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\nIt takes decades to build trust in a brand.<\/p>\n
\nIt takes decades to build trust in a brand.<\/p>\n
It takes hours to destroy a brand.<\/p>\n
Joe Paterno was a God-like figure at Penn State. He ran the university. He was there for half a century. He build the football program. He decided what happened. He had too much power, Give him credit, he took an agricultural school and built it to a national school. It took decades to build that up.<\/p>\n
It took hours to destroy it.<\/p>\n
Paterno was fired. He deserved it. The President was canned.<\/p>\n
The Paterno brand is forever tarnished. His 50 years of building it are gone. His obit will lead with the cover-up and the dismissal. His fall from grace, Not his accomplishments.<\/p>\n
The only <\/strong>way Penn State can start to re-build their brand is to ELIMINATE EVERYONE on the coaching staff and athletic department that was there. All of them need to be axed. A complete\u00a0cleansing\u00a0is the only way to rebuild. Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer<\/a> said that ‘everyone on the staff had to have known.’ It is disgusting that this cover-up is so wide-spread.<\/p>\n Paterno is gone and his reputation is dead.<\/p>\n Penn State can re-build, but it must start fresh. All of the people associated with the program need to leave.<\/p>\n I also think the football program should get the death penalty and go on a two-year hiatus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"