Official 2011 College Football Thread

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:05 pm

DONE at end of season

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:06 pm

Stone Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Did he initiate it? If so, :nono:

Go to about 1:28.

Ah. I thought you meant he invited the kids to show up at his house.

Sketch · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:48 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Ah. I thought you meant he invited the kids to show up at his house.

That's how I read it as well.

Thanks for the link, FR. No surprise and probably his best-case scenario at this point.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:06 pm

Sen Lil Luke LooGAR Wrote:

Just wait until it comes out that Paterno and Sandusky traded children as Christmas gifts going back to the 1960s.

First actual lol in a while

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:31 pm

JoePa's handlers finally got their heads out of their asses and Wrote:

"I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief.

I have come to work every day for the last 61 years with one clear goal in mind: To serve the best interests of this university and the young men who have been entrusted to my care. I have the same goal today.

That's why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.

This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.

My goals now are to keep my commitments to my players and staff and finish the season with dignity and determination. And then I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to help this University."

Done more = to keep the Sandusky bum-bum train rolling?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:59 pm

Now, I have Tom Green's novelty "hit" from summer '99 stuck in my head. With its prescient lyric: "my bum is on the man/ my bum is on the man/ isn't it fun to put your bum on the man?". Thanks a lot.

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:15 pm

I really hope this doesn't sully his career. While I think it's been loooong overdue, I'm glad he's stepping down, but hate that it's being surrounding by this disgusting scandal.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:30 pm

It's great that he's retiring and all, but I think they should still fire him. Like how can you take the field booth this Saturday and feel good about it?

Sketch · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:41 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

It's great that he's retiring and all, but I think they should still fire him. Like how can you take the field booth this Saturday and feel good about it?

If he's a tenth of the man Penn State Nation made him out to be, he doesn't. Maybe it's a sense of obligation to the current staff and players (or his ego). Hell, maybe he's getting a cut of the boosted ticket prices.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:51 pm

Sketch Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

It's great that he's retiring and all, but I think they should still fire him. Like how can you take the field booth this Saturday and feel good about it?

If he's a tenth of the man Penn State Nation made him out to be, he doesn't. Maybe it's a sense of obligation to the current staff and players (or his ego). Hell, maybe he's getting a cut of the boosted ticket prices.

I don't see how the program can fire the coach when their record is 8-1. There is some serious money to be made here.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:04 pm

It's mighty white of Paterno to think of the children all of a sudden, and to tell the Board of Trustees to go deal with those other guys.

robotboy · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:02 pm

how in the fuck are they letting him finish out the season as opposed to firing him today holy fuck

FT · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:19 pm

Tee Wrote:

NAMBLA (Nittany Man Boy Love Association)

Shouldn't that be NIMBLA?

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:26 pm

Did anyone else see on deadspin the link to the guy on ebay selling Sandusky's championship ring?

First, who would want it? Second, that's pretty gross to cash in on this scandal, considering what happened.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:28 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Did anyone else see on deadspin the link to the guy on ebay selling Sandusky's championship ring?

First, who would want it? Second, that's pretty gross to cash in on this scandal, considering what happened.

Maybe the person is so disgusted by what's going on that he wants to be rid of it asap. heh.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:38 pm

TheTheory Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Did anyone else see on deadspin the link to the guy on ebay selling Sandusky's championship ring?

First, who would want it? Second, that's pretty gross to cash in on this scandal, considering what happened.

Maybe the person is so disgusted by what's going on that he wants to be rid of it asap. heh.

There's a trash can for that.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:44 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

TheTheory Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Did anyone else see on deadspin the link to the guy on ebay selling Sandusky's championship ring?

First, who would want it? Second, that's pretty gross to cash in on this scandal, considering what happened.

Maybe the person is so disgusted by what's going on that he wants to be rid of it asap. heh.

There's a trash can for that.

The guy said in the article he wants to get 10K for it. Nah, he's totally cashing in.

*edit*
...And its been removed, thankfully

Original Deadspin article

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:50 pm

Maybe it had "evidence" on it

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

i'm not going to pretend like i'm defending anyone, but i do find it funny that joepa's haters have labelled him a figurehead for decades but now he's suddenly the most powerful person in the state of pennsylvania.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:12 pm

Disgruntled UGA fan/NCAA hater response:

"It's not like they were selling their jerseys or anything."

Promethium · **Posted:** Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:32 am

Joe Pa won't be coaching against the Huskers

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45233483/ ... _football/

I always thought the man would die on the sideline, but am not surprised he didn't survive the week as head coach of Penn State.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

A lawyer could make an interesting case that, as a public employee, Paterno was denied his constitutional due process rights.

paper · **Posted:** Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:49 am

state college ain't too happy of a valley bout now...

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:16 am

rogneeb Wrote:

A lawyer could make an interesting case that, as a public employee, Paterno was denied his constitutional due process rights.

Even if they accept his resignation and pay him out?

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

I'm glad someone finally did the right thing in all of this and cleaned house, including the piece of shit Paterno.

And to set the record straight, I never had anything against him until I learned about his lack of action after he learned kids got raped. The fact that people are defending him and even protesting at this point blows my mind.

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