But everything pales in comparison to the news out of Pennsylvania...

I don't even know where to begin with it. And this is far worse than even what the situation with the two Georgia high schools is turning in to.

A three-year investigation at Penn State University has led a grand jury to charge the university's (now former) Athletic Director and (now former) head of Business -- who was also the head of the Campus Police Department at the time -- with perjury and obstruction of justice.

That's bad enough. When it's compounded with what they were covering up, you've got probably the single most sordid example (of many I've found) as to why the sports culture in this country is diseased beyond repair.

This all stems from the case of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, who was indicted on November 6 of 40 counts stemming from a years-long habit of pedophilia.

This guy is accused of fucking kids under the color of the Penn State football program under Joe Paterno.

Just a couple days ago, they added perjury and obstruction charges to then-AD Tim Curley and vice president for business and finance Gary Schultz (who was the head of the campus police, at the time). Both have since stepped down from their posts, Curley to administrative leave, Schultz to retirement.

The worst part of this is that Paterno was not touched.

How in the Hell he could have an assistant coach under his employment who had been fucking kids for a period of 15 years and that Paterno could not have known about it is INCONCEIVABLE to me.

And then, to openly have the university's head of police AND the Athletic Director LIE to authorities over this is just stupid beyond all sense of description.

This clearly extended back to when Sandusky was on the staff. At least one incident is reported to have surrounded a kid near the team at the 1999 Alamo Bowl.

That ALONE should end JoePa's career. That single statement should put to rest the feasible ability of Joe Paterno to be able to successfully discern good character to bed.

Sandusky is being accused of fucking kids for FIFTEEN YEARS. There is ZERO CHANCE that I believe that people at Penn State didn't know, and that the aura around the Penn State Nittany Lion football program was going to cover this up, not unlike the Holy Roman Catholic Church and the "Holy Scepter of God" many of these pedophilic male priests believe is between their legs.

Joe Paterno should be arrested on the same charges that the other two guys just got: Perjury and obstruction, because to handle this in-house (which is what Paterno did) is basically begging for this to die. Of course, had this come out earlier, his career probably was over anyway.

This is probably fatal to the football program at Penn State, in one way or another. Maybe not this year, but soon...

But I had the following to say to the President of Penn State University, Graham Spanier, whom you can contact at the e-mail address: president@psu.edu

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Subject: Act Now on Paterno, or Join Him

To the President of Penn State University, Graham Spanier:

I can understand this is a difficult time for you.

But you are completely and utterly negligent in your duties as a University President if you do not do one thing, right now -- and it's the last thing that you would ever want to do at Penn State University:

Joe Paterno either retires immediately, or he is fired.

You basically, for the foreseeable future, are going to be seen as "Pedophile State University". Paterno's reputation as a college football legend -- GONE. Your university's positive reputation -- DESTROYED.

If, hypothetically speaking, I were a student at Penn State, I'd be looking into transferring out, as soon as I could.

You've got two choices:

You either rid the athletic program of Joe Paterno, and every person who may have been involved in this (and if you think I believe this is just Curley, Sandusky, and that vice president of business, you're fooling yourself!)

or

You quit as the President of Penn State University, and a successor is named that has half an ounce of integrity.

The only reason I would not call for you guys to decline any bowl bid you would receive this year is that I am not clear at all that (beyond that Paterno has no business coaching this team whatsoever now) it involves this team on the player level in any respect. But what punishments could be put against your university that would be sufficient, I cannot say because I do not know.

Michael Falkner

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And people wonder why I am so disgusted with sports these days. There's more of this going on -- LOTS more...

And there's lots more to this story too.

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5 PM PST: Unscientific philly.com poll:

4-to-1 that Paterno needs to go.

Well, I can see I'm done purchasing Mars products for a while...

NASCAR fined Kyle Busch $50,000 and put him back on probation today for the remaining races of 2011.

We can only hope Joe Gibbs has the sense not to let him in the car, or there WILL be a wreck.

But after this comment from Mars, Inc., sponsors of Kyle's car:

"The recent actions demonstrated by Kyle Busch are not consistent with the values of Mars, Incorporated and we are very disappointed," the news release said. "We do not condone this behavior and expect those who represent our company and brands to abide by the same values our company stands for. We have expressed our strong concerns directly to Joe Gibbs Racing."

I have only this response:

"This isn't a question.

This is effectively a boycott.

Until your company fully dissociates itself with Kyle Busch, I'm not knowingly purchasing another product from you.

NASCAR appears completely unwilling to do anything reasonable to the man for the incidents he's done, and I'm sick of half-hearted promotional saves on the part of companies like yours.

GET RID OF THE GUY. PERIOD."

Week 9 Score Report

Got a couple of bad ones here to talk about in a bit...

Let's get the score report out of the way for week 9, Monday nighter pending...

2004: 47.93
2007: 46.71
2009: 46.46
2010: 45.92
2011: 43.54
2008: 42.57
2001: 41.80
2006: 40.21
2005: 39.93
2003: 39.64
2002: 39.07

Nine-week averages to this point:

2011: 44.50
2008: 44.21
2002: 43.98 (after a long time at #2)
2009: 43.49
2010: 43.35
2007: 42.58
2004: 42.10
2003: 41.57
2006: 41.34
2005: 41.28
2001: 40.52

Interesting factoid: The Green Bay Packers have been involved in the two highest-scoring games of the year. The 45-38 win over San Diego this week is the highest-scoring game of the year. #2 is the season-opening 42-34 win over the Saints. The next highest-scoring games are 2 at 73 and 1 at 72 (the Packers' week 4 49-23 win over the Broncos!).

So the Pack have been involved in three of the five highest scoring games of the season, and are 8-0, and probably will be 10-0 when they go to Detroit to open the Thanksgiving Turkey-Fest. HMMMMMM....

Oh my God, NA$CAR showed some balls and finally parked the motherfucker.

About four and a half months ago, I posted this diatribe about why Kyle Busch was not parked for a number of offenses stemming from and subsequent to his probation earlier in the year for an altercation with Kevin Harvick.

Well, what do I see today on ESPN?

THEY PARKED THE SON OF A BITCH!!!

Banned from both races for the weekend after being parked after basically trying to kill Ron Hornaday in the Truck Race.

Busch deliberately wrecked Hornaday during the first caution period of the race on lap 14, after the two got into it on a three-wide situation.

He deliberately took Hornaday and spun him into the wall violently, ending his race and probably his championship hopes.

Time to ban this shit-head until at least Daytona. (There's only three races left, and this finishes off him in the Chase. I would not want this guy on the track to wreck someone to decide the Chase, and don't think he wouldn't!!) A season or life ban would not be out of line for this. That was about as bad as one gets.

And another example of an out-of-control team being rewarded...

Saw this one in Yahoo! Rivals today, and the entire story is here:

The principal of a Maryland high school pulled the plug on his team's soccer season on the basis of a flagrant taunting of a rival school they had just defeated in their state quarterfinal match.

After defeating their rivals from Dulaney High, Perry Hill High's soccer team went into the "Bernie", a gyrating conga line made famous in the movie "Weekend at Bernie's".

Many complaints were filed (some should've been against the officials, as every player on the Dulaney team should've been booked for excessive/inciting celebration (it'd be roughly the equivalent of taking off their shirts to incite the crowd), and the principal pulled the plug, ordering the forfeit of the state semifinal match...

... only to lose his testicles and reverse his decision later. My guess, frankly? The state association would've penalized the school much more harshly had they gone through with it. Remember: The only reason the miscreants get their sports is how much money the sports make -- even at the high school level.

The game was scheduled for Friday, re-scheduled for Saturday at 2 PM Eastern.

May they lose about six-nil.

NFL Fine Blotter Week 8: Wait for it, and here they come...

Lots of fines in the Friday Fine Blotter:

• New York Giants had two for personal fouls: Linval Joseph drew a $7,500 for sanction for his.
• while Antrel Rolle drew $15,000 for his, because that makes him a TWO-TIME LOSER.
• Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin: $7,500 for facemasking another player in a scuffle. He probably was ruled instigator, as the other player was not fined.
• Carolina Panthers: Legedu Naanee drew the same $7,500 fine in the same game and the same manner for a different scuffle that HE started. The Viking player who was also flagged in that scuffle was not fined.
• San Francisco 49ers: Justin Smith: $15,000 for a head/neck roughing the passer shot.
• Kansas City Chiefs had THREE players fined for illegal shoe colors: $5,000 (presumably) each for Brandon Flowers (making him a TWO-TIME LOSER), Dwayne Bowe, and Brandon Smith. They all painted their black shoes red, illegal under the rules.
• Cincinnati Bengals got two: Andre Caldwell: $5,000 for a personal foul for unnecessary roughness.
• and Domata Peko: $7,500 for a similar foul.
  
• New England Patriots get two: Kevin Faulk: $7,500 for a chop block.
• and Patrick Cheung: same amount for a personal foul -- which makes him a TWO-TIME LOSER. (So why is the fine not doubled, Commissioner Goodell, much less a suspension?)
• Houston Texans: Duane Brown, $7,500 for punching somebody. (Not to mention where's the thumb and a stiff additional fine?)
• St. Louis Rams: Bryan Kehl: $15,000 for violation of the Defenseless Player Rule
• and the San Diego Chargers with the last two I could find: Steve Gregory: $10,000 for a dirty hit.
• and Bront Bird: $7,500 for a late hit.

That's 18 players this week I could find, for $157,500.

Listen, you guys: Play by the fucking rules, or if you're that dead-set on throwing away your fucking money, just send some of it to me, then, since it seems your dirty hits and rulebreaking are more important than your pocketbook.

Here's a hint why: Eight weeks into the year, only TWO teams have not received a single fine from the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys, and the Indianapolis Colts.

Week 8 Fine Blotter: An early and slow start...

Only a couple fines I've seen so far:

• Tennessee Titans: Anthony Smith: $7,500 for a cheapie on the quarterback.
• And for the sixth game in eight, the Pittsburgh Steelers have drawn a fine: Ryan Clark: $15,000 for a helmet-to-helmet late hit.

Chris Keomatu could've become a two-time loser himself, but, like the guy from last week, got off easy, apparently.

Since I have a moment, here's to Bernard Pollard, who believes the fines are "killing the game"?

Would you rather see cheap-shot-ball killed, or a human being??

Wait, you've been in the NFL, haven't you?? I know that answer now!!!

Never mind...