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Penn State Cult (Joe Knew)

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Zippercat;2087837; said:
Here is the link to the March 31, 2011 E$PiN article about Pennsylania "investigating" Sandusky since 2009:


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6276219


This article was noted in BP's Police Blotter thread at that time. Nobody here commented on it then, except for a sarcastic comment by me (I posted the link).

When you read this article, ask yourself what major facts, other than the indictments finally being issued, really became public knowledge since then?

Seems to me that the only significant information to become public since then is the Penn State coverup and more victims being listed. Of course, nobody should be shocked that there were more victims. The Catholic Church scandals have easily demonstrated that more victims of these crimes are discovered as the deeds become public news.

And I'm not shocked that Penn State, at the least, looked the other way when accusations against Sandusky popped up now and again over the years. Again, there's ample evidence that the Catholic Church did that too. Child rape is that horrible, dark place that none of us really wants to admit exists and its much easier to just ignore it.

If JoePa had retired last Spring and all of the PR about his record setting win had not happened just before the arrests, would the E$Pin and other media firestorm, and the hundreds (thousands?) of BP posts, ever have happened? Would the PedoBear have appeared at Penn State's bowl game? Or have we all jumped on this bandwagon now, instead of last April, because of some mob mentality?
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You posted the article in the police blotter thread in the wee hours on April 1st. I had created the 'Sandusky' thread based on an SI.com article the previous afternoon, so people on BP already had a chance to see it and comment on it. But there were only 2 posts commenting on it for several months.

The big difference for me was the amount of detail and the number of accusers involved in the grand jury presentment, as opposed to the information in the articles at the end of March.
 
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I wonder how the faculty feel right now. After the new President came in and said he was going to de-emphasize the football program, they really seemed to want to put the mess behind them. Now, he now seems to be publicly backpedaling as fast as he can. I wonder how many targeted faculty and research hires they're going to lose out on for the foreseeable future because they couldn't make it two months without falling back into the Paterno cult.

In all honesty, my gut tells me that a Happy Valley jury will not convict Sandusky regardless of how strong the state's case might be.
 
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Just to ensure that everybody realizes that the cult is not limited to internet fans, this is an alumnus and major donor to the university.A little bit of background: this is the retard who, along with Franco "where's the sideline?" Harris, held a competing informational session to that of the university president.

?His firing had nothing to do with Sandusky,? Lubrano said. ?Nothing. ... He (Paterno) had become less involved in fundraising and there?d been some kind of falling out with Spanier. Spanier got to the point where he really wanted to replace him.?
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But according to Lubrano, Paterno had informed Penn State before the season of his intention to retire after 2011. The coach, he added, also provided administrators at that time with a list of four prospective replacements. One of the men on that list, Lubrano said, was Urban Meyer.
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So, let me wrap my head around the thinking of this genius. Paterno had already submitted his plan for retirement complete with a list of possible replacements. The university, however, decided to rashly jump the gun just so they could get the old man out a month early....with three games left in the season....and leading the division. It was worth it to force the old guy out despite the shitstorm it provoked among students, alumni and former players.....just to get him out three games earlier than he planned on going himself.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2088003; said:
I wonder how the faculty feel right now. After the new President came in and said he was going to de-emphasize the football program, they really seemed to want to put the mess behind them. Now, he now seems to be publicly backpedaling as fast as he can. I wonder how many targeted faculty and research hires they're going to lose out on for the foreseeable future because they couldn't make it two months without falling back into the Paterno cult.

In all honesty, my gut tells me that a Happy Valley jury will not convict Sandusky regardless of how strong the state's case might be.
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I think the board stated that they wanted to be open and transparent. And then they saw how much damage is being done to PSU's reputation as the story continues, and they foresee the possibilities of decreasing enrollment and the probable 9-figure payments that PSU will be liable for in civil suits, and they've reverted to a typical corporate approach with an ill-conceived attempt to minimize the bad PR and the eventual financial hit to the university.

And if there is no change of venue (or at least a change of veneer - i.e., importing a jury), for the trials, the whole state of Pennsylvania is idiotic and/or corrupt.
 
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Lenny Pepperidge. :lol:

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ORD_Buckeye;2088006; said:
And I give you Exhibit A.
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IgnoreRe: +1000000000!!!!Reply I'm with you. Outsiders will not tell us what to do.
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"Outsiders"..."us"...pure cult mentality. I hope the FBI is keeping an eye on this thing. These people are dangerous.

Might as well just name it "Paterno State University" and get it over with. Won't even have to change the initials.
 
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NFBuck;2088063; said:
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"Outsiders"..."us"...pure cult mentality. I hope the FBI is keeping an eye on this thing. These people are dangerous.

Might as well just name it "Paterno State University" and get it over with. Won't even have to change the initials.
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I like "Pederno State University" myself.
 
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Franco Harris. This speaks for itself.

CBS

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Former Penn State running back Franco Harris doesn't believe Joe Paterno's firing was in the school's best interest and urged alumni to be relentless.
Speaking to a gathering of about 300 on Thursday, Harris received a standing ovation as he delivered his message.
Paterno's dismissal, and the school's handling of it, has been a hot-button issue for the former Pittsburgh Steeler.
"I can't understand why it happened. Us, as an alumni, we have to be relentless. We have to keep fighting for Penn State," he said. "We can't let the board of trustees or the media write the final chapter."
In the same hotel in suburban Philadelphia, school President Rodney Erickson held the second of three town hall events aimed at repairing the school's image in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. The 650 alumni in attendance for the sometimes heated 90-minute session didn't receive him well, and most of their questions involved concerns over Paterno's firing.
Harris, too, questions Erickson's leadership.
"A lot of the answers that we want from the university aren't coming forward. When they do say something, even today, what I most recently heard, they think we're dumb," Harris said. "They want us to believe it was in the best interest of the school to fire Joe Paterno. No way was that in the best interest of the school."
At his forum, Harris asked for "real talk." The session began after 8 p.m., and as people began to filter out 2? hours later, Harris played a Penn State football commemorative DVD.
"I find it hard to believe that on Nov. 9th, that all 32 board members wanted Joe Paterno fired," Harris said. "Hopefully, someone will come forward and admit they didn't want Joe Paterno fired. This wasn't a football problem. If had been a football issue, believe me, Joe Paterno would have handled this.
"The present leadership thinks it's right what happened and how this was handled. And we all know it was wrong. And this comes from our current leadership. They're hoping everything goes on as normal. All I want is the truth.
"I think we deserve it."
Harris said he called Erickson to ask him to consider rehiring Paterno but Erickson told him no. Harris did throw tepid support behind new Penn State coach Bill O'Brien and said he did not believe the next coach had to be from Penn State.
"But I do find it disturbing that not one of our people had any input at all in the decision," Harris said.
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"We can't let them get away with what they've done and what they're doing. They should rehire Joe Paterno for the first four games of next season and begin the transition right there," Harris said. "Otherwise, there is no closure. If Joe Paterno isn't hired back, I'm not going to the first four games."


Harris had the attention of the room the whole session. One supporter even blurted out that he should run for a board position at Penn State. Harris could only laugh before answering.


"You know, my running days are over."

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