Call me synical, but am I off on this? 1.1 million is really nothing nowadays. UM and LC generate more revenue for Motts

during their golf outings. I assume they mean to donate a lot more, but just the initial offering seems relatively cheap to me. One of my favorite movies is "A Civil Action" with John Travolta. He said. (paraphrasing) "A corporate defendant says it is sorry with the money they pay." Not much of an apology by PSU, in my humble opinion.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/penn-st-gives-1-1m-152109171--ncaaf.html;_ylt=Av.sPzTAWWHocVPBQVenkpIcvrYF

"Cynical" ^^ and "illiterate" lol

Well, maybe but not really. You've gotta remember that a university has many expenses and football funds much of it. That's all they had left-over after the necessities were taken out. And they had already pledged $1.5 million to another charity.

Is that $1.1 million going to make up for everything, no. But it shows an effort at a start. Let's just hope that isn't all.

I disagree with you. The football team does not fund much of the University. IT funds much of the ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

Big Difference.

Touche'. Yes, I misspoke. The Football program finances basically the entire Athletic Department (except for Hockey and it looks like bouncy-ball now). I apologize, good to know that you're still reading my posts though Joe...

In related news, kind of but not really:


Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" sold at Sotheby's in New York for $119.9 million on Wednesday night.

The amount is a record for a work of art sold at auction. The version of "The Scream" sold is one of four painted between 1893 and 1910, and is one of the best-known images in modern art.

Some of that money should go to the new research center?

Who has $119.9 million for a painting? Seriously?