Paterno canned

NoShame · Nov 10, 2011

Jerry Sandusky was turning tight ends into wide receivers at Penn St.

Bob Sacamano · Nov 10, 2011

NoShameInMyGame said:
Read this one on someone's FB today:

What do you call an old lady that likes young boys? A cougar.

What do you call an old man that likes young boys? A nittany lion.

NoShameInMyGame said:
Jerry Sandusky was turning tight ends into wide receivers at Penn St.

lol X4

Midswat · Nov 10, 2011

Did you know Paterno is an anagram for Not Rape?

RoyTheHammer · Nov 10, 2011

Midswat said:
I agree with RTH.

Joe Pa is the vicitim here.

Anyway, you all have been great!

He's not a victim.. just the media's scapegoat.

Cythim · Nov 10, 2011

NoShameInMyGame said:
Read this one on someone's FB today:

What do you call an old lady that likes young boys? A cougar.

What do you call an old man that likes young boys? A nittany lion.

lol

I'm not laughing at the joke, I'm laughing at how horrible it is

peplaw06 · Nov 11, 2011

RoyTheHammer said:
He's not a victim.. just the media's scapegoat.

Scapegoat implies that no one else is catching heat for this. That's completely untrue.

RoyTheHammer · Nov 11, 2011

peplaw06 said:
Scapegoat implies that no one else is catching heat for this. That's completely untrue.

There are literally 100 or more people who "could've done more" to maybe prevent more sick acts like this from Sandusky, and while people are talking about a few, nearly ALL of the media coverage has been about Paterno. There has been 100 times more media coverage on Joe than there has been about Sandusky, Spanier, Curley, Schultz, and McQueary combined.. all of whom are more at fault from the information we've heard than Paterno.

How about PA Dept of Public Welfare? How about the local municipal police or the DA's office? Do we see the same kind of media outrage over any of these people that we do over Paterno? Not even close.

Media scapegoat.

dbair1967 · Nov 11, 2011

This is gonna get beyond ugly.

peplaw06 · Nov 11, 2011

RoyTheHammer said:
There are literally 100 or more people who "could've done more" to maybe prevent more sick acts like this from Sandusky, and while people are talking about a few, nearly ALL of the media coverage has been about Paterno. There has been 100 times more media coverage on Joe than there has been about Sandusky, Spanier, Curley, Schultz, and McQueary combined.. all of whom are more at fault from the information we've heard than Paterno.

How about PA Dept of Public Welfare? How about the local municipal police or the DA's office? Do we see the same kind of media outrage over any of these people that we do over Paterno? Not even close.

Media scapegoat.

Wrong. McQueary has caught plenty of media heat. The only reason Paterno has caught more is because he's the face of that university.

Sandusky is an afterthought, because there's no imagining how much scrutiny he's going to face. I can't imagine anyone in Pennsylvania not knowing about this when it comes time for trial. Getting a jury of 12 who haven't heard of this is going to be next to impossible.

No one knows anyone in the PA Dept. of Public Welfare, and no one cares. The old DA is supposedly dead, and the new DA is finally doing something.

I know you love Paterno and everything, but he's not the only person catching heat on this. I don't think anyone holds him any more culpable than McQueary, Sandusky, or any of these other guys you listed. He's just more well-known. The only reason you think he's being made a scapegoat is because you think so highly of him and those pictures hurt you more.

RoyTheHammer · Nov 11, 2011

peplaw06 said:
Wrong. McQueary has caught plenty of media heat. The only reason Paterno has caught more is because he's the face of that university.

Sandusky is an afterthought, because there's no imagining how much scrutiny he's going to face. I can't imagine anyone in Pennsylvania not knowing about this when it comes time for trial. Getting a jury of 12 who haven't heard of this is going to be next to impossible.

No one knows anyone in the PA Dept. of Public Welfare, and no one cares. The old DA is supposedly dead, and the new DA is finally doing something.

I know you love Paterno and everything, but he's not the only person catching heat on this. I don't think anyone holds him any more culpable than McQueary, Sandusky, or any of these other guys you listed. He's just more well-known. The only reason you think he's being made a scapegoat is because you think so highly of him and those pictures hurt you more.

I never said Paterno was the only one catching heat.. and i never said i love Joe Paterno. Two false statements right there. Go back and read and try again.. maybe stick to the facts and what was said this time rather than projecting what you think my feelings are on the matter when you have no idea.

RoyTheHammer · Nov 11, 2011

dbair1967 said:
This is gonna get beyond ugly.

Crazy to think about when you take into account how beyond ugly it already is.. but you're right.

cmd34 · Nov 11, 2011

Penn State football is about to be irrelevant for the next 15 years. Outside of hiring someone like Tony Dungy I don't see them doing anything to save the program.

peplaw06 · Nov 11, 2011

RoyTheHammer said:
I never said Paterno was the only one catching heat.. and i never said i love Joe Paterno. Two false statements right there. Go back and read and try again.. maybe stick to the facts and what was said this time rather than projecting what you think my feelings are on the matter when you have no idea.

What do scapegoat mean?

Damn dude. My first post in this thread told you the definition of scapegoat, and you took issue with it.

That Penn State education ain't lookin so hot right now.

RoyTheHammer · Nov 11, 2011

cmd34 said:
Penn State football is about to be irrelevant for the next 15 years. Outside of hiring someone like Tony Dungy I don't see them doing anything to save the program.

There were rumors about Urban Meyer swirling for awhile.. i doubt that happens now.

RoyTheHammer · Nov 11, 2011

peplaw06 said:
What do scapegoat mean?

Damn dude. My first post in this thread told you the definition of scapegoat, and you took issue with it.

That Penn State education ain't lookin so hot right now.

Your comment was he isn't the only one catching heat.. well no shit. But he's the MAIN guy catching heat.

If i told you right now to go scour the internet and bring back all the articles you can find from this scandal about anyone not named Joe Paterno, and i went and looked for all the articles i could find that focus on Joe Paterno, i would have more posted.

..and it wouldn't even be close.

dbair1967 · Nov 11, 2011

cmd34 said:
Penn State football is about to be irrelevant for the next 15 years. Outside of hiring someone like Tony Dungy I don't see them doing anything to save the program.

Yeah, its gonna be tough there. Alot of my family are big Penn State fans (Dad's family are all from Pennsylvania). They are pretty bummed.

Cythim · Nov 11, 2011

RoyTheHammer said:
Your comment was he isn't the only one catching heat.. well no shit. But he's the MAIN guy catching heat.

If i told you right now to go scour the internet and bring back all the articles you can find from this scandal about anyone not named Joe Paterno, and i went and looked for all the articles i could find that focus on Joe Paterno, i would have more posted.

..and it wouldn't even be close.

Most people outside of Penn State and and Big 10 have no idea who those other people are. The focus was on Joe Paterno because his is the only name most people know.

Bob Sacamano · Nov 11, 2011

I doubt Joe Pa is squeaky clean in all of this.

peplaw06 · Nov 11, 2011

RoyTheHammer said:
Your comment was he isn't the only one catching heat.. well no shit. But he's the MAIN guy catching heat.

Yes that was my comment... and yes it was obvious. But I wasn't the person who said JoePa was a scapegoat. That was you. My comment was directed towards that. Apparently you don't know what a scapegoat is. A scapegoat is someone who is sacrificed to take the heat off of others. That's not what is happening. I'm sorry you're a dumbass and used the wrong term.

If i told you right now to go scour the internet and bring back all the articles you can find from this scandal about anyone not named Joe Paterno, and i went and looked for all the articles i could find that focus on Joe Paterno, i would have more posted.

..and it wouldn't even be close.

None of this supports your misuse of the term scapegoat. Sorry.

Bob Sacamano · Nov 11, 2011

you're a scapegoate, pep.

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