This time it's for real - RIP JoePa

All sources now reporting the bad news. The world has lost a good man. I'm praying for the Paterno family.

 

Prayers to his family in this difficult time...

 

Seems to be official now. RIP JoePa!

 

Yep. The news came from his family. What a difficult time for them. Joe is enjoying Sunday Brunch in heaven.

 

I'm watching Matt Millen and Mike Ditka argue that what happened to him was unjust and terrible.

Why didn't these guys stand up for him earlier?

 

All the stuff that happened this year was enough for him. He lived & died coaching.

My thoughts are with his family and the Nittany Lions community. I'm pretty sure he still has -and will forever have- a great fan base. This one will be pretty hard to swallow.

 

His legacy will improve once things are settled legally. Those who are truly responsible will be brought to justice, and JoePa will be remembered for the good that he did for PSU, the NCAA and for many other individuals.

 

Although I grew up a big PITT fan I later became a PSU fan because of Joe Pa.
RIP Joe Pa

 

R.I.P. Mr. Paterno

 

raying:

 

Condolences to the family.

 

The official cause is complications from cancer. I truly believe he died of a broken heart after the university he gave his life (not to mention millions) to turned its back on him.

Whether that decision was right or wrong is better off left for another day.

R.I.P Coach...................

 

he gave everything to Penn State and in the end he probably gave his life.

did he do everything he could have when he found out about Sandusky? probably not, but he did tell his bosses and they chose to do nothing.

Joe Paterno deserved a better ending to his great carreer and all he did for not only football, but all the young people that crossed his path and what he meant to them.

he will always be remembered for being one of the greatest coaches in sports and for preaching that winning with integrity was more important than winning at all costs.

he will always be remembered and the people who decided to fire him the way they did should be ashamed of themselves. not the way to treat the man that put Penn State on the map.

 

RIP Joe.

 

RIP Joe Paterno.Great Coach and Great Person.

 

A great man, a legendary coach and teacher of life.
The world will not see the likes of him again.

"WE ARE STATE!"

 

good effing question.

 

probably not the best thread for this but it IS about joepa and i found it kind of funny/intriguing/amazing/odd/?! . . .

i was at nike headquarters last week in beaverton,oregon and the campus has several buildings named after famous athlets who endorsed nike (tiger woods, bo jackson, michael jordan, john mcenroe, ken griffey jr, alberto salazaar, pete sampras, mia hamm, jerry rice, etc) and they have a building named after joe paterno . . .

The Joe Paterno Child Development Center

awkwaaaaaard . . .

 

you don't "see anything awkward about" a guy who was dismissed from his head coaching position over a scandal involving sexual abuse with children having a building named after him that houses a 'child development center?'

you don't see anything awkward, huh?

um, yeah, this conversation is over.

 

Having to prove your innocence, after a lifetime of service, dying, and posthumously.

Now that's more than awkward, that's scary.

 

"We can remember the man for the thousands of tons of good he did, or his moment of indecision as an old man faced with a situation he likely never thought he'd be in. If there is a heaven, and there are scales to weigh a man's life, I'm pretty sure his are tipped WAY over on the side of good......."Anonymous"

AGREE 100%....