Joe Paterno

[RobinQuillonsHair]

Joe was brought unnecessarily into the scandal and somehow ended up taking the most blame.

[millcreek]

Joe was brought unnecessarily into the scandal and somehow ended up taking the most blame.

Agree and I hope Sandusky rots in hell. Never was a PSU  guy but JP did deserve more than to go out this way. Thats why he should have got out while the going was good. Still could have been a big part of PSU.

[RobinQuillonsHair]

My guess is he would have hung it up years ago but knew that this scandal was going to surface and he should be the one in charge when it did.  If I'm right it may have been his classiest act.

And no, I was never a fan of his either.

[Alfred E. Neuman]

.....from the Daily Collegian when Joe arrived as an assistant coach..........in 1950.........

[Alfred E. Neuman]

.....Interesting, very interesting............. ..comparison of JoePa and Bear Bryant.................. ...

Both Paterno and Bear Bryant's final game was a come from behind victory over Illinois.
Both games resulted in the record for most wins in Division 1.
Bryant died shortly after Penn State won a national championship.
Paterno died shortly after Alabama won a national championship.
And of course, they both died shortly after leaving coaching, Bryant on January 26, Joe on January 22

[Alfred E. Neuman]

....this is a picture of a blind man feeling Joe Paterno's name with his hands at Joe's statue outside Beaver Stadium.

--from Onward State.

[Alfred E. Neuman]

Joe Paterno - Legends Never Die

[Alfred E. Neuman]

Paterno's Final Days - No Bitterness

[Wiener]

.....Interesting, very interesting............. ..comparison of JoePa and Bear Bryant.................. ...

Both Paterno and Bear Bryant's final game was a come from behind victory over Illinois.
Both games resulted in the record for most wins in Division 1.
Bryant died shortly after Penn State won a national championship.
Paterno died shortly after Alabama won a national championship.
And of course, they both died shortly after leaving coaching, Bryant on January 26, Joe on January 22

That tells me they both loved what they did and did it until they couldn't do it anymore.  If we could all be so lucky in life.

[redcap]

If you truly enjoy what you do it is not work - it is play

[Alfred E. Neuman]

......i saw this and thought it was pretty cool.....this was a current radar view out of State College yesterday............... ...