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Dooby wrote:JoePa is 84 and this assistant retired in 1999 at the age of 55. Personally, I find that odd. 55 is young for a lifetime assistant coach to retire. Not like assistant coaches in 80s and 90s made close to what they make now.

You mean odd, like they forced him out because he was investigated for this in 1998 and no one did anything odd?

Like the District Attorney who ran the investigation disappeared, no trace of him has ever been found, except for his laptop with a missing hard drive was found in a river, and after 7 years is just presumed dead, that kind of odd?

Like the kind of odd where an assistant coach retired, but negotiated a retirement contract on his way out the door, a contract that gave him emeritus status--with an office on campus and access to all of the athletic facilities?

They knew. They swept it under the rug. There is no question.

Great blog post from Gregg Doyle on the idiot PSU students singing on Paterno's front lawn:

http://gregg-doyel.blogs.cbssports.com/ ... 6/33197750

No distractions around this game.

Dooby wrote:JoePa is 84 and this assistant retired in 1999 at the age of 55. Personally, I find that odd. 55 is young for a lifetime assistant coach to retire. Not like assistant coaches in 80s and 90s made close to what they make now.

In the grand jury report it makes reference to the guy retiring and get various retirement pension/benefits from Penn St., including a permanant office and other treats. If Paterno was looking for a coaching change on D, it would be believable for the guy to retire then, get pension, and access to facilities.

The next 30 for 30 sad sad sad

NomAnor wrote:The next 30 for 30 sad sad sad

If true, this is beyond sad. One of the worst stories in sports history. It blows my mind if this was really going on and NO ONE stopped it.

SportsCenter: BREAKING NEWS: AP source: Joe Paterno will retire at end of the season"

Good.

He needs to be fired. So does the President of the university. Just sickening.

The Board of Trustees better fire his [deleted]. Don't let him finish his career on his terms. WTF people.

BFeldmanCBS: I'd rather hear from the alleged victims families whether Paterno should get to coach another game, not the PennSt brass.

darrenrovell: Going out on his own terms allows Paterno to collect pension & benefits. Being fired obviously doesn't.

Chuck Carlton
If Joe Paterno coaches senior day vs. Nebraska, which would be worse for PSU: protests, boos and signs or an ovation from the crowd?

the son and dad and their "pray for the victims". meh. a lot of good that will do now. how about justice for the victims? how about everyone of the men (and women) who knew about this guy's pedophilia getting canned (at the very least)?