Should the Joe Paterno Statue Come Down in Happy Valley?

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Should the Joe Paterno Statue Come Down in Happy Valley?

  • YES

    Votes: 84 66.1%
  • NO

    Votes: 37 29.1%
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Now that we have had a few weeks to digest all this mess what do you think?
Yes or no?
 

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The statue is for what Joe did ....... not what he did not do ....... Flame me now lol
 

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The statue is for what Joe did ....... not what he did not do ....... Flame me now lol

What he did not do is part of what he did.
 

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YES it shouldcome down,he was so much behind the coverup its sickening.i never liked the guy and after all this i knew i was right.im not sorry to see him gone
 

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I hope the truth comes out on everybody including corbett who they said covered some stuff up too.
 

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NO! It's easy to post these type of questions, how about you walk in the mans shoes?
 

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Nope. The guy alerted people when he heard of the allegations (which he didn't see first hand). It was second hand knowledge to him and it was concerning a friend who I'm sure he didn't want to believe did these things. Despite all that, he alerted people to look into it. I don't think he knew for sure what was going on, and even if he did than he didn't just sit on the info.

Well, yeah, it looks like he did just sit on the info. Those recent e-mails seem to indicate he let it be known he wanted it handled internally, in a "humane" manner for the kid-rapist. All evidence points to Paterno being the biggest POS in the history of college head coaches. I can't believe they haven't already trucked in welding torches to Happy Valley.
 

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Nope. The guy alerted people when he heard of the allegations (which he didn't see first hand). It was second hand knowledge to him and it was concerning a friend who I'm sure he didn't want to believe did these things. Despite all that, he alerted people to look into it. I don't think he knew for sure what was going on, and even if he did than he didn't just sit on the info.




you don't live in PA so you have no idea about the situation,he covered up info that should have went to the athorities.you only hear half of what we all hear,he is a scumbag and thats it
 

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When looking at a coach you have to look at the whole body of work. Wins/Losses are just a part of it. What were the graduation rates, how was he viewed by the public, what did he do for the community, was he a good mentor, did he run a clean program are just some of what needs to put into the equation.

When you look at the end result his career ended in utter embarassment and tons of shame and hate have been brought onto Penn St. I believe more people will remember his ending and the damage more than they will the onfield results.

They should take it down, it symbolizes a lot of negativity and pain.
 

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leave it up. It's a great reminder of what happens when coaches are given to much power.
 

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Should it come down? Maybe. Will it come down? Not a chance. Jopa is penn st. The man is a god to those people. No way someone has the balls to tell them to bring in a wrecking ball to it. Just my opinion which is worth nothing.
 
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If Joe persuaded the administration not to go to the authorities (and it sure seems likely that he did), then yes it should come down. I don't look at Jopa as being evil. I think he was clueless as to how to properly handle the situation - easiest thing was to try and deal with it in-house. The problem is/was no one took action to prevent Sandusky from continually molesting kids. Jopa and others turned a blind eye as to what was going on right in front of them.
 

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Jake, do you really think that after a person in position of authority is told "Your buddy was caught raping a little kid in your shower" we shouldn't expect them to do something more than "handle it internally"?

The most recent e-mails seem to indicate Paterno's greatest concern was to be "humane" to Sandusky. Never mind the 11-year-old with the bleeding anus.
 

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It's been reported that McQueary used the term "horsing around" to describe the incident and didn't make any reference to molestation. You are just making up things to discredit Paterno with that BS post.

I feel genuinely sorry for people like you. I understand your desperation in believing you have to defend your hero come-what-may, but the bottom line is he was negligent at best, as the Spannier/Curly/Shulz e-mails of only two weeks ago prove.

I'd have a lot more respect for Penn State fans if they just said: 'Great coach but he fucked up.'
 

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It's been reported that McQueary used the term "horsing around" to describe the incident and didn't make any reference to molestation. You are just making up things to discredit Paterno with that BS post.

Records suggest that the Penn State brass discussed something much more than "horsing around."

http://deadspin.com/5923294/records...cident-involved-more-than-just-horsing-around

There are even further suggestions that Paterno may have known about Sandusky's rapin' ways as early as 1998. If that's true, then Paterno was an extra special kind of POS.

http://deadspin.com/5912516/new-det...might-have-known-about-jerry-sandusky-in-1998
 

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Records suggest that the Penn State brass discussed something much more than "horsing around."

http://deadspin.com/5923294/records...cident-involved-more-than-just-horsing-around

There are even further suggestions that Paterno may have known about Sandusky's rapin' ways as early as 1998. If that's true, then Paterno was an extra special kind of POS.

http://deadspin.com/5912516/new-det...might-have-known-about-jerry-sandusky-in-1998

In attempting to believe Paterno didn't know, a person would have to assume there were football related things on campus he didn't know about. We know that's not true.
 

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