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In response to "Everyone at that program stands to blame imho -- nm" by budice

was it paterno's job to tell other asst coaches? I mean, I do feel as though as he's culpable some, but he did what he was supposed to do.

Posted by mandy (aka amanda) Nov 7 '11, 07:27

the fact that he didn't follow up for whatever reason is far from ok. but... he rolled the ball where he was told to roll it. in this town, if you want to survive politically, that's what you do.

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He reported it to the AD who sat on it basically. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 07:32 19
- Here is my problem with this line of thinking... - David Nov 7, 08:00 3
  - exactly this -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:11
  - What pisses me off is his "I'm shocked -- *shocked* -- to find that anal rape of a child has occurred in my athletic department." - mara Nov 7, 08:05
  - Word and word and word. -- nm - Jim Nov 7, 08:03
- I think the question of done-ness is slightly more complex than that. I think paterno could be done *if* it made to look like spanier knew nothing. - mandy Nov 7, 07:40 7
  - JoePa's 83 years old...they've been looking to move him for a decade... - Will Hunting Nov 7, 07:44 6
    - but have they been looking to move him in large part because of this? I mean, that's what people are wondering. that's what people who may have ways - mandy Nov 7, 07:46 5
      - No, there are a dozen reasons to move him onward that don't revolve around this - Will Hunting Nov 7, 07:50 4
        
        Although the interesting question here is why this story broke only days after he got the record. - David Nov 7, 08:02 3
        
        I'm more wondering why it took 6 years to get the story rolling. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:07 2
        
        That's what happens during a cover-up. - David Nov 7, 08:13 1
        
        here's a decent student-written piece on this. I don't have the reverence for football here that most do, but I think - amanda in the stacks Nov 7, 08:20
- right, I think this will be the thing that gives people the reason to push him out. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 07:39 6
  - He's about 85, isn't he? Seems kind of a no-brainer for him to step down. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 07:40 5
    - JoePa probably has done more to make PSU relevent than any coach for any university in modern sports. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 07:43 3
      - and this is my other point. who do you ahve take the fall, if you're thee board: beloved football coach who brings in tens of - mandy Nov 7, 07:51 1
        
        sorry about my typos here. wow. am I drunk? -- nm - mandy Nov 7, 07:53
      - Oh, I didn't think it would painless. Just a given. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 07:49
    - it was a no-brainer in 2002 for him to retire at 74 or whatever. the man doesn't want to stop coaching. he's an institution. - mandy Nov 7, 07:42

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was it paterno's job to tell other asst coaches? I mean, I do feel as though as he's culpable some, but he did what he was supposed to do.

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