If your reading this, you are familiar with the events that are taken place at Pennsylvania State University. Or, you may of heard the constant wave of news being brought in by Sports Center every few hours. Let me start by saying, until these actions are proven and legitimized, my statements in this blog post are merely speculation however some information has been publicized.
Let me start with Joe Paterno. For years, I have always been an admirer of his willingness to keep on coaching and how through the years, despite the pressure from media outlets and college football fans around the country he has kept doing what he loved. Now, he has chalked up the most wins ever by a head coach in Division I football and has lived for PSU. Joe Paterno would of gone on to live the remainder of his years in the Valley with his loving wife, while watching the Nittany Lions from his living room chair. Its unbelievable how one sole event can change the entire complexion of a mans legacy. Paterno's legacy will forever be tarnished by these absolutely horrid acts that went on at State College. Legally, according to reports that I have read today (which is why this blog was not posted earlier) he followed the exact legal protocol he needed to to make sure he would not be held accountable and he "if you will", moved these issues to his assistants and other members at Penn State.
This is a universities worst nightmare. Look at Jim Tressel and the Buckeyes, one of the best coaches ever had his legacy tarnished as he walked away from the Ohio State University this past year. Joe Paterno is a god at Penn State, how could this man ever be convicted of any charges, who would want too for that matter. I will continue to elaborate in more depth on the issue at Penn State in the days to come after the allegations become more clear in my eyes. I am not big on media, and America's media outlet has publicized this enough the last few days.
The 84 year old Paterno was quoted saying, say a prayer for the victims. As hundreds of students gathered outside of his home in the Valley this evening to show their support, here I am too, supporting Joe Pa and I hope this man can walk away from the game just as he would of had these allegations not been brought up. Personally though, on a college football level, its time for Joe to pack up and enjoy what time he has left with his wife, family and grandchildren. He deserves that, he does not deserve this.
While no one should be blaming JoePa for the actions made by Sandusky, JoePa is partially to "blame" because he was aware of what was happening. Even though he was not the only one aware of the incidents, he is the vision of Penn State and that is why he is being punished, because he is always in the spotlight when it comes to PSU. Unfortunately, this scars the way he looks back on his career, and it is a shame that JoePa will be retiring.
ReplyDeleteI honestly wish PSU would just let Coach Joe Pa retire instead of firing him. I understand what he did was absolutely wrong, but with what PSU did the other night was totally unprofessional. You cant just fire a winning head coach like that when he is 84 years old, has 409 wins in Division I football, and plans on retiring at the end of the season as well. The Nittany Lions have a tough schedule this year and they should just let Coach Pa finish out the season, plus they have a huge game this weekend against Nebraska. All I have to say is that I am very disappointed with Penn State.
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