that was my first thought

Until I see clear evidence otherwise, I'm convinced he was in on it.

And by in on it I don't mean "knew what Sandusky was up to" I mean "was fucking them kids, too."

Hmmmm.....you're a dark man, Loogs.

Yeah, I suppose my current line is that he found out in 1998-99 and tried to brush it under the carpet by getting Jerry to retire, which (as Fu asserted) would still make a lot of his 2002 story bullshit. He did a lot of good for a lot of people over the course of his life and career, and he failed at a point when it really mattered. I suspect the trial outcomes will dictate how most people will view him in the long run, whether that means he was part of the monger network or just had an absurd case of navieté.

I think Bomani Jones is on the right track: Paterno got caught up in trying to protect and preserve something he had built up, and even believed a lot of his the own hero worship that had been built up around him. Paterno even used his reputation as a competitive advantage, i.e. "We aren't like that", even though in a lot of ways they were, and in this way, much much worse. Football coaches aren't heroes, and it's way more than obvious that Penn State isn't more virtuous than other institutions.

Urban Meyer Fucks Over Florida, Probably Fucking Over Ohio State, too.

Good Riddance and them Buster Ass Buckeyes deserve whatever they get.

and in a related article about Meyer stealing recruits from WI:



What a fucking douchebag. Fucking gators.

Petrino gone per ESPN.

WE DIDN'T COME TO PAINT!!

Fuck that piece of shit. Karma motherfucker.

I got nothing to add here, Reverend. Preach it.

It cracks me up that Deadspin keeps referring to the Petrino motorcycle crash and subsequent fallout as "Ozark Chappaquiddick."

Just saw a funny quote from an unnamed SEC coach, regarding Petrino: "You can push the envelope when you win like Petrino, but he was wiping his ass with the envelope!"

Given that Deadspin has been doing splash sponsor treatments of late -- Hotmail, most recently; infamously, Sobe LifeWater -- I am surprised they didn't call it Ozarkaquiddick & get that bottled water money.

That's a recipe for...

LSUfreek does great work

be interested to hear from chad about how his "beloved" (READ: loathed) former spartan head coach john l. smith has taken the reins at arkansas mere months after accepting a gig at weber state

First thing I thought when I heard the news: Gotta ask Chad about that on the pod.

It's the Reverse Zook.

& speaking of -- if it's a one year rental (with option to buy) why not bring in the ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKER!?

way to go nebraska!

http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... gay-stance

Guys like him should be fired, or preferably dragged out into the street and shot like dogs.

You're preaching to the choir. I thought he should have been canned when he testified at the Omaha City Council hearing and used Memorial stadium as his permanent address. I've never really been that impressed with his coaching acumen, but he does seem to be a decent recruiter. I think he connects well with those homophobic African American families with allegedly good christian values.
I'm hoping that the President of the University has a zero tolerance policy on him now like Bob Knight, and that they quickly get him to quit coaching and become a hate mongering minister sooner rather than later. I just have my doubts about Tom Osborne letting that happen.

I can't believe we're actually gonna get some version of a CFB playoff.

DEY WHUH?