If you really think that, you are a complete box and should return all of your Penn State gear immediately. You do not deserve it wear it.
Shrimp..your as dumb as the rest of these retards if you really think this sitation makes Joe Paterno's reputation "shredded and worthless."
Shrimp..your as dumb as the rest of these retards if you really think this sitation makes Joe Paterno's reputation "shredded and worthless."
July 28, 2008
Sunday morning was not Joe Paterno's finest hour, or half hour as it were.
ESPN documented the litany of Nittany Lion legal problems on its ''Outside the Lines'' program, and Paterno came across as an unapologetic, out-of-touch curmudgeon during his interview segments.
It was sad to watch, really.
It appeared Paterno cannot see or refuses to acknowledge the damage that all the off-the-field problems have done to his and Penn State's once golden image.
ESPN did its homework and detailed the whopping number of arrests and charges that have piled up against Penn State football players in recent years. None of it was new information - every incident had been reported in detail on a case-by-case basis - but seeing it all compiled into one report on national TV certainly was embarrassing for the university.
Everything was presented to Paterno, at which point he had two options. He could:
1. Admit there have been problems, apologize for them and vow to do everything in his power to make sure the nonsense stops; or
2. Get defensive, refuse to show any responsibility and call the whole report ''a witch hunt.''
Paterno did the latter, which was a big mistake.
Overall, three words could describe the report, and they are not ''a witch hunt'' as Paterno suggested. The correct three words are ''the truth hurts.''
The truth is there has been an obvious lack of institutional control regarding the Penn State football program.
While Paterno backpedaled during his interview, university president Graham Spanier met the issue head on by admitting there have been too many transgressions and that they have to stop.
Unlike Paterno, Spanier came out looking like a true leader.
The ESPN program focused primarily on the apartment fight in April of 2007 that led to six players initially getting charged with felonies. That subject was done very well, but it was strange so much attention was placed on an incident that occurred 15 months ago.
Very little of the program centered around the HUB brawl in October, Austin Scott's rape charge or Chris Bell pulling a knife on a teammate. If anything, ESPN could have bolstered its case of mounting problems at PSU by probing more into those incidents.
The best component of Sunday's program came near the end during analysis by Philadelphia sports radio broadcaster Mike Missanelli. He pointed out Paterno has ''responded very poorly'' any time the legal issues are brought up.
Instead of addressing the real issues and how to correct them, Missanelli mentioned how Paterno often has chided reporters simply for asking about the problems.
That's called denial.
The worst part of this situation is that in late July, with the football season still more than a month away, Penn State is in spin control defending its football program and its head coach.
It's embarrassing for the school, for Spanier and most of all for Paterno. He's in the final year of his contract, and his defensive stance on a national stage in Sunday's program could not have garnered him much support from university officials.
Don't know much about the Chris Bell incident...but Austin Scott was found NOT GUILTY.....that was just a case of some drunk bitch lying her face off trying to ruin someone's life.
And the apartment fight with 6 football players? Give a break. That is nothing.
I don't know why you posted this article because it shows absolutely nothing.
Don't know much about the Chris Bell incident...but Austin Scott was found NOT GUILTY.....that was just a case of some drunk bitch lying her face off trying to ruin someone's life.
And the apartment fight with 6 football players? Give a break. That is nothing.
I don't know why you posted this article because it shows absolutely nothing.
It really makes me wonder if Sandusky wasn't the only pedophile around there. This makes no sense why they wouldn't go to the police immediately.
I have always had the utmost respect for Coach Paterno and Penn State University. This appalling situation sickens and disgusts me on so many levels. It is totally incomprehensible that Sandusky's despicable actions continued to take place at Penn State once everyone involved was aware of what had transpired in the locker room with the 10-year-old boy. Whether Coach Paterno, the AD, the school President and McQueary were in denial and didn't want to believe Sandusky was having anal sex with that young boy, just the fact that he was in the shower with a child other than his own son or grandson was reason enough to ban him forever from the University. They had to be aware of his perverted activity when the shower incident occurred in 2002. Why else would Sandusky retire in 1999 when he was the "head coach in waiting"?
ESPN reports:
"A person familiar with Sandusky's relationship with Penn State told The Associated Press that the former coach long maintained an office in the East Area Locker building which is across the street from the Penn State football team's building, and was on campus as recently as week ago working out.
The university's online directory listed Sandusky, whom Penn State officials said was banned from campus over the weekend -- as an assistant professor emeritus of physical education in the Lasch building. Sandusky was Paterno's longtime defensive coordinator and one-time heir apparent."
So Sandusky is rewarded for his compliancy --"retirement," and I am assuming so was grad assistant, Mike McQueary -- now an assistant coach. Can someone explain to me how Mike McQueary-- after what he witnessed in those showers-- could see Sandusky on campus for the next 9 years and do NOTHING? There is no doubt in McQueary's mind what occurred; he witnessed it with his own eyes! He knows for a fact what this sicko did. How do you look at yourself in the mirror every day? How do any of these individuals get up every day living with the fact that because they chose to do nothing, the lives of many young boys who are now young men have been irreparably damaged? And something that I have not seen mentioned is the fact that Sandusky has 6 adopted children! Not only did the President of the University, the AD, the VP, the grad assistant and Coach Paterno put the lives of future young boys at risk of being victimized, but also put Sandusky's adopted children at risk of being molested.
After reading the grand jury report, I cannot get the images of what occurred out of my mind. I keep asking myself-- How could you do nothing? Why do you not report it to the police? At the very least, why don't you notify the parents of the child in the shower so they are aware of the situation?
What has been bothering me the most is what has become of the young boys who were molested? Yes, there are eight of them that have come forward, but I am sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg. The attorney general's office is currently asking the young boy, who McQueary witnessed in the shower with Sandusky, to come forward. What if he has committed suicide? What if has become an alcoholic or drug addict? And sad but possibly true, what if he has also become a child molester?
I pray that each of the young men who were victimized find some kind of peace in finally being believed and that they receive some kind of justice once this situation is resolved.
**While tying this, I am watching coverage on ESPN and an interview with football analyst and former Penn State DT Matt Mllen. If you get a chance, I suggest you watch this interview. He becomes very emotional during the interview, but he expresses the sentiment of myself and many others. One statement that resonated with me is when he said: “ If we can’t protect our kids, we as a society are pathetic.”
Go fuck yourself you fucking fool. He didn't just stick is head in the sand. He told everything to his superiors immediately.
You guys are all fucking retarded,
Stop focusing on the best college football coach ever to live. This will not tarnish what he has done for college football. The majority of you retards will forget this ever happened by next week.
The focus should not be on Joe Paterno or the graduate assistant. The focus should be on Jerry Sandusky, the rapist, Tim Curley, the AD who received a report from Joe Paterno and decided to do nothing about it, and Graham Spanier, the President and final decision-maker for PSU who failed to do his job during this entire scandal.
You guys are making it seem like Joe Paterno was the one raping little boy.
No you goons. It was Jerry Sandusky.
Joe Paterno is the best college football coach ever to live. God bless him.
Couldn't agree more. JoePa wasn't just an ordinary coach who's got an AD & administration that truly controls his fate. The man was an icon at Penn St. w/ a cult of personality.
The idea that he heard about sexual molestation and then told the AD and then went about his way is morally disgusting.
Go fuck yourself you fucking fool. He didn't just stick is head in the sand. He told everything to his superiors immediately.
You guys are all fucking retarded,
Stop focusing on the best college football coach ever to live. This will not tarnish what he has done for college football. The majority of you retards will forget this ever happened by next week.
The focus should not be on Joe Paterno or the graduate assistant. The focus should be on Jerry Sandusky, the rapist, Tim Curley, the AD who received a report from Joe Paterno and decided to do nothing about it, and Graham Spanier, the President and final decision-maker for PSU who failed to do his job during this entire scandal.
You guys are making it seem like Joe Paterno was the one raping little boy.
No you goons. It was Jerry Sandusky.
Joe Paterno is the best college football coach ever to live. God bless him.
Totally agree with you. I actually referenced the same quote by Millen in my response above. My heart aches for those poor innocent young boys, their families, Penn State fans, and even Coach Paterno and his family. It is a shame that for all the good Coach Paterno has done in his life, the actions of one sick individual will forever taint his legacy. I hate to see him resign under these circumstances, but I do not think there is any other alternative.
Let me say one last thing about this..
Jerry Sandusky, if found guilty, should be killed immediately.
No doubt about that.
But like I said before...you morons are placing most of the blame on Joe Pa...which is completely false.
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