" PENN STATE RECEIVES THE DEATH PENALTY IN SPORTS, BUT WHO REALLY LOSSES? "
On monday morning July 23, 2012 @ 9am et. The NCAA made the annoucement that they would be making the decision of "Banning" the Penn State University football program for a minimum of 4 years starting effective the 2012 college football season. This meqans basically stripping the famed college football program of all post season bowl appreance for the next for years. The NCAA has also stripped hall of fame coach Joe Paterno of all his 111 wins from 1998-2011, making him drop from #1 to #5 on the all time wins list as a heach coach. Sanctions from the NCAA would also stripped Penn State of their scholarships awards program for the next 4 years as well. The NCAA has also decided penalized the university over 60 millions dollars in fines, which may seem like very little amount to pay for such a completely ugly display of disregard towards the abused children assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has caused throughout the years at Penn State University.
But who really lost ??? Was it Joe Paterno and his family? Or is it Jerry Sandusky and his family? Is it the Penn State University and it's students??? Or is it the innocent children that were sexually abused and molested by Jerry Sandusky for those 14 years while Joe Paterno did nothing to help!? I think everyone in the situation losses. But the question will remain why? Why didn't Joe Paterno do anything more to prevent this from further happening to thses children? Was Joe protecting his friend Jerry? Or was he protecting his own legacy as the all time winningest coach in college football history? Or was he protecting the legacy of his beloved Penn State football program?
I'm sure that many including myself have always looked up to Joe Paterno. Many have always thought of him as a great coach, a greater man for all that he had achived in life. But I'm sure that many opinions about him has changed, especially those who felt the same about him as being a positive person of sports and life. But Joe Paterno should have made a better decision not for just himself and or Penn State University, but for those children who's lives have changed forever!
It's a sad, sad day for sports especially college football. It's also sad for Penn State and their beloved fans across this nation. So many stand by the decision of PennState taking the Joe Paterno statue down this weekend. Many also stand behind the NCAA banning the football program for the neglegence of those at power at Penn State those years the acts occured. Some feel that it may be senseless to some to take the statue down, but it makes a hell of a difference to others like me and those victims to do it and do it now!
So it's time for Penn State to move on, and move on a better direction way from this ugly situation. Lets hope that within years Penn State is able to move forward from this. But who really knows maybe they won't ever bounce back from this, and the black cloud that hangs over the name Penn State now will be tarnished for years to come. Lets just hope and pray that nothing like this ever happens again, not for this university or any university in the world!
source:urbanmessmag/psufootball
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