Very Sad News in Happy Valley. Paterno's legacy appears to end in scandal

[WhenItWasAHobby]

From what I read elsewhere, due to Paterno's vacated wins, Bobby Bowden is now the all-time leader in wins in Division I and Paterno drops to 17th in the all-time ranking.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

From what I read elsewhere, due to Paterno's vacated wins, Bobby Bowden is now the all-time leader in wins in Division I and Paterno drops to 17th in the all-time ranking.

Technically, I guess that would be correct. 45 of Robinson's wins at Grambling came before it was an accredited college..

[edhans]

Kudos to the NCAA and to the current administration at Penn State for doing the right thing. There are other institutions and individuals around the country that value the sanctity of their athletic programs above all else. A strong and unambiguous message was necessary, and it was delivered here. It's a shame, of course, that the current student athletes will have to suffer for sins which were nor theirs.

[drc]

I think the wins punishment is based on the theory that the coverup was done to protect the team and in the name of winning-- which it almost certainly was-- a thus a fitting punishment is to take take away wins.