they got a stern talking to from everyone from the governor on down about how to compose themselves for this comport themselves for this game on saturday. they were almost muted at the beginning of the game yesterday. the crowd really wasn t into it as much as i thought they could have been or would have been otherwise. then as the course of the game went on, they got a little more enthusiastic. one of the things we noticed, too, coming out of the gate, both teams met at 50-yard line and all the players got down on a knee and said a prayer for all of the victims of sexual abuse and particularly those who are alleged to be victimized in this case. so they were really careful about the images that they were projecting across a national television audience. to make sure that people knew that they were respectful and they were not because they supported coach paterno, they didn t want that seen as being against the victims or casting aspersions on the stories they were presented to the
that it really took a while for this thing to gain some steam. there was a reporter mark madden writes for the beaver county times, a relatively small paper in pennsylvania, had a story about this thing back in april, outlining the 1998 allegations of improperly conduct on sandusky s part with an underage male and it seems that the media didn t pick up on it. honors to him and he had the story here and should have had the beginning of the feeding frenzy back again. judy is right, you had a program too powerful and institution concerned with its perceived short-term interests and coach paterno and university officials accommodated in an unspeakable evil and the problem with that editorial you read and asked jim about. it said that paterno should be able to finish out the year and require with honor which i find disgusting. what about victims and their families, you ve seen a media push to try to find the
whatsoever. so, i think that s a terrible choice because you know what, he has all sorts of relationships. you know what happens? politics. buzz, you ve written a lot over the years. you ve investigated stories, including those inside the court system. how does this story rank among all of those stories in terms of cover-ups you ve seen? the worst. the worst. the worst. now, i have not covered the catholic church. this is by far, by far, the worst. i m not saying that to be whatever, for hyperbole or sensationalism. the worst. basically what you have as far as we know, and we know a lot, is nothing less than eight coach paterno and high-ranking university officials and a graduate assistant, aiding and abetting a basically a known sexual predator who, because he was a coach, was allowed to go unchecked. you cannot get any worse than that, which is why i don t feel sorry for joe paterno. i do not. for all the good he did, that s
be made. but they need to put all of this behind them. they need to understand the reality here is if in 2002, whether it s coach paterno, athletic director curley, mr. mcqueary, if someone had reported it to the police, there are at least five young men who wouldn t have had their lives alterably changed in what happened in 2003, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. that s an incredible tragedy. it s horrific. governor, it reminds me of my church, this sense of looking out for your adult colleagues takes precedent over taking responsibility for the safety, really, moral safety, psychological u physical safety of people in your charge. it s absolutely true. it s that kind of circle the wagons and protect the institution or protect our guy. let me ask you a question, chris. did they protect jerry sandusky? if they had turned jerry sandusky in in 2002, he would have a lot less criminal instances on his blotter. and he would have perhaps got an shorter jail sentence.
academically, and it s more than just football. and that s a point that ought to be made. but they need to put all of this behind them. they need to understand the reality here is if in 2002, whether it s coach paterno, athletic director curley, mr. mcqueary, if someone had reported it to the police, there are at least five young men who wouldn t have had their lives alterably changed in what happened in 2003, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. it s a horrible tragedy. it s horrific. governor, it reminds me of my church, this sense of looking out for your adult colleagues takes precedent over taking responsibility for the safety, really, moral safety, physiological safety of people in your charge. it s absolutely true. it s that kind of circle the wagons and protect the institution or protect our guy. let me ask you a question, chris. did they protect jerry sandusky? if they had turned jerry sandusky in in 2002, he would