Originally posted by Tom McAndrew:
hey, I understand the desire by most/many to get all the facts. I share that desire. Would we have gotten more than what we currently have if the Corman/McCord lawsuit were settled before it went to trial? Well, had the case been tired we would know what was in the big cache of emails he agreed to allow to remain hidden--that is EASY to say. That's hard to say. I think Corman has taken far too much grief over the lawsuit. It accomplished way more than most thought was possible when it was filed. Sure it did better, but that is like losing to a better team because you were not prepared to take chances to win.
Barry, your views on Corman are pretty well established. I just don't get the constant attacks on him. It's as though you just won the Powerball for 40 mill, but want to spend all your time bitter that your win didn't come when the pot was 600 mill. Yes, you didn't win as much as you might have if everything had gone as you imagined, but 40 mill is still a huge amount -- enjoy it.
Senatedon is offering a lot of good info here. I wish more of you would comprehend what he is saying.
There is still a lot of bitterness, which I understand, and think is somewhat justified. The BOT of Nov. 2011 made so many terrible decisions that in hindsight it's hard to fathom what they were thinking, or why they took such actions. That was compounded by their hiring of Louie the Liar, and then having Erickson, Peetz, and a few other trustees handle things in July 2012. They did a terrible job in their discussions with the NCAA, along with a number of other issues they handled.
So now folks are ticked about the B1G bowl revenue money that was withheld from PSU. Most of that can be blamed on the BOT leadership of July 2012. In addition, President Barron used the Chamberlain/Erickson model when he negotiated with the B1G Presidents after the Corman/McCord lawsuit was dropped. If you want to direct your anger at someone, I would focus it on Barron.
As for Corman, he's doing more to try to achieve what most of you seem to want regarding the B1G than anyone else, and for that he gets ripped here. Corman threw away a chance to really dig into the facts here, yet pretends as though we cannot see that. he got half a loaf and left the rest on the ground. (And I should note, he gave very broad details of what his communication with the B1G has been.)
As for Yudichak's bill, it remains to be seen if Corman will or will not back it. Well, that is unacceptable for a guy who ome want us to view as a hero. I really do not know many people I respect who think that the State Senate does not HAVE TO get involved to fix the governance issue at PSU. He's getting a lot of pressure from alums and those in favor of improved governance to do so, and a lot of pressure from the BOT and other stakeholders to not do so. Who are these other public stakeholders? I don't understand the reason for ripping him for not being a sponsor or public supporter of the bill at this time when his position remains to be seen. "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Time for Jake to get off the talk show circuit and back to work for the truth.
Just some thoughts on many things I've seen in this thread.
Tom
