This is one of their worst days since Nov. 2011.
This won't change many opinions, as most people paying attention were already of the opinion that today's findings reinforce. But, it brings the whole sordid affair alive again, with even more revealing and sickening details.
Over 4 1/2 years after the original indictment, and 4 years since the internal investigation (Freeh), the memory might have been fading for some. And for young recruits, the whole Paterno era, and the scandal with it, were likely being thought of as a time out of the past. Today's news brings it alive again, and the stain is re-implanted as a fresh memory. This can't help recruiting.
This won't change many opinions, as most people paying attention were already of the opinion that today's findings reinforce. But, it brings the whole sordid affair alive again, with even more revealing and sickening details.
Over 4 1/2 years after the original indictment, and 4 years since the internal investigation (Freeh), the memory might have been fading for some. And for young recruits, the whole Paterno era, and the scandal with it, were likely being thought of as a time out of the past. Today's news brings it alive again, and the stain is re-implanted as a fresh memory. This can't help recruiting.