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Posted on April 12, 2013 Written by The Nittany Turkey

Folks, I’m coming at you today to ask you to back our friend Mike Pettigano, the founder and erstwhile chief writer of Black Shoes Diary (c’mon — you all read BSD and you all know Mike, so he really needs no introduction). Mike has assembled a brilliant team of writers including Lou Prato and  the current BSD team, as well as Chase Stuart and Ben Jones to produce a 2013 Penn State football preview, and he needs your help to make it happen.

If you recall the “We Are Penn State” preview magazines from 2009-2011, published by Maple Street Press, that’s the type of publication you’ll be supporting — something you’ll want to gobble up before fall rolls around. Unfortunately, Maple Street Press went belly up, so there was no 2012 edition. Now, Mike & Co. want to print a 112-page 2013 edition.

I was quite taken aback to see that Mike has only managed to get 180 backers thus far, and is less than one-third of the way toward his goal of $35,000, most of which will sucked up by printing expenses. I know that the Penn State community can and will do better than that. I will do my part to get the word out and I just donated a C-note to the cause. Come on, Nittany Lions! Let’s do this thing!

Even a skinny, little $5 donation will help get the project rolling, but you Turkey readers are upper crust (because the Turkey himself is pretty crusty), so I’m certain that Mike can count on you to go the extra mile. You can find all the information you’ll need at KickStarter.com.

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Filed Under: Penn State Football

Good God, Rod!

Posted on April 5, 2013 Written by The Nittany Turkey

The Centre Daily Times  happened into some emails between former NCAA Chief Investigator Ameen Najjar and Nevin Shapiro, the jailed booster of University of Miami scandal fame, in which Najjar blasted Penn State University President Rod Erickson for handing Mark Emmert the dagger to do what he would.

“The Penn State deal is a travesty. The NCAA did not impose anything. Penn State agreed to and self-imposed the penalties, waived all due process and waived any right to appeal. The NCAA has/had NO authority to impose any penalties in that situation and PSU’s president sold the school down the river.”

Of course, we all know the story of how Erickson claims to have been threatened with the death penalty before he rolled over for Emmert. He said his hands were tied and it was either agree to the draconian sanctions or lose the football program completely for a long time.

But was it really that cut-and-dried a negotiation?

Najjar’s email might be the rant of a guy who had sour grapes for the NCAA, having been fired as the anointed scapegoat in the Shapiro case; however, what does he have to gain by demeaning Penn State’s president? By the same token, one has to question what Najjar really knows about the Penn State situation, as he was not involved in the (non-) investigation.

Nevertheless, if he is right, who knows how far back the deal goes? The Freeh Report led to the NCAA sanctions. Perhaps the whole course of affairs was a pre-ordained deal to hang Curley, Paterno, Schultz, and Spanier while saving the hides of the Board of Trustees and diverting attention from the sordid workings of Pennsylvania government and from the Second Mile. If anyone was following the money, they were headed off at the pass.

Meanwhile, Erickson saves his own ass by saying he had no choice.

So, our friends at PS4RS have requested transcripts of communications between the NCAA and PSU. As you might recall, Ed Ray, president of NCAA’s executive committee, claimed that PSU was never threatened with the death penalty. Later, he recanted somewhat, but this is enough to cast doubt on exactly who did what to whom.

Saith PS4RS spokesbabe Maribeth Schmidt:

“If the deal indeed went down the way Rodney Erickson has explained, then there should be nothing to hide. However, we now have two different representatives of the NCAA asserting that there was no such coercion as Dr. Erickson has described.

“Should we ultimately find that Penn State was complicit in the imposition of the sanctions, or that President Erickson misrepresented the events that led to the execution of the consent decree, then it is reasonable to conclude that the Board of Trustees and administration have been dishonest with the Penn State community and have failed wholly and completely in their fiduciary responsibility to the University.”

None of know what really happened behind those closed doors and secured telephone lines. It’s about time we did.

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Filed Under: Penn State Football, Penn State Scandal Tagged With: Ameen Najjar, Mark Emmert, NCAA, Rod Erickson

It’s April 1. Do you know where your children are?

Posted on April 1, 2013 Written by The Nittany Turkey

You’d think that with as light an approach as I take toward the serious business of Penn State football, I would have published some kind of spoof here in honor of this sacred holy day for jokers. But I’m in no mood to write something funny.

Maybe I would find humor in the Zayd Issah caper? Nah, it just pisses me off that bright people with a real future find it desirable to fuck up their lives in exchange for a few bucks. And all that cholesterol at McDonald’s — what good can come of that? ???? ?????? Not to mention that the denomination in question, a double sawbuck, has long proven to be unprofitable for counterfeiters. The kid is clearly an idiot.

Or perhaps I could find something funny to exploit with respect to the Penn State Board of Trustees. Shit, that group is downright depressing! They’d fuck up a wet dream. ???? ??? ?????

Casey Anthony has asked the court for permission to reap proceeds from a book with her story. Kill your daughter and make a career out of writing about it. That’s not funny at all.

How about politics? Obama? Watching our wealth slip away? Governmental overreach? More depression. Perhaps Obama will use sequestration as an excuse to ban sex. Hit the people where it hurts to prove his point that Republicans are assholes. Huh???

Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely with a broken jaw due to a 90 mph puck fired at his face. The Pens have won 15 in a row, and Crosby is a large part of that. Letang and Martin are also hurt. ???? ??? Oy. No reason for levity there.

I seriously need some humor, but I can’t find any. Can you readers point out any quality April Fools spoofs that will elevate my mood? I’m sure you’ve had to come across some good stuff. Please do your therapeutic best for this turkey.

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