Joe Paterno to resign at end of season

[ZenGum]

I couldn't make this up.

[tw]

Sandusky applied to be an assistant coach to nearby Juniata College's football team. Juniata College did a background check. So many knew Sandusky was a problem that Juniata ordered the coach to reject Sandusky. Juniata's football coach brought Sandusky onboard anyway.

When does Juniata's coach also get fired? And who are these so many people who knew Sandusky was a problem - causing him to fail a background check? More loose ends that suggest so many people knew - and said nothing.

If not yet reported in other venues, Sandusky's wife could also be charged as an accomplice to an attack on a kid locked in the basement and calling for help. She did nothing. If proven, that would also make her a felon.

Meanwhile, up north in Syracuse, that University's basketball coach and his wife are also accused (but apparently not yet charged) of doing same crimes.

[classicman]

Meanwhile, up north in Syracuse, that University's basketball coach and his wife
are also accused (but apparently not yet charged) of doing same crimes.

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim was sued for defamation.
The investigation of Bernie Fine is still ongoing.
Charges will be forthcoming as yet another victim has surfaced.

[classicman]

In an interview with ABC , attorney Karl Rominger said
Sandusky may have simply been teaching kids how to shower.
Sandusky founded the Second Mile charity organization, which helped disadvantaged youth.

"People who work with troubled youth will tell you that there are a lot of juvenile delinquents
or people who are dependent who
have to be taught basic life skills like how to put soap on their body," Rominger said.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???????????

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[ZenGum]

My bullshit detector just exploded.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

My bullshit detector just exploded.

Oh Noes! Look at what a mess you are! You need a shower, stat. You need any help with that soap?

this is another trap.

Cause it's dirty up in there, reaaaalll dirty.

[infinite monkey]

Jesus.

[tw]

They never miss an oppurtunity for a road trip:

WBC will picket the TicketCity Bowl between Penn State and Houston University to remind this nation that God Hates america and sends raping coaches as a curse for this nation's rebellion.

God also hates anyone who raises, handles, plays with, and consumes pork.

[ZenGum]

Wait wait wait wait wait.

The pedophile raping coach is part of the punishment? Not part of the sins for which the US is being puninshed?

Ok now my total-nutjob detector has also exlpoded. It's sitting beside my burned out bullshit detector, smoking gently. The fire warden is very unhappy.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Zen, you have to understand WBC's business plan. They are all lawyers. They don't give a fuck about religion. They say the most offensive things they can think of, to piss off the most people possible, in hopes of being personally attacked so they can sue. End of story.

[Lamplighter]

The Freeh Report was released yesterday, and the news seemed to focus
exclusively on damning Paterno more than the 3 administrators of the university.
News articles referred to emails as the damning evidence, but did not print/post them.
I tried various sources to download the PDF file of the Freeh Report, but was unsuccessful.

Today, the NY Times has put the Freeh Report on line here.

[classicman]

Spanier - looks to be a jerk, which was what my first impression of him was.

Paterno comes out looking pretty bad too.

Sad for the families, really sad.

[Lamplighter]

Classic, it's entirely possible I'm missing it.
But have you or anyone else come across "smoking gun" email(s)
or evidence that serves to put so much blame on Paterno ?

I'm not a fan of any coach or any particular school,
but my first reaction on hearing about this Report was
"Yeah sure, blame the dead guy."

Despite Paterno being the "Great God of Football", it seems to me,
his job was not to actually do the investigation of Sandusky.
I've read that he turned the matter over to his superiors,
and he did later inquire about the status of the investigation.
To me, that seems proper for a faculty member in such an organization, even a GGofF.

(I found one email where one of the Administrators says he talked with coach (Paterno).
Was there not anything more than this ?
.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Despite Paterno being the "Great God of Football", it seems to me, his job was not to actually do the investigation of Sandusky.

I was asking this question back in 1999. I was struck by Sandusky leaving and Paterno not. OK. Sandusky was looking for a college to become head coach. He never got it. Even Juniata College did not want him (only learned that a decade plus later).

So, we know Paterno had reported/discussed these allegations in 1998. By 1999, Sandusky was somehow removed from the program apparently after a conversation with Paterno (according to the reports back then). Why? It was strange then. And only stranger (still unknown) now.

[Lamplighter]

Paterno quietly undermines Sandusky's future as (head) coach anywhere,
while the Administration gives him a golden parachute "retirement"
Who's not going to be happy... as long as it does not become public ?

Yes tw, I could easily believe that Sandusky's "retirement" came out of just such machinations.
.