After the 46 years of history “Joe Pa” as he is called in Happy Valley will most likely be removed from the head coaching position at Penn State. After a former assistant to Joe Paterno was charged with sexual assault on numerous counts it was revealed that Paterno allegedly knew about the wrongful conduct. The decision will be made by the schools board of trustees only a day before senior day when the Nittany Lions face off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in its last home game of the season.
During his time at Penn State, Paterno made a name of the team, and brought them to two national titles. It is a shame that after such a long history with the program that his career with them will end in the wake of this scandal. His first year as head coach was 1966; my dad was 10 years old, Lyndon B. Johnson was President of the United States, and the New York Mets were entering into their 4th season in the MLB. This is truly a sad way for him to end his time as the longest running coach in college football history.
During his time at Penn State, Paterno made a name of the team, and brought them to two national titles. It is a shame that after such a long history with the program that his career with them will end in the wake of this scandal. His first year as head coach was 1966; my dad was 10 years old, Lyndon B. Johnson was President of the United States, and the New York Mets were entering into their 4th season in the MLB. This is truly a sad way for him to end his time as the longest running coach in college football history.
It is extremely sad to see this happen to a legendary head coach. Everyone thought that the only way that Paterno was ever going to leave that University was when he died. But now this unfortunately has happened. This looks really bad for the university and for Paterno's legacy. He wasn't even apart of the sexual abuse but he knew about it and didn't tell anyone which has gotten him into trouble. Like they say on the subway, "if you see something, say something."
ReplyDeleteSame thing as TJ.
ReplyDeleteThis is probably the most saddening story I have ever seen related to sports. This goes beyond NCAA violations, like at Ohio State and Southern Methodist. This isn't even about illegal money laundering, or even something as gruesome as murder.
There is something about the allegations against Sandusky that strike disgust in society as a whole, and rightfully so. It is so terribly despised that he instantly becomes the enemy of the state.
Whatever Joe Paterno's role ends up being in this incident, it is too bad to see such a legendary image shatter because he, allegedly, did not act properly. There are a lot of ways people imagined Joe Paterno leaving Penn State, and this was not one of them.
Sports really has very little to do with this story. It is so sad, that one does not even want to think about football or the implications on the program. There are alleged criminals here, possibly terrible menaces that took advantage of children.
Sickening to cover. Truly sickening.
I agree that this whole situation is terribly sad, but at the same time, I don't support people protesting and holding Paterno up on a pedestal. Yes, he was a great coach and a pillar of the school for a long time, but at the end of the day, what he did (or did not do) is disgusting.
ReplyDeleteThe protests and demonstrations held by the students at the school just really disgust me.
The Associated Press reported (and ESPN confirmed) that he'll announce his retirement later today.
ReplyDeleteWe'll talk about this Wednesday. Last week I spent a day at Penn State covering this before coming back in time for class. It was, as many of you said, a sickening story to cover.
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