re: Joe Paterno will retire at the end of the season per AP

Joe Paterno retiring is officially the saddest thing about this whole story.

We love you, Joe Pa! Thanks for 60 years of CLASS!

Paterno should be kicked out now. What an arrogant bastard he is to tell the board of trustees they have nothing to do now, that he will resign at the end of the year. What a travesty and an insult to the victims and their families if he is on the sidelines or in the coaching booth Saturday. I would like for the NCAA, if it could, to give Penn State football the death penalty.

WDE, I have to thank you for being one of the few level headed people posting in this thread. It's a lose lose for PSU students and alumni. Wear blue, get attacked. I've sent the university emails which is all I can do. Some people in this thread are being unreasonable and painting an entire fan base based upon a group of idiot freshman is absurd.

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Thanks for 60 years of CLASS!

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Sorry, but the last 13 years pretty much wipes out the first 47

who knows what he did and allowed during the first 47 if he is allowing this shite for the last 13

I'd also keep in mind that Joe has been coaching from the press box pretty much the entire season. The only reason I could possibly see him going to the sidelines for the game this week would be because it's Senior Day and this will be his last home game ever.

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who knows what he did and allowed during the first 47 if he is allowing this shite for the last 13

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True

Its not like Sandusky just started molesting little boys in 1998

Complete BS. Anyone who knew about this and did not report it to the cops should not only be fired immediately, but charged with something. I could care less if Penn State didn’t have one coach on the sideline to coach (feel bad for the innocent players) but that’s the coaches fault. The ones that knew and did nothing and thus allowed it to continue are only one notch below the POS rapist.

If JP or anyone else knew of this and did not go to the police, fire them this minute, f*** how long they’ve been there. F**** retiring gracefully. F*** giving him a send off. F*** giving him any kind of recognition for anything else done. Tell them not to step on campus again and their shite will be waiting at the front gate for them. HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SOMEONE WHO ALLOWED A CHILD RAPIST TO BE AROUND YOUR ORGANIZATION AND KIDS.

Ask the innocent kids that were raped and f****ed up in the head for the rest of their life their thoughts on this.

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Why didn't they call an emergency meeting and get this settled? Waiting to address it until they have their regular monthly meeting this Friday?

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Didn't Mike and Mike say since it is a public university, they have to, by law, give notice or some shite like that. I am consumed, along with sicken and outraged, by this story.

I like how everyone is saying "I want to hear from Joe Pa before I pass judgement". WTF is he going to say that is going to make you think "oh, well that makes it better". Do people honestly believe he wont lie?

The Board of Trustees are meeting tonight at 7:00.

Their email address is bot@psu.edu

I suggest you email them and let them know that you support Joe Pa and will be outraged if they try and mandate his resignation before the end of the season. I sent my email this morning and got a nice "thank you for the support" response from the Secretary Treasurer.