The media is going way past offering any comments or opinions that meet any criteria of responsibility or common sense. The BOT are frightened little girls and the Big Ten is just trying to seem relevant and/or trying to cover their a$$es.
The thing is we must wait until due process has been completed and the facts are known. Then things will fall into place and we will know (maybe) what actually happened. Those responsible will be punished and those who did meet their responsibility will move on. There will be the Civil Lawsuits which will tell more of the story. And there will be years of books and movies that will put their spin on this sad chapter in history. All that will be left is for the innocent to have their opportunity in Civil Court.
All that I can see for us to do is to keep track of who is saying what, keep the newspaper stories, magazine articles, post threads safe so we can revisit this mess and hold those in the wrong responsible.
Remember, the Penn State Alumni Association is the largest of its kind. We have the power to affect any and all organizations involved here be it the BOT, the administration, the NCAA, the Big Ten, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, whomever. All of these organizations are hoping, even praying, that we forget about this as time goes forward.
For my part I hope JoePa sues all of them. It is the only way for all parties to be fairly represented. I am sure there are Penn State supporters that are lawyers and journalists. They can step forward and do their part to help. BUT WE MUST stop the hyperbole and wait until the justice system has completed due process. If we, as a group, do not have credibility we will not be able to make an impact.
Once we know the facts we can start holding those in the BOT, the administration, the NCAA, the Big Ten, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, whomever responsible for their errors in justice and fair play. We have the power to make their lives miserable and make them all poorer. We can, as a huge group, stick our figurative feet up their a$$es. We do that by never forgetting, by displaying signs at the games, by face to face confrontation whenever they present themselves in public, by conducting snail mail, e-mail, twitter and social media campaigns naming the players by name, by organization, by their businesses. We can have an impact by no longer doing business with these peoples companies.
We can have an impact within the University using sit-ins’, protests, and the Ballot box. These fat cat money people serve by OUR discretion. We can wait for their term to run its course and vote them out or we can work to force them out by making their lives as difficult as possible.
We can impact politics by pressuring the elected representatives to consider our wishes to order to get elected, by lobbying.
Let us go about assembling their names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Let us write to and visit their place of business. The next time anyone sees John Serma or Brian Williams, go over to them and tell them how we feel. Penn Staters are everywhere and we can make a difference. BUT WE MUST BE CERTAIN WE KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED FIRST!
I do know that if I was John Serma and was seen saying on television that the “evidence” the BOT used to make the decision was “the grand jury report and the stuff you guys (the media) have written” I would be looking for a very deep hole to climb into to hide in. John Serma admitted in public that Joe Paterno was fired without due process and without any credible evidence. I smell law suit!! Governor Tom Corbitt was afraid to tell the BOT what was happening?? What?? We all read that Barry Switzer stated that people on staffs tell each other what is going one within their organization. So we are being asked to believe them that Joe Paterno had to have known and failed to act and the BOT didn’t?? See, they think we are stupid and weak.
Let us never forget. Let us hold their feet to the fire. Let us kick their butts.
I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!
The thing is we must wait until due process has been completed and the facts are known. Then things will fall into place and we will know (maybe) what actually happened. Those responsible will be punished and those who did meet their responsibility will move on. There will be the Civil Lawsuits which will tell more of the story. And there will be years of books and movies that will put their spin on this sad chapter in history. All that will be left is for the innocent to have their opportunity in Civil Court.
All that I can see for us to do is to keep track of who is saying what, keep the newspaper stories, magazine articles, post threads safe so we can revisit this mess and hold those in the wrong responsible.
Remember, the Penn State Alumni Association is the largest of its kind. We have the power to affect any and all organizations involved here be it the BOT, the administration, the NCAA, the Big Ten, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, whomever. All of these organizations are hoping, even praying, that we forget about this as time goes forward.
For my part I hope JoePa sues all of them. It is the only way for all parties to be fairly represented. I am sure there are Penn State supporters that are lawyers and journalists. They can step forward and do their part to help. BUT WE MUST stop the hyperbole and wait until the justice system has completed due process. If we, as a group, do not have credibility we will not be able to make an impact.
Once we know the facts we can start holding those in the BOT, the administration, the NCAA, the Big Ten, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, whomever responsible for their errors in justice and fair play. We have the power to make their lives miserable and make them all poorer. We can, as a huge group, stick our figurative feet up their a$$es. We do that by never forgetting, by displaying signs at the games, by face to face confrontation whenever they present themselves in public, by conducting snail mail, e-mail, twitter and social media campaigns naming the players by name, by organization, by their businesses. We can have an impact by no longer doing business with these peoples companies.
We can have an impact within the University using sit-ins’, protests, and the Ballot box. These fat cat money people serve by OUR discretion. We can wait for their term to run its course and vote them out or we can work to force them out by making their lives as difficult as possible.
We can impact politics by pressuring the elected representatives to consider our wishes to order to get elected, by lobbying.
Let us go about assembling their names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Let us write to and visit their place of business. The next time anyone sees John Serma or Brian Williams, go over to them and tell them how we feel. Penn Staters are everywhere and we can make a difference. BUT WE MUST BE CERTAIN WE KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED FIRST!
I do know that if I was John Serma and was seen saying on television that the “evidence” the BOT used to make the decision was “the grand jury report and the stuff you guys (the media) have written” I would be looking for a very deep hole to climb into to hide in. John Serma admitted in public that Joe Paterno was fired without due process and without any credible evidence. I smell law suit!! Governor Tom Corbitt was afraid to tell the BOT what was happening?? What?? We all read that Barry Switzer stated that people on staffs tell each other what is going one within their organization. So we are being asked to believe them that Joe Paterno had to have known and failed to act and the BOT didn’t?? See, they think we are stupid and weak.
Let us never forget. Let us hold their feet to the fire. Let us kick their butts.
I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!
