Rockne's Roundtable

NCAA Pres. Mark Emmert said they discussed suspending the football program (aka death penalty), but decided that it would bring "significant unintended harm" to many who had nothing to do with the Sandusky case.

The Scholarship decline is also over a 4 year period. I am sure there are many viewpoints on these penalties, but IMO the bottom line is there was a total lack of control. Too many knew too much.

Wow apparently PSU has already signed something stating that they will follow with the penalties and NOT appeal, if im understanding what he just said correctly.

Yes, it seems like the new powers at Penn State sat down with the NCAA and two groups agreed upon these punishments together. Otherwise it would have been tough to impose the sanctions without the NCAA doing their own investigation or before the other verdicts came down in the legal system.

One good measure Emmert just laid out was that there is a stipulation with the $60 million fine that no other teams or athletes on scholarship can be taken away to help pay the fine.

I'll be curios to see how many players will transfer out. You have to figure most of the current commits will bail.

Just another step on this sad journey. I certainly was curious what sanctions would be brought against PSU, but afterwards my thoughts were again with the victims and their families.

Just read that a PSU CB already decommited, last name is Douglas, also read that Adam Breneman, PSU's 5 star TE, his father posted something on his kids twitter about not answering any questions about his recruitement,,,, think we got a chance at this kid?? We got Anzalone to help him join us now

Was about to post on Adam Brenenman
I think we have a pretty good shot with our te history and Alex anzalone
I like our chances