Community | November 08, 2011 | 2 comments

Paterno likely to resign

source: http://bit.ly/sBMy0a

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lazloman
I usually only post political news, but this one hit me quite hard. It looks like "Joe Pa" will become a casualty of the molestation scandal. I don't know if Joe was aware of what happened, I haven't seen anything yet. But here's a guy coaching a major college football program, winning national titles, sending great players to the pros while still maintaining an 87% graduation rate. If there is any coach in major college sports that actually cares more about his players than himself, its "Joe Pa". Unfortunately, given his age, he had to rely more on his assistants and as a consequence, the program likely got out of control. At least, that's my guess. Its a shame. If my son were in to football and had a chance at a scholarship at PSU, I'd have no problem sending him there, because I'd know that no matter what happened, whether its a blown out knee or just plain not good enough, he'd still have a college degree and be ready for life in the real world. Talk about collateral damage.
http://bit.ly/sBMy0a

I just heard on Chris Matthews that Joe knew of an incident, but instead of confronting the creep, he "punted" and "passed" the report on to a superior.
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  • Milieu
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      Milieu  

    • This says what I would say, only better.

      "My father of blessed memory hated Joe Paterno because

      my Dad was an employee of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and thus unable to participate in political activites. But Paterno, also an employee of the Commonwealth, regularly showed up at Republican Conventions, fundamentally endorsing the nominee. His attendance at the conventions was well-covered by the PA press, and...well, you get it, I'm sure.

      Paterno's worth is gigantic, BTW. He and his late brother controlled much real estate and business in that region as well as the network which broadcast the games, at least in the old days.

      Typical sports/money stuff. He's gotta go...TODAY. He and the President of the University."

      http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&addr...

    • 7 months ago
  • lazloman
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