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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on January 02, 2013, 11:27:19 AM
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At first glance, I thought he was challenging the sanctions levied against PSU, but this appears to be focused on not allowing the NCAA to decide where to use the $60 mil in fines. As it says, the money is to be used to fund child abuse prevention grants. I do question why the NCAA would have a part in deciding how and where that money is to be used.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce the filing in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg.
A person associated with the university and knowledgeable about the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the lawsuit had not been filed, told The Associated Press that it is an antitrust action.
The NCAA sanctions, which were agreed to by the university in July, included a $60 million fine that would be used nationally to finance child abuse prevention grants. The sanctions also included a four-year bowl game ban for the university's marquee football program, reduced football scholarships and the forfeiture of 112 wins but didn't include a suspension of the football program, the so-called death penalty.
The governor's office announced the news conference late Tuesday afternoon. His spokesman did not respond to repeated calls and emails seeking to confirm a Sports Illustrated story that cited anonymous sources saying a lawsuit was imminent.
Corbett's brief statement did not indicate whether his office coordinated its legal strategy with state Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane, who is scheduled to be sworn in Jan. 15.
Kane, a Democrat, ran on a vow to investigate why it took state prosecutors nearly three years to charge Sandusky, an assistant under former football coach Joe Paterno. Corbett was the attorney general when that office took over the case in early 2009 and until he became governor in January 2011.
State and congressional lawmakers from Pennsylvania have objected to using the Penn State fine to finance activities in other states. Penn State has already made the first $12 million payment, and an NCAA task force is deciding how it should be spent.
The NCAA, which declined to comment Tuesday on the planned lawsuit, has said at least a quarter of the money would be spent in Pennsylvania.
Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent called that an "unacceptable and unsatisfactory" response by the NCAA to a request from the state's U.S. House delegation that the whole $60 million be distributed to causes within the state.
Last week, state Sen. Jake Corman, a Republican whose district includes Penn State's main campus, said he plans to seek court action barring any of the first $12 million from being released to groups outside the state.
Sandusky, 68, was convicted in June on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, some on Penn State's campus. He's serving a 30- to 60-year state prison term.
Eight young men testified against him, describing a range of abuse they said went from grooming and manipulation to fondling, oral sex and anal rape when they were boys.
Sandusky did not testify at his trial but has maintained his innocence, acknowledging he showered with boys but insisting he never molested them.
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I agree with his premise.
Don't think he'll win, though. The NCAA is a voluntary organization.
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It's hard to say where I stand here. I mean Lebo has def shown improvement the last 2 weeks but is it enough? Letting Killingsworth walk away when we hired him may come back to haunt him since it's apparent we are lacking a big man under the basket. Of course his hands are tied in recruiting since we can't touch AAU schools. Oh well. Always next year.
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Why does Pennsylvania care about the Saints?
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Why does Pennsylvania care about the Saints?
Because they cheat. And Pennsylvanians hate cheaters.
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Letting Killingsworth walk away when we hired him may come back to haunt him since it's apparent we are lacking a big man under the basket.
True, and it's not like the OC we got from Indiana is worth a shit. I mean, Al Borges? Really? Fuck. We got fucked in this deal.
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True, and it's not like the OC we got from Indiana is worth a shit. I mean, Al Borges? Really? Fuck. We got fucked in this deal.
Tubs has done all he can do. Jet gate did him in. We may win 8, maybe 9 games. Just hope carnell stays healthy.
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True, and it's not like the OC we got from Indiana is worth a shit. I mean, Al Borges? Really? Fuck. We got fucked in this deal.
Fun Fact: At the beginning of this football season, Borges was 6-0 vs. Saban, Meyer, & Spurrier.
In one season at Michigan, he lost to all three, and is now 6-3.
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I still don't see where the NCAA has right to extort money from PSU. I can understand sanctions, but where is the rule that allows them to fine/extort funds for criminal activity? Cite?
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I said back when the NCAA overstepped it's bounds. Correct me if I am wrong , but isn't Penn State a publicly funded institution of higher learning? If so, as a resident of that state, I am sucking livid that a voluntary organization named the National Collegiate Athletic Association can say where my fucking tax dollars can be spent. Since when did they become a government entity?
Punish the football program and the dollars they bring in but fuck them in telling PSU how they have to spend their money that came from taxes or alumni donations that have nothing to do with athletics.
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PSU agreed to the penalty. They could have said 'No'. Purely a business decision. Too late to go back.
I haven't read the agreement, but I would think the penalty will be paid out of athletic funds.
If PSU gets their money back, and the NCAA shuts them down, it will cost them a shit load more than $60M.
The governor is grandstanding (ironically at a cost to the taxpayers) and I hope it costs that fucktard his job.
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PSU agreed to the penalty. They could have said 'No'. Purely a business decision. Too late to go back.
I haven't read the agreement, but I would think the penalty will be paid out of athletic funds.
If PSU gets their money back, and the NCAA shuts them down, it will cost them a shit load more than $60M.
The governor is grandstanding (ironically at a cost to the taxpayers) and I hope it costs that fucktard his job.
If it comes from the athletic funds then no issue, as you said they agreed. If it comes from the general funds then I would be furious. All depends on where it comes from.
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The issue is simply whether or not Pennsylvania tax dollars will be spent to benefit the State itself or whether the NCAA can distribute as they see fit. I don't really see any objection to the severity of the penalties and sanctions, only where and how the money will be allocated. While I agree with the premise, unfortunately I think the Gov should have been proactive when the agreement was entered into in order to make sure there was more control over the funds.
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The governor is grandstanding (ironically at a cost to the taxpayers) and I hope it costs that fudgetard his job.
You should know that politicians take an oath and grandstanding is not a part of it. He wouldn't stoop that low. :haha:
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I don't give a crap why he is doing it, I just hope he wins.
The NCAA has overstepped its bounds and needs to be reigned back in. Kinda like Goodell.
Sports has become the great power grab industry here lately.