re: Perfect Case in this Article for Why Joe Paterno should resign/be fired

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anyway, at this point if I am a die hard nittany lion i want this. fire spanier, clear house in the athletic department following a massive internal investigation, and then i have Joe Pa retire. nittany lions will want this just to be over so basically i think everyone should start anew

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I agree with plenty of this and I've wanted Spanier out before this went down so if he goes I will be happy. Between the budget fiasco and the fact that tuition rates are spiking out of control and the real bane of my existence the new STEP program that forces us to have to donate more to keep our tickets so the athletic dept can make up for their projected shortfall...I have plenty of reasons to want to see Spanier out.

This is a killer though to anyone that's ever supported the football program. I would put Jerry right up there with Joe, Rip and Franny in terms of greatest coaches we've had here. That's why it's such a shock to me.

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No, I think Commandeaux would be a narc for turning his best friend into the cops without any proof because a total stranger told him his best friend did something wrong. THAT'S what you responded to. It's right there at the top of page 11. Read it again, and then again if you still can't grasp that.

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McQuery isn't a total stranger. He's a guy who JoePa has known since he recruited him to play QB at Penn State and a guy who JoePa hired onto his staff.

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He knew that getting JoePa pissed at him would hurt his career, so he stayed quiet at JoePa's or the AD's (or both) request.

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It certainly seems that protecting careers was more important than stopping this criminal activity.

it;s just a sad, sad situation that really can harm PSU and really it is sad to see this happen. and those retarded tuition costs are part of the reason i cam home. my dad ended up writing PSU a check close to $48,000 for my first 3 semesters and i know PSU is a great school, i loved it there, but the education is not on Vandy level like it'd tuition indicated. i remember when the problem was being discussed when i was there in 2009 and it was ridiculous how little the state of PA was doing and how little PSU was fighting for. for some reason though my class at least loved spanier it seemed. dude came across as slimy to me but i was too busy hating our dead beat president michael adams to pay much attention

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I think you have to fire him if he doesn't resign first. Retirement is not an option, IMO. You let Joe retire and you look like you are supporting someone who is negligible in this situation. I think you have to fire him.

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now while i advocate him stepping down because of this and that he shouldn't be spared because of his legend status i still think he should be given the dignity of retiring. he is not the most guilty here, not by a long shot. spanier, sandusky, the AD, the VP, and many others are perhaps more guilty. but Paterno is in fact guilty. so make him leave after this year but let him ride into the sunset. the media fall out will do more than enough to dampen his departure, no need to add on.

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he should be given the dignity of retiring

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he deserves zero dignity. he is trash. allowing one little boy to be molested is far worse than any good he has ever done. Go ask those young men and their families if Joe deserves any dignity.

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Again, how is McQuery made to stay silent for 8 years?

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He's a disgusting human being who parlayed the situation into a high paying assistant job. How else can you explain his lack of action over the years?

He didn't stop the sexual assault.

He didn't call the police to help the child and stop Sandusky.

He didn't say anything as Sandusky kept working with children at his foundation.

He didn't say anything when Sandusky brought children to practice.

This whole situation just reeks. Do I think Joe Pa knew and was aware of the cover up? Yes but obviously that is where it stops since there is no hard proof. HOWEVER, Joe Pa's whole legacy is based on integrity and now it is shot IMO bc he will forever be associated with this (and rightfully so). Look at what happened to Tressel and he was just covering for kids getting extra benefits.

PSU gambled that this would just go away instead of dealing with it when it first came about and taking the initial hit. This is about arrogance that you are untouchable.

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You'll just have to go listen for yourself. He was fuming.

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You talking about SVP? Guess I'll have to wait and listen to the podcast tomorrow.

One positive for PSU. Since they won't have a head coach, assistant head coach, AD, or University President next year, they can just hire Saban to fill all of the positions. He would love the control.