What is it that someone said after the verdict in the Jerry Sandusky case? That things were nowhere near over? Or...the story has moved past him onto others now?
Each day forward from there seems to be bringing newer and newer reports of who knew what or whom didn't say what.
The latest comes from CNN's Susan Candiotti on the Freeh Investigation.
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In reports Monday, they are starting to paint a picture of Penn State as a place where the world operated as it did and everything related to football started...and stopped with Joe Paterno.
The investigation by former FBI director Louis Freeh is beginning to leak out. And while critics are saying its part of a plan to discredit Paterno and the school, the rest say "Shut up--they are doing you a favor. By letting bits and pieces come out, they are softening what looks to be a 'Crushing' blow".
CNN's story talks about a conflict that arose at the school between Paterno and former VP of Student Affairs Vicki Triponey in 2005. The confilct itself was based on a run of bad student-athlete behavior that Paterno wanted to "Handle" internally rather than letting the school get involved.
Read the entire CNN story RIGHT HERE
Reports all over the internet are now leaking about Paterno and his "Handling" of discipline matters. Back in 2003 when the Nittany Lions were suffering a losing season and a rash of players arrested, Paterno, rather than suspend players, lashed out at the local media and others for questioning him about not disciplining the same players.
Why is this relevant you ask?
It continues to expose the whole issue at hand. The big reason Jerry Sandusky was able to continue preying on little kids...the appearance that Penn State knew of his problem and chose to ignore it.
That ignorance comes with a price though. And it is about to get paid. There will...and has already been an uproar over what is coming out. With the trials of Tim Curley and Gary Schultz along with the lawsuit by former president Graham Spanier all about to reach their apex it is like we said "About to get uglier".
Well said. The defenders are getting more and more absurd in all of this. PSU needs to cut its losses and disassociate itself from Paterno, his memory, and his cronies.
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