Jerry Sandusky accused of child molestation (1 Viewer)

[culdeus]

The only question is whether this thread gets locked before Paterno is fired.

No +200Yes -160

I'll take yes and no please.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

A guy who has been a Penn State beat reporter for 20+ years (name slips me but he was on DC sports talk today), said that the death penalty is something he believes the administrators will consider (like two years).

As far as a bowl game, well that simply isn't going to happen. And they can't be crazy/stupid enough to send JoePa to Columbus and Madison can they? People talk about brutal environments with ruthless fans in Columbus but Wisconsin makes Ohio State feel like a cool ocean breeze on a summer's day. No way they can send him there, that's why JoePa is done after Saturday and the program should really consider forfeiting their final two games. In the big scheme of things, those games will mean nothing anyway. Why subject a bunch of athletes who had nothing to do with the institutional failures of Penn State with unnecessary scrutiny and inflammatory remarks/ideas? Shut it down after Saturday"s game please.

 

[CrossEyed]

McQueary and Paterno were both at today's practice, according to a radio report. Guy reporting it was looking at a picture from today's practice.

 

[CrossEyed]

National Football Foundation withdraws award to Curley

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The National Football Foundation said today that it will not present its top award for an athletic administrator this year, an award that the organization announced in June would go to Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley.

The foundation said in a statement today that the John L. Toner Award for an outstanding athletic director will not be presented at the group's awards dinner in New York in December and that it will be vacated for 2011. The award is presented annually by the foundation to an athletic director who has demonstrated "superior administrative abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics and particularly college football".

In announcing the award in June, the foundation said Curley's "passion for winning has also extended to the classroom with the NCAA reporting in 2010 that Penn State student-athletes compiled a school-record 90 percent Graduation Success Rate, 11 points higher than the national average for schools in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision."

Curley stepped away from his job Sunday, taking paid administrative leave to fight criminal charges that he perjured himself in front of a state grand jury and failed to report the sexual assault of a child. Former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the target of the investigation, was charged with 40 counts of sexual assault, corruption of minors and other crimes.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11313/1188676-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml#ixzz1dFOwCbuQ

 

[ctdub]

A guy who has been a Penn State beat reporter for 20+ years (name slips me but he was on DC sports talk today), said that the death penalty is something he believes the administrators will consider (like two years). As far as a bowl game, well that simply isn't going to happen. And they can't be crazy/stupid enough to send JoePa to Columbus and Madison can they? People talk about brutal environments with ruthless fans in Columbus but Wisconsin makes Ohio State feel like a cool ocean breeze on a summer's day. No way they can send him there, that's why JoePa is done after Saturday and the program should really consider forfeiting their final two games. In the big scheme of things, those games will mean nothing anyway. Why subject a bunch of athletes who had nothing to do with the institutional failures of Penn State with unnecessary scrutiny and inflammatory remarks/ideas? Shut it down after Saturday"s game please.

Can they forfeit games? Would be a lot of lost revenue for host team. I'm sure they have insurance policies to cover that, but I can't see anyway the conference would let them no show the last 2 games.

 

[CrossEyed]

Gotta think they have to reconsider the name of this award.

 

[Daywalker]

A guy who has been a Penn State beat reporter for 20+ years (name slips me but he was on DC sports talk today), said that the death penalty is something he believes the administrators will consider (like two years). As far as a bowl game, well that simply isn't going to happen. And they can't be crazy/stupid enough to send JoePa to Columbus and Madison can they? People talk about brutal environments with ruthless fans in Columbus but Wisconsin makes Ohio State feel like a cool ocean breeze on a summer's day. No way they can send him there, that's why JoePa is done after Saturday and the program should really consider forfeiting their final two games. In the big scheme of things, those games will mean nothing anyway. Why subject a bunch of athletes who had nothing to do with the institutional failures of Penn State with unnecessary scrutiny and inflammatory remarks/ideas? Shut it down after Saturday"s game please.

If it's a money thing I don't understand either. Having 100k people cheering on Paterno on Saturday wouldn't be great for the brand. If I was one of the parents I'd be outside that game talking to every media outlet available. Truly incredible to contemplate having a game in that city given the circumstance.

 

[CrossEyed]

So, think Joe will be given this award?

Paterno recommended for Medal of Freedom

By Dan Stefano, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, a two-time national championship winner and five-time Coach of the Year honoree, has been nominated for the nation's highest civilian honor — again.

A year after Paterno was nominated but not made a finalist for the award, Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and Rep. Glenn Thompson have sent a letter to President Obama recommending the coaching legend for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

"Coach Paterno`s accomplishments on the football field are nothing short of legendary," the members` letter reads, noting Paterno's NCAA DIvision I FBS record of 402 coaching victories.

But after reeling off a list of Paterno`s coaching milestones, the members spend much of the letter reflecting on the coach`s commitment to players` academic success and his charitable endeavors off the field.

"The Presidential Medal of Freedom has historically been awarded for meritorious contributions to the national interests of the United States," the letter reads. "Coach Paterno`s contributions exceed this standard by a considerable degree and we respectfully request that you provide him you utmost consideration for the award."

Late coaching legends Bear Bryant (Alabama football) and John Wooden (UCLA men`s basketball) have also been awarded the medal.

Read more: Paterno recommended for Medal of Freedom - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_755519.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines#ixzz1dFQc5qtv

 

[beer 30]

A guy who has been a Penn State beat reporter for 20+ years (name slips me but he was on DC sports talk today), said that the death penalty is something he believes the administrators will consider (like two years).

As far as a bowl game, well that simply isn't going to happen. And they can't be crazy/stupid enough to send JoePa to Columbus and Madison can they? People talk about brutal environments with ruthless fans in Columbus but Wisconsin makes Ohio State feel like a cool ocean breeze on a summer's day. No way they can send him there, that's why JoePa is done after Saturday and the program should really consider forfeiting their final two games. In the big scheme of things, those games will mean nothing anyway. Why subject a bunch of athletes who had nothing to do with the institutional failures of Penn State with unnecessary scrutiny and inflammatory remarks/ideas? Shut it down after Saturday"s game please.

Still disagree with cancelling the season or forfeiting games. The team has suffered enough with all this bull####, don't penalize them further by taking away games. There are also a few million reasons I don't think this is on the table. Not saying it's right but it is business.In case I haven't been clear enough on what needs to happen in my opinion: ANYONE RELATED TO THIS INVESTIGATION WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND DID NOTHING (I'm looking at you Paterno/McQueary/Spanier) NEED TO BE LET GO IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER.

You can start worrying about the program and the ramifications after the above takes place. There is no other course of action that would be even close to acceptable from the BOT.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

I think this is very close to the truth. A broader cover-up best explains the decision not to report what McQueary witnessed in 2002. However, I don't think Sandusky had anything on Joe or the program. I think PSU helped sweep the 1998 incident under the rug. Remember, Sandusky was still a PSU coach at that time. It would have been very embarrassing to the program had the allegations come to light. Additionally, the allegations while bizarre and inappropriate,are not as serious as the current charges. Sandusky, allegedly took a shower with a kid. So he tells everyone this the first time he has ever done anything like this and that it will never happen again. PSU intervenes on his behalf, partly out of self-preservation, partly out of loyalty to Sandusky. Maybe PSU tells the local authorities they will ensure that Sandusky gets counseling. Everyone involved convinces himself that it was an isolated incident and that it is everyone's best interest to make the problem go away. Sandusky quietly retires. Now fast forward to 2002. More serious allegations come to light. Everyone that was involved in the 1998 cover-up is still at PSU. They meet and decide that if they report Sandusky for the recent incident people will start digging around the 1998 incident and the lid will be blown of their cover-up. They decide to go all in on the cover-up and don't report what McQueary saw. Of course this is all speculation. It does present a way to make some sense of the 2002 decision not to report Sandusky. That decision is so bizarre and unfathomable, it begs for a bizarre explanation. Its so obvious that you contact the authorities that there must have been something going on behind the scene. There is simply no way these high level administrators made such a poor decision without having some sort of compelling motivation.

don't foregt the 2000 incident that the janitors reported to campus police...The Unversity was covering up for him

 

[Leviathan]

Just heard on the radio that the president of PSU will either retire or be forced to quit.

 

[TLEF316]

Several of my friends that are PSU alumni have posted supporting messages on Facebook. Stuff like "we'll always love you Jo Pa" and "lets give it times for all the facts to come out"

Morons.

 

[Angry Beavers]

The only question is whether this thread gets locked before Paterno is fired.

No +200Yes -160

I'll take yes and no please.

 

[dgreen]

Just heard on the radio that the president of PSU will either retire or be forced to quit.

Well, it is a state university.

 

[johnnycakes]

Michael Pilato, the artist who created the mural on the corner of College Avenue and Heister Street in downtown State College, placed a "cloud" over the image of Jerry Sandusky in the painting.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

A guy who has been a Penn State beat reporter for 20+ years (name slips me but he was on DC sports talk today), said that the death penalty is something he believes the administrators will consider (like two years).

As far as a bowl game, well that simply isn't going to happen. And they can't be crazy/stupid enough to send JoePa to Columbus and Madison can they? People talk about brutal environments with ruthless fans in Columbus but Wisconsin makes Ohio State feel like a cool ocean breeze on a summer's day. No way they can send him there, that's why JoePa is done after Saturday and the program should really consider forfeiting their final two games. In the big scheme of things, those games will mean nothing anyway. Why subject a bunch of athletes who had nothing to do with the institutional failures of Penn State with unnecessary scrutiny and inflammatory remarks/ideas? Shut it down after Saturday"s game please.

Still disagree with cancelling the season or forfeiting games. The team has suffered enough with all this bull####, don't penalize them further by taking away games. There are also a few million reasons I don't think this is on the table. Not saying it's right but it is business.In case I haven't been clear enough on what needs to happen in my opinion: ANYONE RELATED TO THIS INVESTIGATION WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND DID NOTHING (I'm looking at you Paterno/McQueary/Spanier) NEED TO BE LET GO IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER.

You can start worrying about the program and the ramifications after the above takes place. There is no other course of action that would be even close to acceptable from the BOT.

This is bigger than football or money. Penn State's reputation is already tainted for decades why subject them to more unnecessary scrutiny? Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them. Just play Saturday and let the season die. As far as the money, Penn State can pay Wisconsin and Ohio State for the lost revenue. It's the least they can do.

 

[johnnycakes]

A guy who has been a Penn State beat reporter for 20+ years (name slips me but he was on DC sports talk today), said that the death penalty is something he believes the administrators will consider (like two years).

As far as a bowl game, well that simply isn't going to happen. And they can't be crazy/stupid enough to send JoePa to Columbus and Madison can they? People talk about brutal environments with ruthless fans in Columbus but Wisconsin makes Ohio State feel like a cool ocean breeze on a summer's day. No way they can send him there, that's why JoePa is done after Saturday and the program should really consider forfeiting their final two games. In the big scheme of things, those games will mean nothing anyway. Why subject a bunch of athletes who had nothing to do with the institutional failures of Penn State with unnecessary scrutiny and inflammatory remarks/ideas? Shut it down after Saturday"s game please.

Still disagree with cancelling the season or forfeiting games. The team has suffered enough with all this bull####, don't penalize them further by taking away games. There are also a few million reasons I don't think this is on the table. Not saying it's right but it is business.In case I haven't been clear enough on what needs to happen in my opinion: ANYONE RELATED TO THIS INVESTIGATION WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND DID NOTHING (I'm looking at you Paterno/McQueary/Spanier) NEED TO BE LET GO IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER.

You can start worrying about the program and the ramifications after the above takes place. There is no other course of action that would be even close to acceptable from the BOT.

This is bigger than football or money. Penn State's reputation is already tainted for decades why subject them to more unnecessary scrutiny? Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them. Just play Saturday and let the season die. As far as the money, Penn State can pay Wisconsin and Ohio State for the lost revenue. It's the least they can do.

If they want to do more, they can pay the television networks for lost advertising revenue.

 

[apalmer]

Not sure how this exactly works, but in light of other victims appearing; can he be arrested again w/ additional charges or will they just tack on more charges without arresting him again?

tack on more

I want this jerk to be behind bars before he offs himself.

As a Pennsylvania taxpayer, I'm torn. I'd rather not have my money paying for his keep.

 

[Tin Cup]

Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them.

You know this, how?

 

[Chase Stuart]

To help put things in perspective.

January, 6, 2002: http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/extras/coverups_archive.htm

The Boston Globe first breaks its story on the clergy abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.

March 3, 2002: McQueary goes to Paterno and tells him he say Sandusky and a 10-year-old boy role-playing to Deliverance.

March 3, 2002: Paterno responds: "That's just Jerry just being Jerry."

 

[Mrs. Sacamano]

Michael Pilato, the artist who created the mural on the corner of College Avenue and Heister Street in downtown State College, placed a "cloud" over the image of Jerry Sandusky in the painting.

Man....even in water colors the guy looks like a ChiMo.

 

[dgreen]

Penn State's reputation is already tainted for decades why subject them to more unnecessary scrutiny?

I think there's only more unnecessary scrutiny if Paterno and McQueary are still employed. If they fire them, and anyone else known, I don't think they have any unnecessary scrutiny involved in their games. If they're fired, I think the crowd Saturday, and even the road games, is a supportive crowd. If they aren't fired, it could be a disaster.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them.

You know this, how?

Because I am Jim Delaney and I also have common sense.

 

[dgreen]

To help put things in perspective.

January, 6, 2002: http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/extras/coverups_archive.htm

The Boston Globe first breaks its story on the clergy abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.

March 3, 2002: McQueary goes to Paterno and tells him he say Sandusky and a 10-year-old boy role-playing to Deliverance.

March 3, 2002: Paterno responds: "That's just Jerry just being Jerry."

That's really depressing. One of my hopes would be that this story would lead to more people coming out about abuse. I mean, what are people who currently know something about someone thinking right now? Then again, I'm sure they've known the whole time that they haven't done right. This story, in reality, probably won't change much going forward.

 

[Daywalker]

To help put things in perspective.

January, 6, 2002: http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/extras/coverups_archive.htm

The Boston Globe first breaks its story on the clergy abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.

March 3, 2002: McQueary goes to Paterno and tells him he say Sandusky and a 10-year-old boy role-playing to Deliverance.

March 3, 2002: Paterno responds: "That's just Jerry just being Jerry."

Pretty amazing for a devout Catholic to not have this on their radar and understand the magnitude of the situation. And people wonder why the focus is so heavily on Paterno.

 

[apalmer]

So if an older women who likes younger men is a couger, is an older man who likes younger boys called a nittany lion?

You gonna be here all week?

Based on earlier treatment of similar posts, I'd guess not.

 

[Tin Cup]

Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them.

You know this, how?

Because I am Jim Delaney and I also have common sense.

Is there anything you can do about that God-awful new Big 10 logo or these stupid division names?Link

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Not sure how this exactly works, but in light of other victims appearing; can he be arrested again w/ additional charges or will they just tack on more charges without arresting him again?

tack on more

I want this jerk to be behind bars before he offs himself.

As a Pennsylvania taxpayer, I'm torn. I'd rather not have my money paying for his keep.

Eh, he won't last too too long inside either, but it's worth the money.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them.

You know this, how?

Because I am Jim Delaney and I also have common sense.

Is there anything you can do about that God-awful new Big 10 logo or these stupid division names?Link

I'm working on the division names gb, the logo is beyond my control (wife's design).

 

[Daywalker]

Penn State's reputation is already tainted for decades why subject them to more unnecessary scrutiny?

I think there's only more unnecessary scrutiny if Paterno and McQueary are still employed. If they fire them, and anyone else known, I don't think they have any unnecessary scrutiny involved in their games. If they're fired, I think the crowd Saturday, and even the road games, is a supportive crowd. If they aren't fired, it could be a disaster.

Paterno's reputation is forever tainted. PSU's will take decades before this scandel is not the first thing you think about when someone says Penn State. Perfect storm type deal, Paterno/devout Catholic/child molestation.

 

[JZilla]

Jim Delaney isn't going to let them play in the B10CSG, no bowl will want them.

You know this, how?

Because I am Jim Delaney and I also have common sense.

Is there anything you can do about that God-awful new Big 10 logo or these stupid division names?Link

I'm working on the division names gb, the logo is beyond my control (wife's design).

*cough cough* Too soon!

 

[Big_Russel]

To help put things in perspective.

January, 6, 2002: http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/extras/coverups_archive.htm

The Boston Globe first breaks its story on the clergy abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.

March 3, 2002: McQueary goes to Paterno and tells him he say Sandusky and a 10-year-old boy role-playing to Deliverance.

March 3, 2002: Paterno responds: "That's just Jerry just being Jerry."

Is this true? is that what he said?

 

[Chase Stuart]

To help put things in perspective.

January, 6, 2002: http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/extras/coverups_archive.htm

The Boston Globe first breaks its story on the clergy abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.

March 3, 2002: McQueary goes to Paterno and tells him he say Sandusky and a 10-year-old boy role-playing to Deliverance.

March 3, 2002: Paterno responds: "That's just Jerry just being Jerry."

Is this true? is that what he said?

No, but that's what he said by inaction. He knew Jerry had been investigated for this very offense four years earlier, and seeing as how Sandusky was on PSU campus for the next 9 years, that's pretty much what Paterno is saying to all the victims.

 

[Daywalker]

To help put things in perspective.

January, 6, 2002: http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/extras/coverups_archive.htm

The Boston Globe first breaks its story on the clergy abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.

March 3, 2002: McQueary goes to Paterno and tells him he say Sandusky and a 10-year-old boy role-playing to Deliverance.

March 3, 2002: Paterno responds: "That's just Jerry just being Jerry."

Is this true? is that what he said?

No, but that's what he said by inaction. He knew Jerry had been investigated for this very offense four years earlier, and seeing as how Sandusky was on PSU campus for the next 9 years, that's pretty much what Paterno is saying to all the victims.

Sandusky was very lucky to have the Paterno and the AD as his bosses. Just wait for any footage of Paterno talking about the molestation scandels in the Catholic church. Got to believe the networks are digging through their files.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Just wait for any footage of Paterno talking about the molestation scandels in the Catholic church.

Did he really do this?

 

[Todd Andrews]

I really want the feds to investigate this situation and prosecute. This might be a start.

Also, was Penn State giving the game and plane tickets to Sandusky he used to take boys across state lines to rape them? If so, they were partially funded by federal money and crossing state lines to commit felonies brings in the feds.

 

[mad sweeney]

Not sure how this exactly works, but in light of other victims appearing; can he be arrested again w/ additional charges or will they just tack on more charges without arresting him again?

tack on more

I want this jerk to be behind bars before he offs himself.

As a Pennsylvania taxpayer, I'm torn. I'd rather not have my money paying for his keep.

Think of it as paying for him to be given what he gave. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

 

[mr. furley]

Found this interesting and disturbing:

Among those who testified was the mother of Sandusky’s youngest adopted son, a boy he met through the second Mile, took in as a foster child and later legally adopted as an adult. Matt Sandusky’s mother, Debra Long, told the Patriot-News that she had raised concerns about the behavior of her son and Sandusky once her son went to live with the Sandusky family in 1995. “We tried to stop it back then,” Long said. “We were dragging it to the court system all the time and we couldn’t prevent it. it upsets me, because these kids didn’t need to go through this.”

sounds like a lot of other people need to step down if the bolded is true

 

[mr. furley]

let's punish the 18-22 year olds who have nothing to do with any of this

cancel football at PSU forever

 

[comfortably numb]

If McQ and Paterno are on the field Saturday, it is going to be a weird vibe.

All his players are showing 100% support.

If he is on the field they will carry him on their shoulders as his last home game to cheers and a hopeful chase for a big bowl victory

This reminds me of when Bonds was chasing Aaron.

The world knew it was a farce.

People in SF would say

-he never tested positive

-he never admitted

-everyone else is doing it

to finally he may cheat, but he is still our cheater

The whole HR chase, and how it should be honored.

Would Aaron be there, would Selig etc...

Just weird

 

[wadegarrett]

If McQ and Paterno are on the field Saturday, it is going to be a weird vibe.

Almost comfortably numb.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

So Paterno comes out today with a statement and doesn't say anything about the victims. Sad. Oh well, it makes everything seem so topsy turvy when big sports/money trump common decency and what is morally right and wrong. Sad that Joe Paterno's legacy will always have protector of child rapist attached to it. Sad that the many people who work and go to school at Penn State will have to live with this nightmare for many years. Hopefully Penn State is sued to the point it is crippled, and it sends a message that people cannot turn a blind eye or "just do enough" when it comes to protecting children. My wish is that the people who have been assaulted get the needed therapy and counseling they need. Also, would like to see Joe Paterno, and all Penn State officials/coaches crippled financially for not doing more since he cannot be criminally prosecuted. End of rant!

Edit to add: Sorry I guess he did say he was sorry about the kids. Also, find it funny that Paterno says that PENN STATE should not spend another minute on his status.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

Has there been any word if he ever molested his own children?

I've been asking that all along. All 6 of his children were adopted. I'm most concerned about the foster children that he had in his house. No idea how many that included.

This isn't getting enough play, if he was banging a kid in a shower at PSU, god only knows what could happen in the safe haven of his home.Anyone know what ages the foster kids were when they came into his possession?

All males?

Based on the grand jury report, it seemed like Sandusky had a very particular pattern. He probed his victims to see how much touching they would tolerate. Got them "comfortable" and then took more advantage as time progressed. I think he was careful and calculated, so I doubt he abused his own foster kids. He had the basement bedroom set-up for his overnight guests which kept his actions segragated from the rest of his house. There and after hours in the shower after telling kids "it's time for a shower" post exercise. The guy did things exactly the same and the abuse always started in the kid's second year of Second Mile.

I think you're giving him too much credit.

Perhaps. It just doesn't seem to fit the pattern. With his wife having access to those kids his likelihood of being caught with them was higher than the kids who were disadvantaged. Although I don't really put anything past him at this point either.

there's probably a decent chance that the wife knew

 

[Parrothead]

If McQ and Paterno are on the field Saturday, it is going to be a weird vibe.

All his players are showing 100% support.

If he is on the field they will carry him on their shoulders as his last home game to cheers and a hopeful chase for a big bowl victory

This reminds me of when Bonds was chasing Aaron.

The world knew it was a farce.

People in SF would say

-he never tested positive

-he never admitted

-everyone else is doing it

to finally he may cheat, but he is still our cheater

The whole HR chase, and how it should be honored.

Would Aaron be there, would Selig etc...

Just weird

I love Penn State. I met my wife there. I am a season ticket holder.. I look forward to football season, being there, going to the bars, walking around campus.. it is literally my "happy place" I go to when I need it.. this, for now, is gone.

What will I do Saturday if Paterno is coaching?? he is the man that I have looked up to as a kid, a student, an alumni, a season ticket holder, and a father... he IS Penn State- all that is right with Happy Valley.. he is also, now, the man who looked the other way while vile crimes were taking place under his watch. I cannot fathom someone knowingly not doing something.. so, Saturday, if and when the Beaver Stadium multi-million dollar video-board plays it tribute to Coach Paterno, as it will be his last game in the stadium, and the Blue Band plays the Alma Matter, and the students, bless their hearts, chant "Joe-Pa-Terno".. I will probably cry for all the wrong reasons, because Coach- it shoudn't have happened this way..

 

[Norman Einstein]

Penn State's reputation is already tainted for decades why subject them to more unnecessary scrutiny?

I think there's only more unnecessary scrutiny if Paterno and McQueary are still employed. If they fire them, and anyone else known, I don't think they have any unnecessary scrutiny involved in their games. If they're fired, I think the crowd Saturday, and even the road games, is a supportive crowd. If they aren't fired, it could be a disaster.

The school/authorities/whomever have the chance to do the right thing NOW for both moral and PR reasons. The quicker they handle this the better.

They are going to give Paterno this last HOME game. No possible way they take this show on the road. If they let him "coach" this game, it will be his last.

Damn I hate being a Husker fan right now. I don't want anything to do with this game and am considering not even watching it. It is getting attention for all the wrong reasons.

How many of the ticket requests are from people that just want to be part of the circus?

I was thinking this as well. This isn't going away and every press conference before, during, and after the game is going to bring it up. There will be no discussion of football each week this continues.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

So, think Joe will be given this award?

Paterno recommended for Medal of Freedom

By Dan Stefano, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, a two-time national championship winner and five-time Coach of the Year honoree, has been nominated for the nation's highest civilian honor — again.

A year after Paterno was nominated but not made a finalist for the award, Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and Rep. Glenn Thompson have sent a letter to President Obama recommending the coaching legend for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

"Coach Paterno`s accomplishments on the football field are nothing short of legendary," the members` letter reads, noting Paterno's NCAA DIvision I FBS record of 402 coaching victories.

But after reeling off a list of Paterno`s coaching milestones, the members spend much of the letter reflecting on the coach`s commitment to players` academic success and his charitable endeavors off the field.

"The Presidential Medal of Freedom has historically been awarded for meritorious contributions to the national interests of the United States," the letter reads. "Coach Paterno`s contributions exceed this standard by a considerable degree and we respectfully request that you provide him you utmost consideration for the award."

Late coaching legends Bear Bryant (Alabama football) and John Wooden (UCLA men`s basketball) have also been awarded the medal.

Read more: Paterno recommended for Medal of Freedom - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_755519.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines#ixzz1dFQc5qtv

Your glee in this situation is disturbing.

 

[Native]

Serious question here that will probably get a whole slew of sarcastic remarks: What causes a person (Sandusky) to such vile behavior?

1) Is it some kind of mental illness?

2) Plain laziness to curb his perverted urges?

3) Other?

Clearly he knew he was doing something horribly wrong yet he continued to molest children for years. I know this probably (sadly) happens often is society but dont understand the driver of such behavior.

 

[JZilla]

Serious question here that will probably get a whole slew of sarcastic remarks: What causes a person (Sandusky) to such vile behavior? 1) Is it some kind of mental illness? 2) Plain laziness to curb his perverted urges?3) Other?Clearly he knew he was doing something horribly wrong yet he continued to molest children for years. I know this probably (sadly) happens often is society but dont understand the driver of such behavior.

I can hear the keys rattling..There's probably a wealth of good information out there on pedophilia. I doubt you'll get much of it here.

 

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It's not glee, it's anger and disgust. This is not a sports issue with me. I have people very close to me who have been impacted significantly by sexual abuse when they were children. I've seen the pain, the guilt, the shame, the anger that these people have to deal with.There is nothing more disgusting to me than someone who sexually abuses a child...nothing. People who look the other way and permit it to continue are a close second.