Vanderlinden coached the top 2 tacklers in the NFL this year (Posluzny and Bowman) and it would have been the top 3 if Sean Lee wouldn't have been hurt all year.
There are reasons that PSU is still rightly referred to as "Linebacker U". And a lot of them have to do with Ron Vanderlinden. I hope Coach Golden (or Coach Whoever) brings him back.
Let me see if I have this correctly: some fans are concerned about tradition, but shall not be called “Paterno people?”
There’s the f word in there, that was kind of shocking.
Paterno was a great guy and a great coach. In order to protect his legacy, young boys should be proud to have been buggered.
There’s a legacy for you. BTW, coming to a school near you very soon thanks to the Democrat Party and their LBGT agenda.
I’ve read through your twice and the comments once.
I found the article ridiculous and the comments...why did you ever post this?
What difference does any of this make to a Free Republic?
There will be moments of hyper sensitivity at Penn State for years to come. I’m actually surprised that the name Penn State, or the details about the Team mascot, uniform numbering system, was not changed in some manner after all The Troubles. I have wondered about Sandusky’s wife and family still in that town. Are they ostracized, or is that first freeze out now easing? Does she volunteer her time in community events as before, and is her time accepted? Some will move to a new time zone after such a hellish year, others will stay put because the house is paid for and most the kids are out.
Coach Joe Paterno was a great man and great coach. Nothing anyone can say or infer will ever take that away from him.
In my opinion, Paterno could not conceive of the evil which lurked inside of Sandusky. Since Paterno could not conceive of the things Sandusky was capable of, it did not exist for him. Paterno was Nittany Lion football and Penn State University, through and through. Nittany Lion fans and Penn State people understand that about Paterno. His legacy and what he meant to the university, the players, the fans, the students can never be soiled nor diminished.
When Coach O’Brien came aboard, we chose to support him 110%. We chose to support the players and student body and move forward, trying to make sense of the evil perpetrated and perpetuated by certain ranking officials at the university. Coach O’Brien and the team overcame the horrors and proved to be resilient. They won and lost with dignity. It is unfortunate that O’Brien may have felt some animosity towards Paterno admirers, but we have always wished coach O’Brien the best of luck at whatever he chose to do. We knew of his long term goal to be an NFL head coach and accepted that his time in State College may be short. He did wonders in his two years and his contributions will be remembered and respected, as they should be.
I’m beginning to think you have a poster of Paterno on your wall.
He did a good job and he did want to go to the pros. Remember,he’s another apostle of Belichick!
Why didn't the author spare us the rest of the article?
Nice to see the pedophilia supporting wing of FR checking in this early in the year.
Burn Pedo State to the ground. Dig up Paterno and feed his rotting corpse to wild dogs.
Somehow, when I saw the headline, I figured it would be from you. By the way, did you ever answer the question of who you are and why you are such a Paterno suck-up?