<p>“NYU has no athletic tradition whatsoever.”</p>
<p>This is an inaccurate statement. Years ago NYU had a top rank mens basketball program. In fact the Violets produced two very talented NBA stars, Satch Sanders and Happy Hairston. Sanders won multiple championships with the Boston Celtics and has been voted into Naismith Hall of Fame. Hairston was a key member the Los Angeles Lakers championship team of the 1970s.</p>
<p>NYU is still not even close to being division I haha</p>
<p>^^ True. But, in all fairness, NYU Violets did have some success in football prior to the 1950s. In fact, one of its most celebrated players, Ed Smith who later became immortalized as the model used by sculptor Frank Eliscu to create the Heisman Trophy!!</p>
<p>[New</a> York University - Archivist’s Angle: NYU Football](<a href=“Alumni”>Alumni)</p>
<p>Go Bobcats!! lol</p>
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<p>This move was a defensive play by the ACC and I wouldn’t be surprised if ESPN gave some type of assurance w/ regard to renegotiating the ACC’s TV contract.</p>
<p>The glory days for both Pitt and Cuse have passed them by and they both have problems filling their stadium on Saturdays (both their alumni bases being primarily pro FB fans; which is why the ACC had trouble selling out its championship game(s) when BC was in it).</p>
<p>The BE had rejected ESPN’s offer and w/ the ACC taking the 2 biggest FB name schools from the BE (aside from WVU), ESPN just has to throw some more $$ into the pot for the ACC and they can pretty much forget about what’s left of the BE FB-wise.</p>
<p>As for UoC - it’s a not a good move for both UoC and the B1G.</p>
<p>While UoC has some FB history being the original “Monsters of the Midway”, having another small private university and a 3rd school within Illinois would not be good for the B1G’s coffers (it hurts the ACC financially to have 4 schools within the state of North Carolina).</p>
<p>But local and regional rivalries were the whole rational for conferences in the first place. Otherwise there would still be dozens of independents around. Alas in the 21st Century, the purposes of athletic conferences has completely been turned on its head. Follow the money.</p>
<p>[Penn</a> State board meet over abuse claims - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>Penn State is in trouble!! </p>
<p>I think JoePa might finally be retiring this time…</p>
<p>^^^Sad and shocking of course. JoePa should announce his retirement immediately and express his shame that this happened under his watch. It would be the honorable thing to do.</p>
<p>Head on over to the Parents Forum Sparkeye, for a raging discussion of this nonsense at Penn State. By the way, Paterno’s retirement is long overdue. But money talks. PSU was one of the first big time revenue programs in college football, even before Title IX. And let’s not forget that Paterno has essentially immunized himself from all sort of criticism; his $$ million donation to the university a few years ago didn’t hurt his standing.</p>
<p>lol … so you think JoePa’s gifts to the library and other PSU causes bought him favor? You don’t have much idea about the finances of a place like Penn State. btw, PSU was very late to the financial party among public institutions. Never did any fund-raising for anything, let alone athletics, prior to Bryce Jordan’s arrival from Texas in mid '80s. UW, despite producing mediocre and sporadic success in athletics, was years ahead of Penn State in this regard. </p>
<p>Sandusky’s and those who appear to have failed in their desire to minimize this have created a very sad, unsavory situation. Time will tell, and in any case, that same time will provide Joe’s end, not this situation with a man who’s not been employed by the U for 12 seasons. This too will pass, once the media frenzy fades. It has sullied a great institution and broken a bunch of Blue and White hearts. Several key players and potentially the president and the one-time GA-now-asst coach, have lost and will lose their jobs. But life will go on there. It is a phenomenon like none others and no matter what the public thinks, JoePa does not run the place. The far greater threat to moving beyond this is whether the very close PSU family, starting at the Board of Trustees, has the stomach for doing what it must. And will.</p>
<p>Yes, very sad time for a great university and their football program/coach. Just hard to get my head around the reality of it. Who does that where they work.</p>
<p>^ I heard he was retired at the time and had access to the facility. Yeah, really shocking.</p>
<p>@LakeWashington,</p>
<p>I had searched everywhere over at Parent Cafe, but found no thread regarding to the discussion?! </p>
<p>Anyways, this scandal certainly rocks the core of PSU - not only its football program, and it appears to be much worse that I could have ever imagine…</p>
<p>[Ray</a> Gricar Opted Not To Prosecute Sandusky In 1998, Went Missing In 2005 - SBNation.com](<a href=“Ray Gricar Opted Not To Prosecute Sandusky In 1998, Went Missing In 2005 - SBNation.com”>Ray Gricar Opted Not To Prosecute Sandusky In 1998, Went Missing In 2005 - SBNation.com)</p>
<p>And I thought nothing could top Miami’s recent $sex$ scandal… @_@"</p>
<p>Above all, this incident does not undermine the fact that PSU is a top-notch academic institution in the nation. It’s truly a sad day for the Nittany Lions. The students, fans and alumni alike certainly deserve better!!</p>
<p><a href=“Students Speak Out About Sandusky Scandal - YouTube”>Students Speak Out About Sandusky Scandal - YouTube;
<p>^ Hmmm…the plot thickens. Somehow I doubt they’re related.</p>
<p>^^ Indeed. Perhaps just another one of those conspiracy theory… Nonetheless, this scandal is certainly above regular NCAA violation, since it also involves predatory criminal charges. In fact, the Education Secretary in Washington stated that he is ‘extraordinary angry’ over this incident.</p>
<p>[Arne</a> Duncan ‘angry’ over Penn State controversy - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/arne-duncan-angry-over-penn-state-controversy/2011/11/07/gIQAs7VmvM_blog.html]Arne”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/arne-duncan-angry-over-penn-state-controversy/2011/11/07/gIQAs7VmvM_blog.html)</p>
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<p>Besides Joepa’s ‘expected’ retirement/resignation, the school President will end-up stepping down as well. In addition to lower yield-rate in terms of admission next year as many parents of prospective students have voiced concerns over the issue. Also, the current on-going $2 billion fundraising campaign will suffer a bit as the result.</p>
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Try the Parents Forum.</p>
<p>^^ Thanks GoBlue81!! Just found it!! lol</p>
<p>From Penn State’s forum here:</p>
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<p>“I just returned from a college info night at a local high school not too far from Happy Valley. It was crowded. Lots of parents and students were navigating the aisles trying to learn about colleges that would be a good fit. But the Penn State table was eerily empty.”</p>
<p>Pitt and Rutgers should benefit somewhat from this scandal in terms of applications!! </p>
<p>Anyways, the latest has the defiance Paterno refused to step down despite the controversy surrounding the pedophile scandal, and Stagg’s family voices concerns with regards to coach’s name being associated with JoePa on the B1G Trophy… =.="</p>
<p>[Stagg</a> family may have issues with Paterno scandal - CBSSports.com](<a href=“http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/33194788]Stagg”>http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/33194788)</p>
<p>But, out of respect for Penn Staters here, I am just going to stop here…</p>
<p>[PSU</a> fan blog: Something must be said | Monday Morning Quarterback | CentreDaily.com](<a href=“http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/07/2977299/something-must-be-said.html]PSU”>http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/07/2977299/something-must-be-said.html)</p>
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<p>Wow…</p>
<p>Maybe they can switch conferences. It worked for Nebraska. Oh wait, they are already in the Big Ten.</p>
<p>I listened to the radio quite a bit today. I think the Big Ten must suspend PSU from the conference completely and immediately pending a complete review of their leadership and potential for continued membership. No sports, no TV money, no academic/research participation. Nothing. They may re-apply once all this has run its course in the courts.</p>
<p>I am actually feeling very bad for the PSU students, fans, alumni alike. The current students especially, took it very hard upon themselves, many of whom have decided to forfeit their ticket on Saturday’s game against Nebraska as a means to voice their outrage towards school administration in handling / mishandling the scandal. </p>
<p>The latest has the school board of director rescheduled its meeting from Friday to tomorrow morning, at which time Penn State’s President Graham Spanier as well as Joe Paterno will be forced to resign…</p>
<p>P.S. I’ve swung by ‘Parent Forum,’ but felt that I don’t belong (I am still single and feeling a bit weird)…</p>