Quote Originally Posted by ryby6969 View Post
Do you think parents of child molesters feel the same way you do about there kids when they first find out? Sorry snoop, but I do and that is the exact reason I have stayed out of this thread until today. If this were to happen at Miami, I would not be able to be a fan of the school anymore. I would root for USF(bro-in-law's school) or another team that I may have some fondness too. I just think whether you want to believe it or not, there is just too much evidence to suggest that JoePa knew SOMETHING. And to me, if you hear anything about something like this it is your duty as a human being to do everything in your power to take care of it.(not saying you do not feel the same way)
5 men do not make an entire university and all the GOOD that it has done over the past. I'm a Penn State grad, fan of all Penn State sports and huge supporter of the football team. I would never root or support any other SCHOOL. These things that came out do not tarnish my views and experiences of the INSTITUTION and the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of proud alumni that do GOOD things every single day, Penn State has the largest run student philanthropy in the country and this year alone raised over $10,000,000 for pediatric cancer or the Football team itself has a philanthropy that is 10 years in the running for raising money for Kidney Cancer.

Are my views of Joe Paterno and the 4 other men involved in this tarnished? ABSOLUTELY and I think they should face the full LEGAL ramifications that are allowed. Should the entire university be damned, in my opinion... No. Will the university itself find itself in some legal issues, probably to me that's fine. Should the football team be given the death penalty, this is the one that bothers me the most. As Snoop kind of eluded to, the main issue is this is what almost EVERY SINGLE person is talking about. Kind of like when this all broke and everyone was talking about Joe and not Sandusky, the actual monster in this whole thing. Everyone is saying, give the death penalty to the football team instead of saying...... Those 4 FUCKERS should be in jail.

Honestly I don't know where I stand on the death penalty. A lot of people are referencing SMU and USC and OSU and saying they did so less compared to PSU and got royally punished. To me these things are even comparable. All of those other issues were directly football related in paying players and giving players improper benefits which is violations of the NCAA. These things that have happened here are CRIMINAL in nature and to me don't involve playing the game of football. Some argue they were trying to protect the name of the football program but I don't completely buy that. To me there were protecting the name of the entire university and frankly I feel, kind of like you mentioned Roy, with the parents of molesters or murderers or whatever, they didn't want to believe it.

I guess my biggest thing is how is the death penalty serving any justice and punishing the people that were at fault? I'm all for punishing the people that were at fault and think they should get the fullest extent.