PSU scandal and how I feel

As I was angrily watching Sportscenter this morning, I realized “I should write a blog about how I feel about this whole Penn State scandal.” So, I’ve decided to dissect it in pieces! Here goes nothing:

Joe Pa

Let’s say (hypothetically, of course) he was still a great coach, many victories, won a national championship, and was still seen as a God on campus, BUT was 40 years younger. Would people still feel bad for him? NO WAY, especially judging by the lack of sympathy that was shown for Jim Tressel (and I am a huge OSU hater). Granted the situations are A LOT different, definitely even worse for Paterno. Why should I feel bad for him when all he did was tell the AD about what he was told by then, graduate assistant, Mike McQueary had told him, what he’d seen. Do more; I’ll say it again; do more, you should know better than that as a then 74 year old man. Don’t wait for someone else to do something, take matters in your own hands. Everyone should get over the fact that he is old and realize he still has responsibilities as a human being!

23-page indictment

So, as any curious person should do, I read the leaked 23-page grand jury indictment of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, and all I have to say is I am disgusted! Not only with him, but everyone who was involved, you all are all at fault here. If you feel bad for what has happened with Joe Paterno, your mind will change after reading this. I know that seems harsh because there was more than just him who knew about this, but he still should have done A LOT more than he did. But, again it is more than Paterno, all of the people who knew something, no matter how little they knew, should be ashamed of them selves for letting it just slip through the cracks and remain untouched for years.

Best analysis I’ve heard

Now, I usually don’t give radio show callers credit, but when I was watching “The Herd” on ESPN news this morning a person had a great analysis. He said, as a person who knew what Sandusky had done (McQueary, Paterno, AD, President, etc.) how could you look at the man and say, “Hey, how are you this morning?” or “Hey, good to see you!” That to me is despicable, I could never look at someone the same after knowing the vial things he had done.

ESPN, being ESPN

Back to my introduction. Watching ESPN last night I see the rundown say “Penn State healing.” YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Healing? From what losing their coach of 46 years? That’s not a loss that needs healing, legend or not, coaches are a dime a dozen these days and if they’re lucky they might be able to grab Urban Meyer. My friend said it the best “the students aren’t the one’s who need healing, it is the victims of these crimes that will need to heal.” Seeing that last night really got me going, obviously. Deaths are tragedies, firings are not, granted it is unfortunate, it is something people will look back on be like “really? We needed to heal from that?”