Why do you think the sexual abuse is not being punished at Penn State - 3 people were fired. The perp (who was not Coach Paterno but Jerry Sandusky) has been arrested and charged. Sandusky did his "recruiting" of victims through his charitible organization that he founded. Sandusky retired in 1999 - the incident in question happened in 2002. The assistant who reported the incident to Coach Paterno (after not stopping the abuse when he witnessed it and had to wait to talk to daddy about it first before reporting it) has waffled and changed his story to make himself appear in a better light. Coach Paterno has said that McQueary did not give a graphic detail of the abuse that occured. I'm taking the word of Coach Paterno over a lying weasel like McQueary. Coach Paterno did what he thought he was supposed to do. Report it to the University President and the head of campus police. Should he have followed up - perhaps, but when you report it to the highest authority - where do you go from there? Coach Paterno was 75 years old at the time - any of you have 75 year old parents - if you do - you know that they don't talk about sexual assault much less child molestation.

snoop, Although I agree with the premise of what I think you are saying, I think John did a fairly good piece. I know John and I'm sure that he shares your sentiment.

You commented on John's last sentence. I'll comment on his first. I could pick that one apart as well, but I don't think John was 100% literal. I assume there was much more to the man's life than football and PSU.

I hate the expression "RIP" and never use it because I don't think it's scriptural. One of two things happen when a person dies. The are either in torment in Hell or they are in a very active mode of praising the Risen Christ. I just don't see "resting" anywhere in scripture for either of the two destinations.

So, rather than proffer a "RIP", I will simply say that I hope that Coach is doing the latter and will do so for all eternity.

Sorry for the theology, but, hey, it's the Lord's day.

Joe Paterno ran Penn State, not just football. He was a politician as well as a coach. Jerry Sandusky should never have been allowed to have an office in the athletic complex. Also, McCreary is not the one who should be vilified, that is Sandusk and PSU who did nothing.

Joe Paterno was all about Joe Paterno. He was not the person running the football program for years. Brady, Galen Hall ran the defense & offense respectively. Paterno was about piling up wins to get the record and beat Bowden for the most wins in college football. He is the foremost example of a self pious hypocrite. Joe Paterno never learned their is no I in TEAM.

For the last fifteen years he was a sad little man who took the accolade and glory and fought every attempt to promote an assistant coach to the position they were already doing. He had a great legacy but wanted a record, irregardless of the job he could no longer accomplish.

Joe Paterno got the record. He still wanted to pile up wins and not retire even when the scandal came about. Thank goodness the PSU regents saw the big picture was about PSU and doing what was right, and not Joe Paterno. Joe Pa would have taken bows & credit for wins to the end.