This has been a very disturbing week in college football but an even more disturbing week for me as a mom. I love college football! I follow coaches and players and I have to admit that I bleed Tennessee orange. You can’t be a fan and not know Penn State and the legacy of Coach Paterno. The fact that students are rioting over his dismissal is evidence of our failure as a society to raise the next generation. What do we value? Wins or the safety of a 10 year old boy and all of the other victims? There were witnesses to the abuse and rape of children and police were not involved. This is not about sports, it is about basic human decency. We need to stop sexualizing our children and start accepting responsibilty for and instilling a moral code in our children. Instead of becoming victim to media, we need to expect and demand more. It is up to us to protect our children and to teach them that if they experience or witness abuse to report it to the POLICE and to make sure the victims are protected. In America when did it become OK to walk away and to not stand up for the little ones among us?