that there’s some way I can think of Joe Paterno in a positive light in all of this, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to do so.

And Hall does a pretty good job of cutting through all the crap. He’s right. No one called the police. For a long time. This is so sad, it’s unbelievable.

Indefensible. I don’t care what the law or regulations in Pennsylvania state.

In first hearing of all this, I knew JoePa would have a difficult time avoiding being struck when the sh*t hit the fan. Though never a JoePa fan, you gotta respect his accomplishments and believe he deserves a more respectful exit (you know like back to back 3-9 seasons). But having read the Grand Jury findings, the smoke from the Sandusky fire dates back into the 90s . . . pre-dating his retirement. JoePa had to smell the smoke in 1998 and to not ensure a thorough follow-up on the 2002 “Victim 1” accusation (as reported by the Graduate Assistant) will be perceived as protecting a crony. PSU faces NU, tOSU, & UW to finish the season. Three (3) losses will ensure no PSU in B1G title game. Perhaps leaving the sideline quietly with little fanfare will be the best to ensure some part of JoePa’s legacy remains intact.

The only way I could even begin to comprehend what this is like for Penn State fans is to imagine if it was Tom Osborne being tangled up in something like that. Then everything he ever did would be tainted because of it. Can you imagine how much that would hurt our fan base? This is the equivalent of that for Penn State fans, just to put it in perspective.

At the very least, even if you buy that he did the right thing by passing it up the ladder and told the brass at Penn St about what happened, the fact that he let someone he suspected of being a pedophile anywhere near his program makes him a bad guy and worthy of firing.
How can you remain freinds with someone that you heard that about? How do you stomach being near them? How do you let them hang around the people that you are supposed to protect and teach life lessons to? How do you let them even near the thing that you have spent 50 years building?
Its inexcusable.

For the betterment of the program, Joe should retire. If the evidence that is presented now holds out in court, then Joe should go.

For the Trolls: Lets put this into perspective.

Jim Tressel resigned because some of his players got tattoos and wanted to avoid an NCAA investigation that would embattle the university with sanctions.

Joe Paterno should resign because he knew about a child molestation ring, whose active participants were people he rubbed shoulders with and he wants to avoid being part of a federal investigation and trial that would permanently tarnish the Universities reputation, not to mention jail key figures of that institution (if convicted) for a very long time.

I’m no expert in legality, but a federal trial on child molestation is slightly worse than a NCAA investigation on tattoos.

But the one indisputable fact was that he raped at least one young boy inside a Penn State facility, and there was a first-hand witness who immediately reported the incident to coach Paterno.

For Sandusky to ever be allowed to step foot on that campus again is inexcusable, especially after the lack of a thorough criminal investigation into the incident.

I’m not saying Paterno is a bad man, but he fucked up, and he fucked up big if the details of this story are accurate.

What is the NCAA going to do about all of this? Were they informed about this stuff when it happened? Will they have their own investigation and punishment?

Penn St planning on having Joe leave by the end of the season.

http://tracking.si.com/2011/11/08/report-penn-state-said-to-be-planning-paternos-exit/?sct=hp_t11_a2&eref=sihp