Not a good week for Mike McQueary

ESPN Mag's Don Van Natta Jr. writes a 7,000-word profile on the Penn State "whistleblower" (headline word).

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/10542793/the-whistleblower-last-stand

McQueary didn't talk. But Van Natta found out about a team meeting in November 2011 in which he told the team he had been sexually abused growing up. This led to some questions about whether Van Natta crossed a line, Caleb Hannan style.

http://thebiglead.com/2014/03/04/did-espn-cross-an-ethical-line-outing-mike-mcqueary-as-a-child-sexual-abuse-victim/

Story also discusses how, during the time he was Penn State's starting quarterback, McQueary had a serious gambling problem that left him thousands of dollars in debt, a debt that his father eventually settled. But this led to a gambling website finding a 1995 game in which Penn State, favored by 20 points and leading Rutgers by 18 with a minute left, threw a very un-Paterno-like touchdown pass on play-action from the 42-yard line. This was just after McQueary entered the game, and it led to harsh words between Paterno and the Rutgers coach.

http://www.bettingtalk.com/controversial-ending-penn-state-football-game-revisited-mcqueary-gambling-report/

It must be a whiteout in that snow globe today.

 

LOL to The Big Lead wondering if someone's got ethical issues.

BLOGS!!! USA TODAY!!!!!

 

“We recognize the extremely sensitive nature of this topic and had extensive discussions about our approach in advance of publishing. Ultimately, Mike McQueary’s revelation to a number of people is a relevant piece of information in a thoroughly-reported story. Mike McQueary was aware that we had been told the details of his revelation. Given that he is a central figure in the upcoming trial of Penn State officials and his own whistleblower lawsuit, a big focus is on what he saw, what he said and who he said it to. As a result, we carefully considered that if he was a victim of sexual abuse, that may have affected how he processed what he saw and what his reaction and statements were in the aftermath.”

 

I'm not even sure what the most hilarious part of the 1995 Penn State-Rutgers video is.

McQ throwing a TD to try and save his ass.

Paterno and the Rutgers coach snapping at each other. JoePa could have just said, "Look, I have no idea what's going on. I'm just a figurehead. Talk to my son."

Some scrub for Rutgers with the last name "Mike-Mayer" in the post-game handshakes. The son of one of my 1978 Topps cards, I assume.

 

The big question: Nick or Steve?

 

Pretty sure it was Nick.

Didn't even know there was a Steve.

 

As for McQueary, I'm not disputing his story. I'm just puzzled why he (or anyone) decides to bring it up decades later.