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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 2272443, member: 622"] I respect your opinion. No one has insinuated that the NCAA should have investigated the molestation cases, that is the purview of the State/Federal governments. Regarding the article, the NCAA did not back off the PedState fiasco until PA brought suit (as did the Paterno estate) meaning that; 1) The NCAA believed they did have authority to punish PedState, 2) there are violations of the NCAA principles, and rules, 3) They handed down punishment, 4) The NCAA handling of the PedState fiasco was a at best improper as it lacked credibility, and 5) The NCAA is afraid of powerful states/can be bought off. The assertion that "the university leaders chose not to give the NCAA power to do so" is the writer's assertion and is not determinitive. NCAA Article 2.4: [I]2.4 The Principle of Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. [*] For intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, student-athletes, coaches, and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should be manifest not only in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program. It is the responsibility of each institution to: (Adopted: 1/9/96) (a) Establish policies for sportsmanship and ethical conduct in intercollegiate athletics consistent with the educational mission and goals of the institution; and (b) Educate, on a continuing basis, all constituencies about the policies in Constitution 2.4-(a). [/I] This a broad principle. Can one argue that PedState complied? Recall that Sandusky was an employee, coach/coordinator, ran camps, etc., how can one argue that his P e d o p h I l I awas promoting civility in society when he terrorized kids and scarred them for life? How was JoePa rendering respect to the kids and their families? What was fair to these kids? Please do not pretend that the cover ups by the whole of the administration was done with honesty and responsibility. The nail in the coffin is " [I]These values should be manifest not only in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program. It is the responsibility of each institution to: (Adopted: 1/9/96) (a) Establish policies for sportsmanship and ethical conduct in intercollegiate athletics consistent with the educational mission and goals of the institution; and (b) Educate, on a continuing basis, all constituencies about the policies in Constitution 2.4-(a).[/I] It should be clear that no one with any sanity* claims that Sandusky's actions truly complied with the stated mission and goals of Penn State University. The NCAA had a basis for punishing PedState, they did so, handed down penalties and cowered when threatened with a lawsuit. Regardless, it will be interesting to see what the NCAA decides to do. The academic fraud is severe and clearly violates every thing we have been discussing, but after PedState, does the NCAA have the nerve to do the right thing? *I think the majority on this board believe almost no one of PSU lineage is sane, at least on the JoePa/Sandusky topic. [I][I][/I] [/I] [/QUOTE]

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