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Sandusky Abused Children, NCAA Abuses History

Cpt Coyle Wrote: Aug 01, 2012 10:02 AM
It should be important to remember though that the NCAA isn't regulation, its a voluntary organization. I'm all for them leaving the NCAA (I think all colleges should leave an organization that exploits players the way it does) and this being handled via litigation. The college benefited from covering up the scandal for a period of years and the victims of Mr. Sandusky have standing to recoup the gain at their expense. There is of course the issue of the players who were recruited during this time and have suffered the punishment (in change in records) for something they were presumably not responsible for. But because Robin Hood gave his money to the poor does not mean the theft is ok or that we shouldn't recover the stolen money.

One of the NCAA's punishments of Penn State was the vacating of all its football team's wins from 1998 through 2011. It was in 1998 that Penn State coach Joe Paterno and university officials became aware of the accusation that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky had showered with a young boy.

As a result, Penn State's 112 wins are no longer wins, and Joe Paterno is no longer the coach with the most wins in college football history. Instead of 409 victories, his record shows 298.

Before explaining why this decision is morally wrong, I should note that...

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