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Sportwriter Lenn Robbins, who covers college football for the New York Post, joins Brian to discuss the NCAA’s sanctions on Penn State.
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And Robbins joins us now with a New York Post Len welcome back.
You couldn't discipline but -- was protection something goes that we accomplished or it was until I get the ticket.
I got it.
And by the way you're GM and you're on a treadmill with -- Robbins.
Who anywhere you bench -- -- led robs you wanna talk sports that's the perfect place and it's the perfect guy wherever you.
Pay a -- first off by a anytime I think some avenue college sports especially Penn State -- -- about you even if he decided to go to know the business.
Well on this -- and what are -- hardest stories you ever had to cover because you covered Paterno for as always you've been a professional correct.
He had not not believe that that you know -- patent term grew up just blocks away and I was about twelve I got a chance to to maintain beach and back to Brooklyn -- Some percent to didn't.
You know he didn't and I want to play for obsolete you know -- -- separate yourself and -- you know that.
-- didn't.
More horrible than anyone of us could ever for -- -- Iraq has been didn't like you're not you know he's at peace in the course -- that -- You believe -- Penn State been over sanctioned.
All -- I believe -- this historical fact -- I don't keep up the sanctions are really going to too cute cute things that I think people really want citizen that is.
Help the victims you know there are some sort of policies where.
The victims across the country not just depends I think -- working NCAA really cares about that.
They would have that's something like you know the NCAA are going from a -- some sort that they -- -- centers on every college across the country to.
I'm I don't think he -- Penalizing those -- play -- nothing to do with this added.
If you the NCAA and your monster is you know the duty -- student athletes -- -- strip a lot of -- it's not much and apparently thinks I think they need to get out of the business extra piece scholarships.
Well maybe it's a totally because as you know would have -- Reggie Bush for example in USC the guys for years into his pro career.
And they -- you -- with an agent so gonna go sanctioned USC the coach -- and -- bunch of players their -- go to a bowl game that's pretty much the way it works.
Well that need to be addressed them especially now -- the NCAA is in a mode where it's willing to basically disregard its own protocol and it's important -- Each situation.
As we accept -- happens the next -- what happened to visit coached.
We had a couple of DW I arrests on his record.
And got a big he wrapped his car around the screen to people who are injured or jokes is that no more emirate -- Q -- -- an NCAA investigative issue.
That's good point and he brought up mark Cameron.
You really ripped him in today's column you believe he's trying to in some way shape or form possibly trying to become the next Mitt Romney.
He tries trying to politicize is hoping for his own career why do you think that.
Think that everything that he thought it.
Mac tip of the very end there he is accused shall -- of an -- being more powerful than your own institution.
So I always want to want to be material motive for why it's so important for mark get -- Should be out in front of this issue was loud and clear he has been and that is exactly what people who want to get into politics worry -- politics do you.
You know they spotted in these Q where it's impossible to undermine -- because that she's yet to speak up.
And he just -- did you know shot -- and coordinate this URG talking about before.
You know what would market or with the president at LSU he said that.
You know that -- would do well also safety and the well being of the football program actually it's Paramount to LSU.
Well what you call triple cut back then but not now.
He didn't.
You're saying it means so much the community you know this morning on FOX & Friends I had the owner of two restaurants he's within.
Twenty minutes of -- of of Penn State.
Or do whatever it very close proximity and he's good -- feels as though is -- this is gonna be devastated.
Is that just par for the course though.
Q did it -- -- -- -- rule out the lights went went to PNC double his appearance -- wants to be no.
But -- it's -- there you go away and they can do whatever they want actually I was very instinctively brought and I know for a fact that several people in the NCAA headquarters to work in enforcement and who our investigation.
Like big -- -- personally.
The president not to do this sport -- let's take a little bit more action because you're the first person that I -- -- something like that.
-- -- now the financial ramifications to people with businesses.
Well depends speak community you know economically.
And -- not or you know over the last -- six years.
So these are all issues that I think need to be -- aboriginal and you know considered a force one just -- his own came out instead.
I'm taken over the show you is what I'm doing got to get me -- look great so right.
Ed -- tell when -- Robbins here one of the finds college reporters in the country writes for the New York Post special series comes today.
When I got to ask you to about your impression of the free report I don't know how much you be able to get through.
Do you believe people gonna start poking holes in this he's a former FBI director in this was paid for by the university.
Well I think that certain people certain will be you know -- thing we have to remember corners there are so many different agendas going on here.
You know you have people like currently -- Spaniard who were literally going to be facing jail time so who knows what they will come up with.
I -- worry about any report.
Again this goes back and were acting now -- I spoke.
Spoke to check for Apple's a very good professor at university Toledo and sort of NCAA matters in the first didn't -- bought.
When he heard the -- I'm if it weren't going to take parents think football -- if she -- to this -- -- -- they couldn't litigate.
For a couple of months may be it -- -- -- in the free report.
Oh look people make mistakes are not suggesting -- -- that it's free -- people did you know I.
Like you know we're gonna go into you don't and it's his position who spent conducting an investigation.
-- probably did a very good job but we just don't know.
And let's remember what the change figures and all this.
Joseph Paterno.
Instead he did not have a chance to answer to these questions now I don't know whether it's on -- -- someone else would have been able to.
But it just seems to -- that.
In a lot of situations like this every once certainly trying to get out and fought at this sort of trying to beat the -- -- -- but it -- -- -- -- -- Great job sort of like you know mission accomplished you know bush went on the -- carrier mission accomplished what you accomplished what can be accomplished.
Yeah that's a whole new conversation but I understand the analogy.
The Joseph Paterno that you -- could you ever imagine him in a situation like this not being aggressive in whether it's and dusty or some stranger.
Or janitor and not being aggressive the -- that you knew would be aggressive in in reading his program in the university of this this is atypical from the guy you know.
I guess that's what -- committed to that brightness keys Joe's own words and you know he said this is the greatest one of the greats close it is like so I think that -- very well.
But do you think he was funny about that sorrow in your opinion you might -- wanna get it in your opinion was he finding out about that sorrow last year.
When it reached the -- so was he funny -- about -- 98.
He certainly -- -- in 98 I mean I think it's a question about that.
It's a very heartening knowing the person actual paternalism you know maybe it would -- of the estimated former Michigan -- -- -- -- and induction ceremonies since opted to India this week and and -- you know it's really hard and not.
Criticized Q what -- -- -- two opportunities.
-- take advantage of patents that.
It's not like he didn't do a lot of good to look at that university.
And I think that's the part that's hard right now with what people -- -- someone -- -- can't say that.
It's almost like basically that would -- you know try to do -- or talk to defend your recent koskie.
Nothing could be further from the troops -- You know usually happens Bryant -- -- euros.
You're not visceral -- we make them out to be sober people so much harder.
I guess cell and the other thing is from a pure football standpoint what a leaped high school kid.
Would transfer student whatever go to Penn State over the next four years.
It's very hard to match that -- may -- in two years or three years.
Cultural -- can stop the process of saying hey.
Who are eligible optical ball would be eligible but it's -- -- -- -- horrible to Google championship.
-- part of the intense state beat part of you know you'll be one of the proudest programs.
In college football but.
I spoke to which state to see of the day what he -- the -- and he got hit with sanctions on the Dennis Erickson -- And he told you -- three years.
That the sanctions were imposed that the program really bottomed out so we're looking -- it was worth it penalties.
Tack on another -- -- sport courtroom coral bottoms out.
I'm I don't think we'll see Penn State on national television but the frequency it has been for at least another eight to.
And what percentage of good of moved.
Penn State roster now going to be heading for the exits before September.
Well you know I haven't studied the doctor in terms of class junior senior what you remember from these kids are close to getting degrees you know say what you -- about -- -- -- -- this this horrible tragedy didn't handle it.
And state as one of the best graduation records in college football.
So both kids are in a place where academics -- at the -- -- a -- have a chance to get -- -- I understand you can sort of -- can put your credits transfer.
You know will be your girlfriend on campus and -- -- -- -- -- -- didn't get it going into this and that's the top.
But you're putting young -- in a position where they've got to make that decision.
Where big never saw that comic.
-- what if it's if my son was good enough to make it -- -- -- historic Penn State -- -- athlete he got one year left two years left.
I would recommend you -- I would say listen and you know what I'm sure these coaches are making it apparent where their welcome and where they're not -- be crazy not to.
Separately it has refused sunset due to -- like -- here my best friends -- year.
I'm.
She credits away from getting -- -- I love my apartment it's just been my home my -- here I wanna go someplace else.
I would say stopping it threw me back when I sit there and stop listening to this -- -- and you can find another girlfriend.
Has that.
Maybe I can lead to -- parenting.
Can you back off below give me time to bring well.
Well you know when when we were at that meeting together parents who have no clue.
-- -- That the yet we -- -- -- together and radeon all Sports Radio we have we were parents.
And so -- -- not -- -- up it's an arm and destroy my name Islamic troubled man.
With -- troubled men -- better.
We have never committed a crime -- a lead we're gonna read everything you -- is that right.
Rick Glenn Robinson thanks so much and I hear you bottle -- for rescheduling your schedule for me.
So it right at an avid media had to step up and look at that at -- let -- thinks -- great --
