From POLITICO: “The Paterno family issued a statement saying the statue’s removal ‘does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky’s horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community.’”
As one of the players, now a Pro but I forget who said it, to paraphrase, “So all those games I played and won for 4 years at Penn State never happened, uh? Then I wonder what I was doing on the field for all those games”?
THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS affected, for 13 years of playing at Penn State, they never happened. I guess that means Adam Taliferro was never injured then as well.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 12 years ago
As are the sanctions. I feel sorry for Bill O’Brien though. He’s got a tough job ahead of him.
SABRSteve almost 12 years ago
It’s a shame.
braindead Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Invertibrates? No spine? Is there a statue for ChickenHawks?
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
Usually ignore “sports metaphors”, but this one is accurate.
pirate227 almost 12 years ago
Please don’t make excuses for this man. Protecting that pedophile was a crime, literally.
braindead Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Maybe Paterno can posthumously retire retroactively.
reynard61 almost 12 years ago
From POLITICO: “The Paterno family issued a statement saying the statue’s removal ‘does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky’s horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community.’”
Then again, neither did Joe Paterno.
Jason Allen almost 12 years ago
Oh, he had a spine. What he didn’t have was enough moral character to protect the victims and stop the abuse.
josefw almost 12 years ago
Joe died conveniently. I didn’t give it much thought because of his age but my wife thinks he offed himself.
At this point, I really do not care.
Today’s NCAA ruling was extremely unfair to the players!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 12 years ago
As one of the players, now a Pro but I forget who said it, to paraphrase, “So all those games I played and won for 4 years at Penn State never happened, uh? Then I wonder what I was doing on the field for all those games”?
THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS affected, for 13 years of playing at Penn State, they never happened. I guess that means Adam Taliferro was never injured then as well.