Mystery of the day in Happy Valley, PA.Who paid for a banner to be flown over Penn State University Tuesday morning bearing a simple and direct message "Take the Statue Down or We Will".
And no, thusfar, nobody has owned up to paying for the banner to be flown.
Obviously, the message is in reference to the Joe Paterno statue in place at the school. The statue is the topic of some pretty emotional debates among many people, with most calling for the school to take it down and not honor former coach Joe Paterno.
However, the school's Board of Trustees has been rather quiet about the issue, only saying that they will consider the option.
No, we haven't weighed in on this...until now.
The school is crazy if they don't at least put the thing in storage. The outrage and moral reprehension of Paterno's apparent lack of accountability and according to the Freeh report, a wanton ignoring...or selective memory about convicted child molester and former assistant Jerry Sandusky angers just about everyone.
Sure, we know the Board is scared of the reaction, but if they had any grasp of reality, they'd realize they are doing more harm than good by leaving it where it is.
Also, NCAA president Mark Emmert chimed in, a bit, about the after effects of the Freeh report. Emmert 'Heavily' criticized Penn State's behavior and apparent lack of reaction to Sandusky, but stopped short of saying the school would suffer penalties from it.
Listen to Emmert talk to PBS host Tavis Smiley about Penn State:
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