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Paterno did not live in the real world. He lived in Pleasantville and it was football 24-7 365. He could shut that stuff out.

Bullshit.  Do you think he would let Jerry babysit his kids? Complete bullshit.  Bear Bryant was a racist but he and his assistants weren't raping Kissy in the slave shed, so one point for Bama.  Screw Joe, PSU, Sandusky and Pennsylvania.

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I view Paterno as somewhat like the Catholic Church. The issue was so large and so devastating to his program that he could not face up to it and simply went into denial and wished it would just go away. Like a person that has cancer and suspects it but cannot bear to go to the doctor and face up to the reality. 

 

He was at fault but he was a weak old man and had too much to lose and then wound up losing it all anyway. I expected he would be dead in 6 months when that all went down because it was his whole life.

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Joe should have never become as powerful as he was.  There needed to be checks and balances.  He controlled the police, faculty, trustees.....just about everyone in state college.  He answered to no one.  He shouldn't have been calling any shots well into his 80's.

 

Yep, it was always said nothing happened in State College that Paturdo didn't know about. Guy was almost able to create his own conference. When the president of the school came to fire him Paturdo told him to get the hell off his lawn. All powerful.

 

Yet the PSU cultists all say he was "just a football coach". What a crock of shit, you can't have it both ways.

 

Joe knew, they all knew.

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http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/16796265/lettermen-petition-penn-state-nittany-lions-return-joe-paterno-statue

 

More than 200 lettermen petition PSU to return Joe Paterno statue

Jul 5, 2016

 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- More than 200 Penn State football lettermen petitioned the university on Tuesday for the return of an iconic bronze Joe Paterno statue that was removed in the summer of 2012 in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case.

The former players and coaches, who span every decade since the 1950s, also made two other demands: return the wall that rested behind the statue and celebrated Penn State accomplishments, and issue a formal apology to Paterno's widow.

"Joe Paterno has been cast in a negative light," the letter writer, former tight end/punter Brian Masella, told ESPN, "and we're trying to correct that narrative. The university has ignored us over and over again."

Penn State removed the statue of Joe Paterno in the summer of 2012 in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

The university released a statement in response to the letter, saying, "We appreciate the passion of our former Penn State lettermen for Coach Joe Paterno and the football program, and thank them for their input and many contributions/achievements. We recognize that this is emotional for many in the Penn State community, many of whom differ, yet feel strongly about this issue.

"The University's leadership has clearly indicated that there will be a time and place to acknowledge Coach Joe Paterno's many contributions. Any plans by the president to reach out to the Paterno family will be done privately."

The statue has been a lightning rod of controversy since its removal four years ago. Fans continue to leave flowers and knickknacks at the former site of the statue, and many see the statue as a symbol of Paterno's legacy.

Masella said the lettermen are not looking to compromise and would not be satisfied if the statue appeared elsewhere on campus, such as the All-Sports Museum inside the football stadium. The statue is currently out of sight in what the university has previously referred to as a "secure location."

"Our feeling is it should go back where it was located on Porter Road," Masella said.

Former Penn State players who added their names to the letter include Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny and 1973 Heisman winner John Cappelletti.

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http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/16796265/lettermen-petition-penn-state-nittany-lions-return-joe-paterno-statue

 

More than 200 lettermen petition PSU to return Joe Paterno statue

 

Jul 5, 2016

 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- More than 200 Penn State football lettermen petitioned the university on Tuesday for the return of an iconic bronze Joe Paterno statue that was removed in the summer of 2012 in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case.

The former players and coaches, who span every decade since the 1950s, also made two other demands: return the wall that rested behind the statue and celebrated Penn State accomplishments, and issue a formal apology to Paterno's widow.

"Joe Paterno has been cast in a negative light," the letter writer, former tight end/punter Brian Masella, told ESPN, "and we're trying to correct that narrative. The university has ignored us over and over again."

Penn State removed the statue of Joe Paterno in the summer of 2012 in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

The university released a statement in response to the letter, saying, "We appreciate the passion of our former Penn State lettermen for Coach Joe Paterno and the football program, and thank them for their input and many contributions/achievements. We recognize that this is emotional for many in the Penn State community, many of whom differ, yet feel strongly about this issue.

"The University's leadership has clearly indicated that there will be a time and place to acknowledge Coach Joe Paterno's many contributions. Any plans by the president to reach out to the Paterno family will be done privately."

The statue has been a lightning rod of controversy since its removal four years ago. Fans continue to leave flowers and knickknacks at the former site of the statue, and many see the statue as a symbol of Paterno's legacy.

Masella said the lettermen are not looking to compromise and would not be satisfied if the statue appeared elsewhere on campus, such as the All-Sports Museum inside the football stadium. The statue is currently out of sight in what the university has previously referred to as a "secure location."

"Our feeling is it should go back where it was located on Porter Road," Masella said.

Former Penn State players who added their names to the letter include Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny and 1973 Heisman winner John Cappelletti.

 

Franco Harris the biggest nutter of them all, still carrying that cardboard Paterno cutout around with him everywhere and demanding justice.

 

As a native Pittsburgher it's embarrassing to me every time I go back home and see the big Franco statue in the airport. That thing needs to come down just like the Joe Poo monument.

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