RIP Joe Paterno
 

I don't care what anyone says about him. I've looked into this whole Sandusky case and Paterno may have been able to do more but I think people are putting too much blame on him. **** Penn state for not letting him finish the season.

Joe Pa was a legend in Collage Football.....He will be missed! R.I.P.

I liked Joe Paterno, and I think it's sad that his recent events not only affected his reputation so close to retirement, but also arguably led to an earlier than expected death.

He had a chance to do right, and while he never did anything legal, it's quite obvious he ignored a moral obligation. How someone could work alongside a sick SOB like Sandusky after being told of his crimes is beyond me. In a perfect world, JoePa would've taken a stand, refused to coach for Penn State if they didn't take action. Alas, he chose the cowardly route and I think it ruined him.

I completely disagree. People expect too much out of him. He was the football coach, that's it. His job was football. He informed his superiors. The athletic director knew, the head of campus police knew. All these people knew and they didn't do anything, but for some reason Joe Pa is getting the most heat about it. The AD should be held more accountable. He could have done more, but it's not like he completely kept it a secret. He went to his boss about it. The AD was the one who should have taken further action. I haven't lost any respect for Joe Pa. He was a great man and a great football coach.

I never said he was the most culpable.

No one makes a career out of reporting pedophiles. It's something that you should no matter what your job is.

But he did report it. He reported it to the people who should be held accountable. They should have handled it and he should have been able to focus on his job.

He neither reported it to the police, nor had any issues working next to an unreported pedophile and I think that's morally wrong.

Someone with the integrity that we all thought JoePa had, would have reported it to the police even if the administration didn't act, because that shows someone cares enough to go beyond fulfilling his contractual obligations. It isn't about who's job it is to do what, it's doing the blatantly right thing.

What a disgusting opinion.

I'm not surprised to hear you say that.

Like I said, he could have done more. But He's getting more heat than the other guys who should be held more accountable. People act like he was the one abusing those kids. I still have respect for him. They should have at least allowed him to finish the last few games, he told them he would resign after the season. As long as he was there and as much as he did for that school, they couldn't even let him finish the season. And that's what I really have a problem with. I could understand him getting all this crap about it if he was the only one who knew about it and he kept it between him and Sandusky, but that wasn't the case.

Yeah..he's been around a long time.

Joe Paterno = :bowdown: R.I.P.