Will the Syracuse "sex scandal " reach the frenzied pitch of Penn State's ? Probably not ! While we haven't seen or heard the full extent of the allegations against Bernie Fine, the Penn State case has one element that Syracuse's scandal hasn't yet produced; Multiple eyewitnesses to the alleged sexual attacks of boys by Jerry Sandusky. Albeit, the Syracuse scandal now has the "ESPN Audiotape ".
While the Penn State allegations and accounts are more graphic and detailed, the realization that the problem may very well be endemic in collegiate sports(rather than first believed to be confined to the Penn State campus) could be the bigger story.
There are a lot of similarities to the 2 scandals. Both big time sports programs . Both individuals accused are long time successful , trusted lieutenants of iconic head coaches. Both schools and their head coaches maintain storied national reputations. It goes on and on .
At the end of the day, Paterno didn't survive . And as the band , The Clash sang, " will Boeheim stay or will he go now....."? Your thoughts ?
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