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Penn State Cult (Joe Knew)

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I love when people like this feel that the laws and the rules of society and our organizations don't apply to them. They are just special people and if they break these rules\laws well then there must be something wrong with the rules\laws. How dare we punish them for their wrong actions and can't everyone see how unjust it is for them to be punished.

Next step, involve the courts, sue everyone and every organization who may have had a hand in bringing these wrongful punishments. If you can't play by the rules, then by God change the rules. Never mind all of the innocent individuals that have been wronged by these incomprehensible failings that you are being punished for, it is all about you.
 
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I just really hope that:

1) The NCAA doesn't fold and settle out of court and

2) If the lawsuit goes to trial, that the Pedsters lose and lose horribly.

I have no faith in the NCAA doing what's right, so I expect them to try to settle it before it goes to trial. With that said, if the NCAA were to lose this suit, all sorts of scumbags (Calipari) and dirty programs (Auburn) will use this as a crack in the NCAA sanction armor and will eventually sue to get out of infractions.
 
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Mike80;2285866; said:
I just really hope that:

1) The NCAA doesn't fold and settle out of court and

2) If the lawsuit goes to trial, that the Pedsters lose and lose horribly.

I have no faith in the NCAA doing what's right, so I expect them to try to settle it before it goes to trial. With that said, if the NCAA were to lose this suit, all sorts of scumbags (Calipari) and dirty programs (Auburn) will use this as a crack in the NCAA sanction armor and will eventually sue to get out of infractions.
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It is the door Miami is waiting to see opened....
 
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I'm sure the NCAA understands the gravity of their position. They budge at all on this and the flood gates open. I'm sure there was "paperwork" signed between those representing PSU and the NCAA. That would make any case against the NCAA very much tougher by the Ped State alumni/cultists.

Morrissey said, "How they deal with the fact Penn State agreed to this is a big hurdle… The big problem is Penn State agreed to it. It's hard to argue over procedure when you've got a negotiated deal."
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/01/experts_in_antitrust_law_say_c.html
 
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buckeyesin07;2285899; said:
Seemingly, if the governor or the State of Pennsylvania has an issue with the deal, it's the fault of PSU for entering into the deal voluntarily, not the NCAA.
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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?
 
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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?
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At first glimpse, perhaps. However, if you remember, the NCAA entered into an agreement with an "Executive Committee" made up of a few select BoT members. (Remember a bunch of Bo T members bitching about their lack of information and being left in the dark?) I don't know if I ever saw a list of exactly which board members were part of that committee or if Corbett was one of them.
 
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colobuck79;2285918; said:
The word "cluster" comes to mind.
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Couldn't agree more.

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:slappy: Oh....cluster.
 
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AJHawkfan;2285913; said:
At first glimpse, perhaps. However, if you remember, the NCAA entered into an agreement with an "Executive Committee" made up of a few select BoT members. (Remember a bunch of Bo T members bitching about their lack of information and being left in the dark?) I don't know if I ever saw a list of exactly which board members were part of that committee or if Corbett was one of them.
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Would they have not been given the power to negotiate this by the full BoT? This is nothing more and nothing less than pure political grandstanding by a Governor who is seeking reelection. Well, it is something more in that it will west the time of our judicial system and somebody's money (presumably the tax payers of the state).
 
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Penn State Leads Voting for Cover of NCAA 14

The folks over at EA are holding a vote, much like they did with Madden 13, to see who should be on the cover of this year?s edition of NCAA Football ?14. As it stands currently, Kentucky is rolling in at No. 2 with an astounding 11,561 votes, which is almost more than 10,000 more votes than Alabama, Georgia or any other SEC school. But while Kentucky is outdoing some of the titans of college football, they themselves are being outdone by perhaps the most polarizing program in the country.
Penn State is leading all NCAA Football 14 voting with a current total of 12,672 votes.

The next question is, if Penn State wins the voting, will EA put out a game that has the Nittany Lions on it? The Jerry Sandusky scandal is still relevant in the eyes of the public, and some may see a problem with having the school a child molester called home on the cover of a nationally played game. I’m looking directly to the Christian Right on this one, who for once actually have a pretty good point that it’s beyond a questionable idea.
Having Penn State on the cover of NCAA Football 14 would no doubt cause a stir, but who would it really be honoring. Would it be honoring Sandusky, Paterno and that era a smut, or would it be honoring the kids who are trying to lift the spirits of those who had nothing to do with the scandal but are being held accountable as such?

Entire article: http://fansided.com/2013/01/03/penn-state-leads-voting-for-cover-of-ncaa-14/
 
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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?
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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.

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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.
 
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Corbett sees the writing on the wall for 2014. He's not terribly popular with conservatives because he has not been all in for fracking and liberals don't care for him either. But he knows if the PSU cult members don't vote for him, he has no chance. So it's basically all political.
 
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