ImperialOrange
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Based on my own personal interactions with PSU alums (I'm friends with about a half dozen of them), I've found them to be incredibly embarrassed and ashamed by this entire scandal. I understand that's relatively anecdotal and a small sample size, but I personally disagree with the generalization that the entire fanbase thinks of themselves as a victim.
That's probably more of a reflection of the company you keep. I've read enough of your posts to realize you are rather intelligent and thus probably aren't surrounding yourself with the meat head Penn State fans.
I live and work amongst the Penn State fan masses. A select few were quite embarressed about the University and football programs role in a grotesque cover up but the overwhelming majority of those that are colleagues by necessity, rather than choice, think A) the football program got steam rolled and did nothing wrong/deserved no punishment B) Joe Pa didn't know anything and I've even heard C) Sandusky didn't do anything wrong, McQueary's story changed si it was all fabricated. Collectively they don't give a single damn what happened to any of those kids or the University wide cover up that allowed it, the injustice is that their precious football program was punished.