Joe Paterno to resign at end of season

[Spexxvet]

Some immediate reaction thoughts:

Taxpayers subsidize Penn State, directly through funding and indirectly through student tuition programs. Fining the institution is fining taxpayers. The NCAA fines and the sure-to-come (and justified) civil penalties should be paid by the individuals responsible - administrators, board members, prosecutors, investigators, janitors, et al.

The NCAA penalties will hurt people well beyond the football program and the university. Local businesses are going to take a beating, when maybe 20,000 fewer people come to town 8 times a year.