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Originally Posted by smitty81
I guess I don't see your reasoning.
That would be like saying that we will let USC remain the national champs although they were paying their players to play for them and their heisman trophy winner that was also paid was a big reason why they won.
Why should they get to keep their wins. Who's to say they would have won without Paterno?
Why should they get to keep awards and records they otherwise maybe wouldn't of gotten without paterno.
Thats like saying, it's ok to cheat and do wrong behind the NCAA's back, you will still get a bowl ring to keep.  |
But there was no cheating going on in this case.
Yes, everyone involved are all creeps and douchebags, and they deserved to be punished, but erasing records is just the easy way out, so we won't have to talk about what happened in the future. At most, put an asterisk beside those wins, kinda like Barry Bonds' accomplishments.
I'm not suggesting that the wins stay intact to glorify anyone or to keep anyone's legacy intact. In fact, I'm suggesting keeping the wins in place so that future generations can look back and see that winners on the field aren't always good people. Erasing this is the easy way out.