Jo Paterno Fired
Link: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/It-8217-s-o…
Bradley will be interim.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
The proper decision, and good riddance.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
Even as hard as I've been defending him, I can't imagine having him in the booth or on the field and it not being a total distraction. I liked Wetzel's column on the subject. It's sad he won't go out on his own terms but it's hard to frame it as a good idea, letting him coach.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
What kind of sanctions does the progam and school facE? It would be unfortunate if the current team had to pay for these mistakes.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:24 PM ^
I can't imagine the NCAA will impose any sanctions on the program given that it had nothing to do with any of the current players or coaches (minus JoePa, who is now fired).
This is all a legal matter / image problem as opposed to violations which would result in sanctions.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
I think the hits will be donations/boosters and nothing from NCAA/Big Ten. The reason is simple: their power is derived from power entrusted to them by members. Penalizing actions unrelated to competitive matters does not fall within their jurisdiction. A coach abuses his wife, the NCAA won't bar him from coaching. People say strip the records, no bowls, etc... It'll never happen nor have a basis or reference basis
November 9th, 2011 at 10:40 PM ^
What about the Big Ten removing his name from the championship trophy? I really think they should. What are people going to say in ten, twenty-five or fifty years when Paterno is long gone and this is a huge part of his legacy? That reflects poorly on the Big Ten and should be addressed.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
Reportedly, the Stagg family doesn't want to share a trophy with him. I can't really blame them. I don't know who else you put on there. I've seen reports that Osborne will take Paterno's place, which I think is ridiculous. Hayes has controversy around his name. I think it would be cool, but weird, to see Bo's name on there. Maybe Hayden Fry, but he's not suitable than Bo, so I really don't know.
November 10th, 2011 at 1:35 AM ^
Yost? Bo's already on the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year trophy.
November 10th, 2011 at 12:01 PM ^
I was looking for the list of trophies but I couldn't find it in my brief search. I think Yost is not an option considering he took us out of the B1G for 10 years. Maybe Crisler, but he only coached for 10 seasons. Honestly, I'd be fine if they just called it the Stagg trophy.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:22 PM ^
Some sick bastards fantasy leads to one of the most inspirational persons in our time to be tainted....
November 9th, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
no, your inspiration's failure to do what was right resulted in his tainting.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
It wasn't fantasy, it was acts. And Paterno is tained because of his own INaction... inexcusable inaction.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
The inaction by Paterno and others makes them complicit if they had any knowledge of the acts, or the initial accusations.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:22 PM ^
JoePa fired over the phone. Not even in person. Just like a band-aid: right off!
November 9th, 2011 at 11:22 PM ^
That's because it was a business decision, not moral, and they didn't have the guts to do it in person.
November 10th, 2011 at 1:02 AM ^
with all the bullshit manuvering he did today can you blame them? He undoubtedly forced their hand with his "retirement at the end of the season" and made them take action. Finally unlike his lack of action for a decade, the Board didn't pass the buck and hope that someone else would take care of it, they did it themselves, and they did it quickly.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:23 PM ^
Feels like the right thing to do. I'll give them credit, it's the first tough decision they have had to make. I'm guessing there are going to be more to follow.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
I don't. Dude was a legend, and now is not...
November 9th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
this is the necessary first step.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
Yeesh, this press conference is awkward and super-testy.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:29 PM ^
that's why they end."
November 9th, 2011 at 10:29 PM ^
It probably had to be done but this is going to cast a wide precedent for future happenings in the NCAA. It will be interesting to see the fall out. A suspect that coach's will be reporting virtually everything to the police now, even things that were normally handled in house.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
the law was better drafted under the influence of the average case rather than the exceptional one
November 9th, 2011 at 10:29 PM ^
Reportsof unrest in Happy Valley, students have taken to the streets in support of JoePa.
This was on my buddy's twitter : headin to Beaver Ave #supportjoepa come and show up were not EPSN and we ARE penn State
-Chet
November 9th, 2011 at 10:29 PM ^
Wonder what they'll do about the B1G Championship trophy...
November 9th, 2011 at 10:30 PM ^
WHY HAS THIS THREAD NOT BEEN REMOVED!!! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!
November 9th, 2011 at 10:30 PM ^
I would see the day where JoePa retired willingly.
And there is now way in hell I ever could have seen him get fired.
It's truly amazing quickly things can change, especially under such horrible circumstances.
That being said, he absolutely needed to go, and i'm glad the BoT made the right decision.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:30 PM ^
is incredibly terrible and tragic in so many ways.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:30 PM ^
Finally, some leaders step up at PSU. Wish it didn't take 13 years.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:30 PM ^
It's kind of sad but this is exactly the way it had to be. Got what was coming to him.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:31 PM ^
Running the press conference. Sorry That's John Surma Chair of the PSU Board
November 9th, 2011 at 11:07 PM ^
He's the CEO of US Steel and a real hard ass.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:31 PM ^
When faced with a difficult decision, they did not hide from reaching the right answer and actions. Leadership. Learn from this, Joe.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
Paterno just fed the flames and hedged his bets with his retirement. I'm glad the BoT had the minerals to do what they had to.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:31 PM ^
Woody Hayes, Gary Moeller and now Joe Paterno. Zero tolerance no matter how powerful the individual. The schools are much greater than a football team. Right decision.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
I don't know that you can compare Woody or Gary to this. Woody and Gary's actions only hurt themselves. Joe Pa's inaction hurt kids.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
Well, Woody was pretty lucky to escape charges, IMO. Also, didn't Moeller shove a cop or do something else to get arrested for assaulting an officer?
No question Paterno was a million times worse than doing something basically to the face of a powerful athlete or a drunken shove of an officer with ten other officers around, though.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
Woody punched a guy on live TV!
November 9th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
a football helmet and Woody was 65 years old. Pretty sure Bauman wasn't seriously injured.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^
He got a "real-world life lesson" that day thanks to Woody and His Hard Punchers Of Justice.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:31 PM ^
RT@ edsbs:
November 9th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
I posted this initially in the other thread, but if you watch the twitter feeds, it was actually students that got in. The idiot loudmouth was a student wearing a PSU tshirt.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:32 PM ^
....sounded audibly incensed that Paterno was canned.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^
Some very angry questioning during this press conference.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^
My cousin called me he goes to psu, and I go to u of m. The first thing he told me is urban meyer just bought land by the campus and will be the coach. I started laughing I told him he's delusional.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:39 PM ^
you laugh but the same rumors about les miles and Ann arbor were floating around before rr was hired
November 9th, 2011 at 11:34 PM ^
see Les Miles around here anywhere?
November 10th, 2011 at 1:38 AM ^
So... Greg Schiano?
November 10th, 2011 at 2:27 AM ^
No... RR.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^
speechless.