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Joe Paterno is DEAD!

  • GoPens
    [video=youtube;hgEkCfpWU0o][/video]
  • Tiernan
    lhslep134;1063363 wrote:You obviously subscribe to the 'ignorance is bliss' philosophy.
    much better than subscribing to the "just because somebody is employed for 60 yrs at the same place he must be a wonderful person" philosophy.
  • vball10set
    http://www.elevenwarriors.com/node
    MEYER ON PATERNO. It never gets easier thinking about the fact the Joe Paterno is gone. Fired just 10 days after his record 409th win, arguably the greatest coach in college football history lived his final days in shame after being ousted amid the Penn State sex-abuse scandal.But if you ask Urban Meyer what he'll remember about Paterno, he would tell you about the mentor, friend, and coach. In a Cleveland Plain Dealer article, Meyer called Paterno "one of his closest friends" and that the greatest lesson he ever learned from Paterno was to "always do right." Meyer even went on to call Paterno the greatest head coach of all time.
    It's certainly disturbing that a man of Paterno's stature had his legacy ruined by such a terrible scandal. Much like Woody Hayes is remembered as a great football coach who did great things for his community, people also still remember how he punched a player. People will always remember all the good Paterno has done, but people will remember why he was ousted just as well.
  • Tiernan
    I keep hearing about all these great things Joe Pa did for his community - granted he did win alot of football games and that does transcend into a positive feeling for the community...but what other "great" things did he do? And don't tell me he donated so many millions to the University, while admirable, it also served him well personally tax wise. I'm not trying to be an ass here but I'm really curious about all the "great" deeds he is supposed to have done.
  • DeyDurkie5
    Tiernan;1064316 wrote:I keep hearing about all these great things Joe Pa did for his community - granted he did win alot of football games and that does transcend into a positive feeling for the community...but what other "great" things did he do? And don't tell me he donated so many millions to the University, while admirable, it also served him well personally tax wise. I'm not trying to be an ass here but I'm really curious about all the "great" deeds he is supposed to have done.
    read my link...just one of the stories
  • Skyhook79
    Tiernan;1064316 wrote:I keep hearing about all these great things Joe Pa did for his community - granted he did win alot of football games and that does transcend into a positive feeling for the community...but what other "great" things did he do? And don't tell me he donated so many millions to the University, while admirable, it also served him well personally tax wise. I'm not trying to be an ass here but I'm really curious about all the "great" deeds he is supposed to have done.
    He obviously didn't do anything "great" since you keep hearing about them.:rolleyes:
  • Terry_Tate
    Tiernan;1064316 wrote:And don't tell me he donated so many millions to the University, while admirable, it also served him well personally tax wise.

    Lol, it's not like he got a full credit for what he donated. It was still a LOT of money out of his pocket if it was in the millions.
  • Tiernan
    Did he read books to blind kids? Did he deliver meals to the elderly? Did he do volunteer time at a Homeless shelter? Did he serve food at a soup kitchen? No...I can't find any evidence he did anything remotely like any of those other than he "donated" money to the University. But Matt Millen said at least a dozen times on ESPN yesterday he did many "great" things for his community. But not one single person has been able to say what those "great" things were. All said and done he was a good football coach who won alot of games just because he was in the right place to stay a very long time. But his legacy is forever tarnished by what he failed to to do to protect kids in his community. THAT would have been a "great" thing.
  • vball10set
    ^^Where is it stated that everytime anybody does anything good that it must be documented somewhere? Charitable contributions are the best was to 'give back' to a community, and these are a matter of public record, which is why they stand out when you research Paterno and what he did for the PSU community.

    Joe Paterno got what he deserved with his firing, which, IMO, is the worst punishment a man of his tenure can receive. However, he did do a lot of good for the university, and that can't be denied.
  • Skyhook79
    http://www.specialolympicspa.org/component/content/article/113-joe-paterno

    http://www.thon.org/home

    http://www.pennlive.com/specialprojects/index.ssf/2012/01/joe_paterno_a_life_-_a_fundrai.html
  • Tiernan
    OK he gave millions to different Charities over the years... now we know what "great" things he did.
  • LJ
    Tiernan;1065164 wrote:OK he gave millions to different Charities over the years... now we know what "great" things he did.
    have you given millions to charities?
  • Tiernan
    I was actually being serious. I didn't know he had given to so many different charities over the years. That is a worthwhile accomplishment.
  • Skyhook79
    Lets keep in mind also that Paterno wasn't making a huge salary he never did at Penn State in comparison. I know he made some other money but he is not high on the lists and he still gave a ton of money away.

    http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/39131/a-look-at-big-ten-head-coaches-salaries
  • centralbucksfan
    DeyDurkie5;1063158 wrote:joe pa didn't rape the kids, simple as that.

    Great man in my opinion.

    http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7492873/rick-reilly-paterno-true-legacy
    This.
  • centralbucksfan
    Tiernan;1063171 wrote:He didn't stick it in but he allowed a monster access to stick it in more kids for another 12 yrs at least.
    Oh please. Could he have done more? Absolutely. But again, we dont' know the exact details. He reported it. At that point, he possibly thought it was looked into, and nothing came of it. We don't know, nor will we ever know exactly what went on. Obviously, someone dropped the ball, big time. Yes, he is at fault. But please, next time you walk across water, let me know so I can come watch.
  • Summa
    Coach Paterno was a good man in my opinion and the facts we know to date about this whole ugly situation do not change my opinion. People really need to look at the actual facts of the case. I am about as big of a Buckeye fan as one can be but I always liked Paterno and pulled for him unless the Buckeyes were playing Penn State of course. The things I have seen posted about a good man by some Ohio State fans and others who are not Ohio State fans are beyond classless. Let the man rest in peace. He did more good and affected more people in a positive way than anyone on this board or any other board will ever do in their lives.
  • vball10set
    Summa;1065506 wrote:Coach Paterno was a good man in my opinion and the facts we know to date about this whole ugly situation do not change my opinion. People really need to look at the actual facts of the case. I am about as big of a Buckeye fan as one can be but I always liked Paterno and pulled for him unless the Buckeyes were playing Penn State of course. The things I have seen posted about a good man by some Ohio State fans and others who are not Ohio State fans are beyond classless. Let the man rest in peace. He did more good and affected more people in a positive way than anyone on this board or any other board will ever do in their lives.
    Thanks, and btw, how's your brother Magna doing?
  • Crimson streak
    Phil knight with a pretty damn good speech at the joe pa memorial. He pretty much trashed the higher ups at penn st and the media lol
  • vball10set
    Crimson streak;1066693 wrote:Phil knight with a pretty damn good speech at the joe pa memorial. He pretty much trashed the higher ups at penn st and the media lol
    I'd love to see it--do you happen to have a link to it handy?
  • Crimson streak
    I don't it's on espn
  • Crimson streak
    I still love the interview where he said he would punch president Nixon in the face lol
  • Skyhook79
    http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7507069&categoryid=2564308
  • vball10set
    thanks--that was excellent
  • Dr Winston O'Boogie
    It would have been nice had Phil Knight acknowledged the life long suffering and shame that will be carried by the children that were raped in the Penn State locker room. It would also had been nice if he would have explained why Paterno co-existed in this facility with a witnessed pedophile until only a few months ago. His decision to do the bare minimum as was required as opposed to what was right (a lesson he seemingly preached to everyone who came within his orbit) were not "blips on a screen". Children were repeatedly raped under his watch. Lives were ruined. And the only reasonable conclusion was the he didn't want any rocking of the USS Paterno to ensue.

    I acknowledge he did good things in his career. But I'll be damned if I'm going buy into the "persecution of Joe" cult that has arisen. What he failed to do (regardless of his reasons) is reprehensible and disgusting.