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BREAKING: Court orders Freeh documents be released to alumni-elected trustees

You got what you wanted. But today's ruling also puts you on the clock.

This "review of Freeh documents" needs to show some tangible proof that either (1) the Freeh Report's conclusions were predetermined, or (2) the Freeh Report manufactured some of the evidence used to make his conclusions.

If neither (1) or (2) happen, it will be time for you to admit you were wrong.

Oh my. Dictating terms, go big man. Wooooooo. You are such a poor loser. Let me repeat that, you are such a poor loser. Sniffle sniffle.
 
Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.

Cool beans. I know you cannot outright tell us what is going to remain hidden. You are excellent with your hints, though.
 
I've criticized actions of other BoT members before. Maybe you've missed those points. I'm not going to go off on that tangent here, listing all those actions I've critcized, given that this is tangential to this thread's topic.

Anyway, a re-iteration of my main point. People have gotten the "review of Freeh documents" which they have been clamoring for. I do not view this as a negative. I view this as a "put up or shut up time, in terms of showing tangible proof" opportunity.

This "review of Freeh documents" needs to show some tangible proof that either (1) the Freeh Report's conclusions were predetermined, or (2) the Freeh Report manufactured some of the evidence used to make his conclusions. If neither (1) or (2) happen, it will be time for a significant number of "Paterno Loyalists" to admit they were wrong.

Why didn't the Freeh back his conclusions with emphatic evidence? How come none of the accused were allowed input? It's really easy to condemn someone who has no voice in their defense at all. You basically just had some use circumstantial tidbits and then pronounced it as fact without ever talking to those accused.

In what world is that considered fair? I guess Syria right now comes to mind. If your evidence is so solid, why not release the documents right away? Why fight to keep them hidden? How can you sit there and say that any level of transparency was involved with Freeh's report? Honestly. I can draw up a report based on your posts, not talk to you, and make "reasonable" conclusions Jay beat you up and sell it as fact. You can't even say a peep about it, but sit there and take it. That is what his report was. Maybe it was all true, but the fight to suppress information really comes off as shady at best.
 
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I missed bit or can't remember, what is/was MCE's identity?

I miss Marsh. I know he rubbed some people the wrong way, but he was a pretty decent guy the couple of times I met him and played golf with him.

He was involved with running some recruiting newsletters and something was either promised to him by the Paternos (as he had media credentials), or he had some connection with the Devlin family, and when Pat left, he was pretty upset about it.

In any case, when the sh*t hit the fan, he was pretty gleeful in the termination of Joe. And I think that really got to some people. Dancing on the grave and all of that. Lubrano and Marsh both live in the Exton, Pa area I believe.
 
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Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.

The same documents that the University wanted to keep the "Joebots" from seeing in the first place?
 
I miss Marsh. I know he rubbed some people the wrong way, but he was a pretty decent guy the couple of times I met him and played golf with him.

He was involved with running some recruiting newsletters and something was either promised to him by the Paternos (as he had media credentials), or he had some connection with the Devlin family, and when Pat left, he was pretty upset about it.

In any case, when the sh*t hit the fan, he was pretty gleeful in the termination of Joe. And I think that really got to some people. Dancing on the grave and all of that. Lubrano and Marsh both live in the Exton, Pa area I believe.


Marsh was a turd.
 
Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.
Let's simplify so that maybe you can see through your arrogance. The fact that the alumni BOT members have to 'fight' to see the documents tells all one needs to know in regards to an objective investigation. I will stop there. Hopefully, you can understand that much....
 
I miss Marsh. I know he rubbed some people the wrong way, but he was a pretty decent guy the couple of times I met him and played golf with him.

He was involved with running some recruiting newsletters and something was either promised to him by the Paternos (as he had media credentials), or he had some connection with the Devlin family, and when Pat left, he was pretty upset about it.

In any case, when the sh*t hit the fan, he was pretty gleeful in the termination of Joe. And I think that really got to some people. Dancing on the grave and all of that. Lubrano and Marsh both live in the Exton, Pa area I believe.

The D-town QB boosters were so pissed at Joe because DC beat out Pat that they went off the deep end. I still remember sneaky pete emailing me saying DC was too Afro centric or some BS like that. He was somehow related to them as well. They basically crapped on DC for two years and then bailed when Pat left. Pat and DC handled it well, but those around Pat came off as spoiled entitled pric*s. JMO though. I get they wanted their guy to be the man, but pissing on DC was in pretty poor taste. At least on a public forum tied to the program.
 
"substantiate" = to establish via competent evidence.

Unless one is saying that the various exhibits in the Freeh Report were doctored or made up, the Freeh Report already substantiated its conclusions.

That's different from saying it "proved its conclusions beyond a reasonable doubt."

Of course, Freeh is not operating in a courtroom, and he never claimed to. Freeh was never subject to the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard.

Substantiated your ass. What standard is it when you reach reach and grandstand "conclusions" without even talking to the main players in an investigation, including the people you are condemning? You are full of $hit up to your ears.
 
The alumni trustees will now have access to the source documents. Does the court order allow those trustees to share that information with their attorneys/analysts? Are those trustees capable of sifting through the minutiae/details without additional help? I'm happy they won the case but I just hope they are up to what I would anticipate being an immense task.
 
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I've refrained on commenting, in order to avoid attracting Pitt fans, but I am very pleased with the current trend. The fact that CR and Mich feel compelled to rain on our parade only is further proof that interesting times are ahead.

I thought it was interesting that CR's response was basically, well fine, they got what you wanted but they won't be able to talk about what's in there.
 
Yeah, that's a good thread --- let's discuss some of my posts in that thread.

What do you think about Anthony Lubrano's behavior on this board back in June 2012? Most specifically: (1) Outing MarshCreekEagle, and (2) leaking details from the Freeh Report prior to its release.

And a related question: why doesn't anyone here demand that Lubrano --- a frequent poster on this board, after all ---- tell us WHO leaked those details to him?
I personally wrote to Anthony because Marsh was intentionally being an a$$.
 
I personally wrote to Anthony because Marsh was intentionally being an a$$.

From 5/10/2012...

Anthony,

Congratulations on your election to the Penn State Board of Trustees. I hope you find/make your tenure a productive one.

I was witness to some spirited exchanges on the BWI bulletin board today, and thought I might offer you a hand in case you wanted it. I'll let you figure out whose site this is ...

[redacted]

His profile says he was educated at Penn State, which I don't think is entirely untrue, but I'm 90%+ sure he does not hold a Penn State degree -- at least he has dodged answering that question every time I've asked him over the past ten years, and I don't think he's listed in the Alumni data base.


Regards,

"PSU Mike"
[actual name signed]
 
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From 5/10/2012...

Anthony,

Congratulations on your election to the Penn State Board of Trustees. I hope you find/make your tenure a productive one.

I was witness to some spirited exchanges on the BWI bulletin board today, and thought I might offer you a hand in case you wanted it. I'll let you figure out whose site this is ...

[redacted]

His profile says he was educated at Penn State, which I don't think is entirely untrue, but I'm 90%+ sure he does not hold a Penn State degree -- at least he has dodged answering that question every time I've asked him over the past ten years, and I don't think he's listed in the Alumni data base.


Regards,

"PSU Mike"
[actual name signed]

Not sure about the degree but he does have a "Way" named after him in downtown State College. :cool:
 
Freeh didn't have subpoenae power and didn't talk to any of the key people yet the og bot allowed the ncaa to use his report to hammer psu and also never met as a board to ratify the report itself before allowing the ncaa to get invovled. Hmmm thats odd if everything was on the up and up don't you think? Did frazier suddenly forget all of his law school training in allowing these blunders? No, this was all planned out.

What burns my ass is at one point Emmert claimed Freeh DID have subpoena power and implied Freeh's work was a real investigation. I know Emmert is a dumbass but he must have been fooled by the "Judge Freeh" label.
 
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Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.
Bullshit.
 
I thought it was interesting that CR's response was basically, well fine, they got what you wanted but they won't be able to talk about what's in there.
They WILL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IN THERE, in executive session of the board. That is where a lot of action will go down.
 
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What I find amusing is that, at every turn, CR has tried to underestimate and diminish the resolve of Lubrano and his team. Penn State has graduated some very smart and influential alumni. Many of them are frankly pissed off. I would not underestimate this group.
 
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From 5/10/2012...

Anthony,

Congratulations on your election to the Penn State Board of Trustees. I hope you find/make your tenure a productive one.

I was witness to some spirited exchanges on the BWI bulletin board today, and thought I might offer you a hand in case you wanted it. I'll let you figure out whose site this is ...

[redacted]

His profile says he was educated at Penn State, which I don't think is entirely untrue, but I'm 90%+ sure he does not hold a Penn State degree -- at least he has dodged answering that question every time I've asked him over the past ten years, and I don't think he's listed in the Alumni data base.


Regards,

"PSU Mike"
[actual name signed]

Redacted? Are you an old-guard trustee?

;)
 
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EXACTLY! ---- if I'm in the Paterno camp, I bring up the arguments from the Paterno Report ALL THE TIME!

Argue that the Freeh Report didn't prove its conclusions beyond a reasonable doubt (I agree with that), and given such Joe deserves a better fate than a rather heinous label as a child abuse enabler.

That's a better strategy than their current one ------- they're currently playing the 1-in-1,000,000 chance of being able to tangibly show both that the Freeh Report was doctored and/or cooked.
You are reaching way to far. You are desperate.

There will be some evidence in the Freeh report. It may not be proof but there will be evidence. That was what he was collecting and then interpreting.....badly. The evidence that is found in those millions of emails will lead to further investigation, further interviews and further evidence. The data will show what the BoT members said. That stuff can be investigated and proved true or false. Motivation will be revealed. Then the dots will be connected and more evidence found and confirmed or repudiated. It's called due process.

Maybe someone lied...That would be a violation of their fiduciary to Penn State. That's a problem. May be someone did something illegal. They will find out and then we will find out. There are a substantial amount of documents that are not confidential that the Paterno legal team can work with.

I would be very worried if I were you michnittlion. BY the way what is the penalty for breaking confidentiality of a fact that is breaking a fiduciary or something that was illegal. The first- expulsion maybe the second NONE. The law trumps the confidentiality agreement.
 
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Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.


Me thinks you are knowingly incorrect on this, and thus spinning. The alumni trustees agreed long ago to keep the information confidential. What they would not agree to was to accept the data/information being redacted which is what Masser and company wanted. This was the crux of the court fight. So the court DID NOT affirm what the OG BOT wanted and you've got brown eyes (translation for the uninitiated ... referring to someone as having brown eyes accompanied by a salute type motion at the forehead indicting that the subject is full of bullshite up to the hand motion level, i.e. making their eyes "brown").
 
Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.
666 now you are getting desperate. You know very well that was offered from day 1 was access to REDACTED source materials. What this fight was about was access to UNREDACTED source materials and the Alumni trustees won.
 
I would be very worried if I were you michnittlion. BY the way what is the penalty for breaking confidentiality of a fact that is breaking a fiduciary or something that was illegal. The first- expulsion maybe the second NONE. The law trumps the confidentiality agreement.

Why would I be "worried"? Everyone on the BoT could get thrown in jail, it won't bother my life. I'm just some obscure non-powerful alum who lives in Kentucky.
 
He was a pretentious name-dropper as well. It didn't take me long to see right through him. I howled when Coolest was able to get under his skin by puncturing his fragile ego.


I remember when he was made a mod on TOS and dropped within a month for being n ass.
 
I miss Marsh. I know he rubbed some people the wrong way, but he was a pretty decent guy the couple of times I met him and played golf with him.

He was involved with running some recruiting newsletters and something was either promised to him by the Paternos (as he had media credentials), or he had some connection with the Devlin family, and when Pat left, he was pretty upset about it.

In any case, when the sh*t hit the fan, he was pretty gleeful in the termination of Joe. And I think that really got to some people. Dancing on the grave and all of that. Lubrano and Marsh both live in the Exton, Pa area I believe.

I sure hope his connection with the Devlin family is that of a very close relative or Pat's godfather or something like that. Because otherwise, his Devlin fanboy act was creepy to the max.
 
So who is marsh?

I was going to say that marsh is the guy who crashed his car into former B1G referee Dick Honig's sporting goods store and link Honig's Wickepedia page as confirmation. Sadly, the page has been changed to remove the marsh reference.
 
Nothing to spin. The dissidents got nothing more than what was being offered from day one. The Joebots foolishly celebrate the release of documents they'll never set eyes on and for which the dissidents can't disclose the contents of publicly. The court affirms confidentiality which is clearly a big win for the university and a big loss for the Joebots.
You may be misunderstanding what was offered from day one
 
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