Joe Paterno dead at 85

[sahyder1]

http://eye-on-collegefootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/34497800

What a career he had. What an impact he made to the world of sports. It really is a shame that he will forever be tied to Sandusky.

[NobBe Nobbs]

61 years. 61 fucking years he was with Penn State. Just...that's a mindboggling length of time.

[Meacon Keaton]

Joe Pa is the type of coach that my grandchildren will ask me about like I use to ask my grandfather about Bear Bryant.

Such a shame that the last year will be the last line written about his career.

[Gareth7]

No doubt the last few months were horrible for him. His influence on college football will never be forgotten.

[Blaze09]

EDIT: Still too soon, a family spokesperson has said it's not true. Either way, it has to be soon which sucks.

When ESPN breaks it, then it's official. ESPN doesn't get deaths wrong.

[Gareth7]

Forgetting what mistakes he did or didn't make it's important he's remembered as a top coach and more important a good man. It almost echos Jock Stein in that a pedophile was on his staff, and it's always used against him.

Edit: Sorry, thought this was confirmed.

Edited January 22, 2012 by Gareth7

[gunnar hendershow]

Hasn't been confirmed yet but a lot of news outlets that aren't ESPN are starting to report it.

Either way we've known for a few hours it was coming, as I said 85 year old people with serious lung cancer usually don't have long left.

[Gareth7]

I hope things can be put aside and he can be given a send off befitting such a man.

[gunnar hendershow]

Here we go...

(and he's not even dead yet)

[Gareth7]

Here we go...

(and he's not even dead yet)

If that was referring to me I just feel the mans passing should be treated with respect. I'm aware it hasn't happened yet. To cheer you guys up

[Blaze09]

Hasn't been confirmed yet but a lot of news outlets that aren't ESPN are starting to report it.

And all of them are printing wrong information.

But you're right, it's coming soon, and it sucks.

[Quom]

Yes it sucks that a man will now be loved and cherished when the truth is he aided and abetted a man who was fucking children due to his lack of backbone. I'm sure all of their families are crying over the terrible loss.

[Blaze09]

Yes it sucks that a man will now be loved and cherished when the truth is he aided and abetted a man who was fucking children due to his lack of backbone. I'm sure all of their families are crying over the terrible loss.

I wasn't talking about that, I was talking about him strictly dying.

I guess it's already time to leave the thread, and we aren't even a page in.

[Gareth7]

Yes it sucks that a man will now be loved and cherished when the truth is he aided and abetted a man who was fucking children due to his lack of backbone. I'm sure all of their families are crying over the terrible loss.

Amazing you can even see anything from your Ivory tower.

[Lint]

Penn State and Paterno family reps are denying the report. Theres nothing about it on ESPN, TMZ and Deadspin is the one that posted that he hasn't passed away. I'm gonna wait this one out

[Quom]

Yes it sucks that a man will now be loved and cherished when the truth is he aided and abetted a man who was fucking children due to his lack of backbone. I'm sure all of their families are crying over the terrible loss.

Amazing you can even see anything from your Ivory tower.

Go back and read the other thread where I was defending him. Then go and read the countless news reports that have made it quite clear that he had more than enough information to know what was going on. Then work with children who have been raped for three years and tell me that you think that anyone who didn't stop this sort of shit from happening deserves any form of celebration.

[Gareth7]

As someone with a long family history in social services everything I read pointed to it being covered over by the offenders and the chicken assistant manager. With the previous experience mentioned I think it's an awful thing to label anyone as a child abuser or a child abuser abet-er without sufficient evidence. Iv'e looked at the case and I feel the main responsibility rests on the university officials who were told what happened and did nothing, they are the real cowards. Although JoePa could have done alot better he did report to Uni officials and to damn an old dieing man just seems wrong to me.

Edit: Being old and dieing doesn't absolve anyone of their mistakes, but on reflection I just don't think JoePa would cover for pedophiles etc as a long beloved personality, and if it comes to pass that he did then I have no problem admitting im wrong.

Edited January 22, 2012 by Gareth7

[Maxx]

Oh jesus fucking christ, two months ago everyone was saying how his role in the scandal forever tarnished his legacy and no amount of good he did in football would ever overshadow the harm he caused by not doing more.

But now he's about to die, so suddenly we can overlook his role in the scandal and focus on the impact he had on college football?

[caucasianheat]

Someone PM me when he actually dies.

[zero]

Family has officially confirmed