NCAA Smacks Penn State: Mom Talk
Thank you, NCAA, for reminding us that football does not come first.
Cheers to the NCAA for kneecapping Penn State for covering up the atrocities of Jerry Sandusky. Finally, collegiate football says education comes first. “Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people,” NCAA President Mark Emmett said. Let’s hope. Too many schools have lost sight of what matters: the education and formation of young people. Yes, athletics is a part of that. However, the almighty dollar has trumped math and science. Football programs in Big Ten universities rake in the dough, directly through the sport, and indirectly through alumni contributions because of the sport. The $60 million NCAA penalty is a hiccup. Football’s popularity breeds school athletic departments that are 32-…
John Roberts
10:01 am on Monday, August 6, 2012
Does this fine take anything back? Does it make it better? No it only tells the other schools ya better cover it up more....a fine..what a joke...and people will accept it...I would ask for all trophies and melt them down and destroy all banners of games played by this school. more ›