It’s amazing what kind of potion can be created when delusion is mixed with blind loyalty. We got a whiff of that toxin on Saturday in Happy Valley, where apparently the memory of one man is still more important than the lives of countless others. From the moment we arrived on Penn State’s campus, we saw fans impersonating Joe Paterno and others who were dressed up to look like the Paterno statue which was removed from outside the stadium.

Some fans wore ‘I Heart JoePA’ shirts outside the stadium, and inside, where Paterno let Jerry Sandusky cart around his Second Mile kids like a predator with its prey on the open plains, there were countless signs supporting the late Penn State coach. One said ‘408 Forever,’ while another said “Thank You JoePA.” One sign even lauded the idea Penn State was a better place because of Paterno, which seems to blissfully ignore all the irreparable damage that was done by his inaction.

Crimson streak;1306312 wrote:I see a douche driving around here with the license plate thxjoepa like seriously?

GoChiefs;1306359 wrote:Ummm, isn't that too many letters for a license plate?

Pick6;1306486 wrote:how many times are we going to get a punt blocked this year?

Pick6;1306486 wrote:how many times are we going to get a punt blocked this year?