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Adenoid_Hynkel

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7. Apparently, Paterno fans are hoping the rest of the world forgets what happened soon

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 07:22 AM

Jul 2012

and then they can get back to Football Uber Alles and worshipping the prick:

"Across the Penn State campus, sometimes called Happy Valley, football fans and alumni said they expected the rest of the world eventually to move beyond the controversy and allow Paterno's once-sterling reputation to recover.

"I don't think here it will be tarnished," said Drew D'Elia, a 2012 graduate from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, who was milling about an art fair near the campus' Pattee and Paterno Library.

One football fan said it was a stumble akin to drinking one too many and driving. "This was a mistake, same as if Joe had a DUI," said Jim Gilles, from Minneapolis. "The win/loss column for Joe Paterno did not change because of this."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/14/us-usa-crime-sandusky-idUSBRE86C1B320120714

These fools have learned nothing. Tear down the statue. Eliminate the damn football program.
And if the university refuses, then the NCAA should gut the program.

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Sources: Joe Paterno's statue stays [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 OP

I'll bet it comes down on its own jberryhill Jul 2012 #1

My first thought as well. nt Nay Jul 2012 #11

One can hope. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #18

Fucking Football!!! David in Canada Jul 2012 #2

That's all it's about: money. LuvNewcastle Jul 2012 #5

They still don't get it. Punkingal Jul 2012 #3

You know that, in time, as that guy molders in his grave, that young students who aren't quite so MADem Jul 2012 #4

A blindfold would help. GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2012 #12

Good to see that Penn State is not breaking with its tradition of moral cowardice BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #6

They're continuing to honor his and Sandusky's contracts, too. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #17

If they did not honor the contracts they would be sued. former9thward Jul 2012 #29

If their contracts lacked termination or moral turpitude clauses, why should I care? Posteritatis Jul 2012 #31

Their retirement contracts. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #33

Apparently, Paterno fans are hoping the rest of the world forgets what happened soon Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2012 #7

I agree with changes being made, but I don't think the school should lose their team davidpdx Jul 2012 #13

Why shouldn't the football team be disbanded? mythology Jul 2012 #19

I agree everyone should be fired and those who can be should be prosecuted davidpdx Jul 2012 #34

"This was a mistake, same as if Joe had a DUI" god help these sick fucking people. spanone Jul 2012 #23

It'd be a shame if people started leaving food for pigeons all around the statue. tanyev Jul 2012 #8

LMAO Aerows Jul 2012 #14

Disgusting obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #9

Let It Stand As A Monument To Child Abuse... KharmaTrain Jul 2012 #10

In leaving the statue, they ensure that the reputation of PSU will be reflected... Spazito Jul 2012 #15

Joe Pa speaks. GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #16

For now. Iggo Jul 2012 #20

This board never ceases to amaze me. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #21

his pension and his statue stay, but they took away his halo.... spanone Jul 2012 #22

Took away his halo but gave him a blue ribbon instead... Spazito Jul 2012 #28

The ribbon adds a whole extra layer to the offensiveness. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #32

I hope it gets vandalized constantly. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #24

Thereby showing the same lack of principles that Paterno showed lunatica Jul 2012 #25

The pigeon lobby, I understand, is pleased. Efilroft Sul Jul 2012 #26

As a member of the alumni, I demand the statue be removed, AND Avalux Jul 2012 #27

It should never have been erected in the first place. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2012 #30