Definitely lost the will to live and died in shame. Bummer for him and PSU fans.

 

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As he should.

 

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HE KNEW WHAT SANDUSKY IS/WAS HELA....


He knew it and he covered it up along with the rest of the trolls at PEDO State.

 

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He had a positive influence on thousands of people who came thru the universities football program. He fell short at the end of the standard that he himself had set. That probably is what hasten the end. He indeed did lose the will to live.

 

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Bad things seem to all happen at the same time

 

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/video-joe-paterno-remembered-people-coach-223847710.html


Monster Joe? For all we know he might not have been the brightest bulb at his age.

 

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Garth, while it is true that you don't call 911 unless you are witnessing 'a crime in progress' as you put it, what I keep coming back to is this. "Alerting the authorities". And I don't mean PSU authorities but the real authorities. If you hear that a child in your neighborhood is being raped/molested or anything like that...by a trusted source supposedly...you alert the authorities (not call 911). I think it is what I would do because, again you are right, it's hard to place yourself 'in the moment'. But when you are in that kind of position of authority yourself that is what you are entrusted to do. That is what he failed to do. We all know that now. He did pay the price for it.

So, while I think he did leave a football legacy behind that will not be matched, I think he also left that failure behind that cannot be overlooked. He failed and nothing will excuse that including his prior legacy or his death. In my opinion. Granted, we don't have to dance on his grave either.

 

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There is little doubt that Joe Pa could have done more, even he said it himself. However, there are some interesting twists to this story such as the details about why the DA declined to pursue the matter and where that DA is today and all manner of other things that are VERY VERY messy for PA.

If I were a betting person, I would bet that Paterno was satisfied with his treatment by Penn State, and in fact, I'd bet he suggested it - partly as a way of him to do some penance by sacrificing his legacy for his own admitted shortcoming in the way of "doing more", and partly as a way to draw fire away from all the other ugly parts of this story - that go well beyond the University.

Incidentally, for those who weren't aware, Paterno was not actually fired, he technically retired, his pension and benefits and such intact. Obviously if he had not retired, he would have been fired, but the fact remains...

 

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