buckeyebri;2285909; said:
So if the Governor is on the PSU Board of Trustees, then isn't he part and parcel of the blame for entering into the deal?
As someone who sits on a Board of Trustees, I've asked this question ot our own attorneys (as this case has been a huge talking point on the abilities of executive powers). In this instance, the Governor is only part of the board because of the title he holds as the executive officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Furthermore, it's believed (apparently, by Penn State) that when Erickson entered into this agreement to keep the team alive, he did so against the BOT's will, and illegally. Their proof of this?
There wasn't a quorum in his meeting with Emmert. That's their argument.
Now, this argument would probably hold up in court if they went that route when the original issue came up. But there's this little thing of agreement that they all decided on (including the esteemed Governor).
Doing this shiat now makes it look like (cause it is) sour grapes. I think they thought they'd be able to raise the monies without screwing with taxpayer dollars, but with the damage that has been done, they had to scrape together that $12 million dollars - and they're probably looking ahead to possible civil suits that are going to (or have been) brought.
If they knew was was good for them, they'd try to escape this cultish mentality, but apparently, they fail to see the logic in the situation.
NOTE:
One last thing on this - I don't think the NCAA is too fearful that this will be overturned by any court, mainly because an officer of the school signed it over. If Corbett has a gripe, he should take that up with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees for Pennsylvania State University - the school President. And he should take it up with the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees as well - because no deal would go through for the school unless it was signed by the Chairperson.