Joe Paterno On ESPN

by Run Up The Score on Jun 16, 2009 8:43 PM EDT in Football

The coach talks with John Saunders. Nothing particularly exciting, but you know, offseason and all.

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2 things

1. why is he at the press conference table with a microphone in front of him? is that weird to anyone else?

2. couldn’t someone have gotten him a handkerchief before he went on the air?

by speedomike on Jun 16, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions

When people call him a figurehead, or say he’s not relevant blah blah blah…

I have no choice but to laugh.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 16, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

He's got more wit, and knows more about what he's talking about

He’s got more wit and humor and knows a hell of a lot more about what he’s talking about than I would say the majority of current coaches do.

I wish I could find the video of a press day they had last year (it was one of the very few times I’ve ever seen video come out of a practice), where he’s yelling at the top of his lungs (I think it was at DC-17 if I remember), then when the player doesn’t hear, Joe goes running over to go find him. Show that to people and see if they still call him a figurehead with no control over the program, and just being used as a cash cow being kept there to bring the glory and fame of the all time wins to the University (aside from practices the past few years where he’s been injured, but even then he was active in the team, not just sitting around taking cat naps while the players practice and the assistants take over).

And if they’re still going to be douche bags, tell them how Joe dislocated his hip this year: demonstrating an on-sides kick AT 82yo.

by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 16, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions

This the vid you're talking about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp0H62QrWSs

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 16, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW, I love when he tells Paul Cianciolo to fake the option

Cianciolo running the option…heh.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 16, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

My favorite

Is with the lineman at :48 to 1:25

DON’T BABY HIM….(pause)….AND GET THAT SHIRT PULLED DOWN!

by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 17, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

But I will tell my kids about you

…don’t take candy from that guy!

Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD

by bconway6 on Jun 17, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Haha...well played

made me lolz

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Jun 17, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

the thing that confuses me about that "chasing after DC-17" part

is he goes after him, and yells whatever, but the only QB on the field at the time is Devlin…but he’s not even looking at Devlin. Maybe they were alternating QBs, though?

by The JuggerNitt on Jun 17, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions