"Unprecedented" Casualties

Death penalty may have not of been the title, but this punishment that Penn State received today will make them feel like as if they were "death penalty" casualties. The NCAA banned the university from bowl games for the next four years, a vacation of all of their wins from 1998 up to 2011, loss of scholarships, and a 60 million dollar fine. Many have been wondering if this punishment is not enough or if it is to strict to an organization. If you ask me, I think the punishment fits perfectly for the crime. Supporters have argued that this punishment may be to hard especially on the kids who had no part of this heinous crime. Let us not forget, when Reggie Bush was charged for taking money from a source while he was playing for USC he was stripped of his Heisman  Trophy and the "University" of Southern California suffered by being banned from bowl games for future years. All of the current players have been given the right to transfer out and keep all of their years of eligibility at other schools. One thing that I thought was pretty harsh was the vacation of the wins from past years which now takes Paterno's records away of the all-time most winningest coach in college football. If the NCAA wanted to make a statement, erasing one of the most historical records in sports is definitely the way to do that. The NCAA in the past has showed their flaws and have rightfully deserved their nickname as the most corrupt organization in the nation, but I think today was just one small step into replenishing their image. 

Jerry Sandusky and Joe Paterno