Joe Paterno

[Scratch33]

... has passed away.

[veefer800canuck]

Wow, that didn't take long.  

[tigertim955]

A few months ago I didn't even know who he was..........

[TBone]

At least he went out on a high note.  

[antvq]

It's a shame.  He talked a good game about honor and integrity.   Lots of people looked up to him, but when it really mattered he showed exactly what he was made of and how he valued football above all else.  

[Blunder]

I wouldn't be surprised if the recent pederast scandal hastened his demise.

[Thundergod]

wow...ya, couldn't care less about a man who covered up (or turned the cheek) on going sexual abuse of small boys.

[Cablebandit]

Once again, Paterno waited till Sunday to do what he should have done on Saturday.

[tjhess74]

yep, im with the majority here.  although he was a phenominal coach, he sacrificed his own advice for his success.  some young lives paid the price for that sacrifice.  for that, i hope he rots in hell.  perhaps he can use kim jong il, hitler, stalin, and a few select others as  his coaching staff down there and get a few scrimmages going...

[satxbonneville]

As was said about Elvis: Good career move.

[Stripes]

Bye bye...

[Kneescrubber]

A pretty cynical bunch here. Y'all actually believe a person gets to the level that Jo Pa did without trampling on someone else? Good luck with that idea.  

[tomek]

A few months ago I didn't even know who he was..........

Who ?

[Blunder]

A pretty cynical bunch here. Y'all actually believe a person gets to the level that Jo Pa did without trampling on someone else? Good luck with that idea.  

This statement contradicts itself. The cynical would have no doubt about JoPa's questionable shenanigans during his career, especially considering his final denouement.

[Kneescrubber]

This statement contradicts itself. The cynical would have no doubt about JoPa's questionable shenanigans during his career, especially considering his final denouement.

Well you got me there. Perhaps cynical was the wrong word to use. I was thinking along the lines of kicking a man while he's down. For good.

[sammyseaman]

Who ?

Too busy watching TLC, were ya?

[Kneescrubber]

Too busy watching TLC, were ya?

I am so happy you're back.

[tomek]

Too busy watching TLC, were ya?

What is TLC ?  

[JonS]

I wouldn't be surprised if the recent pederast scandal hastened his demise.

Yes, attitude is everything.

[sammyseaman]

I am so happy you're back.

   

[Rincewind]

Was it suicide?  

[caddydaddy]

Was it suicide?  

Yes, the cancer suicide!

[Rincewind]

Yes, the cancer suicide!

Sorry I hadn't read about the lung cancer when I asked that.   Two months from diagnoses to death - ouch. 

[Cablebandit]

Two months from public diagnoses to death - ouch. 

[WJW]

we should never speak bad about the dead,

So I will say nothing about the man.

[Fourstring]

We might have to revive this thread later.

Despite a report suggesting the contrary, former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno remains alive, although he is in serious condition. His son Scott verified this on his Twitter account, and many others have also reported that Paterno is still alive.

[Blunder]

We might have to revive this thread later.


Check the date on that. He's as dead as Generalissimo Franco.

[caddydaddy]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/joe-paterno-services-planned-at-penn-state-funeral-to-be-protested-by-westboro-baptist-church/2012/01/23/gIQAzuogLQ_story.html

 

[Wide Track]

Joe Paterno in my opinion became the fall guy, he did as he was required and reported this crime to his superior, who dropped the ball. JoePa having gone directly to the police would have been fired for disgracing the school, so you see he is between a rock and hard place, he fulfilled his legal obligation. In the mean time how come the kid(s) never told anyone about this coach????  Don't blame Joe, blame the kid(s) and Sandusky.

[bassjones]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/joe-paterno-services-planned-at-penn-state-funeral-to-be-protested-by-westboro-baptist-church/2012/01/23/gIQAzuogLQ_story.html

 

Might be the one time I support WBC...

[DredheadV2.0]

Joe Paterno in my opinion became the fall guy, he did as he was required and reported this crime to his superior, who dropped the ball. JoePa having gone directly to the police would have been fired for disgracing the school, so you see he is between a rock and hard place, he fulfilled his legal obligation. In the mean time how come the kid(s) never told anyone about this coach????  Don't blame Joe, blame the kid(s) and Sandusky.

Blame the kids?  Blame the KIDS??  Are you fucking insane?

[Papa Lazarou]

Blame the kids?  Blame the KIDS??  Are you fucking insane?

Or he does actually blame the kids.....

[antvq]

Joe Paterno in my opinion became the fall guy, he did as he was required and reported this crime to his superior, who dropped the ball. JoePa having gone directly to the police would have been fired for disgracing the school, so you see he is between a rock and hard place, he fulfilled his legal obligation. In the mean time how come the kid(s) never told anyone about this coach????  Don't blame Joe, blame the kid(s) and Sandusky.

Actually there is a law that says educators (teachers, profs, etc) MUST notify the police when they suspect abuse.  

Paterno preached integrity and honor.   But when he was tested he came up FAR short of either.  As a result kids continued to be abused by his "friend".  

As to the whole blaming the kids statement?    

[bassjones]

Blame the kids?  Blame the KIDS??  Are you fucking insane?

I think he meant McQueary.... I HOPE that's what he meant.  If not, then he meant blame the kids for not reporting what had been done to them, which shows a fundamental lack of knowledge about victims of sexual abuse and qualifies as yes, fucking insane comments.

[MrsCablebandit]

Paterno preached integrity and honor.   But when he was tested he came up FAR short of either.  As a result kids continued to be abused by his "friend".  

"The people always have some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. … This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." - Plato

[Blunder]

Joe Paterno in my opinion became the fall guy, he did as he was required and reported this crime to his superior, who dropped the ball. JoePa having gone directly to the police would have been fired for disgracing the school, so you see he is between a rock and hard place, he fulfilled his legal obligation. In the mean time how come the kid(s) never told anyone about this coach????  Don't blame Joe, blame the kid(s) and Sandusky.

Wow. Just wow. A Jopa apologist? Blaming the kids/victims?  

[Cheddarhead]

Not a JoePa apologist, by any means....

But I can't help but wonder if "some" of this is a function of age / generational elements.  Folks of this (my parents') generation seem to really struggle with what to do when they encounter this or other examples of sexual deviantcy in the real world....especially when it's found in institutions that they have long held in positions of trust / leadership.  

Witness the whole sexual abuse scandals within the priesthood, for example.   Many of those who fall within the "greatest generation" can't seem to process / deal with some of the examples of deviant behaviors that they see in the world....  

[antvq]

"The people always have some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. … This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." - Plato

"They ask me what I'd like written about me when I'm gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach."  - Joe Paterno


 

[ConPilot1]

One big thing I've disagreed with over the years is the elevation of Joe Paterno to some sort of deity status within the PSU community.
He's a just man, granted, one who had a very illustrious career coaching football, but still a man who made some bad decisions along the way.

Was he good for PSU over the years?? Sure. But he's not a god, and some of this crap I've heard about "The Board of trustees killed him. He died of a broken heart>'
is pure BS and almost comical.

Way too much emphasis on school sports programs if you ask me. Take half of that money and spend it on new educational programs, equipment, technology for the
school, the bulk of the students.

The football program involves a small number of students and people in relation to the bigger picture.

[Real Bad Attitude]

DAMN, when did this forum get so full of shitbags???  

[bomber]

DAMN, when did this forum get so full of shitbags???  

Dec 29, 2006?

;-}

[DredheadV2.0]

Better check and see who registered that day.  

[Cheddarhead]

Better check and see who registered that day.  

Other than R.B.A, you mean?  

Well-played, Mr. bomber sir....

[Real Bad Attitude]

Dec 29, 2006?

;-}

More like November 29, 2006, 05:19:37 PM  

[Cheddarhead]

Dec 29, 2006?

More like November 29, 2006, 05:19:37 PM

No extra credit for simply following anothers lead.  

You can do better!