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[QUOTE="Consigliere, post: 1267385, member: 559"]
It's beyond the institution of PSU, it's the enabling culture that the sanctions should have addressed. Penn State football with Saint Joe as its titular head produced an environment where the interests of the culture superseded the monster it fostered. Actions taken against Sandusky were tempered by what the impact would be on the program. Initial NCAA sanctions would have made some impact - loss of scholarships and a bowl ban certainly would have had an on the field impact but the NCAA began backpedalling immediately. Allowing Penn State to represent the NCAA at a sanctioned game in Ireland, the phased restoration of scholarships, the lifting of the Bowl ban, and now the restoration of wins. The only penalty left is the $60M fine but I'm not cure how that impacts a state institution. I doubt there were any financial repercussions on the football program, possibly on some minor sports, or not allowing the band to travel to as many games, but no tangible impact on the culture.

The reactions of Penn State nation - "We were the victims." "The NCAA realized they were wrong to come after us." "Put back the statue." - show that nothing has changed in Happy Valley.
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