dlazz;1061695 wrote:There's a special place for Paterno in hell.

Too bad it's not your call. You should really worry about the plank in your own eye.

2kool4skool;1061737 wrote:Sorry, don't think winning football games or "instilling academic values"(lol) outweighs neglecting child rape. It's satisfying to know this all came out before he died so he was able to realize he'd ruined a legacy he worked a lifetime for as he laid on his death bed.

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2kool4skool;1061737 wrote:Sorry, don't think winning football games or "instilling academic values"(lol) outweighs neglecting child rape. It's satisfying to know this all came out before he died so he was able to realize he'd ruined a legacy he worked a lifetime for as he laid on his death bed.

Winning and academics were a SMALL fraction of what this man did and accomplished. What he did working with young adults, turning boys into men, teaching and guiding, etc, etc, etc. is what JoePa is about. Anyone who played for him, would say the same, and probably more. YES, he made a HUGE mistake. No question about that. But what he did over all those years, far outweighs the mistakes he made. I am sure NO ONE felt worse than he did. Its so easy to make judgements from the outside. We probably don't know 90% of the facts. I am not condoning, nor so I believe he is free of fault. But NO ONE, I mean NO one is perfect. THis guy did many, many GREAT things over his life. And I truly believe the good will be remembered as time goes on.

There's no right or wrong way to eulogize Joe Paterno, the situation is too polarizing for there to be a proper concensus on his legacy, but that won't stop people from attempting to provide one. You either want to erect more staues or tear down the ones that already exsist.

Maybe once the trial goes down, the moral compass will begin to point in the direction it should as far as legacies are concerned, but for now it's all been said.

I will choose to remember JoePa for all the good he did and not the mistake he made. I know he tried to do the right thing but then went along with others instead of sticking up for what was the right thing to do. This can happen to anyone. I will forgive his mistake and remember his as a legend.

I said this awhile ago, but I'm surprised he lasted this long. It's shocking and at the same time not surprising that he's gone just 2 months after he was removed as coach.

sportchampps;1061770 wrote:I will choose to remember JoePa for all the good he did and not the mistake he made. I know he tried to do the right thing but then went along with others instead of sticking up for what was the right thing to do. This can happen to anyone. I will forgive his mistake and remember his as a legend.

agree. Its easy to judge when you aren't in his situation.

centralbucksfan;1061748 wrote:I am sure NO ONE felt worse than he did.

I'm guessing the children that were raped and their families do.

RIP JoePa, because death is a sad thing and I would never be happy about someone passing.

That being said, JoePa will aways be remembered for his gigantic gaffe in judgement. I don't care how much good he did throughout his life, it doesn't make up for his negligence. Also, please spare me the "he followed protocol bullshit."

Skyhook79;1061744 wrote:Too bad it's not your call. You should really worry about the plank in your own eye.

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brutus161;1061631 wrote:It's too bad he will be remembered more for Sandusky, than his coaching greatness.

Not by most college football fans

Ironman92;1061818 wrote:Not by most college football fans

Maybe the older fans, but not the most recent or even me....and I'm 27.

The scandal and the mishandling of it by him and his counterparts have ruined his legacy.

Jerry Sandusky also helped many kids and helped change many young adults into men. Many people probably owe a great deal in their life to him. But you know what, he is a piece of shit. Paterno isnt as bad, but neglecting child rape out does any good he did.

Zombaypirate;1061707 wrote:Paterno followed school protocol and your God is going to send him to hell for this?

I have no God, as I am an athiest.

#trollsuccessful

Automatik;1061786 wrote: Also, please spare me the "he followed protocol bull****."

Then please, spare me the "he didn't do more than protocol so he's at fault" bullsh*t

Exactly what more do you want the guy to do. His best friend was accused of (supposably by mcquery) raping a child. The fact mcquery is changing his story almost everyday is enough to know that maybe he didn't tell paterno everything he saw or what he saw. If I was joe pa I honestly would have done exactly what he did. Report it to my supervisor and get it out of my hands. I will always consider joe pa as a legend and the best football coach ever.

lhslep134;1061855 wrote:Then please, spare me the "he didn't do more than protocol so he's at fault" bullsh*t

He admitted himself that he "should have done more." Right?

Yeah he "got it out of his hands." That is ALL he did and it obviously wasn't enough. He's guilty of negligence. I don't know how anyone with a working brain can argue against that.

How he could wake up and go to work everyday with Sandusky still on his staff all this time blows my mind.

I will remember his greatness first. But his aiding a child molester will never be far behind. RIP coach.

ccrunner609;1061649 wrote:He will always be remembered for letting a guy rape kids in his locker room.

Not unlike the principal of your school.

85 years is a pretty good run. He outlived the expectation by several years.

I don't really get the fascination with legacies. He's dead. What people think of him doesn't matter at this point. Nobody will ever know exactly how much he did or didn't know regarding Sandusky, and nobody here is the moral authority to be judging him either way.

Automatik;1061862 wrote:He admitted himself that he "should have done more." Right?

Yeah he "got it out of his hands." That is ALL he did and it obviously wasn't enough. He's guilty of negligence. I don't know how anyone with a working brain can argue against that.

How he could wake up and go to work everyday with Sandusky still on his staff all this time blows my mind.

Of course he said he could of done more after he found out all the victims and the extent if it all. All he knew before this was the shower thing and he was barely told anything by mcquery about it.

Tobias Fünke;1061865 wrote:Not unlike the principal of your school.

lol--reps

dlazz;1061842 wrote:I have no God, as I am an athiest.

#trollsuccessful

If you are an atheist then why did you say Paterno has a special place in hell? atheist's do not believe in Heaven or hell.

ccrunner609;1061891 wrote:thats a bull**** excuse "he passed it along". No what he did was cover it up and told who he passed it along to that he would handle it.....thats why it was never dealt with. It was all done because the man was purely selfish. It was about hiding everything to keep HIS image up. Just like racking up all the wins when he hasnt had a hand in a win for 10+ years. He is a selfish old man.

Are you serious? He passed it along because that's the protocol that needs to be filed because it was on campus. If it was off campus then yes he did wrong but it wasn't and he did the right thing. How about you learn all the information before posting dumb shit. But we all know with your grammar that your more than likely cant read/ understand anything that has been going on with the paterno/ penn st. Thing

Is he in the Leaders or Legends division of hell? Just curious if he'll be in company with Bo or Woody...