Why has Penn State not fired Mike McQueary?

In a related question posted on Yahoo! Answers, I wrote that I thought McQueary's dismissal was inevitable. How could Penn State keep around the avatar of its institutional corruption, cowardice and criminality? Or so I argued.

Now that the announcement has been made that McQueary will continue on as a coach for the Nebraska game, I realize how naive I've been. Keeping McQueary around makes sense for Penn State. McQueary stands to be the key witness in the investigation. Better, if you're Penn State, to have him on your team, eh? Keep him close so your in-house counsel can "coach him up" so to speak.

Nevertheless, it's hard to imagine that McQueary will avoid some form of "rough justice." One has to assume that he and his family (especially his father) are in real danger on that campus and in that community. If he were a smart man, he would take himself, his wife and his children out of harm's way, negotiate his own resignation and move far, far away. If Penn State were smart, they would take him up on the offer, arrange to get him a golden parachute to keep him "sympathetic," find him a job somewhere that major newspapers and the internet barely reach (or perhaps with an influential alumnus) and hold a tasteful press conference replete with crafted and highly polished statements from the University and McQueary. I think that's what institutions like Penn State call "crisis management" these days.

I realize this sounds horribly cynical on my part. But, really, how else is one to interpret Penn State and McQueary at this point? Both corrupt. Both self-serving. They're a perfect match.

I agree with footballfanatic. The entire administration should go. It was as simple as calling 911 or knocking Sandusky the fuc out in mcqueary's case. They all knew he was a monster and did nothing to stop him. What would anyone else have done in the same situation??? More! It would have been easy to make sure it never happened again but they were more worried about a scandal. Sick fukking people. All of them.

You, me and a whole host of sports analysts are shocked as to why this cowardly fool is still on the staff. Besides the SOB Sandusky, McQueary is the next culpable person responsible for this horrible tragedy. This cat needs to be run out of town on a rail after they tar and feather him. I cannot imagine this dude on the sidelines for this game on Saturday.

Because before this story broke no one even knew who he was. Notice how no one is even making that big of a deal about him seeing it, but are making it out like the end of the world because Paterno didn't report it to the police.

He should be fired. The entire administration should be gone. What if this was a murder? Would these people have sat on their thumbs if they saw somebody being killed in the shower stall? unfortunatelty, It would seem like the answer would be YES.

I'm appalled. Truly appalled. If I were one of these Penn State football players, my next step would be transferring the hell out of there.

Im surprised this question isnt being posed by the press.....it seems fishy that he still has a job. I wouldnt doubt for a minute that its a decision motivated by money (somehow) or there being a greater influence from a higher up.

It's just a matter of time, probably just taking the attorneys a bit longer to get the facts down straight and shove a severance agreement in his cowardly face. He's gone.

I agree and one has to wonder if the media will be asking the same thing onSaturdays broadcast.he is where this all starts.Had he done what was right from the start nobody else would have been asked to do anymore.

because the firings start at the top and come down, it is coming. And covering up child finger diddling is something that has Blame not More to blame.

A very, very good question indeed. There is so much wrong with McQueary keeping a job.