I was just replying to the conversation and hit “reply” while reading your post. I think you are I are in agreement on this, but some others here have a lot of wishful thinking going on.
I am not a Paterno hater. I don’t hate him any more than I would King Lear or any other tragic figure in literature. I think he had a tragic flaw, the need to be in charge at all costs. He wanted to exit the stage only when he, the star-writer-director-producer, decided it was time.
He wanted to exit the stage only when he, the star-writer-director-producer, decided it was time.
...interesting way to put it...seeing as he wasn’t fired until he tried to strong arm the BOT by telling them when he would retire...bad move, on his part...