College: Penn State Sanctions Handed Down by NCAA

[swanlee]

(07-30-2012 03:25 PM)Drathdon Wrote:  I get the feeling too many of you here seem to think the NCAA is the "College Police" in all senses, and not just an organizer of athletics, as it actually is.

Many are giving them power they simply do not have.

I am against any organization taking more power than they should, be it the police, the government, or the NCAA. I guess we have a fundamental difference of opinion on that, which I consider an aspect of freedom.

The NCAA did not "have to act," as some have implied, no more than Homeland Security or even Roger Goodell had to, because none of those people had a responsibility in this matter when acting within the limits of their job.

The NCAA has taken the focus off of the people, like the Governor, whom we should be making answer for their role in allowing these victims to be hurt. Those people may now not get the justice they deserve because the NCAA decided to make a PR move, and put the attention on the NCAA. All the talk is now about the NCAA and Football, and not where it should be focused, all because the NCAA overreacted in a knee-jerk bid for headlines.

Yea the NCAA had to do something, the entire thing revolved around NCAA football and the facilities of the football team. Yes this was a highly unusual case, but it was an institutional issues from top to bottom directly involving Football operation and people high up in the Football program.

The NCAA acted and punished PSU and PSU accepted the punishment. This is the end of the story and honestly your opinion has no bearing on anything. You can feel how ever you want to about the NCAA but since PSU accepted the penalties then your pretty much wrong. The NCAA can, did and will do this type of thing again if something similar happens.