$60M fine

Congrats on being better than me, Psycory.

Am I the only one here besides bigfan who thinks this was too light?

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Curious Hair does as well.

People far smarter than I seem to think this will cripple the program for the next 15-20 years.

Am I the only one here besides bigfan who thinks this was too light?

Here's my problem with this. I could see a program receiving similar penalties somewhere down the line for egregious recruiting violations or the like. This was far bigger and nastier than anything the NCAA has had to deal with. It makes selling gold pants seem like a fucking joke. But I understand the NCAA's need to "do something". It just seems kind of pointless to me.

If the idea of the punishment is to send a message that football shouldn't be an all-consuming overriding obsession on a college campus, might I suggest the very same punishment for many other programs? Or how about a rule that no college coach can earn a bigger salary than the highest tenured professor?

I think it was great.

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

If that's not enough to earn the death penalty, then get rid of the death penalty. It should never, ever be considered again. For anything.

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

I thought they would throw something in there that stated that from now on the football coach could no longer be one of the 10 highest paid employees by the University.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

While they won't formally ever announce such a thing, the "death penalty" will never be considered for anything again. It's not the correct way to punish. There are better ways that are more damaging than shutting them down for one year.

I thought they would throw something in there that stated that from now on the football coach could no longer be one of the 10 highest paid employees by the University.

Why would that matter? All that would do would give 10 other people huge raises so Penn State could hire a football coach.

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

Agreed Brick, and they got that done here.

dude, I'm just trying to come up with a way for Corey to get a raise.

Congrats on being better than me, Psycory.

Will PSU pay for those that transfer as well or do they have to get on scholarship at the new school on their own?

Adam Taliaferro, a former player for Paterno who has since recovered from a spinal cord injury he suffered in a 2000 game, expressed frustration in a post on Twitter.

"NCAA says games didn't exist," tweeted Taliaferro, who was elected to Penn State's board of directors in May. "I got the metal plate in my neck to prove it did..I almost died playing 4 PSU..punishment or healing?!? #WeAre" The penalties came a day after Penn State removed its Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium, a decision that came 10 days after a scathing report by former FBI director Louis J. Freeh found that Paterno, with three other top Penn State administrators, had concealed allegations of child sexual abuse made against Sandusky.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

First off, this Adam Taliaferro guy is a tool.

Secondly, I don't think this means those games didn't exist, it just means their opponents during that time frame will be credited with wins, right?

Third, his injury was god punishing Penn State.

First off, this Adam Taliaferro guy is a tool.

Secondly, I don't think this means those games didn't exist, it just means their opponents during that time frame will be credited with wins, right?

Third, his injury was god punishing Penn State.

No, it means no one won those games. The wins were vacated.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

While they won't formally ever announce such a thing, the "death penalty" will never be considered for anything again. It's not the correct way to punish. There are better ways that are more damaging than shutting them down for one year.

I just want to make sure you realize this is an opinion. You've repeated it as fact with no evidence several times. The only school that ever received a death penalty took 25 years to recover, if they even fully have.

No evidence? They didn't give Penn State the death penalty! They didn't give it to Baylor. You think they are going to give it Auburn or Ohio State for paying players after not giving it to those schools?

The evidence is pretty clear that the death penalty like what happened at SMU will never happen again.

Also, you can stop with the whole opinion thing. It's stupid.