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Penn State (long, just thought I should pass it along)
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:16 am
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:16 am
I would like to say that they have one of the best fan bases out of conferance that I have ever seen. When we played them in the flood bowl I was with my son, who is in a wheel chair, under the stands before the game started. It was pouring down and we were just hanging out waiting on the game to start. The band bus for Penn State pulled up at the end of the stadium and the members starting getting off the bus and walked in under the stands where we were. I thought to myself,well they are going to make us move. They did not. Instead they just all surounded and us and talked to my son and asked him all kind of questions about football. They were very nice and he enjoyed himself.There fans were very passoinate and very nice. During the third quater he had to go to the restroom.We were sitting in the Penn State endzone. We had to go to their side to the restroom. We walked up to the line that had formed. It was a rather long line mostly band members and Penn fans. We were just waiting our turn and I heard this guy,bandmember, telling everyone to backup.I did not know what he was doing at first,but come to find out he cleared everyone out of the restroom and they sent us to the front of the line.This is not something we asked for nor do we expect special treatment. My son loves the Tigers and all he wants to do is go watch them play.He does not care about hunting, likes to fish a little.He has LSU on his mind 365 days a year. We have been all over the country with him watch them play.These are some very classey people and now they have they have a black cloud over them.I would like to wish them the best.It a very sad situation and I just wanted to let everyone know that they are a great group.It looks like they are going to have a complete overhaul in the staff of the entire admin and coach.It will be devastating to the program but they will be better in the end because of the quality of people that they have supporting their program.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:20 am to Horshack
Watched Matt Millen on Sportscenter today.
Kind of choked me up a bit.
Kind of choked me up a bit.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:22 am to Horshack
Matt Millen has been money the last few days.
Such a real view on that whole situation.
Such a real view on that whole situation.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:27 am to Horshack
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Horshack
thank you for sharing that. I have four family members who graduated from PSU and they are all talented, successful and very grounded people. I've always had the greatest respect for JOPA and hopefully when all is said and done he can walk away with his head held high. it is a very, very sad day in happy valley.
rip..."smokin' Joe"
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:36 am to Horshack
great story
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:41 am to Horshack
Awesome story, Horshack. I don't know anyone who has accused Penn State fans in general of being bad people. I used to work with several and while they were passionate they never came across as obnoxious. But this story is unbelievable. Little boys were raped and the Penn State hierarchy, including Paterno, let it continue for years.
Do I fell sorry for Penn State fans? Of course I do. Do I feel sorry for Paterno and the higher ups at Penn State? Hell no. They are scum.
Do I fell sorry for Penn State fans? Of course I do. Do I feel sorry for Paterno and the higher ups at Penn State? Hell no. They are scum.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 12:45 am to Horshack
Great post.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 2:26 am to Horshack
Yeah we went to the tsuanami game also in Orlando. The fans were very nice and even when we lost they told us it was a good game. I think you are right in the long run this will be for the best.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 5:18 am to Horshack
Good stuff.
Joe P knew the details and passed it over. Career will now end tarnished like Woody Hayes.
Joe P knew the details and passed it over. Career will now end tarnished like Woody Hayes.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 6:54 am to Horshack
thanks for sharing your story man. penn state, jopa, the fans, etc. have impressed me for a long time and i respect the hell out of them; so much that when we lost to them in orlando it didn't sting much at all (other than i lost a bet). i'm on their side; yes any official that covered up should be punished but this does not alter my strong pro feelings for that university. also, it is my understanding that paterno reported appropriately to his boss and i think his boss covered this up, not him.
Posted on 11/9/11 at 7:28 am to Horshack
Posted on 11/9/11 at 8:41 am to Horshack
Sad to say but Joe Pa is going to be fired very soon! I just hope they give him a respectful exit plan/strategy.
On the one side I feel terrible for this icon/legend of college football. Going out like Butch Davis did at North Carolina was bad enough. This would be devastating for his legacy. Truth is that's all we have as humans when we've passed on from this world. His legacy will be forever tarnished. Such is life.
On the other more sleazy and despicable side of life there really is no excuse for Paterno and Penn State's behaviour. Loyalty is one thing but ignoring criminal behaviour is another. Sometimes the choices we don't make are the ones that come back to haunt us. He's been living with this for almost 10 years! WTF? That's messed up IMO. We all have our skeletons in the closet.....
Penn State really has no choice in this matter. They need a change for recruiting if nothing else. Who wants to go to a school that ignores child molestation? It's a very, very sad end for Paterno. We all make choices in life and his decision to do nothing after the report is inexcusable for a man of such influence. It's a very, vey sad day for Penn State and college athletics in general.
May we all learn from this!
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On the one side I feel terrible for this icon/legend of college football. Going out like Butch Davis did at North Carolina was bad enough. This would be devastating for his legacy. Truth is that's all we have as humans when we've passed on from this world. His legacy will be forever tarnished. Such is life.
On the other more sleazy and despicable side of life there really is no excuse for Paterno and Penn State's behaviour. Loyalty is one thing but ignoring criminal behaviour is another. Sometimes the choices we don't make are the ones that come back to haunt us. He's been living with this for almost 10 years! WTF? That's messed up IMO. We all have our skeletons in the closet.....
Penn State really has no choice in this matter. They need a change for recruiting if nothing else. Who wants to go to a school that ignores child molestation? It's a very, very sad end for Paterno. We all make choices in life and his decision to do nothing after the report is inexcusable for a man of such influence. It's a very, vey sad day for Penn State and college athletics in general.
May we all learn from this!
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