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They could/should have left that line out.It's clear there's no way he survives this. Only question left is whether or not they let him stick around long enough to coach whatever remaining games PSU has left this season so that he can "retire" at year's end and at least give off the appearance of not admitting wrongdoing.
Are you saying Penn State will have to forfeit games because of this?
I realize that and it is not in any way directly relevant. If JoePa was found to have done something wrong in this situation, would the NCAA act to have games forfeited? Has there been an instance of this before? Something potentially criminal I should say. And I know this does not have to do with player eligibility as was the case with Bowden.
You guys are trying to get someone banned with these set-ups.FYI : I'm not making light of this, I had a good friend who, unbeknownst to me, was molested as a youth by a priest. 20 years later, a few nights after I had drinks with him at the Yale Club in NYC, he stepped in front of his commuter train before work and took his own life. I've seen first-hand the affect this kind of despicable behavior can have on people. I just always try to look for the joke in anything, no matter how heinous.
I'm guessing the presser dry run was a disaster. And maybe showed just how far away Paterno was from the reality of his situation.
Ohhh wow, I'm sorry you guys took my statement that way. I think foster parents do a job that is invaluable to our society, and 99.9999% of them are fantastic people for making the choices that they did. I have family that are foster parents and they have the biggest hearts I've seen in a person.What I meant by that statement is that Sandusky used his charity to collect boys to rape, it's not out of the realm of possibility that he used the foster parent system to do the same thing. Foster children are of the most vulnerable people on the planet. Many of them will do anything to keep from going to a group home or a poor foster parent. It just seems like a reasonable MO for Sandusky to use that vulnerability for his own sick ends. Now am I being presumptuous? Yeah. I don't think it's that crazy of an idea, considering what he used his charity for.
Or, he refused to hide from any questions and they decided not to send him out. He's old, but I think he's much sharper than a lot of people give him credit for.
I am also finding it difficult to keep things sophisticated.
We have fostered two children. One we adopted and the other we currently have and are hoping to adopt.Having gone through all of the training and understanding the system first hand, I would be absolutely shocked if this animal didn't abuse some of his foster children. I've been asking this question all along, do we know if the foster kids that spent time in his home have been talked to?
Obviously fiction, but reading the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was absolutely sickening at times. Nothing worse than someone who takes advantage of a child, and it strikes me as even worse (if that's possible) when doing so as a guardian of sorts for a foster child.
Reporter : "Coach Paterno, how do you respond to those who feel your pushing these allegations up the chain of command was in fact, a tacit approval of Mr. Sandusky's behavior and in that respect, makes you complicit in his actions?"Paterno : "Grilled cheese."
whose?
Big ups to you!If I were investigating this deal, there's no way in hell I'd be finished until those kids are getting interviewed. I can only assume they were.
If I recall correctly, nobody who did anything illegal has anything to do with the 2011 PSU football coaching staff or players.
For the first time ever I feel bad for the people of Sandusky, Ohio.
at this point he'd be too much of a distraction.. how can the team play on Saturday? McQueary has to go too.. I am felling so many different emotions right now- it wasn't supposed to end this way
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Tommy Boy was filmed there. That place is one of the coolest places on the planet, just for that mere fact alone.For the first time ever I feel bad for the people of Sandusky, Ohio.
Oh come on, Tommy Boy takes a distant second place to Cedar Point.Tommy Boy was filmed there. That place is one of the coolest places on the planet, just for that mere fact alone.For the first time ever I feel bad for the people of Sandusky, Ohio.
because there's no way he "knew nothing" about it. the witness went to him first.
Tough call. The Millenium at CP is the best rollercoaster I've ever ridden.Oh come on, Tommy Boy takes a distant second place to Cedar Point.Tommy Boy was filmed there. That place is one of the coolest places on the planet, just for that mere fact alone.For the first time ever I feel bad for the people of Sandusky, Ohio.
nojoe is clear so far legally
Cedar Point, the amazement park!Tommy Boy was filmed there. That place is one of the coolest places on the planet, just for that mere fact alone.For the first time ever I feel bad for the people of Sandusky, Ohio.
He knew enough to have done something to stop it. He failed morally and ethically.
"he's joe freaking paterno!"that's all he haswhat kind of bargaining position does he think he's in
JoePa called anal rape with a boy in the showers "horsing around"
This could be the explosion everyone is looking for.
I've worked in PR before and had opportunities to get back into the game at the college level. Then stuff like this happens that scares the hell out of me and makes me thankful for how rarely my phone rings at home.
oof.. lots of people about to be thrown under the bus I'll bet.. Spanier is leaving town!
So it looks like JoePa's ego will be his ultimate undoing.
Paterno should resign on the basis of his grand jury testimony alone. He failed to live up to his own ethical standards.
Joe is an old school scoundrel, guys like Joe, Switzer, Clem Haskins, Calipari, Tressell are all cut from the same cloth. Abuse, cheat and Look the other way and if you keep winning it will go away.
Paterno's whole persona is based on not being one of those guys.
Ok, some of the older articles state that he knew of one incident and took it to his superiors at PSU. Now I am reading that he should have taken it to the local authorities instead. But really, if this happens once, why wasn't the pedo fired on the spot? Makes no sense, really.
Looks like he fooled a lot of people for a long time.
You can't really lump those other guys in the same group of Joe. Other guys cheat at college football. Joe kept a child rapist secret.
link to him cheating to win?
Legally he's fine, from everything I've read. People are pissed that "report it" is all he did, and rightfully so IMO.
Da Guru didn't say he cheated to win. He said he thought winning would make everything else go away.
That's a fantastic idea and posting.
