"JoePa knew (decided to protect Penn St instead of children)

NomAnor · Post by **NomAnor** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:38 pm

Mestengo wrote:How much will they make from the movie?

I could see Pee Wee herman playing Joe Pa

Diamond Girl · Post by **Diamond Girl** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:50 pm

I think Pee Wee Herman would play a better Sandusky. Jack Nicholson as Paterno - 'You can't handle the truth!'

SoCal_Pony · Post by **SoCal_Pony** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:05 pm

EastStang wrote:I don't know whether Joe was (1) naive, (2) incredibly stupid, (3) lazy or (4) Evil. He was one of the four or a mixture of all them.

He is the winningest coach in NCAA history, so you can exclude (1), (2) and (3).

Charleston Pony · Post by **Charleston Pony** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:45 pm

SoCal_Pony wrote:
EastStang wrote:I don't know whether Joe was (1) naive, (2) incredibly stupid, (3) lazy or (4) Evil. He was one of the four or a mixture of all them.

He is the winningest coach in NCAA history, so you can exclude (1), (2) and (3).

I will go with egotistical

Insane_Pony_Posse · Post by **Insane_Pony_Posse** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:05 pm

This scandal will probably end up killing JoePa.

Statler · Post by **Statler** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:14 pm

The old saying about absolute power.

Let's face it, Div I coaches have a cult of personality built around them. They all do to succeed. If you question the coach, then it is off with your head.

Forum boards (all forum boards, not just this one) demonstrate this. If an individual questions authority, they are ridiculed. Forum boards provide anonimity (most of the time) which allows for more questioning, but still if you question what the head coach is about...watch out!

Orwell's Animal Farm explains this so well.

RednBlue11 · Post by **RednBlue11** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:27 pm

JoePa is a dirty old hack

SMU21TCU10 · Post by **SMU21TCU10** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:20 am

RednBlue11 wrote:JoePa is a dirty old hack

WHo is SMU playing in that gif? Tech ?

RednBlue11 · Post by **RednBlue11** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:27 am

SMU21TCU10 wrote:
RednBlue11 wrote:JoePa is a dirty old hack

WHo is SMU playing in that gif? Tech ?

If I could see it on tapatalk I'd tell you

NomAnor · Post by **NomAnor** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:16 am

looks
like the horns to me

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:52 am

Anyone see South Park last night? It had a Penn State pedophile jokes throughout the entire show. It was only a matter of time before that started.

Mitch McConnell · Post by **Mitch McConnell** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:11 am

This column also really reads like an ex-employee with an axe to grind. He was waiting for his opening and took it.

Just another perspective on this.

Mustangs_Maroons · Post by **Mustangs_Maroons** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:11 am

I think JoePa had to have known. He controlled that university.

SMUer · Post by **SMUer** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:33 am

How often are football coordinators given "professor emeritus" status at their schools?!? That allowed him full access to campus, facilities, allowed him to have his office, faculty discounts even after he was retired. I've never heard of that...did he teach a course at PSU?!? I can't imagine that's very common and really opens the school up for complicity concerns.

Mexmustang · Post by **Mexmustang** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:06 pm

If you are machivelian, you would believe he had more on Joe, than Joe on him. Recruiting violations? participation by prominent boosters? members of the administration? or just Joe's pride in the university that he wanted to protect.

I happen to believe (at this point) Joe believed he was in charge of protecting the university and wanted to protect its name (only leading to its new nickname, "Perp State").