[herr_oberst]

Am I the only one who thinks that the NCAA, especially when it comes to CFB, and more and more, college hoops, is a house of cards? The business model needs a supply of eager kids who will do anything to chase a very lucrative dream. At the very least, these kids sign up to work unbelievably hard and sacrifice plenty of their own time during their formative years (for free!) for the sustainability of a billion-dollar organization. (At the other end of the spectrum, well, good God, just how hard would it have been for Sandusky to shut his victims up? A well-timed threat or promise regarding a young boys' future and someone with his authority can and surely did make free with impudence.)

With that in mind, would a powerhouse like PSU have information in hand regarding operations that could severely damage or destroy the NCAA? Maybe. It sure seemed to me that in this day and age of litigation for the most minor infraction in our tender lives, the powers that be at Penn State capitulated mighty quickly to the demands of the Association. Paterno got thrown under the bus, sure, sacrifices needed to be made, but PSU and the NCAA will weather this. 10 years from now, Penn State may well regard this whole sordid incident as a blip in the road.

BTW, no fan of Paterno since the first time I saw him coach from the booth. (without an injury that would have prevented him from being on the field) In my mind, a victory belongs to the coach on the field, not a doddering old figurehasbeen.