EPTRIP joepa, you were a great man that had his rep. ruined by the Sandusky scandal.
Joe Paterno dies - Page 3
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Steelavocado
United States2123 Posts
RIP joepa, you were a great man that had his rep. ruined by the Sandusky scandal. | ||
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iamonaboat
United States25 Posts
Either way his death is a big deal considering his involvement in the Penn State disaster, and whatever his role and no matter what he could or could not have done differently his death is sad. | ||
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Vegalive
United States96 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:17 KalWarkov wrote: i somehow agree to this. Was probably one of the top 5 most famous college football coaches ever. He coached the same team for 46 years and was consistently near the top. is college football any popular besides colleges in the US? this confuses me somehow, why is something popular when its not "pro"? €: and as i read here he supported childrape somewhat. my sadness level fell from 0 to -1[/QUOTE] So someone who you don't know died and that makes it unimportant? He is very well known in America and college football is probably equally as popular as the NFL, MLB, and NBA and more popular than the NHL. You have no clue what you are talking about. Joe Pa was one of the most famous and respected college football coaches of all time. Just because someone who is not known internationally dies doesn't mean you come and here and say "SO WHAT WHO CARES". Just shutup if you don't know him. RIP Joe Pa | ||
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Nizaris
Belgium2230 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:21 don_kyuhote wrote: College football is the 2nd religion in some parts of US. It's big deal. Some college have over 100,000 people in the stadium during game day. Now thats more than what Real Madrid vs. Barcelona would bring. source? i know college football is big but bigger then Madrid vs Barcelona ? i have my doubts. | ||
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rredtooth
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JonnyLaw
United States3482 Posts
The man lived a long life and contributed much to a community, a university and the lives of thousands of student. His role in a scandal has not been determined. Have some class. | ||
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Detrimentally
United States78 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:22 Steelavocado wrote: So many bad posts in this thread already. RIP joepa, you were a great man that had his rep. ruined by the Sandusky scandal. A great man that condoned and allowed child molestation to go on in his program. In fact, anyone who says he is anything short of an awful human being condones child molestation. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
Jerry Sandusky I hate you even more now. Only 2 months. Lung cancer  | ||
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llKenZyll
United States853 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:16 l00l wrote: last time i checked, none of the victims were murdered and easily could've told people about said abuse but none of them did, does this make them guilty of causing harm to others? Yeah, like they would embarass themselves like that | ||
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CajunMan
United States823 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:23 Nizaris wrote: source? i know college football is big but bigger then Madrid vs Barcelona ? i have my doubts. Louisiana State University regularly accommodates 91k-99k depending on game and colleges like Ohio State fits 102k. The national championship this year for the NCAA had 90k+ in stadium and millions on TV. Google is your friend. | ||
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PassiveAce
United States18076 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:16 -stOpSKY- wrote: Ok so now its not a discussion of whether or not is ok to call someone evil after they are dead but a discussion of how long to wait? That just seems ridiculous. Let people speak their mind and if they disliked him as a person allow them to express that in what I hope would be a tasteful manner. I dont see what is so wrong about that. Is it really so much to ask to not post negativity in a obituary thread? Really? | ||
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Detrimentally
United States78 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:27 PassiveAce wrote: Is it really so much to ask to not post negativity in a obituary thread? Really? He was a scumbag and doesn't even deserve this thread. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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iamonaboat
United States25 Posts
Here is a link to some numbers for revenue for 2007-2008 to give you an idea on how much money this sport makes. With that i will conclude my posting in this thread. I never did like Penn State but it is always sad to see somebody whom shaped an entire university die, it will be the close to the very sad chapter in college football history. | ||
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llKenZyll
United States853 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:28 DannyJ wrote: It really is amazing how things can change. 85 years of deep respect and admiration, then in his last 3 months it all fell apart. Pretty crazy story. Write a book. | ||
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Dispersion
Korea (South)504 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:23 Nizaris wrote: source? i know college football is big but bigger then Madrid vs Barcelona ? i have my doubts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Bernabéu_Stadium Capacity - 85,454 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Stadium Capacity - 109,901 Record attendance - 114k+ | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32154 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:16 Omsomsoms wrote: Wow. I haven't really read much about the whole Penn State molestation, but Paterno sounds like he deserved absolutely whatever he got, facilitating and enabling the things he did, and I don't know what to say toward the people who support him based solely upon his football reputation. Just the tip of the iceberg. If you read up on deadspin, they pulled together all of the stories from the outlets that show just how deep this rabbit hole goes. Like, he had known since 2002 for sure (more like 1999 though when Sandusky retired after being investigated) and still attended charity events for CHILDREN on behalf of Sandusky, didnt say anything when Sandusky was on campus with kids, etc etc The whole thing is sick and shows just how much we as society value FOOBAW WINS over anything else. It really can't be said enough: Short of actually raping the kids like Sandusky did, Paterno is the #1 person who enabled this by not doing more, even if he legally wasn't responsible. THat's something you expect out of the dude who fashionedh imself as the most morally upright man in sports. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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1Eris1
United States5797 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:19 Dispersion wrote: Get out. This man made Penn State what it is. RIP Because college football is more important that getting justice for rape victims? Disgusting.... Rip Joe, but there is no sadnes in my heart for you | ||
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don_kyuhote
3007 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:23 Nizaris wrote: source? i know college football is big but bigger then Madrid vs Barcelona ? i have my doubts. Just to give a perspective. Madrid and Barcelona are professional clubs and they have stadiums size of 85,000 and 99,000ish seats. There are 9 US colleges with 80,000+, 5 colleges with 90,000+, and 6 colleges with stadiums of 100,000+ and they do regularly fill out in important games. | ||
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Dispersion
Korea (South)504 Posts
On January 23 2012 01:35 1Eris1 wrote: Because college football is more important that getting justice fortape victims? Disturbing.... Rip Joe, but there is no sadnes in my heart for you Men make mistakes. This isn't his legacy. His decades at Penn State are his legacy. He won the most college football games in history. The victims will get justice, but let the people who knew of him before the Sandusky scandal have their time. Seriously...this shouldn't even have to be said. | ||
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