Penn State Said to be Planning Paterno’s Exit Amid Scandal

[iandhr]

Source: NY TIMES

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno’s tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials, according to two people briefed on conversations among the university’s top officials.

The board of trustees has yet to determine the precise timing of Paterno’s exit, but it is clear that the man who has more victories than any other coach at college football’s top level and who made Penn State a prestigious brand will not survive to coach another season. Discussions about how to manage his departure have begun, according to the two people.

Paterno was to have held a news conference Tuesday but the university canceled it less than an hour before it was scheduled to start.

At age 84 and with 46 seasons as the Penn State head coach behind him, Paterno’s extraordinary run of success — one that produced tens of millions of dollars for the school and two national championships, and that established him as one of the nation’s most revered leaders, will end with a stunning and humiliating final chapter.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/sports/ncaafootball/penn-state-said-to-be-planning-paternos-exit.html?hp

[qanda]

1. BYE! Don't let the door hit you....

[fishwax]

2. yeesh

The guy has done a lot of good for that campus over the years. And this will be his legacy. It's a shame that he didn't do all he could have when confronted with information about a child predator in his facilities.

[rfranklin]

3. Sports builds character...at least that's what they told me in school...

while I was being bullied by the jocks.

[russspeakeasy]

4. ...and that will be what he is remembered for...

reputations/character are fickle that way.

[Divine Discontent]

5. as he should be. stunning end.

Get it here now, or one of a million other designs! http://www.zazzle.com/republicans_2012_keeping_millions_out_of_work_bumper_sticker-128659602907896843?rf=238107662556833486

[rurallib]

6. goodbye Joe, You got to go, Me-oh-my-oh

[liberal N proud]

7. He could have been a legend - now with an astrix

[SomeGuyInEagan]

8. Now an accessory after the fact ... a criminal ... n/t

[VWolf]

9. Didn't he just sent the record for most wins by a coach?

If so, it's interesting that all this finally came down a mere week afterwards.

[MilesColtrane]

10. Forced into early retirement?

Well there's always the priesthood to fall back on.

[olegramps]

11. What is some kid's life worth if they jeopardize millions of revenue from football?

[alp227]

12. Get the hell out of town, Pervert Paterno!

What the FUCK do you mean that one assistant coach's crimes would tarnish the entire team? COVERING UP crimes is far far worse. I would've boycotted Pennsylvania had prosecutors let Sandusky go.

[BigD_95]

13. Joe Paterno is garbage

Because he couldnt call the police he left many kids get abused.

[Psephos]

14. But calling the cops right away doesn't apply to the OWS rape/abuse allegations.

Those should be handled internally...just like they were at PSU.

:shrug:

IMO the cops should have been called right away in both situations. Abusers don't deserve to be shielded from the consequences of their actions because someone else wants to manage perception.

[Eddie Haskell]

15. FCS!

The man is 84 years old. Two years ago he shit his pants on national tv. He hasn't been anything but a figurehead for 15 years.