Joe Paterno - dead!

[NickyL0885]

http://eye-on-collegefootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/34497800

Legacy tarnished by covering for a pedophile.

[NickyL0885]

Now it may not be true? Uh oh..........I may have just shot my load early. If I had a nickel for every time.....

[hanso]

Too bad he couldn't cough that shit out, like that UK lady did.

[cougarjake13]

I don't think he's gone yet

[NickyL0885]

I don't think he's gone yet

Yea...may have to suspend or lock this thread until it happens.

[keithy_19]

Yea...may have to suspend or lock this thread until it happens.

Slightly fixed.

[cougarjake13]

I woulda went with almost dead

[FatassTitePants]

I woulda went with almost dead

Yeah, but the thread is about Joe Paterno, not Keithy

[keithy_19]

I woulda went with almost dead

That's why I said slightly fixed. I was also considering "Joe Paterno - Dying", "Joe Paterno - On His Deathbed", and "Sandusky - Alive".

[keithy_19]

Yeah, but the thread is about Joe Paterno, not Keithy

Wait...what?:huh:

[Crash]

You realize that within 48 hours we're just gonna have to go back to the original title...

[keithy_19]

You realize that within 48 hours we're just gonna have to go back to the original title...

We'll cross that bridge when we have to.

[Crash]

We'll cross that bridge when we have to.

I can read that reproachful tone in your post...

...but you know I'm right.

[keithy_19]

I can read that reproachful tone in your post...

...but you know I'm right.

I just don't think people understand how difficult it is to fix mistakes like that. If all of you could just think about what you do before doing it than we wouldn't have to use phrases like that. That's all I'm saying.

[JohnGacysCrawlSpace]

I just don't think people understand how difficult it is to fix mistakes like that.

But it's very easy to unplug a ventilator.

[Jersey Hammer]

His deal with the Devil is complete. Time to collect.

[sailor]

AP confirms death.

[underdog]

I think it's nuts that if not for the scandal, he would have still been the coach of a Division 1 college football team. A man who basically died of old age would have still been the coach.

[sailor]

I think it's nuts that if not for the scandal, he would have still been the coach of a Division 1 college football team. A man who basically died of old age would have still been the coach.

It's super common for guys to die right after retiring. Hell, lots of people predicted he wouldn't last 3 months after they fired him.

[Kevin]

Most other times i would feel bad for the guy.

But the fact that he as the face and lets face it, the power of the school let him continue to do what he did and not alert the proper authories and not just pass it on, i can't have any remorse for him at all.

He could have stopped it way before a lot of kids lives got ruined, and chose not to, then preached religion and morality to others.

Sorry, zero remorse.

[Gvac]

I lost respect for Paterno years ago, long before the scandal.

He let his ego get in the way of the school and its football program.

Instead of stepping aside and letting a young guy have a chance at a coveted head coaching position, Paterno basically said he'd die on the sidelines before stepping down.

That being said, I know he has millions who looked up to him, and I offer my condolences.

[Kevin]

That being said, I know he has millions who looked up to him, and I offer my condolences.

Really G?

Because Millions looked up to him?

I can think of many guys that millions looked up to, should we offer our condolences to them?

[sailor]

Really G?

Because Millions looked up to him?

I can think of many guys that millions looked up to, should we offer our condolences to them?

The condolences are for the millions, not paterno.

[Gvac]

If people are grieving, I offer condolences.

I don't have to share their love, admiration, or respect for someone.

[Kevin]

The condolences are for the millions, not paterno.

Whoever looked up to him following this is stupid and ignorant and NO CONDOLENCES should be offered.


correction...
Besides immediate family, I understand no matter what, when you lose a loved one it hurts....

[DOHO@HOME]

he's dead he's dead god must need a coach that knows how to keep secret.

[JohnGacysCrawlSpace]

Victim of the modern age...

[Kevin]

he's dead he's dead god must need a coach that knows how to keep secret.

Maybe he will come back as pope!

[Tenbatsuzen]

Penn State just put on a clinic on how not to do crisis communication.

Why McQueary was still working and on the sidelines will always bother me. Don't give me this crap about "whistleblower" laws, he did JUST as much reporting as JoePa did.

[HBox]

Great, now all those self-righteous Penn Staters will come out of the woodwork again.

[A.J.]

he's dead he's dead god must need a coach that knows how to keep secret.

I hope He also doesn't need a radio show co-host who can keep one.

[Tenbatsuzen]

BTW:

Whistlerblower law is to prevent companies from firing you in retaliation.

JoePa was fired for "not doing more".

McQ can be fired for the same, and that's not retaliation.

[IamFogHat]

Yaaayyyyy!

[WRESTLINGFAN]

God hates Joe


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/westboro-baptist-church-picket-joe-paterno-funeral-article-1.1010424

[Crispy123]

Joe pa? More like Faux pas...am I right?

Thank you and make sure to tip the waitress. Good night!

[Kevin]

Joe pa? More like Faux pas...am I right?

Thank you and make sure to tip the waitress. Good night!

Is the veal any good?

[keithy_19]

Is the veal any good?

Not as good as the other clubs he frequents.

[sailor]

Is the veal any good?

No one's going to talk about you sampling the "veal" in any event.

[Jujubees2]

Joe Paterno's true legacy (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7492873/rick-reilly-paterno-true-legacy)

[Crispy123]

Is the veal any good?

Is the pope a nazi kid toucher?

[pennington]

Joe Paterno's true legacy (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7492873/rick-reilly-paterno-true-legacy)

A good article. By most accounts a decent, yet stern man.

Paterno is an excellent example of what can happen with weak oversight. He basically built a cult at Penn State and everyone was afraid of crossing him. Even the Athletic Director, supposedly his boss, played for him. The school president and Board of Trustees should have told him it is time to retire, with dignity, years ago.

I heard a caller on some talk show and he made a good point. He said how come no pictures of Paterno's grandchildren and Sandusky have surfaced. Or any stories about Sandusky spending time with them. If Paterno really didn't suspect anything that would be a good defense.

[KnoxHarrington]

The posthumous excuse-making for Paterno continues, including Nike founder Phil Knight:

It was Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight who broke the dam, defending Paterno's handling of child-sex allegations that were leveled against a former coaching assistant.
"If there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation and not in Joe Paterno's response," Knight said. Paterno's widow, Sue, was among those rising to their feet.


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/01/26/phil-knight-joe-paterno.ap/index.html#ixzz1kftLK3ml

If Knight is alleging that the real problem here is that the investigation was incompetent, well, maybe the fact that Paterno covered for a fucking kid toucher is part of why it didn't get Sandusky earlier.

Phil Knight is a piece of shit who made billions selling overpriced shoes made by slave child labor in the third world to people who can't afford his shit anyway. Fuck him.

[CountryBob]

The posthumous excuse-making for Paterno continues, including Nike founder Phil Knight:

Phil Knight is a piece of shit who made billions selling overpriced shoes made by slave child labor in the third world to people who can't afford his shit anyway. Fuck him.

Ahhh... the American way :smoke:

[Earlshog]

Ahhh... the American way :smoke:

USA! USA! USA!

[spoon]

Penn State just put on a clinic on how not to do crisis communication.

Why McQueary was still working and on the sidelines will always bother me. Don't give me this crap about "whistleblower" laws, he did JUST as much reporting as JoePa did.

crisis communication clinic?

Joe passed the shit off to the university and wiped his hands of the situation, and the university decided to do pretty much nothing about it at all. Joe did too little but at least he can claim he passed it up the ladder while the university swept it under the rug. When it did in fact come out, they scapegoated the coach, who surely has some blame in the end, but let's not act like the school is any better with the original events. Who gives a fuck how they handled it later. At that point they had no choice and they made some odd/rash calls in fear bc they have so much shit on their hands too. The only thing that saves them a little is they aren't an individual like Joe and face of the school. His plea/communication that he was taken aback by the info when it happened and didn't really know how to deal with it is surely weak, but at the same time one can see he was always just a coach. Once things never came of him reporting the information Joe surely should have done more. I do wonder how much he told his son and wife before it all went public too? How Sandusky was anywhere near psu after that baffles me in so many ways, much less a free man.

[hanso]

Komen's $7.5 Million Grant to Penn State Appears to Violate New Policy


'Planned Parenthood lost Komen funding because it's under investigation. But Penn State is, too.'

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/komen-foundation-gave-75-million-grant-penn-state