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ESPN Still Beating on PSU

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Our “friends” at ESPN don’t think Penn State has suffered enough damage through the existing NCAA sanctions. Peter Keating argues in ESPN the Magazine that the NCAA should impose a TV ban on Penn State. When are these people going to get off our case?

AIA Released

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Curley Joe, Moe, and Larry
Per the terms of the Athletic Integrity Agreement, Curly Joe, Moe, and Larry are busy modifying the Penn State showers to provide for direct communication to the NCAA when any nudity is detected.

As required by the Consent Decree of July 23, 2012 between Penn State and the NCAA, the Athletics Integrity Agreement is now a reality and it has been released to the public after a month of diligent effort. I’ve made a copy of it available here for your perusal. This copy must have been pre-signed by Jim Delany, commissioner of the B1G; the lines for Hot Rod Erickson and Deutschmark Emmert are blank. Yeah, blank is a good description.

I haven’t had a chance to read it yet — I’d have no objection whatsoever if someone wants to abstract it and summarize it in the interest of saving me the trouble. Otherwise, if you have any comments on it at all, I’d love to read them.

Oops: Trophy Giveback Update

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Earlier, I had posted a media report that was erroneous. Big surprise. Penn State won’t necessarily have to give back all its 1989-2011 bowl trophies.

 

This just in, courtesy of reader Joe:

UPDATE: 5:15 p.m. – WHPTV’s Jason Bristol is now reporting that the NCAA did not direct Penn State to return the trophies, but that each bowl operator and PS must decide what is appropriate.

So another case of our journalist friends not doing any fact checking before publishing the story-why am I not surprised at this.

I would think that the bowl committees could care less about PS packing this stuff up and sending it back.

It would be nice if someone could confirm whether they are still on display or off to some secret spot to be buried with the Paterno statue.

I would not be surprised if in the context of moving forward with laser focus, they have already been picked up by FedEx and they are on their way to the land of garish sport coats.

 

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