# PSU scandal hypothetical

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psu-scandal-hypothetical/672517>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 29, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psu-scandal-hypothetical/672517 "2013-10-29T01:27:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psu-scandal-hypothetical/672517/1 "2013-10-29T01:27:11Z")

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PSU apparently has announced it is settling with Sandusky victims for multi-millions. Apropos of this, I heard this hypothetical question posed:

Suppose some magic sorcerer appeared before PSU administrators and convinced them he had the power to travel back in time and eliminate the scandal, thus canceling all its consequences including harm to victims, damage to the school’s reputation, etc., etc.

What would the school be willing to pay for this?

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**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psu-scandal-hypothetical/672517/2 "2013-10-29T01:49:09Z")

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Way more, I’m sure. The reason that the victims are getting less than that is because these are different situations.

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psu-scandal-hypothetical/672517/3 "2013-10-29T01:50:29Z")

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The sorcerer would also be eliminating their need to pay for his services.