<p>For the sake of not embarrassing your school and all the PSU moms reading this with your level of intelligence, I recommend not saying another word. Thanks.</p>
<p>The thread title is “Is going to Penn State a bad idea?” I’m just giving an opinion: I think it would be not just a bad idea, but an asinine idea given the circumstances. Not hating → just giving an opinion. This will be my last post… Hope that makes you happy. lol</p>
<p>Mr. bladder and the rest of the Penn State haters should show a little more class and be respectful to the students and alumni who have NOTHING to do with the horrific crime that was committed.</p>
<p>cr2012 - great suggestion, but unfortunately, that’s just not going to happen. Some people just need to criticize, insult, and belittle others (especially strangers) to feel powerful. Class and respect are not terms they understand.</p>
<p>I was going to leave but you called me out as being someone with little class and respect. Look, people are just trying to express opinions. If you don’t like it, then you can skip over what they post. It’s that simple.
If there is anything to hate, hate the fact that the victims will be haunted the rest of their lives. The university as a whole acted like a coward and as a result, everything about the university is tarnished, whether it be academics, atheletics, etc. It don’t matter. Penn State deserves everything it gets… in fact, I would have liked to see more (5 death penalty + $180 - $200 million fine; as suggested by Stephen a Smith of ESPN).</p>
<p>No one here has ever dismissed the suffering of the innocent child victims of this tragedy. But only narrow-minded, spiteful individuals would punish the students/graduates of Penn State because of the irresponsible actions of the administration.</p>
<p>Orbit, we don not have class or respect because we are stating the facts. Because we are not in the Penn State payroll to monitor College Confidential posts, and TRY TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL. We are not the only few defending the administrators of an University that covered up for years children rape. Like you, this will be my last post here.Not going to waste my time or energy versus Penn State employees trying to cover the facts one more time, we already know how good theiy are at it. Buenas noches</p>
<p>CR2012 - that survey included 842 employers, including governments. I think many students are focused on what job they get, and do not equate say Goldman with Walmart.</p>
<p>Orbit - this was not directed to you - sorry if you took it that way. I respect your opinion and realize people have strong opinions and are disgusted about what happened (myself included). What I am saying is one should respect the current students and alumni and not judge if one chooses to attend Penn State. People can state their opinion without offending - that is all.</p>
<p>Realeducation - let’s see if I can make this clear…</p>
<p>NO ONE is defending the administration’s actions and behavior.<br>
NO ONE is disputing the facts in this case.<br>
NO ONE is trying to cover up facts.
NO ONE is arguing that some sort of punishment was needed.</p>
<p>And I am NOT (and never have been) on the Penn State payroll. Shoot, I have never even lived in PA.</p>
<p>We just do not appreciate being insulted and criticized because our children chose to attend Penn State. To my knowledge, no one posting here has a child on the football team. And while I will not speak for others, my son chose Penn State because it has the best program in his academic field. Being in the Honors College was just lagniappe.</p>
My wife had a cousin who played on the team, back in the nineties - his wins still exist. And I was technically an employee of the university for a year as a TA, although I am currently at a different university.</p>
<p>As a mother whose daughter will be attending Ohio State in the fall (fellow Big Ten school) I have followed this closely. I think the penalty is a bit harsh. I do believe there was a definite “loss of institutional control” and sanctions needed to be dealt but I truly feel sorry for the kids - football, band, cheerleaders.</p>
<p>I know how everyone in my area would feel if this was Ohio State so you have my sympathies. Hopefully the academic strength will be easier to identify to those who only associate PSU with football. That is what I would hope for OSU. Looking on the bright side.</p>
<p>Now if this were Michigan I might feel differently…;)</p>
<p>So, after all this ugliness, to answer OP’s question, is going to Penn State a bad idea?</p>
<p>I think it is a bad idea if football was why you were interested in Penn State in the first place. Some people seem to think football defines the college experience. If you were one of them (or might work for one of them) you should think twice about going to Penn State. The football experience, for better of for wrose, will probably be quite different than what you had imagined.</p>
<p>For everyone else, ask yourself, do you want to be part of the class that restores honor to Penn State? As a parent, I don’t think I will say no to that – well, unless S gets full-ride from Georgia Tech, but that’s beside the point.</p>
<p>The NCAA sanctions are severe but necessary. Other than the fines, they are more like medicine than penalties. Many other schools can use the same medicine, too. College sport has been sick for a long time now. I hope Penn State will do the right thing and go the extra mile. In fact, I hope Penn State will turn this crisis into a golden opportunity to LEAD THE NATION in doing the right thing!</p>
<p>nohook PSU lead the nation in doing the right thing??? They have a loooooooong way to go. Lets agree to taking a few small steps in the right direction first. I think these sanctions should have been self imposed and are not severe enough IMO.<br>
6 years from now PSU will have recovered, the football team will be a “great redemption story” back in bowl games. The $$$$ will pour into PSU again. The victims will be forgotten.</p>
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