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In the Lions' Den: The Penn State Scandal and a Rush to Judgment

In the Lions' Den: The Penn State Scandal and a Rush to Judgment

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  • Author：Graham Spanier
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Summary

In the Lions’ Den tells the true story of a scandal at Penn State University that unfairly resulted in the firing of the nation’s most successful and admired collegiate football coach and the respected president of the university。 The book chronicles a criminal justice system run amok， political vindictiveness and retribution， moral panic， and the influence of a twisted media narrative。 It is， in short， the anatomy of a smear， a memoir told by the university president who lost his job after an outstanding career in higher education。 The story， which is so outlandish that it would be impossible to make up， involves villains and heroes， fear and bravery， the rehabilitative value of friends and family， and coping with adversity。

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Brian Katz ，

An excellent read。 It was really great to read Graham’s perspective on the events that unfolded beginning in November 2011 that changed Penn State forever。 Dr。 Spanier had access to all of the records over the years and was able to look back at the hidden forces that were plotting against him and the University。 It turns out that the Governors office （Corbett ）， the AG， Lewis Freeh， the NCAA as well as the some of the Board of Trustees colluded to achieve a result that made no sense at all to Pe An excellent read。 It was really great to read Graham’s perspective on the events that unfolded beginning in November 2011 that changed Penn State forever。 Dr。 Spanier had access to all of the records over the years and was able to look back at the hidden forces that were plotting against him and the University。 It turns out that the Governors office （Corbett ）， the AG， Lewis Freeh， the NCAA as well as the some of the Board of Trustees colluded to achieve a result that made no sense at all to Penn State alumni looking from the outside in。 This was simply not the University that we loved。This book was very well thought out and written with a lot of care。 Dr。 Spanier explored many aspects of this tragedy for the reader such as: the moral panic / the media， the legal process / corruption at the AG， the Paterno’s， Gary Schultz and Tim Curley， Penn State’s Athletic culture and University procedures， Governor Corbetts vendetta against Spanier， the Freeh report and rebuttal， his national security clearance， the NCAA sanctions， his incarceration and much more。I am very confident from everything that I have read （and John Zieglers podcast） that Dr。 Spanier， Gary Schultz， Tim Curley and Joe Paterno did nothing wrong。 The media moral panic forced the Board of Trustees to pass judgment on this matter without the benefit of an investigation。 Fours days is all that it took。 The Board of Trustees then hired Louis Freeh to write a report that supported what they did。 Freeh’s report was then used by the NCAA to issue sanctions to the University。 A complete farce。 。。。more

Erika ，

I pre-ordered the audiobook and started listening as soon as it came out。 The upside to listening to the audiobook meant that I could hear him speak the words as he truly meant them。 The downside of the audiobook was that I had to listen to his smug voice lament about the lack of recognition he has received for his “gracious” actions as the Penn State President。 This is not so much an “anatomy of a smear，” as he put it， but instead a Boomer’s ranting Facebook post。 This reads somewhat like a Buz I pre-ordered the audiobook and started listening as soon as it came out。 The upside to listening to the audiobook meant that I could hear him speak the words as he truly meant them。 The downside of the audiobook was that I had to listen to his smug voice lament about the lack of recognition he has received for his “gracious” actions as the Penn State President。 This is not so much an “anatomy of a smear，” as he put it， but instead a Boomer’s ranting Facebook post。 This reads somewhat like a Buzzfeed listicle as he spends much of the book outlining his life accomplishments and his many apparent claims to fame。 Among some of the more entertaining stories: 1。 Spanier’s family was involved in hiding Nelson Mandela prior to his arrest2。 Spanier was selected as a director for the non-existent “US Office of Families” （but was never announced because Carter lost his re-election campaign）3。 Tom Corbett， the then PA governor， viewed Spanier as a political rival and publicly celebrated his “demise” at American Ale House in State College （great food， and， unlike this book， I 10/10 recommend）The list goes on and on。 I don’t know anything is true or false， but， either way， this list is insane。 This also doesn’t even cover the dozens and dozens awards/praises/acknowledgments he claims to have received throughout his academic career。 Also included are the names of seemingly every person who has wronged him since January of 2011。 Him listing out his personal grievances with them all was also very entertaining。 Among the pettiest: 1。 He is the only PSU president not to have a portrait displayed in the administration building （I believe he’s referring to Old Main）2。 He couldn’t juggle with the performing magician organization anymore3。 He had to give back his “lion suit” once he was firedThis book was intended to expose some vast government/academic conspiracy， but instead highlights the reason for his well-earned downfall: he fostered a culture at Penn State where no one gave enough of a shit about these kids to ask obvious questions or pursue necessary action。 He was licensed/certified as a therapist。 He had no excuse。 He didn’t care then and， as he wrote an entire book about he being the real victim， he doesn’t care now。 Short and sweet: Graham Spanier glorifies himself， which is entertaining/embarrassing as hell， but lacks any real reflection or remorse for his actions （and inaction） that， at the very least， allowed Jerry Sandusky to continue sexually abusing young boys。 。。。more

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