Joe Paterno dead at 85

mookiemookie · 01-22-12, 10:57 AM

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...h-cancer-fight

Kinda makes you wonder if it would have happened even without the whole Sandusky scandal, or did that hurry it along.

Takeda Shingen · 01-22-12, 11:25 AM

Good riddance. Sandusky, who Paterno protected, has given his victims a lifetime of torment. I have no sympathy for Paterno, nor for those that live in the little Blue and White bubble.

Platapus · 01-22-12, 11:36 AM

He might have had a longer career if he hadn't taken a Linebacker to the knee.

Takeda Shingen · 01-22-12, 11:41 AM

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He might have had a longer career if he hadn't taken a Linebacker to the knee.

Okay, that was funny.

mookiemookie · 01-22-12, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Good riddance. Sandusky, who Paterno protected, has given his victims a lifetime of torment. I have no sympathy for Paterno, nor for those that live in the little Blue and White bubble.

Well said.

gimpy117 · 01-22-12, 12:31 PM

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Good riddance. Sandusky, who Paterno protected, has given his victims a lifetime of torment. I have no sympathy for Paterno, nor for those that live in the little Blue and White bubble.

Did he protect him? or did he just not know? He did pass on what he heard to the powers that be, the police even dropped the investigation. How far would you go to investigate a friend you've known when given 2nd hand information?, especially when the powers that be have been informed and dropped their investigation?

Blood_splat · 01-22-12, 12:32 PM

RIP

Sailor Steve · 01-22-12, 12:44 PM

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RIP

I will echo that sentiment. I don't follow sports and only know his name from recent articles. Normally I find "Requiat In Pace" to be either too shallow for my own feelings or too hollow-sounding for what I'm not feeling. In this case, I hope that if there's an afterlife this guy does find peace rather than torment. If not, it doesn't matter.

Takeda Shingen · 01-22-12, 12:49 PM

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Did he protect him? or did he just not know? He did pass on what he heard to the powers that be, the police even dropped the investigation. How far would you go to investigate a friend you've known when given 2nd hand information?, especially when the powers that be have been informed and dropped their investigation?

As an authority figure, he had a legal obligation to see these matters investigated. As a human being, Paterno had a moral obligation to do what was right. He failed on both accounts.

gimpy117 · 01-22-12, 03:29 PM

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As an authority figure, he had a legal obligation to see these matters investigated. As a human being, Paterno had a moral obligation to do what was right. He failed on both accounts.

but was he? he was respected, yes, but he wasn't the AD and he wasn't the board of directors. But in my mind he was the perfect scapegoat. He REPORTED the allegations he heard to the AD, he did his duty, and the AD buried it and the COPS DROPPED the investigation. I don't see why everyone is so insensed and mad at Joe Paterno because he wasn't running around playing super sleuth and solving the crime on his own.

Takeda Shingen · 01-22-12, 04:18 PM

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but was he? he was respected, yes, but he wasn't the AD and he wasn't the board of directors. But in my mind he was the perfect scapegoat. He REPORTED the allegations he heard to the AD, he did his duty, and the AD buried it and the COPS DROPPED the investigation. I don't see why everyone is so insensed and mad at Joe Paterno because he wasn't running around playing super sleuth and solving the crime on his own.

You're going to argue that Joe Paterno did not have enough influence to see an investigation involving his own program through to the end? Have you seen that shrine outside of Beaver Stadium? The guy was like the living god of Happy Valley and one of the most powerful individuals affiliated with the university.

Paterno did not follow through on this investigation. He was perfectly happy to have it swept under the rug in the name of preserving his own image, and the board was more than willing to cooperate in that regard. He is as guilty as they are.

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