Unconquered

Please enlighten us with your knowledge of the Freeh report and what Joepa did that would put him in jail. Yeah his son is a huge ass for defending his father.

There is nothing wrong with defending family, but their timing and remarks come across as unsympathetic. They clearly care more about his legacy then the victims. Why not simply say something along the lines of the man we knew tried to do great things on and off the field however he obviously exercised poor judgement in this instance. He regretted his actions and felt sorry he didn't do more. Were sorry for the victims and hopefully we can all move on. We do not agree with the actions of the NCAA however it's not our decision.

They would come across fine if they acted that way. I dont think anyone thinks joe pa is some monster, I think he just made a mistake and acted selfishly. People act selfishly in our world it's human instinct. He did a lot of good things and one really bad thing. People forgive very quickly and if the family took that stance I think many of us would be more sympathetic to their cause. Just my 2 cents

great post, but most people want to crucify Joepa

How wild would that have been to see Paterno cuffed and taken to jail?

Ur truly a moron

He completely enabled. He may not have dropped the children off at the locker rooms but he provided or allowed many of the means necessary for it to continue knowing what had previously happened.

Some of us here get it, some don't.

Explain to me what he knew

Can you just go back to wherever you came from?

This. The only reason Paterno won't be charged is because they can't charge a dead person.

Based on the evidence uncovered in the case, we now know that he had direct knowledge that children were being molested and sodomized by one of his assistant coaches. He was made aware of this multiple times between 1998-2002 (that we are aware of per the evidence) and not only allowed it to continue, but took steps to cover it up for the person found guilty of the acts. He had multiple chances to make a very tough choice and take simple steps to report what he knew to authorities, or to bar Mr. Sandusky from using PSU facilities, and he did nothing.

I'm not going to get involved in whether he would be arrested if still alive, but based on the evidence uncovered in the Sandusky trial and in the Freeh investigation and subsequent report, the fact that he enabled a predator has been proven and well established. He did not do this by himself, but he is on the list of people who did it, and given his influence and the power he possessed, he is near the top of that list. It's my opinion that a large part of the viscousness directed at JoePa is due to how betrayed many of us feel by the revelation of the facts disclosed above. At the end of the day he taught many people great things, and contributed so much to American culture. However, the choices he made to sacrifice the well being of innocent kids for the sake of his reputation and that of PSUs' leaves an asterisk next to his name and a stigma attached to everything he ever did for generations. In the end, a man who was a hero to so many has been found a two faced coward. It's a shame, but there's really no defense for him at this point.

Ahh, the old "try forming your own opinion" defense.

Works every time.........

I did that, based on what I have read and concluded. My opinion is at odds with yours, so you resort to these tactics..........

Who knew Jay Paterno was a member of this board?