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Originally posted by IUPNation View Post
I don’t worship Joepa. He stayed long past his expiration date.
He was also a product of his generation that didn’t now how to handle situations like that..which was his failure. I don’t think he supported Sandusky just that out of sight out of mind is how men of his generation operated.
In fact, Georgia went into the game ranked #1 and State was #2. The college football national championship today is in large part a result of JoePa's push for a true national championship. Before that Sugar Bowl, there weren't head-to-head matchups between the top 2 teams and national champions were named with a full dose of politics involved (see 1969 Nixon names Texas national champs). That was just one example of Paterno's influence on college football.
A lot of people didn't like what he had to say (for decades). As far as Sandusky goes, IUP Alum's take is typical, though not based on established facts. We will never understand Paterno's role, although he did get Sandusky off of his staff 12 years earlier. Of course, he didn't make the ultimate decisions for the school or the athletics department. The people who did went to jail. Paterno's firing was a rush to judgment, probably motivated by the discredited former Governor Tom Corbett, who later said that it was, in fact, a rush to judgment.
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
I worship at the altar of JoePa. Always did. Ironically, we're coming up on the 40th anniversary of PSU's national championship victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, led by Herschel Walker in the Sugar Bowl in the Louisiana Superdome. Of course, on 1/1/83, the Nits came out victorious and were named national champions. I had the honor of personally congratulating JoePa after the game in the Ballroom of the New Orleans Hilton. Biggest football game I ever went to. I'll never forget it.
In fact, Georgia went into the game ranked #1 and State was #2. The college football national championship today is in large part a result of JoePa's push for a true national championship. Before that Sugar Bowl, there weren't head-to-head matchups between the top 2 teams and national champions were named with a full dose of politics involved (see 1969 Nixon names Texas national champs). That was just one example of Paterno's influence on college football.
A lot of people didn't like what he had to say (for decades). As far as Sandusky goes, IUP Alum's take is typical, though not based on established facts. We will never understand Paterno's role, although he did get Sandusky off of his staff 12 years earlier. Of course, he didn't make the ultimate decisions for the school or the athletics department. The people who did went to jail. Paterno's firing was a rush to judgment, probably motivated by the discredited former Governor Tom Corbett, who later said that it was, in fact, a rush to judgment.
JoePa did a lot of good but unfortunately the ending is all most outside of Centre County are going to remember.
He did stay on way too long even if he was right about a playoff system all those years ago.
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Naturally, the buzz in the Yinzerlands is former Pine-Richland standout Phil Jurkovec also entered the portal. He signed with Notre Dame out of high school before eventually transferring to Boston College.
The Post-Gazette is already reporting he's interested in coming to Pitt.
Some could say he's turned Pitt down twice, so they should tell him thanks but no thanks. But ... I guess we'll see what the 'Duzz thinks.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Thank God.
So, he's not even going to stay for the Who Cares Bowl. These are some times we are in.
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Originally posted by Chuck Norris View Post
Pitt in the Sun Bowl may be the most anticipated of all the non playoff bowl games. Who doesn’t want to see a repeat of that epic 3-0 game they played there several years ago?
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