Freindly Fire Recap: Corbett’s NCAA Folly, Chrysler, Christie, And MLB

Tom Corbett’s NCAA Lawsuit Folly: Honest to God, Corbett acts more like Adam Sandler’s deer-in-the-headlights characters every day— slow, clueless, out-to-lunch. The only differences are that 1) People are laughing at Corbett, not with him, and 2) Sandler always wins at the end of the movie. In Tommy Boy’s case, the final scene is coming quickly, and there will be no contract renewal for a sequel.

The latest scene in The Tom and Jerry (Sandusky) Show was the common sense ruling — a no-brainer to everyone but Corbett — by federal judge Yvette Kane. By her throwing out Corbett’s baseless lawsuit against the NCAA for its sanctions levied against Penn State, the Governor gets the worst of both worlds: his crass political move spectacularly backfired, further tanking his already basement-dwelling approval rating. 

Were the sanctions an outrageous over-reach? Absolutely. But remember that Governor Corbett, as a Penn State Trustee, agreed to and approved of the sanctions. In an overtly calculated effort to show he \”cared\” about Penn State — and to improve his abysmal approval rating — he sued the NCAA over those very same penalties.