I've had a few days to think about the Penn State ruling and I'm still uncertain about what I think. Due to the horrendous things that occurred, the team/coaches have to be punished, right? Yet at the same time, most everyone whom was involved in this scandal are either no longer with the team or dead, so why must the students whom had nothing to do with it be punished as well? Then again, this happens with regard to all penalties/probation. When a scandal brews, the coach gets let go and the incoming coach and players whom had nothing to do with it feel the brunt of the punishment. It's not fair to them, but then what's to be done for the NCAA to set an example by punishing teams/schools for such infractions? In the end, I think I feel bad for the students (and new coaches) there, yet also think it was probably the right thing to do. I don't wish anything negative upon Penn State. I hope that, in the end, the coaches, players, team and university can be strengthened due to this and pull through ever the more stronger. At the same time, I hope the harsh penalties by the NCAA deter any other school from allowing such awful things to occur.
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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