I stopped at Starbucks in the Detroit airport this morning. An employee said that he liked my JoePa shirt and went on to say that he was glad to see the wins, bowls, etc. restored. A good start to the day. 
Airport employee liked my JoePa shirt this morning.
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He's probably a pedophile. Joe knew a lot of pedophiles and looked the other way.
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That must be it. Of course, I am wearing the shirt. I put football above all else.
The whole thing would be funny if it weren't sad. I'm talking about Joe and the false narrative here. The university tried to throw away a big piece of what made the place unique and great. Pathetic. With lesser student-athletes and apathetic alumni, they likely would have gotten away with it.
like Mauti said, they tried to kill us and they failed
Exactly right. I look at the unc situation and wonder what emmert must be thinking (if anything at all), especially in light of his nonsensical and inexcusable grandstanding about Penn State three years ago. Remember that when asked if he expected to ever penalize a program as he did Penn State, he said he hoped not to. He said that Penn State was a unique situation. This was the president of the ncaa saying this. As we have learned through legal action, the ncaa absolutely handled Penn State "uniquely".
On a related note, I watched the espn 30 for 30 show about SMU football yesterday. They showed the SMU football players the day they learned of the death penalty and mentioned how they were allowed to transfer anywhere without penalty. It looked and sounded very familiar. The ncaa actually equated Penn State Football with SMU's program in the '80s? Well, probably not many did, as it was about appearances and keeping the media dogs at bay in 2012. Still, one can't help but compare the two situations and ask, are they at all alike?
Also, the ncaa enforcement director, shortly after formally announcing the SMU death penalty on their campus, fainted. He became overwhelmed by the enormity of the announcement. It was the right decision at the time, in my opinion, but he was involved emotionally. Contrast that to emmert when he grandstanded about Penn State three years ago. He probably lit up a stogie and put his feet up on his desk in a moment of self-congratulatory glee afterwards. Scumbag.
It's also worth remembering that the ncaa handed down the SMU death penalty after investigating and taking action against the program in stages for several years. By contrast, the ncaa handed down their ridiculous sanctions against Penn State some 12 days after the vapid freeh report was released.
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so much good stuff in your post, but the bold sentence says it all.
SMU was found guilty of violations and repeated them, almost in defiance of the NCAA. Ironic that the Governor of Texas was also brought down as a result of that scandal. But it was a self destruction on the part of SMU that was years in the making. it seems the "evidence" against Paterno and the football program was a mere thinly worded 6 emails, and a narrative the NCAA bought hook, line, and sinker (remember, Ed Ray admitted he did not even read the Freeh report!)
My uncle came to visit me here in Texas a few weeks ago. He flew via Southwest so I picked him up at Love Field, which is on the same road as SMU. Since it was the afternoon and traffic was light, I drove him across the campus (note: he is a Pitt grad but I try not to hold it against him!) He remarked how SMU football never recovered from those sanctions.
It is a testament to the program that Joe built (with the guiding hand of Rip, no doubt), to the players, to the fans, and to the Grand Experiment that we not only survived, but feel tougher and better.
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