Wow, football hasn’t even started and that was a full blown weekend of meaty sports goodness. Where do we begin?
As always, from the “Talks too much” studios, here we go…
Statue down, hammer to fall
In this file photo, Mark A. Emmert speaks during a news conference after being announced as the president elect of the NCAA in Indianapolis in April 2010.NCAA chairman Mark Emmert announced heavy penalties against Penn State for the cover-up of the Jerry Sandusky nightmare. The Lions lost a slew of scholarships and bowl eligibility for the next few years. It was issued for a “conspiracy of silence” and the disinterest of the children as said by Edward J. Ray, who said the NCAA not only had the authority to punish Penn State but the duty to do so.
The penalties were harsh. Sure, there had been talk of the death penalty, and this was not death but it was in the team picture. Emmert said of the penalties: “What we can do is impose sanctions that reflect the magnitude of these acts and that Penn State will rebuild an athletic culture” in the right way.
Well, there will be a lot of rebuilding, that’s for sure. Emmert delivered a truckload of penalties: