Gino

November 10th, 2011 at 9:19 AM ^

What do you mean "felt wrong" ?   It WAS wrong.  Paterno should, quite frankly, go to jail. Yep. He had very intimate knowledge of a recurrent crime, for eleven years, and he mostly above all, was in the best position to stop it, having the most power.  With leadership comes accountability, and he sold out.  FUCK him.   Quit feeling sorry for him...Paterno got what he deserved...and I'm looking forward to when McQueary and others crack, and admit Paterno knew everything.. Then, Paterno will be going to JAIL.. as he should.  And fuck off if you disagree, because if you do, you do not deserve to be a parent.

BiSB

November 10th, 2011 at 9:46 AM ^

Should he have been fired? Abso-fricking-lutely. But this isn't 'Nam, man. There are rules about when we can send people to jail. To go to jail, you have to break the law. Paterno didn't break any laws.* And beyond that, the statute of limitations has almost certainly run. Ergo, he shouldn't (and won't) go to jail.

*Unless some other law-type can fin a way to turn this into a ongoing conspiracy, or a pattern of racketeering activity, or something like that. If so, I'm all ears.

victors2000

November 10th, 2011 at 7:37 AM ^

Paterno's actions were an egregious miscalculation on his part. That's how I see he thought it out, whether it was for the team, the program, or the university itself, he hid this filth and hoped the general public would never hear about it.  Hardly a use of judgement than it was a 'political' expediency. It is sad it needed to be done, but it needed to be done.

Blazefire

November 9th, 2011 at 10:41 PM ^

But it's a little surprising in a case like this there wasn't one voice of disention for a figure like Joe Paterno. Perhaps they feared their jobs?

I feel sad for JoePa. He should have gone out like a champion, but I guess it's good we live in a world where some morals bend for no man. I will point 99.9999% of my anger at Sandusky. JoePa's no criminal. Just horribly negligent.

Yeoman

November 9th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^

If they present a split voice they'll have a much harder time getting it back together. Whatever they do, it has to appear decisive--a dissenting voice would be a point of crystallization for the discontent elsewhere in the community.

I'd be surprised if there weren't supportive voices on the Board--in fact, it's clear from the news flow that there were (one of yesterday's news stories was that Paterno appeared to be beginning to lose the support of the Board). They fought it out, and when it became clear the decision was going to made to fire the dissenters changed their votes.

coastal blue

November 10th, 2011 at 8:50 AM ^

is this. And at the same time, it's what you don't seem to understand.

Sandusky, Curley, Schultz...they will get what is coming to them.

Joe Paterno, by all accounts, didn't technically do anything illegal. But from a standpoint of doing right from wrong, he is incredibly guilty. And that is why he needs to be fired, needs to be burned in the media and needs have his football career marginalized: so people can understand just how serious this issue is and just how despicable his inaction to help this children was.

snowcrash

November 10th, 2011 at 10:58 AM ^

The Fed Board of Governors often does the same thing, they argue it out behind closed doors and then present a united front.

I have to give props to the board for acting fairly quickly in this case. Paterno had to go, it would have created too much of a distraction if he had stayed on for the rest of the season.

clarkiefromcanada

November 9th, 2011 at 11:33 PM ^

It's a new world we live in...everything is compressed remarkably in terms of immediacy in media investigation. Ask Jim Tressel.

That said, in this case, the optics for Penn State are, and will remain, brutal. Sadly, the problems of the program pale in comparison to the problems of the victims.

hockeyguy9125

November 9th, 2011 at 10:18 PM ^

however, if I was a PSU fan, this would be the only course of action that would allow my continued support of the program. The whole program needs to be cleaned out and it looks like PSU is getting their house in order...what a sad series of events

Urban Warfare

November 9th, 2011 at 10:24 PM ^

Penn State fan.  They're going nuts over there.  Apparently, the board is gutless and this

"If true we as a society have descended into the media equivalent of the French Terror

Mob rule at it’s worst.

by carolinaeasy on Nov 9, 2011 7:05 PM PST up reply actions   5 recs "

http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2011/11/9/2551001/penn-state-scandal-bo…

MGoSoftball

November 9th, 2011 at 10:20 PM ^

up there with the SMU death penalty in terms of a shoker.  Joe Pa has been the role model for coaches and now is fired in disgrace.  All I can say is wow.

We can all learn a valuable lesson.  Always do the right thing regardless of protecting someone.

 

Tom Bradley is now coach.  Maybe RR, Meyer or even Millen next year?

Frank Drebin

November 10th, 2011 at 1:14 PM ^

Maybe not Meyer, but I could see someone like Al Golden taking the job. it isn't like they will be walking into reduced scholarships, bowl bans, etc. The entire AD will be gutted, along with university administration. I would rather go to this situation over Miami or USC. All of the people involved in this cover up will be shown the door and they will start from scratch. The worst thing that a new coach will have to deal with is following a football legend in Paterno.

Geaux_Blue

November 9th, 2011 at 10:28 PM ^

IMO I can't imagine him taking on that buzzsaw. I'd imagine they hire either a complete outsider or a less qualified alumnus, suffer through 3 yrs of mediocrity until the guy steps aside and a new era is ushered in. Making a big boom might be looked at as trying to overshadow the events with flash

Tater

November 9th, 2011 at 11:00 PM ^

Meyer wouldn't be taking over a program that sucked, nor would he be taking over a program on probation.  He would probably be able to bring in an entirely new staff, make a big deal of "cleaning house," and not lose more than a year of recruiting in talent-rich PA.  If Meyer was offered the job, which could happen, he would be a fool if he didn't at least take it into consideration.

The torch and pitchfork crew got their blood, but their appetites will only be fully sated when everyone from the current regime is gone.  This would be a very easy transition for Meyer or any top-notch coach.