The fact that these ****ers are ranked #2 in the country, and people seem to be fine with it, ****ing disgusts me.
I share your disgust. However, I don't hold it against the players presently on the team. I do against those alums and fans who still stick to the denial of how JoPa and the administration failed (or even actively obstructed) the investigations into the reports that had been submitted to them.
Growing up in NJ, I was kind of a passive Penn State fan. They were the only arguably national power in our region, and it was also my "safe" when I applied to colleges. I was in fact accepted, and for many years kind of wistfully regretted (redundant?) not enrolling there. Instead I enrolled at a very good liberal arts/engineering college and after two years dropped out to pursue other "interests." Many years later I completed my undergrad degree at EMU while still working a full time at a job in Ann Arbor.
But I always kind of thought that maybe enrolling at a large state university (that was also "coeducational" as we called it in those days ... the school I enrolled at was all-male until my soph year) ... I might have had a more enriching experience. Now I'm more than satisfied that I did not enroll at Pedo State ... I would not be able to have any pride in my
alma mater.
For all the problems and issues we've had to deal with at CU, I can still take pride in what is at least my law school
alma mater. So I've got that going for me. But I must admit that whenever I see Penn State play, I feel an intense sadness at how disgraced their program has become, and how I can't root for them anymore ... even against tOSU.