Paterno Family Joins NCAA Suit, World Stunned...

((HT: Costas Tonight/NBC Sports))

Shocking no one, really...

It was only a matter of time and assembling a game plan...

So now, officially, taking issue with the Freeh Report the Paternos, trustees, and former players are taking on the NCAA in court. The university itself is not a party in the suit since they agreed to the sanctions set forth by the NCAA which included a four-year bowl ban, wiping 111 wins off the books from Joe Paterno's record, a $60-million fine, and a serious amount of scholarship cuts.

Here's the excerpt from the show involving Bob Costas and Paterno family attorney, Wick Sollers...

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The NCAA hasn't received any information involving the Paterno interest and was not in a position to comment on the lawsuit itself. And neither is Penn State: "Despite our request, the Paterno family has not shared any information about its planned legal action," chief legal officer Donald Remy said in a statement. "We remain committed to working with Penn State toward the continued successful completion of our voluntary agreement with the university and to working" with the NCAA's independent monitor, former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell. The issue the HQ has with the Paternos and all involved in the lawsuit- the university signed off on the whole thing.
Give it up, pack it in, and otherwise stop...

The decisions made by those in power reflected an inherent desire to hide the facts and hide the hideous acts of a warped individual who is, thankfully, serving the remainder of his days in jail.

You don't see the Sandusky family chasing this rainbow...
All this reflects is the amount of hubris and ego that the Paternos have in a vain attempt at revisionist history...

Paterno Family Files Appeal With NCAA

((HT: OnwardState.com))

In a letter obtained by Kevin Horne at Onward State, the Paterno family has officially not yet learned to leave well enough alone...

The family is filing their own appeal with the NCAA...

The HQ has no idea what they think they're going to attempt to accomplish over something that the university that employed their father has already signed off on. The appeal is on the grounds that Joe Paterno is an “involved individual” mentioned in the consent decree and the Freeh Report.

The family is asking for 30 days to write material to back up their assertion.

From the letter itself:

As will become evident in a thorough and impartial review, the NCAA acted hastily and without any regard for due process. Furthermore, the NCAA and Penn State’s Board Chair and President entirely ignored the fact that the Freeh Report, on which these extraordinary penalties are based, is deeply flawed because it is incomplete, rife with unsupported opinions and unquestionably one-sided. The NCAA and Penn State’s leadership, by accepting and adopting the conclusions of the Freeh report, have maligned all of the above without soliciting contrary opinions or challenging a single finding of the Freeh report. Given the extraordinary penalty handed out, prudence and justice require that scrupulous adherence to due process be observed and not completely ignored.

If you are so inclined, the entire letter from Scribd.com RIGHT HERE

Once again, the university signed off on the report- without challenge...

Or did the Paterno family forget that whole thing about a "four-year death penalty...?"

More when we know more...

Paterno Family wants their own probe: Still won't admit what JoePa knew

Confused?

Yeah, us too.

The family of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno released a statement on Monday that essentially announced that they want to conduct a review of the Freeh probe and gather some of their own investigating in how the case of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was handled at Penn State.

Paterno's family has been adamant that he did not know anything about Sandusky and his pedophilia. Though they don't dispute that he could have done more to stop Sandusky, they believe his passing on of Mike McQueary's concerns to superiors absolved him (Paterno).

Most importantly, the family's attorney, Wick Sollers wants to verify the information in Thursday's report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh that was conducted for the Penn State Board of Trustees. Sollers says Freeh presented his information as they were "Absolute Facts" and that "We believe numerous issues in the report and his (Freeh's) commentary bear further review".

You can read the full statement from PennLive.com RIGHT HERE

Or if you prefer, here is ESPN.com's version RIGHT HERE

We don't dispute the family's right to claim the Freeh report was misleading. But there is one issue standing out there that IS not addressed: Did or did not Paterno know about the 1998 report? Yes, they have said repeatedly, "The 1998 incident was fully investigated". We know that.

The problem is DID Paterno know about it. The Freeh report says he did. And if that is the case, the OBVIOUS question is: With another reported incident involving Sandusky, how could Paterno NOT see a pattern or a more serious problem?

And that folks, is more the issue with JoePa. The evidence of him knowing about 1998 combined with 2001, would lead one to surmise he knew more than he said. Yes, it is possible he stuck his head in the sand, but come on folks, do you really believe that?