There was just no possible way to save face after the last few days. They tried as hard as they could with the pregame but it all just looked like they didn't really mean it, they were just trying to make up for the embarrassment of the BOT press conference, riots, etc. The initial reaction is always the honest one...and their initial reaction was "who gives a eff about the kids, we just lost our dear leader!" There's no way to fix that now and the more they try, the more they look like they're doing it for all the wrong reasons.
I'm with Pete. I'll always hate Penn State now.