Humans caring more about a college and a team than human beings...says a lot. What a world. Football means what exactly, dang this one demented point of view. If I saw an adult anywhere in the nude with a child...I would be the one they'd have to report asap. 😑
Once again - people like yourself thinking you know - and don’t. Paterno never saw anything himself. The incident you speak of was by the former QB McQeary, who met with and told Paterno what he saw - after which, Paterno reported it to his superior AS REQUIRED BY LAW in PA. That man and the former school President Spanier did not report - then conspired to hide it to prevent a PR disaster. They were both convicted after Sandusky. As far as the first sentence goes - I find that hard to believe after seeing everyone’s misled reactions - even calling it the Paterno scandal - when it really had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Sandusky, who may have even killed a local detective who was investigating him years earlier and went permanently missing.
I was hoping to see more though provoking answers. I found the movie inaccurate and biased to show what Hollywood wanted to see, which was the idea of a fan base and school that only cared about winning football games - that football meant more than anything. However, if you knew anything about JoePa or Penn State, you would know that success in football was only a vehicle for him to prove that you could still win games while graduating successful, respectful, well educated players. The education always came first. So many other schools just passed good players through their system with easy A’s. It was running joke for decades that the Alabama or Texas athletic entrance exam was easy enough for a second grader to pass. A few of those players may have done well, but most wished they had actually learned something in college and were now destitute. I think Franklin has picked up the torch to continue what Joe started, which is what makes alumni respect him so much as a coach.
JOE KNEW
He did? You know HE KNEW,and how do you know this? Let me guess, you watch CNN lol
I bet you went to Ohio State.
See my comment to Gail -
Humans caring more about a college and a team than human beings...says a lot. What a world. Football means what exactly, dang this one demented point of view. If I saw an adult anywhere in the nude with a child...I would be the one they'd have to report asap. 😑
Once again - people like yourself thinking you know - and don’t.
Paterno never saw anything himself. The incident you speak of was by the former QB McQeary, who met with and told Paterno what he saw - after which, Paterno reported it to his superior AS REQUIRED BY LAW in PA. That man and the former school President Spanier did not report - then conspired to hide it to prevent a PR disaster. They were both convicted after Sandusky.
As far as the first sentence goes - I find that hard to believe after seeing everyone’s misled reactions - even calling it the Paterno scandal - when it really had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Sandusky, who may have even killed a local detective who was investigating him years earlier and went permanently missing.
I was hoping to see more though provoking answers. I found the movie inaccurate and biased to show what Hollywood wanted to see, which was the idea of a fan base and school that only cared about winning football games - that football meant more than anything. However, if you knew anything about JoePa or Penn State, you would know that success in football was only a vehicle for him to prove that you could still win games while graduating successful, respectful, well educated players. The education always came first. So many other schools just passed good players through their system with easy A’s. It was running joke for decades that the Alabama or Texas athletic entrance exam was easy enough for a second grader to pass.
A few of those players may have done well, but most wished they had actually learned something in college and were now destitute.
I think Franklin has picked up the torch to continue what Joe started, which is what makes alumni respect him so much as a coach.