Penn State scorn versus Michigan State scorn

[BTExpress]

Nonsense. Miami was a feel-good story in 1983 and the devil incarnate in 1987. They took on a role and unabashedly played it to the hilt.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

That's why I said 98.4 percent. The other 1.6 percent was Penn State. They played the white knight, and everyone let them get away with it. Happened before, has happened since and will always happen.

But I don't remember too many "good vs. evil" stories from Oklahoma-Penn State the year before. It was Miami that got the media in a lather.

It was there but Oklahoma wasn't a program everyone loved to hate like Miami. It was Miami that caused the Catholics Vs Convicts shirt. Meanwhile, Oklahoma had the Bosworth effect and, I think, a quarterback who got arrested with a gun. In the northeast Paterno was considered a guy who, "did things the right way" whereas as Switzer was considered a brash, arrogant prison warden.

 

[poindexter]

Even this thread turned into a college football thread, lolz.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Even this thread turned into a college football thread, lolz.

To be fair there was a college football program in the subject heading.

 

[BTExpress]

OK, back on topic. Shut down the MSU . . . well, whatever. Vacate the . . . well, whatever. Take down the . . . well, whatever.

 

[Dick Whitman]

This story fits a particular paradigm that we have seen several times before, including in USA Swimming and Canadian Junior Hockey, if memory serves.

Sadly, I think that people develop story fatigue.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

I think the school President and a couple people in the athletic department should be setting up accounts on CareerBuilder.com.

 

[BTExpress]

I've developed "open secret" fatigue.

Larry Nassar's rampant sexual abuse was reportedly an open secret at Michigan State

 

[jr/shotglass]

If the MSU gymnastics coach told the girl that, she should be held liable, too.

 

[TyWebb]

I've developed "open secret" fatigue.

Larry Nassar's rampant sexual abuse was reportedly an open secret at Michigan State

I was just about to ask if this was another "open secret." Good lord.

 

[outofplace]

That was 98.4 percent on Miami.

Miami definitely played into it, but Penn State also did a lot to cultivate that idea that it was the program that did things the right way. So much for that.

 

[ChrisLong]

My former paper has been in the forefront of this story because the ringhead beat guy is so well connected in this sport. I haven't read much of it because he always writes 50+ inches and my interest doesn't carry that far.
The question I have is in regard to Maroney. She apparently accepted $1.25 million to stay quiet. What is going on with that now that she is testifying?