And if someone in the Kentucky band raped someone, then it would be ok if the NCAA suspended the basketball team, because that would be about the same relevant action.
Or maybe as the NCAA is an governing body supposedly formed for the safety and equality of the student athletes, legal matters should be left to those organizations responsible for such things.
This just proves that the NCAA doesn't give two shits about students, just the money to feed its coffers.
I'm still on the side that believes that PSU Football should have gotten the death penalty.
This proves the opposite. The ones being hurt by scholarship reductions and bowl bans are the students.
The way to punish the university is to hit them in the wallet and hurt their reputation. Both of which are unaffected by reducing the scholarship and bowl ban sanctions.
They are still ineligible to keep any revenue from their bowl games until the original sanctions expire.
looks like it's going to get ugly for the ncaa which is good for the rest of us.
http://espn.go.com/college-football...ctions-jerry-sandusky-child-sex-abuse-scandal
the lawsuit, filed in 2013, seeks to determine whether penn state or its insurance policy is liable for paying victims who were abused by sandusky. At least 30 men were involved in a civil settlement with penn state, and the number of victims could be even higher.
"pma claims ... In 1976, a child allegedly reported to psu's head football coach joseph paterno, that he (the child) was sexually molested by sandusky," the judge writes in the order.
The insurance company also alleged that sandusky sexually abused children in the 1980s, according to the court filing.
• in 1987, a penn state assistant coach "is alleged to have witnessed inappropriate contact between sandusky and a child at a psu facility."
• in 1988, another penn state assistant coach "reportedly witnessed sexual contact between sandusky and a child."
• in 1988 again, "a child's report of his molestation by sandusky was allegedly referred to psu's athletic director."
"there is no evidence that reports of these incidents ever went further up the chain of command at psu," judge gary glazer wrote in the court filing.
It's unclear what evidence the insurance company had in making these claims. A number of depositions from the victims included as evidence in the case's docket are sealed. The footnotes in the judge's filing cite these depositions as evidence for the abuse allegations.
The judge also cautions that since the lawsuit "is obviously not a criminal matter, this court is not governed by the higher standards of proof required in criminal prosecutions."
Absolutely no way any of this could be fabricated I'm order to increase $$$$ payout knowing the named party can't respond.
The named party responded plenty when he was alive and he lied through his teeth. Why is it so hard to believe that he knew of, condoned and covered-up pedophilia for 30+ years when we already know that he knew of, condoned and covered-up pedophilia for 15+ years? That extra 15 years is a deal-breaker for you and the other Joe disciples? "Sure, sure, he allowed Sandusky to prey on kids for 15 years, but not 30. No siree, not old Joe, he drew the line at 20 years!!"
The named party responded plenty when he was alive and he lied through his teeth. Why is it so hard to believe that he knew of, condoned and covered-up pedophilia for 30+ years when we already know that he knew of, condoned and covered-up pedophilia for 15+ years? That extra 15 years is a deal-breaker for you and the other Joe disciples? "Sure, sure, he allowed Sandusky to prey on kids for 15 years, but not 30. No siree, not old Joe, he drew the line at 20 years!!"
Are you aware that Joe Paterno is entirely irrelevant at this point? The only thing that is of concern right now is cold hard cash, and who has to pay it.