re: Joe Paterno Has Been Fired by the PSU BOT - Effective Immediately

Firing Paterno is the right thing along with firing everyone else involved in the incident, but it does make me very sad on many levels.

First and foremost I am sad for the victims and outraged that the school did nothing to stop the abuse.

On a completely different level, I am also personally sad to see someone I held in such high regard be shown to be so much less than what I believed.

Penn State has always been my second favorite team after LSU. Many members of my family attended the university and have donated millions of dollars to the school. One of the dorms on campus is named after my great-grandfather. When he was in his nineties and I was a teen I lived with him for several months to help care for him as he aged. We would watch games together and he instilled a deep respect for Paterno and PSU in me.

My great-grandfather would be beside himself with sorrow if he were alive. There is a part of me that is grieving for my great-grandfather today.