I would say "King Football" and the Penn State "Joe Paterno Legacy" are a cults. Look at how much PSU pulled in from donations as a result of the scandal...
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/09/us/pennsylvania-penn-state-donations/index.html Almost 209 million dollars! Where are the donations for the abused children? Also, what kind of people would hold a football coach above abused children so much that they would riot about it? In my opinion, only people whom have been under the influence of a cult-like organization. People think of Joe Paterno as a God. Even as they clearly see he is not. I think these people are programmed. I hope that "King Football" at PSU at least gets the cult-like label it deserves. Maybe it can start here.
Your thoughts on this are appreciated.