I’ll be at the stadium tomorrow, so I’ll try to keep an eye on Joe throughout the game. I think the last 24 months have taken a huge toll on his body. He’s had multiple injuries that affect his mobility, and was hit with a very serious (more serious than everyone was led to believe) illness at the close of recruiting in January and February.

For the longest time, Joe could be described as “80, going on 60”, or “75, going on 50”. Not anymore. He’s 81 going on 82, and it’s showing.

another big injury for him to go up into the press box. I’m pretty sure he hated it the first time. Stories like this really make me nervous for the guy.

let’s send JoePa out a winner. I hope the players have a sense of urgency/ history regarding this season.

Of course he didn’t admit what happened in the first place, a thirty year old man doesn’t want to admit he can’t run with the twenty year-olds anymore – or needs some ben-gay after a thirty minute game of pickup hoops with his three teenage daughters – and JoePa doesn’t want to admit he’s having trouble running or that he has some serious pain in a knee he tweaked doing something and 80 year old normally shouldn’t do. To that man, and I say "that man" because he has been an awesome specimen of both physical and mental health to anyone at any age, it is embarrassing to him.

But, let’s look at this from another point of view. How many of you, at 70, or even 60, will be able to even attempt kicking a ball, or stay up for 20 hrs a day, or get your blood pressure cranking yelling at officials, or handle the day-to-day of being a head football coach at even a high school or even be able to leave the cozy confines of your leather lounger and 124 inch plasma. I’m still amazed at what he does.

A health concern, I don’t think so – he tweaked his 80 year old knee and whether your JoePa or Grandpa Joe it takes more time to heal than a twenty year old knee – especially in the middle of an active season of coaching football.

Bowden has been in a golf cart for twenty years, Charlie Weis and Mark Mangino could have heart attacks from trying to point a finger and I could name more than many Division 1-A coaches who have been out of their right mind since day one – and their public outburst sare indicators of their inability to handle pressure – all unlike JoePa.

If JoePa needs a day or more in a cart at practice, great, if he moves into the box to prevent further tackles from TE’s, wonderful, but because the man tweaked his knee makes him no less a Health Risk or Concern than any other coach in the country.

Joe’s a legend because of his brain, not his knees. Put his brain in a jar and have Steve Martin (sorry for the old movie reference) walk the sidelines with it – JoePa can obviously still coach.

Health is always a concern.

My grandfather is the exact same age as Coach Paterno. He goes from healthy to sick in the space of a day. He recovers slowly and never fully.

I imagine it’s the same with Coach Paterno.

Why should we be surprised if this is his last year? He’s 82 freaking years old, people. I know we want him to coach, but if he walked away after this year, no one should be shocked.

This being said, I still think he’s around for one more. Call me crazy.

so that I can see Joe coach his last home game against Michigan State to complete yet another undefeated season! I suggest you get yours too just in case!