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[QUOTE="Chip, post: 314255, member: 19"]
Yeah, probably, but there's really nothing he can say that won't be completely picked apart if it sounds like he wants his players to focus on football.
 
Which is what makes that job so much tougher than just being the "guy who followed Paterno".  That would have been hard enough if Paterno really was the decent man he wanted you to believe he was.

I think people should focus on those who need to be focused on (Paterno's legacy, some in his family, Schultz, Curley, Spanier, and obviously Sandusky and other assistants who knew).  They are the ones who need to be behind bars.  There are others as well who knew, some board members I'm sure, the General Counsel didn't exactly say "you guys are pretty *(cked up", others along the way associated with the children's organization, etc.
 
Putting any of the focus on O'Brien or the current players is deflecting from the monsters, don't do them the favor.  As for punishing the program, that will fall on the new President, the Board, and possibly the NCAA.  If the NCAA determines it has no power, I'm sure they'll use whatever threats they can so they don't look bad.  Basically tell the school if this self imposed punishment isn't one of a kind bad, then we'll start digging and surely find anything and everything that does fall under our radar.  For which you'll get the max penalty per infraction.
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