Throwdowns > Closed

Lex-LOU-thor said 11/10, 09:50 AM
First of all - you need to separate your argument into two things - the legal issues and the school issues. This is a criminal investigation - he was going to be brought into it no matter what because of the reporting structure required by law. There is no grey area in this. His "part" in the reporting process was going to become public no matter what. That's the way it is. Thats the legal system that is in place. You have a right to face your accusers and the reporting mechanism is part of that system.

Secondly - the question then becomes - should JoePa of been treated differently by the school. The answer is yes - But not for the reasons you may suspect. The reporting process was followed - however - details of what was said exactly, to whom and when must be flushed out. The Grand Jury report is a "summerization" of the facts. Who said what to whom in the detail necessary must come out in the court of law to determine guilt, innocence and culpability. That is what needs to happen before termination was done. Since JoePa was part of the process - he should of been placed on administrative leave just like the other administrators. - more to follow.

Lex-LOU-thor said 11/10, 01:08 PM
Kinda hard to debate the issue then since the TD dealt with whether Joe Pa should of been brought into the mix - not whether the university acted appropriately regarding Joe Pa. The administration has really been the main malfeasance - along with the assistance that saw it and didn't try to intervene.

I do believe that the nature of the inquiries into the incident should have resulted in Joe Pa being put on administrative leave. Penn State has acted in an imbalanced manner - Fire Joe Pa - keep the administrators on admin leave and I think the assistant witness is still on the pay role. No consistancy...... There are some of the trustees that have had it out for Joe Pa since early 2000's. So I am not so sure.

As far as the media - in this case - they have reported the facts of the case. And the reactions to the facts of the case. So not sure it is "the media stirring things up"

Lex-LOU-thor said 11/10, 02:32 PM
I am an a tOSU fan - big time. I have respected Joe Pa for years. I think that this issue just stinks overall. The administration blew it. Big time. Joe Pa may or may not of been complicit depending on what he knew and when. Some people just can't see the forest because of the trees getting in way (if it comes close to home - just like what his friend is accused of doing). Is that doubtful - yes - but I just don't know what Joe Pa was thinking or knew. I can give him the benefit of the doubt - but not the others.

As for the school - the media stating the issues with the sheepskins is ridiculous. Not even worth repeating. As far as how Joe Pa was handled by the trustees - agree to a point. He should have been temporarily put on administrative leave until the mess is put out on the table. A lot of people says he had to know more - I have no idea.

And as far as recruitment - when the administration screws up this bad - everything gets nailed. Collateral damage is massive. They screwed up that bad. Sorry - it's what happens when someone tries to protect a name - without understanding the full consequences down the road.....