Some members of the Penn State Board of Trustees are unhappy that the university's administration agreed to severe NCAA sanctions announced Monday without first consulting the 32-member group.
"It's really simple: I am frankly outraged as a member of the Board of Trustees that the University entered into a consent agreement without discussing it with the Board in advance of signing,'' Anthony Lubrano told USA TODAY Sports.
"If I'm going to be held accountable, I feel like I should I've been part of that process," Lubrano added. "I think it's fair to say that a number of Board members are upset."
Lubrano, a financial planner, graduated magna cum laude with an accounting degree from Penn State in 1982. He had been one of the harshest critics of the Board as a non-member after it fired Joe Paterno last November in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal that rocked the Big Ten institution. During his campaign to become a trustee last spring, Lubrano purchased television time and included as part of his campaign a "Joe Paterno tribute."
On Monday, the NCAA hit Penn State with numerous hard-hitting sanctions.
"It really wasn't much of a negotiation (but) everything's negotiable," Lubrano said. "My view is that we rolled over and played dead. They (Board members) want to put Paterno behind them."
Meanwhile, a group called Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, issued a statement Monday that, in part, blamed the Board for the NCAA's severe punishment.
"To rely upon such a report to issue punishment is beyond reckless, and should not be supported in any way by the leadership of Penn State," said the group. "By agreeing to these sanctions, every single member of the Penn State Board of Trustees has blatantly failed in their fiduciary responsibilities to the University. With each passing hour, we are gaining additional alumni support in our demand to have them resign immediately."
Last week, the Board's chairman, Steve Garban, resigned after being criticized in the Freeh Report for his handling of the crisis that has damaged the school's image and reputation.
"It's really simple: I am frankly outraged as a member of the Board of Trustees that the University entered into a consent agreement without discussing it with the Board in advance of signing,'' Anthony Lubrano told USA TODAY Sports."If I'm going to be held accountable, I feel like I should I've been part of that process," Lubrano added. "I think it's fair to say that a number of Board members are upset."
Lubrano, a financial planner, graduated magna cum laude with an accounting degree from Penn State in 1982. He had been one of the harshest critics of the Board as a non-member after it fired Joe Paterno last November in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal that rocked the Big Ten institution. During his campaign to become a trustee last spring, Lubrano purchased television time and included as part of his campaign a "Joe Paterno tribute."
On Monday, the NCAA hit Penn State with numerous hard-hitting sanctions.
"It really wasn't much of a negotiation (but) everything's negotiable," Lubrano said. "My view is that we rolled over and played dead. They (Board members) want to put Paterno behind them."
Meanwhile, a group called Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, issued a statement Monday that, in part, blamed the Board for the NCAA's severe punishment.
"To rely upon such a report to issue punishment is beyond reckless, and should not be supported in any way by the leadership of Penn State," said the group. "By agreeing to these sanctions, every single member of the Penn State Board of Trustees has blatantly failed in their fiduciary responsibilities to the University. With each passing hour, we are gaining additional alumni support in our demand to have them resign immediately."
Last week, the Board's chairman, Steve Garban, resigned after being criticized in the Freeh Report for his handling of the crisis that has damaged the school's image and reputation.