerry Sandusky, serial pedophile? That appears to be the case.

I don’t think I’m naive. Given what we’ve seen from their behavior, I wouldn’t expect these people to do the right thing. The football culture must be honored. That’s who they are. But I would think they might have enough savoir faire, enough concession to appearances, to let it be known they have at least recognized that it’s a suitable topic for discussion. Obviously, my assumption is incorrect.

Why do I think the football program should cease functioning for a minimum of two years? It’s very simple. Penn State University needs to demonstrate to the rest of us it knows why it exists. And by not addressing the topic, these people are saying that the reason Penn State exists is to enjoy seven or eight festive Saturdays each autumn, plus whatever relevant or irrelevant bowl games might follow.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/07/18/topic-for-discussion/D3wlgz9jbIbWPaR2MJ07HJ/story.html

Well, douche bag Bob Ryan didn't get his wish. I would have accepted a year's ban on football along with these other sanctions, but you never know what you're gonna get with the NCAA.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-0724-penn-state--20120724,0,6965116.story