Re: Paterno to retire at seasons end
He was one of them, I there has been at least 3 or 4 in his tenure.
He was one of them, I there has been at least 3 or 4 in his tenure.
JoePa Fired/What is happening at Penn State?!?!
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John Wayne Gacy brought a lot of happiness to the lives of children when he dressed up as a clown for parties.
And that Davey Berkowitz boy? He was so nice to dogs.
Handusky played his game for twenty years....inexcusable for admin...do they not purvioew their employees...Sandman running kids orgs to be near them...crappy as it comes...reminds me of parish priests sent from congregation to congregation for coverup.
Re: Paterno to retire at seasons end
http://www.amazon.com/Touched-Jerry-Sandusky-Story/dp/1582613575
Here is a link to his biography
http://www.amazon.com/Touched-Jerry-Sandusky-Story/dp/1582613575
Here is a link to his biography
I think everyone needs to keep this in mind. It's not like Paterno himself witnessed what was going on, he was told by someone else who may not have told the entire story. I totally agree with everyone that says more should have been done earlier. But we don't know all the details yet, especially as to what Paterno knew or was told, so let's not jump to conclusions. That's why we have a judicial system.
Blame for Penn State's Jerry Sandusky scandal falls on Joe Paterno, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Graham Spanier, Mike McQueary - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN
So here's my take:
He should be fired, at the very least. But not for not calling the cops the moment he heard, but for when he realized not a freaking thing was happening to Sandusky. That, IMO, is the biggest shame in all of this. At the moment he realized the person he reported the incident to was not acting, he definitely should have.
So here's my take:
He should be fired, at the very least. But not for not calling the cops the moment he heard, but for when he realized not a freaking thing was happening to Sandusky. That, IMO, is the biggest shame in all of this. At the moment he realized the person he reported the incident to was not acting, he definitely should have.
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I saw that footage. Pathetic. One girl said that JoePa was like a father to many of them. Um, my dad wasn't perfect, but if one of his friends molested me, I don't think he would have merely passed the information along. I think some of dad's friends would have become eunuchs on the spot.
I saw that footage. Pathetic. One girl said that JoePa was like a father to many of them. Um, my dad wasn't perfect, but if one of his friends molested me, I don't think he would have merely passed the information along. I think some of dad's friends would have become eunuchs on the spot.
THIS !
JoePa is described as the most powerful man on campus, even more powerful than the President and the AD (whom he kicked out in 2004 when they came to his house asking to resign).
From the leadership standpoint: if JoePa was told that the GA was visibly shaken, he could at least inquire what specifically shook the GA. Taking the easy way out is not leadership. It was legal but it was not right.
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but who will fire him ? The President ? The AD ? They are as responsible as him in this scandal that firing him will make things ridiculous
but who will fire him ? The President ? The AD ? They are as responsible as him in this scandal that firing him will make things ridiculous
I agree with this, I don't fault him for not calling the police immediately, I do fault him for seemingly forgetting about the whole thing as soon as he notified his boss. And for that I think he should be shown the door before the season is over.
The fact remains that this was not the first offense with Sandusky and JoePa still allowed him to use the football facilities and be around the program until last week.
The guy had a history and according to his lawyer knew this was coming about three years ago but JoePa still let him hang around. Let alone the fact that the GA McQueary SAW what had happened in the football locker room (which JoePa let Sandusky have access to) and told his dad and neither of them stepped forward to authorities about it and now he is the wide receivers coach. This is one big giant cover up and JoePa's hands are not clean.
No one is saying JoePa broke the law but he failed as a decent human being and as a parent of boys himself.
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The board of trustees needs to step up to the plate and do the right thing.
The board of trustees needs to step up to the plate and do the right thing.
Re: Paterno to retire at seasons end
Yeah, whoever the heck is in charge of decisions right now at Penn State need to do the right thing (13 years too late). If this had been handled as it should have been, it would still be embarrassing to Penn State, but Paterno could have gone on and retired on his own terms. He missed that opportunity.
Yeah, whoever the heck is in charge of decisions right now at Penn State need to do the right thing (13 years too late). If this had been handled as it should have been, it would still be embarrassing to Penn State, but Paterno could have gone on and retired on his own terms. He missed that opportunity.
I'm sure those carrying pitchforks and torches demand accountability too. But I digress, at what point does giving JoPa the benefit of the doubt equate to worship? I'm curious.
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I don't think it is a coincidence that Sandusky left PSU in 1999, shortly after the first allegations of inappropriate contact with a child.
Coincidentally, he never coached again.
I don't think it is a coincidence that Sandusky left PSU in 1999, shortly after the first allegations of inappropriate contact with a child.
Coincidentally, he never coached again.
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This is spot on. It's been a cover up since 98 and continued until last week. JoePa knew back in 98 and continued to look the other way even after more and more incidents.
This is spot on. It's been a cover up since 98 and continued until last week. JoePa knew back in 98 and continued to look the other way even after more and more incidents.
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It's sad to see a man who has done so much for his institution let alone, college football, to go out on under such circumstance......I'm not sure anyone would've predicted this would be his Waterloo...
It's sad to see a man who has done so much for his institution let alone, college football, to go out on under such circumstance......I'm not sure anyone would've predicted this would be his Waterloo...
Re: Paterno to retire at seasons end
JoPa has done so many good things for the university but it will all be overshadowed by what he didn't do and rightfully so.
His legacy will be forever tarnished because he probably didn't want to believe what was going on and failed to do the right thing by stopping it immediately.
A very small part of me feels bad that his career has to end like this, but then you think of the victims and you realize that he needs to be gone ASAP.
JoPa has done so many good things for the university but it will all be overshadowed by what he didn't do and rightfully so.
His legacy will be forever tarnished because he probably didn't want to believe what was going on and failed to do the right thing by stopping it immediately.
A very small part of me feels bad that his career has to end like this, but then you think of the victims and you realize that he needs to be gone ASAP.
Yeah, hard to feel any other way.
How does JoPa even look at Sandusky when the guy was on campus knowing what he had done, or at the very least, knew what he had been accused of not just once, but at least twice (89 and 92)? Didn't JoPa even consider asking him about the allegations? Didn't JoPa consider asking administrators about the results of their "investigation" following his reporting and seeing Sandusky still on campus?
