According to this letter at PennLive, Thom Kupchinsky is a little confused.
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2015/01/penn_state_ncaa_settlement_goo.html#incart_most-comments
Maybe we can help Thom see the light. Fire away Thom, what's on your mind?
"Why were the sanctions not rescinded? (There is a BIG difference between repealing and rescinding.)"
Because they weren't.
"Why was PSU not vindicated of any wrongdoing?"
Because it can't be.
"Why are we still giving $60 million to supposedly administer child sexual abuse initiatives?"
Because you're still paying the fine.
"Why do we still need the Athletic Integrity Agreement?"
Because 9/32s of your alumni don't get it.
"Why do we still have to pay George Mitchell for overseeing that agreement?"
Because no one trusts Penn State to do the right thing if left to its own devices.
"Why do we still, as if we ever did, need Julie A. Del Giorno as the Athletics Integrity Officer?"
The question itself proves the necessity of the position.
"Why is the NCAA President & Execute Committee Head still bellowing that the settlement was not an acknowledgement of the NCAA wrongdoing and/or overreaching their jurisdiction?"
Because it wasn't. In his rush to find a microphone and pat himself on the back, Jake forgot to relay that part.
"How will we get absolution from NCAA and public?"
You never will.
"When/how will we learn the truth of what went on during the consent degree negotiations?"
Once you accept what Penn State did, and only then, will you finally realize that that isn't the most important thing you need to find out.
Actually, "repealing" and "rescinding" are the same thing. :)
ReplyDeleteRescind is done to some action that is in force. It ends the effect of the action, stops the motion from being in force. It does NOT indicate that motion was void.
The NCAA not only did not find the motion void, but the BoT accepted sanctions levied under the same process.
Thanks JJ!
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