Board of Trustees and Paterno family statements
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Agreed. I have great respect for the Paternos. But when the university removed the statue, etc...it tore down part of our history. It allowed our community to be attacked. We all have deep, personal connections to Penn State. The Paternos can’t unilaterally resolve this issue for all of us.
I hope the only statue the Paterno family agrees to is one with Joe with 2 middle fingers in the air in front of Old Main. Not pointed towards the town direction if you catch my drift.
I've always been a big fan of this (and changing the address of Beaver Stadium to 409 Paterno Way). I think it's the kind of subdued honor Paterno would have wanted and it reflects both is contributions on and off the field.
BOT: We didn’t really do anything wrong, but we apologize if you thought something out of our control suggested something you didn’t like. So alumni get your checkbooks out. We have overpriced construction to fund. Right, Sue?
100% agree. This is one small donor who continues to sit on his contributions (less Thon) until Joe is honored.
Great post and echoes my thoughts. When the wife and children of the man whose character was destroyed are asking that we move on and support the university, who am I to tell them no, we should keep fighting the school to its detriment? I can't speak for Joe, but I would think he would want me to do what Sue asked.
"Many of those reports and statements, including the Freeh Report, contain opinions about individuals and matters that are not shared by the University."
That statement by the fuhrer still deserves more attention. It obviously says nothing definitive. Dambly knows that Freeh knows the lies and Freeh knows he was paid handsomely to fabricate lies (not opinions, by the way). There are buried bodies and skeletons all around. The only innocent folks are the so-called four most powerful people whom Freeh the BOT, Emmert and fools, and PAOAG tried to blame.
That statement by the fuhrer still deserves more attention. It obviously says nothing definitive. Dambly knows that Freeh knows the lies and Freeh knows he was paid handsomely to fabricate lies (not opinions, by the way). There are buried bodies and skeletons all around. The only innocent folks are the so-called four most powerful people whom Freeh the BOT, Emmert and fools, and PAOAG tried to blame.
The guilty folks are Tom Corbett, Frank Fina, Cynthia Baldwin, Louis Freeh, and the old guard BOT among others. The BOT may not want any further investigations into what exactly happened, but that is not going to happen. Given that Frank Fina has been shown to be guilty of prosecutorial misconduct and the BOT has acknowledged that the Freeh Report is a farce, it will be impossible to keep a lid on things any longer.
What is now needed is an in-depth investigation to learn what exactly happened. Since the state has shown that it is not up to the task of learning what brought upon the fiasco in the first place, it is incumbent on the federal government to get involved and determine what really happened.
Yeah, espn’s write-up is shit. In addition to skipping Penn State’s shooting down the freeh report, two-thirds of the article rehashes the bullshit past.
Typical ESPN bullshit. F*ck them.
I’ve been thinking about this since last night. Like many on this board, I was not impressed with the Penn State statement. A settlement was announced, but the words were crafted in such a way as to not admit any wrongdoing. This may be a naive thought on my part, but, maybe, Penn State wanted to release a carefully worded statement to test the waters and gauge reaction. If not criticized, there could be a rolling out of more actions favorable to the Paterno family. I don’t think anybody at Penn State would have the backbone to make a bold statement and risk the wrath of the Social Media mob. Just a thought.
This is a bit off topic, but I hope someday the depositions and other details of the PMA lawsuit become public. If I remember correctly, PMA basically said they weren't going to pay due to (1) PSU failing to disclose alleged "knowledge of Sandusky's behavior" in it's renewal applications and (2) PSU paying settlements to claimants whose claims were not properly vetted and lacked credibility. Without this info, we'll never have a complete picture.
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Being nice to the Paterno's is great, but does nothing for the reputation of the school which is permanently damaged. They need to go after everyone who piled on, namely:
1. The NCAA
2. The Big Ten
Get all money back, including lost bowl revenue. And a public apology. Start there.
And take Ericson's name off the building. That still burns my ass.
"...opinions about individuals and matters that are not shared by the University" is a watery but unambiguous repudiation of the Freeh Report's conclusions about Paterno and also, I think, Karen Peetz's statement that Paterno's service to Penn State was "marred."
That's a real slap in Peetz's face because she said (July 2012) that the Board and/or Penn State accepted the Freeh Report's findings while adding that the clarity of the report that Paterno's service has been "marred."
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But the report is the basis for sanctions, fines, scholarship losses, etc. If not shared by the university, why cave? Man those folks are idiots.
I am equally unimpressed by the University’s statement. However, I do not think it was crafted as a trial balloon. I think it was crafted simply to protect fragile egos.
When I try to imagine the Paterno’s POV, job one is some restoration of Joe’s reputation. To the extent it’s taken resources to get PSU to do it, some recompense is needed. But if I’m the BOT, our settlement is going to be some balance between the two: how much “mea culpa” vs how much money?
As the BOT statement was so vague, I conclude the BOT was more comfortable spending PSU money than they were admitting to any level of mistake.
When I try to imagine the Paterno’s POV, job one is some restoration of Joe’s reputation. To the extent it’s taken resources to get PSU to do it, some recompense is needed. But if I’m the BOT, our settlement is going to be some balance between the two: how much “mea culpa” vs how much money?
As the BOT statement was so vague, I conclude the BOT was more comfortable spending PSU money than they were admitting to any level of mistake.
Because they paid for the botched report I imagine.
Heck with the bowl money, why is the BOT making the AD pay a fine for sanctions that were repealed?
We'll see! It'll be interesting to see how the university acts going forward. There's nothing holding them back from honoring Joe openly.
Since it was the BOT who created the narrative in the first place. And since it was the BOT who hired Louis Freeh to validate that narrative, I can see this development as a beginning.
They could have a parade for Joe and it would make no difference in what the Great Unwashed think about him or about us.
I took it that PSU paying "some" (whatever that means) of the Paterno's expenses was related to legal fees- but the weasel words the lawyers used don't shed much light- and I doubt there will be more forthcoming.
As you note, the damage is already permanent. Even if we got an apology from the NCAA or B1G, it wouldn’t change a thing for the folks who still spew hatred at Penn State. So we’re left fighting for a resolution that will never happen, and that wouldn’t change anything even if it did. So who are we hurting by refusing to listen to Sue here? Only ourselves.
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Getting the money back changes things. It’s tangible. It can be put to use (jury out on the ‘quality’ of use) for students, coaches, facilities, programs, etc. I’m happy for Sue, but as mentioned, she’s a better person than most. She also has different goals vis a vis Penn State.
I am glad that Sue is fine with PSU. That does not mean I am. The press releases were not adequate. Joe's reputation must be fully restored even if that means the BOT and others have to sing it every day for the next 20 years.
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