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The Sandusky Sex Abuse Scandal - A Week in Review
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Nebraska vs. Penn State: Scandal Overshadows Football Game
Honestly, I find myself in a quandary with how to deal with this. I want to focus on the football game, but it's really a secondary issue right now. Joe Paterno was supposed to have had a press conference today, but it was cancelled by Penn State University President Graham Spanier. Paterno's...
Tim Curley, Gary Schultz Step Down
Prior to their arraignments Monday in Harrisburg on charges of perjury and failure to report abuse of a child, Penn State Director of Athletics Tim Curley and Interim Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz have been removed from their respective posts. Curley asked to be...
Shocking!!! Fiesta Bowl To Remain Part of BCS (or Why Nothing Will Change, Ever)
This just in, the BCS has announced that the Fiesta Bow must pay a whopping, enormous, massive $1 MILLION dollar fine to remain as part of the BCS. Can the Fiesta Bowl afford such an enormous, massive fine and still survive? Isn't $1 MILLION punitive to the amount of putting a death sentence on...
Penn State Recruiting: At Some Point, The Sky Begins To Fall
We're all a bit squeamish when it comes to recruiting around here. Our friends at Black Heart Gold Pants like to caption their recruiting updates, "Caring is creepy." It must also be said that when it comes to recruiting, "creepy is caring." While it's ridiculously nearsighted to throw a fit...
Nitt Picks Wants a Fifth Year
It's funny how during the offseason every conference has their little pet projects they try to push on everyone. The SEC wants to start a playoff. Big Ten coaches want a vacation. The Big East wants us to think they're actually good. So what is the Big XII pushing for? They want to do away with...












