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[QUOTE="kingtidge, post: 314079, member: 994"]
If you are talking the NCAA's LOI tenets... I think there is a fairly persuasive argument to be made.
 
At the core is this:
 
Paterno, as tenured head football coach, had more power in school athletic matters than his 'supposed' superiors (A.D. , Chancellor, etc.)
 
He called the shots. He was the king on the throne.
 
Which, of course, was not the official power structure hierachy based on employment position... The coach reports to the A.D., the A.D. to the chancellor, etc.
 
I would argue that because this power triangle was inverted behind the scenes with JoPa on top, it represents a significant Loss of Institutional Control. And this loss of control lead to a series of poor, immoral and criminal decisions that effectively enabled a child sex predator to victimize children with PSU's knowledge and in their facilities for over a decade.
 
Can it be proven beyond shadow of a doubt? Probably not. But the NCAA will do what they want where sanctions are concerned and this is the worst athletic scandal in NCAA history.
 
If you think the football program will not be sanctioned in some significant way, I think you are sorely mistaken.
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