Joe Paterno Signing a Three Year Extension
by BSD on Dec 16, 2008 3:27 PM EST
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This is siren worthy
You read that right. Paterno, who turns 82 years old this month, is about to sign a three year contract extension to coach through the 2011 season. So says Fight on State.
FightOnState.com has learned from several university sources that Paterno and Penn State have agreed in principle to a multi-year contract extension that will keep him at the helm of the Nittany Lion football program for at least three more seasons. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The deal is expected to be signed and announced by the end of the week.
Somewhere in Tallahassee Bobby Bowden just muttered "Daggumit."
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beat me to it, I was going to call my fanpost until death do we part.
We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley
Hahaha, I love it
and you know Bowden is definitely feeling the heat down at FSU with Jimbo breathing down his neck, his less than spectacular seasons the past few years, and now JoePa reclaiming the record and signing an extension. I almost feel that Bowden was probably silently giddy with the whole hip thing, but now that it looks like Joe is gonna completely recover from that, the future for the record for Bobby is looking a little grim.
With Jimbo getting calls about other jobs...
The university has to feel a little pressure to turn the page as well. They don’t want to lose him and then end up in Auburns shoes.
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
The Hip
Welcome JoePa 2.0. Back and better than ever.
by The Man with One Black Shoe on Dec 16, 2008 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
this is a song that never ends.
good luck Joe, we love ya
"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled"- Hunter S. Thompson
yes, 3rd comment on this post in 2 minutes - but,
I just have to thank you for that earworm. Christmas comes early this year.
Bowden........
they play a snippet of an interview with Bowden and the local ESPN hosts ask him…“So Bobby…….must make you feel good to see Joe Paterno having such a good season”…..and they start laughing and Bowden says “That Dag Gum Joe isn’t going away is he……..would one of you guys shoot him or something”. All in good fun.
This gives Spanier and big time alums some more time to get the money together for the Coach in 10 and 11. I can’t imagine Paterno is going to run this contract out. But people were saying that since 87.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
I believe he will run this contract out and then hand the team over to the Zug
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Dec 16, 2008 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
Zug will coach the team while
gracing the roster of at least 2 NFL franchises (consecutively) -
Coach on Saturday; win the 1pm game; win the 4:30pm game; and,
When his two teams meet in the Super Bowl – he will play one half for each team. I envy and pity them.
Very nice...
and to think… he would still be able to play for a team on MNF if he so wished. Man that guy has skills
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Dec 16, 2008 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Don't Forget
Sunday (Football Night in American) and the late season Thursday night games!
In preparation, the NFL Network should change its name to the ZUG network
Nah. Joe's a college guy
And besides. He couldn’t do any worse than Paul McGuire.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
You got me for a second there!
As I have been checking every so often for news on the Newsome front I saw the siren and was like
“Awesome! We got Kev…. Oh… Awesome still! JoePa re-signed!”
I am glad as hell to have him back and while I have been all wrapped up reading about recruiting I all but forgot we had one huge signing that had to be taken care of with JoePa. Damn glad they did it. I couldn’t imagine another school stealing JoePa out from under us
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Rumor has it
they’ve decided to just take Beaver Stadium out from under us instead of proceeding with their own stadium expansion.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Dec 17, 2008 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Not that he needed the bargaining chip
but it’s amazing what an 11-1 regular season and trip to the Rose Bowl will do for you….
National Treasure
Joe won’t be here forever so let’s enjoy the ride while we can. Looks like they will have to expand the shrine.
Reg4
No, he will.
Joe will be here forever and then some. I stopped trying to understand how long ago and just accepted it.
I think it's crap
that just because some NFL team is sniffing around, the the university signs Joe to a 10 yr deal.
I don’t think we can trust this Paterno character. He’s only at PSU as a stepping stone back to the NFL.
I have it from a good source
he has an opt out clause in case the Brown job ever opens up and they make an offer. Man, I hate the Ivy League!!!
by RNF18 on Dec 16, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Who will be the first to say it?
Surely this is just a ploy for Joe to get Junior another three years running the Spread HD so he can take over the helm.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
And the other team’s blogs will say this is Joe trying to outlast BB for the wins record…
by Screen Name 20 on Dec 16, 2008 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
I've always maintained
that the monied crowd would never put up with such a shenanigan. They are loyal to Joe, yes. But not to his son.
Yes, but I'm a cynical prick.
I wonder how Tom Bradley feels right now, anyway…
by Run Up The Score on Dec 16, 2008 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
Still, I should say this.
Even if we can ignore the bulk of his record as ancient history (and really, it is) — given the season we just had and the recruiting class that appears to be on its way, it’s hard to say that Joe hasn’t earned this.
by Run Up The Score on Dec 16, 2008 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
JayPa
is the coach if JoePa stays on for the full 3 years. Jay will be ready, especially if our offense does well with a young QB in 2010 and 2011.
Sorry Tom.
PSU Softball
Bleck
A program like ours should really have a guy with actual head coaching experience. It’s not just the offense with Jay either, it’s some of the recruiting snafus that he’s been directly involved in, and some of the speculation on the handling with Morelli. I would rather not have Jay as a coach immediately after Joe. I might not be upset with it if he went somewhere else and had some success.
I think that's the prevailing opinion
by The JuggerNitt on Dec 17, 2008 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
I find it hard to believe
he’d even WANT to be the guy immediately following Joe.
Then again – no one has ever accused him of being a rocket surgeon.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Dec 17, 2008 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
I see how you are... taking the Charles Barkley view
What about the Bleck guy? Typical…
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by TheMightyErik on Dec 17, 2008 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno
I mean, Bradley has been around for 30 years now. If it bugged him that much I kind of think he would have left a long time ago.
I think this hurts guys like Vandy and LJSR more. They were probably counting on Bradley getting bumped up so they could take over as defensive coordinator. How much longer are those guys going to be willing to hang around as just position coaches?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Dependnig on if they are getting paid like Defensive Coordinators
i don’t think they will mind. I think Joe takes care of his assistants in that regard. Less for him, more for them.
PSU Softball
They don't get paid well
But they also aren’t asked to do the things like at, say, Alabama where Nick Saban made an assistant miss the birth of his child to go see a recruit at a track meet.
wow... he did that? What a cock
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by TheMightyErik on Dec 17, 2008 1:58 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, but it was an SEC recruit
so I’m sure he set some sort of world speed record at the meet and made it worth it
by The JuggerNitt on Dec 17, 2008 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
Is there any indication that Bradley wants to be HC?
I know that the rumor mills have suggested that LJ,Sr. is close to retiring/repurposing – I doubt that he is looking for more responsibilities.
A few years ago
The guy I used to buy tickets from claimed the LJSr. was going pro as soon as Tony was done. Claimed the source was LJSr.‘s brother. How’d that work out?
Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.
Also
If Bradley left, it doesn’t exactly mean he would be taken out of consideration down the road when Joe does choose to hang it up.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I'd imagine
like a man who is making 6 figures for coaching football while many poor souls are unemployed in this recession.
ALL OF THESE LINES ACROSS MY FACE
one thing and one thing only
a single focus for an entire life
turn the boys into men
the team into a title holder
the whole town into believers
the whole nation into fans
that’s what this 81 year old has done
and continues to do
This proves
Penn State was totally going for Gene Chizik.
Please note the massive massive massive sarcasm.
Reminds me that the ISU blog had a great post here.
Also, unrelated, but Michigan just got rid of their DC.
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
Dude... that ISU post was freaking hilarious
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by TheMightyErik on Dec 17, 2008 2:10 AM EST up reply actions
what is it with people from Iowa?
are they just genetically funny when it comes to discussing sports? Is it one of those things where they’ve always on the bottom so have to find something to make it hurt less?
by The JuggerNitt on Dec 17, 2008 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
Speaking of other blogs (and people from Iowa, for that matter)
I was thinking of throwing up a fanpost on this eventually but has anyone else noticed how dedicated some of us bloggers are when compared to other sites? Us BSD’ers and others like BHGP are always on the site contributing, joking, sharing info, and just being a supportive and fun fanbase.
Then I jumped on a few of the other sites and found their front page most recent fanposts were over a month old and many of them had few, if not zero, comments in the threads. Pretty sad.
I give Mike, Kevin, and RUTS all the credit in the world as well as all of you who contribute to make this a fun place worth checking out. So just curious… what other blogs do you guys peek in on?
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by TheMightyErik on Dec 17, 2008 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
You askin me?
I use google reader, so I at least read the headline to every post on every Big Ten blog you can imagine. But I rarely read the posts themselves unless it looks like interesting news.
Other than that I read a lot of newspaper articles and message board chatter. I guess I take a different approach to blogging than you guys do. I’m seeking blogs and media for information I can regurgitate here on BSD. That takes a lot of time to find information and type up a semi-interesting post on it. I don’t have much time to read blogs for entertainment value. I rarely read EDSBS and Dr. Saturday. But it’s hard to avoid getting sucked in sometimes. When it seems like I’m going through a period of writers block it’s because I’m spending too much time reading and commenting on blogs rather than focusing on producing material for this one.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I will have to try the google reader thing out
That sounds like a good way to go. As for whatever you guys are doing it is working as BSD never ‘stagnates’ like some of the other blogs I hopped through as their postings were either old or there was very little content in them. Those poor bastards that run those blogs must have jobs or something. Good thing you guys are fabulously wealthy because of us and have nothing but time to sit poolside with a fine cigar, wifey, and a small army of servants to conjure up and rule our little online world. :D
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by TheMightyErik on Dec 18, 2008 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
zug
not to be a giant noob, but why all the stuff about zug? did he do something awesome that i missed?
In all seriousness what is the history of the zug love?
i’m a pretty consistent reader and i feel like one day it was everywhere
The Legend of Zug
There was some game earlier this year where I put up a poll asking who the offensive MVP of the game was. As a joke I threw Graham Zug on there. He got one vote making us all come to the conclusion that Zug must read BSD and voted for himself.
It led to stories about his greatness that all kind of snowballed out of control.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Holy Shit
You’re still here?!? I thought for sure that Zug would’ve vaporized you for this……
not to be a giant noob, but why all the stuff about zug? did he do something awesome that i missed?
by Screen Name 20 on Dec 16, 2008 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
He is a merciful Zug
He has spared wil5013 to tell others about his story.
by Screen Name 20 on Dec 16, 2008 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Zug had no...
…mercy for Chuck Norris.
by LowcountryLion on Dec 17, 2008 7:37 AM EST up reply actions
Morbid
There have always been funny comments and suggestions about Joe dropping dead on the field, or elsewhere dying before he’s done coaching. With 3 more years for the taking, this is becoming closer to a possibility. Speaking from experience with my grandparents, just because you are in basically great health one day doesn’t guarantee the next, when you are that old, things go quickly. I pray that doesn’t happen obviously, but mortality is something even the greatest men of all have to face.
But on a less sad note, this was absolutely the right move, a multi-year contract shows the school’s dedication and support, even if the man does decide to step down before then.
My thoughts exactly
I don’t think Joe knows if he’ll be coaching three years from now. I think the key to this contract is that it shows the administration has confidence in him.
Heck, if he can win 11 games from a golf cart and the press box, who cares?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Joe's age
I spent the entire day with my 84 year old Italian father-in-law replacing a tub in an apartment – demolition, plumbing, sheetrock, tilework, the whole 9 yards. I’m 39 and was ready for a nap; he had some more coffee and just kept going. And he’s got a cast on his broken ankle! There’s something about old Italian men – maybe it’s the garlic, maybe it’s the stubborn genes – but they can’t stop working. Ever. I guarantee in 2011 he’ll say “3 or 4 more years”.
Congrats, Joe.
Good Publicity more than anything
I think this was a smart move for publicity reasons more than anything. To keep the recruits happy, the journalists and fans happy. This allows Joe to retire on his own terms so the school won’t look like they forced him out. Next yr we have an even easier schedule and with Mich still rebuilding should easily go 10-2 if not better. I also think this will blow up the Alabama game 10 fold in 2 yrs.
Good point
Perfect timing in this announcement with the program at a seeming low last week following the Devlin transfer. Strike while the iron is hot. A loss in the Rose bowl could have taken some wind out of Joe’s sails.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
You don't think...
…it’s to provide cover for Newsome picking VT, do you*? See, now that is some quality conspiracy theorizing.
- - I don’t.
by Run Up The Score on Dec 16, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
If Newsome doesn't commit
the PSU sites will explode. That and we’re in deep shit next year in regards to QB’s.
by Screen Name 20 on Dec 16, 2008 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
maybe
But this is a leak. The real announcement won’t come until later in the week. you could say it was leaked on purpose, but we all know how much Joe hates leaks to the “Website mob.”
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
A text message? I don't even own a computer!
[I love that line, it almost makes me wonder if he thinks you need a computer to send a text message.]
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
First Joe
now Newsome in less then 2 hours (hopefully).
Justin Brown and Jelani Jenkins…let’s go.
PSU Softball
and Good for Penn State
A few years ago I would have never said that but I was in the wrong and it had little to do with going 11-1 this year and a lot to do with realizing what we truly have in JoePa and that we need to keep him as long as possible!
Yeah
I’ve said all along that he deserves to leave when he wants. If this is about Jay then it’s BS, but I’m not going to jump to that conclusion yet.
Agreed
I don’t know if it was Joe or the other coaches doing everything this year, but the important thing is let’s just keep the status quo.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
It's it just more or does Joe seem refreshed since the surgery?
I don’t just mean physically either. His speech seems much clearer and he seems more focused in his interviews. He honestly seems 10 years younger(which still would make him 72)!!
Or if not
I’d imagine the pain is somewhat distracting.
John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Dec 16, 2008 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Same Impression
I found him to be completely lucid and very sharp. Better than I remember him being in years. Yesterday was a great day.
The bionic hip
Now that Joe is part machine, I think it should be the new custom for him to do the flip instead of the drum major. I’m sure they souped up that hip for him with bionic strength, and agility, and possibly a rocket launcher.
Who would win in a fight Robo-Joe, or Zug? I heard a rumor that the last time they faced each other the result was the big bang.
by dawsonPSU10 on Dec 16, 2008 5:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
btw
Mike, how many sirens can you put on the front page without BSD crashing? We’ve already got two with JoePa and Hodges, is BSD going to be able to handle a Newsome siren?
Personally, I think race played a role in this contract extension.
But I’ve been listening a to Charles Barkley a lot lately.
All your base are belong to JoePa.
by mushdamma on Dec 16, 2008 6:04 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
nice shot, mush... lol
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by TheMightyErik on Dec 17, 2008 2:15 AM EST up reply actions
The Road Goes on Forever...
…and the party never ends.
Right flippin’ on!
This is a great photo
Crisp hd, to mimick Joe’s top-5 rated offense this year. Traditional Blue & White tie, blue windbreaker. Those lines across (his) face. Wistful look of appreciation at a group of young men having come together to be a great team, but holding back too much satisfaction for fear of misleading them into forgetting that they can still get better. Us in the background.
Love ya, Joe. Keep doing what you do!
pax et amor
What A Day!!!
First Joe, then Newsome. Turned what was a shitty day into the best I’ve had since we played our last game.
"gotta love the HD"
Seriously
My 7 year old son told me last night that when he’s 65, Joe will be in his 100th year as head coach! I chuckled….then did the math…..he’s right on the math, and probably on the longevity too!
by Stuck in ND Land on Dec 17, 2008 8:42 AM EST up reply actions
I'm just waiting
…for some company to produce those sweet hats that the fans are wearing.
by Run Up The Score on Dec 17, 2008 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
JoePa
I would have guaranteed that this was his last season.
I’ve never been so happy in being wrong.
agreed
especially once he showed how bad his hip was. No coincidence I went to 6 games this year (7 counting the Rose Bowl), and insisted I went to the MSU game.
Now I get to just look back at this as a great season.
by The JuggerNitt on Dec 17, 2008 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
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