JoePa needs to step down immediately

Cancelled. NY Times is reporting he will gone within days.

Look you are not convincing anyone that JoPa did not turn a blind eye to the crimes that were committed.  That makes him an accessory and punishable.

What does it have to do with football?  Everything!!!

You expect a man of his stature and position to have a responsibility to his community.  He does not.  He displayed the selfishness that comes with protecting your football program over the safety and rape of children.

He is a great coach but he would have been a legandary coach if he contacted the FBI when he saw that nothing was being done to prosecute Sandusky.  Rat out a collegue for the safty of a children. 

He will always be a coach but he is not a TRUE PENN STATE NITTNEY LION.  A true PENN STATER would protect their community and student body and place their safety ahead of the PROGRAM.

His legacy will be TARNISHED whether you like it or not.

I hope he goes to prison as an example to any college coach who thinks they are above the law.

As a Penn State Fan ... Ive been a Penn St. Fan since I was 8 years old Im 38, so 30 years, Im sick to my stomach, I use to admire Sandusky(I want to throw up) and I cant tell you how much love for Joe Pa I have or Im so upset I cant explain but they all have to go ... McCleary needs to get beat for not going into that shower and put the beat down on Sandusky when he had the chance ... yes we need to start fresh everyone and I mean everyone must go ...

I dont think anyone would clap for him .... but It is Senior day and Its not the players fault they do need support from the fans .. so if please clap wont be for coaches will be for the players and they deserve that support not there fault

July 28, 2008

Sunday morning was not Joe Paterno's finest hour, or half hour as it were.

ESPN documented the litany of Nittany Lion legal problems on its ''Outside the Lines'' program, and Paterno came across as an unapologetic, out-of-touch curmudgeon during his interview segments.

It was sad to watch, really.

It appeared Paterno cannot see or refuses to acknowledge the damage that all the off-the-field problems have done to his and Penn State's once golden image.

ESPN did its homework and detailed the whopping number of arrests and charges that have piled up against Penn State football players in recent years. None of it was new information - every incident had been reported in detail on a case-by-case basis - but seeing it all compiled into one report on national TV certainly was embarrassing for the university.

Everything was presented to Paterno, at which point he had two options. He could:

1. Admit there have been problems, apologize for them and vow to do everything in his power to make sure the nonsense stops; or

2. Get defensive, refuse to show any responsibility and call the whole report ''a witch hunt.''

Paterno did the latter, which was a big mistake.

Overall, three words could describe the report, and they are not ''a witch hunt'' as Paterno suggested. The correct three words are ''the truth hurts.''

The truth is there has been an obvious lack of institutional control regarding the Penn State football program.

While Paterno backpedaled during his interview, university president Graham Spanier met the issue head on by admitting there have been too many transgressions and that they have to stop.

Unlike Paterno, Spanier came out looking like a true leader.

The ESPN program focused primarily on the apartment fight in April of 2007 that led to six players initially getting charged with felonies. That subject was done very well, but it was strange so much attention was placed on an incident that occurred 15 months ago.

Very little of the program centered around the HUB brawl in October, Austin Scott's rape charge or Chris Bell pulling a knife on a teammate. If anything, ESPN could have bolstered its case of mounting problems at PSU by probing more into those incidents.

The best component of Sunday's program came near the end during analysis by Philadelphia sports radio broadcaster Mike Missanelli. He pointed out Paterno has ''responded very poorly'' any time the legal issues are brought up.

Instead of addressing the real issues and how to correct them, Missanelli mentioned how Paterno often has chided reporters simply for asking about the problems.

That's called denial.

The worst part of this situation is that in late July, with the football season still more than a month away, Penn State is in spin control defending its football program and its head coach.

It's embarrassing for the school, for Spanier and most of all for Paterno. He's in the final year of his contract, and his defensive stance on a national stage in Sunday's program could not have garnered him much support from university officials.

Joe needs to resign... if he cares about Penn State at all he resigns immediately.

Penn State needs to fire anyone and everyone associated with this.... clear house and start fresh

The damage this does to Penn State can't be stated in words... atomic bomb level damage done here.

I cannot fathom someone not coming to the aid of those children.... if you want a real definition of cowardice... these assholes are it.

I hope the lawsuits associated with this bankrupt them... shameful stuff...shameful

The truth is Paterno just stands on the sidelines with Sinatra blasting through his headphones. 

FCK JOE PA

FCK SANDUSKY

FCK ANYBODY THAT KNEW ABOUT IT

They should cut their privates off and shove it down there throat. Joe PA old ass should of been stepped down, he is selfish. Any types of crimes especially this type that is committed against innocent children is not acceptable. If we can protect our animals then we should def protect the children of this world from these animals. This is unforgiving, sick, and the whole PENN ST org is a let down.

Go fuck yourself you fucking fool. He didn't just stick is head in the sand. He told everything to his superiors immediately.

You guys are all fucking retarded,

Stop focusing on the best college football coach ever to live. This will not tarnish what he has done for college football. The majority of you retards will forget this ever happened by next week.

The focus should not be on Joe Paterno or the graduate assistant. The focus should be on Jerry Sandusky, the rapist, Tim Curley, the AD who received a report from Joe Paterno and decided to do nothing about it, and Graham Spanier, the President and final decision-maker for PSU who failed to do his job during this entire scandal.

You guys are making it seem like Joe Paterno was the one raping little boy.

No you goons. It was Jerry Sandusky.

Joe Paterno is the best college football coach ever to live. God bless him.