I apologize for my rush to judgment based on insufficient facts and withdraw my earlier remark.
Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!
Posted on 01/26/2012 10:42:23 AM PST by Wolfie
Movement aiming to rename Beaver Stadium in coach's honor
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- One Penn State University student sees it as a tribute on a scale that would fit the man.
Another believes it might help repair the damaged relationship between the state's flagship public university and the family of its legendary late football coach.
Still another said simply this about why the university ought to rename all or part of Beaver Stadium for Joe Paterno.
"Yankee Stadium is the house that Ruth built. Beaver Stadium is the house that Paterno built," said Anthony Sardella, 21, a Penn State senior from Albany, N.Y. "I think it's very appropriate."
In the days since the 85-year-old coach died from complications of lung cancer, interest among alumni, students and others has surged in putting the Paterno name on either the 107,000-seat stadium or its football field, which together became a national sports landmark thanks to America's winningest major college football coach.
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I think in that type of situation, I’d call the cops myself and not leave it up to someone else.
...I have always been a JoePa fan, but if he could not process what McQueary told him (which is basically what every JoePa defender is hanging their hat on), then he was too old and out-of-touch to remain head coach. Yes he told his superiors (a week later?!), but he saw Sandusky continue to use the Penn State football facilities - he didn't do anything to prevent the debacle that eventually came to the University and the assaults that continued to happen.
No one is charging him with a crime - but he deserved to be fired.
“No one is charging him with a crime - but he deserved to be fired.”
Why, what did he do specifically that violated University protocol?
you typically don't fire football coaches for violating protocol - it's usually because your football program isn't performing well. However, in Joe's case, the entire University was in a grave crisis, including the football program - bottom line, it was going to cost multi-millions in lost contributions, lawsuits, possibly even affecting enrollment.
Joe may have met the minimal legal requirements, but the requirements for a man in that position of responsibility are much higher than that - it simply has to be for an institution that large - and I say that from a practical, not a moral standpoint.
“Seeings as how University protocol was to let numerous reports of sexual activity between Sandusky and minor males go unremarked and unreported as DECADES went by with Sandusky parading a bevy of young boys through the halls of Pedo State - apparently Paterno did NOTHING not congruent with Pedo State policy.”
Perhaps the University “higher up’s” did but Paterno did what was proper at the time, report the incident and let, those who’s responsibility it truely was, investigate.
His only issue was he didn’t follow up.
What about the showers?
And I totally beilece Eric Holder when he says he knew nothing abou "Fast and Furious". I mean, I can't disprove that statement.
Enter Louie Freeh to do damage control as he did post Waco, Oklahoma City and heaven knows how many other ‘situations’. This must be far bigger than just Penn State. Too much damage control.
Paterno knew what those children were “at risk” for. For over a decade. At least.
Dude you know what he did.
Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!
“inapposite”
Like that word.
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