The Penn State sex scandal appears to be fading into the background. For instance, ESPN only had two stories on its sports front page this morning. There are several stories hidden further back in their website; but they are a little harder to find. The stories today included one from yesterday referring to the report from the police insinuating McQueary did not talk to them after the incident he witnessed. Another one pointed out there was going to be a new judge assigned to the case. The television coverage of the story is subsiding and many newspapers are starting to move reports of the case off the front page. Soon this story will just be a few sparks that will explode into a small fire once in a while.

Personally, I'm glad that this case is not getting twenty-four hour a day coverage like it did when it first came out. I'm tired of hearing all the talk about what McQueary, Paterno, Shultz, Curly, and Spanier should have done. People will continue to talk about it; but, pretty much everything has already been shared. Soon this story will only be a topic of discussion only when some information comes from the courthouse.

With the story slowly fading into the background, perhaps Penn State can get back to rebuilding its reputation. It is my belief that some of the firings were unnecessary; but, with a new crew on board at the school, the school should be able to move on. More progress will be able to be made after this football season is over. As long as the team is on the field, commentators will refuel the controversy, causing hard feelings between those who love Joe Paterno and those who absolutely hate his guts.

I'm a little bit afraid that since the story is sliding into the background, it might become "out of sight and out of mind". We cannot forget the victims of this crime and we cannot forget those who may have been covering it up. A statement has to be made by the courts to big time sports programs that cover ups will not be tolerated. I don't really believe that the students and athletes should be punished by the actions of a few of the staff of the school. I do, however, believe that shutting down the sports program at the school for a year or two would send a financial message to the school that will definitely change the attitude of the school officials, and get their priorities straight.

So as the scandal slips into the background, look out for a few more young men coming forward to report that they were abused. Unless the courts get smart, look for a slow response by the courts to get these men to trial. Look for a long line of lawsuits against the school, many of which will be settled out of court. Look to find most of the information in the back of the paper and not on the front page, except for the case against Sandusky.