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Message: [QUOTE="Crusty, post: 317018, member: 2265"] Unfortunately, the victims will never get their livers back but they will get the only thing society can give them - money, hopefully buckets of money. As for the NCAA those are not the only questions to ask. How about what kind of message are we sending if there are not sanctions equal to the severity of the infraction. Society has determined that certain crimes deserve the death penalty or life without parole. Are there crimes so vile as to warrant the NCAA version of the death penalty? I think so and I think this is one of them, however, just as in our criminal justice system, there should be an alternative to the NCAA death penalty. Determining what that should be is the real question. We need a compromise solution that is strong enough to satisfy everyone, especially the victims. The problem with coverups is that they usually are far worse than the actual crime. Same is true here - the crime was one rape victim and the cover-up enabled countless others. As with every cover-up, this was all about money, greed, ego and power. The punishment has to be great enough to offset any advantage that could be gained by anyone (including an institution) in the future by covering up crimes by athletes. [B][U]Money[/U][/B] IMO the punishment has to have severe financial consequences in order to provide both punishment and deterence. To me that is no TV appearances for two years and no bowl games for three years minimum. I also like the limit of 3 home games mentioned earlier on this board. [U][B]Ego[/B][/U] I think Joe Pa is ruined forever and we will learn much more about him as those too afraid to attack a powerful icon now come forward. As for the other 3 morons, they will never work again and all of their personal wealth will be chewed up in legal fees or judgments. Their ERISA accounts will not be attachable but that is all they will have. That leaves the goofballs on the BOT. I don't know what the NCAA can do about them but keepiong them under scrutiny for an extended probation would be a start. [U][B]Power[/B][/U] The NCAA must satisfy itself that new rules, procedures and personnel are put in place to strip the football staff from its power to stifle cristicsm or review and discipline of athletes must return to the administration. The football program should lose 30 scholarships per year for three years. Needless to say, current players should be allowed to transfer with immediate eligibility. They should be placed on probation for 5 years after the last sanction expires. While I prefer the death penalty, I would settle for something along the lines of the above. Penn State really makes me ill. [/QUOTE]

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