Under an overcast sky Thursday morning the final beam for the Mount Nittany Medical Center East Wing expansion was lifted into place, bearing the signatures of close to 200 people.
Among those at the hospital to make the occasion were Joe and Sue Paterno, on hand to announce a $1 million gift for the Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center.
Joe Paterno played down the couple’s gift, saying it was a small part of a larger effort by the community to build a better health care system.
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Another example of why he's the best
The world is a much better place because of Joe Paterno! He continues to give as much or more than he’s received! WE ARE!!
by RNF18 on Jun 19, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Threadjackin' it
I don’t want to bump the front page stuff, so…good weekend to stay inside and watch the BTN:
Saturday, June 20, 2009
3:00AM ET
The Big Ten’s Greatest Games – Football: 2007 Alamo Bowl: Penn State vs. Texas A&M (HD)
9:00AM ET
Big Ten Football Replay: Michigan State at Penn State (HD)
11:00AM ET
Top Ten Football Games of the Year (HD)
8:00PM ET
Big Ten Football Replay: Michigan State at Penn State (HD)
10:00PM ET
Top Ten Football Games of the Year (HD)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
6:00AM ET The Big Ten’s Greatest Games – Basketball: 3/9/01 – Penn State vs Michigan State
11:00AM ET Penn State Campus Programming: Making the Blue Band
12:00PM ET Big Ten Women’s Soccer ‘08: Big Ten Championship: Penn State vs. Minnesota (HD)
2:00PM ET Big Ten Short Stories: Penn State Nittany Lions (HD)
2:30PM ET Penn State Basketball Story ’08-’09
3:00PM ET Penn State Campus Programming: Cooking Camp (HD)
3:30PM ET Conversations with Dave Revsine: Suzie McConnell Serio & Janet Guthrie (HD)
4:00PM ET Penn State Campus Programming: Penn State Impact: The Economy and the Graduate (HD)
5:00PM ET The Big Ten’s Greatest Games – Basketball: 2/2/08 – Michigan State at Penn State (HD)
7:00PM ET The Big Ten’s Greatest Games – Football: 1983 Sugar Bowl: Penn State vs. Georgia
10:00PM ET Big Ten Short Stories: Penn State Nittany Lions (HD)
10:30PM ET Penn State Basketball Story ‘08-’09
11:00PM ET The Big Ten’s Greatest Games – Football: 1984 – Boston College at Penn State
Monday, June 22, 2009
1:00AM ET Big Ten Friday Night Tailgate ‘08: Penn State (HD)
2:30AM ET Big Ten Short Stories: Penn State Nittany Lions (HD)
3:00AM ET Penn State Campus Programming: Conversations from Penn State: Mind Wars (HD)
4:00AM ET The Big Ten’s Greatest Games – Basketball: 3/9/08 – Indiana at Penn State (HD)
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Order your copy of "We Are Penn State", like, now. One team, 128 pages.
by Run Up The Score on Jun 19, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t wait for Monday’s episode of The Big Ten’s Greatest Bullshit Officiating: 2002 Iowa vs. Penn State
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Add to that: 2002 Penn State at Michigan, and 2005 Penn State at Michigan.
by dmoney350z on Jun 19, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Penn State Ohio State 2002
or the remarkable “catch” in the PSU OSU game of I think 2000
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 19, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The "catch" was in 2003
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 19, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh
Neither of those are within miles of the crap officiating of the Iowa-Penn State game.
Anger toward the refs is best reserved for games where it’s most defensible. Another example would be the “Bielema is a douchebag” game in 2006, where if the officials were at all competent they would’ve blown the second kickoff dead and stopped the clock for unsportsmanlike conduct.
by Bleed Blue 'n White on Jun 19, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The “Bielema is a douchebag” game was made even worse with Craig James’s halftime comments.
by dmoney350z on Jun 19, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't you know?
he actually got the OK from the refs before the game on whether or not he could do it. I wish I could find a link, but a ref was at one of the Wisky practices or something like that, and Bielema asked if such a situation would be allowed by the rules, and the refs said yes.
So instead of just being incompetent (since this is clearly an attempt at abusing the rules, and should have been an unsportsmanlike penalty) they could actually be considered co-conspirators
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 19, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps I’m being unduly charitable (an unusual attitude for me to take toward anyone associated with Wisconsin, believe me), but I tend to give him credit for single-handedly convincing the NCAA to get rid of Hated Rule 3.2.5(e). I’m not at all glad the rules had such room for abuse, but to a degree at least I’m glad someone saw the potential and forced them to fix it.
by SpartanDan on Jun 21, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he could have achieved the same goal
if he wrote in a letter to the NCAA about a potential loophole. Of course, actions speak louder than words, and the NCAA might have just dismissed a letter like that and say, “no coach would ever be a big enough douce to do that”
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 22, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's why PSU was so pissed
LIttle Berttie Belima didn’t invent this.
Penn State claims to have contacted the Big Ten before the season started and asked what would the referees do in this situation; the Big Ten said the likely result would be an unsportsmanlike act penalty would be called, and the referees would put the time back on the clock.
Paterno hasn’t stopped kicking Wisconsin’s ass since.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Jun 22, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Paterno hasn’t stopped kicking Wisconsin’s ass since."
I would honestly be a little bit surprised when or if we lose to Bret Bielema* again.
- (Betting against Bret doesn’t that seem far-fetched.)
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 22, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool bullet
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --jvp
by jtothep on Jun 22, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sometimes I wish you could turn off the autoformatting
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 23, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
And miss out on shiny red bicycle nuggest like ‘cool bullet?’
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --Joseph Vincent Paterno
by jtothep on Jun 23, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nuggest = nuggets
When I say to a kid, ‘Hey, get ready to get knocked on your rear end,’ I also tell him, ‘Learn. Learn why you got knocked on your rear end. --Joseph Vincent Paterno
by jtothep on Jun 23, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't be surprised........
if after 40+ years of making great money (relative to the average Joe) and modest living (from what I understand) if this isn’t 6 months worth of interest on his investments.
I hope someday I can make even a fraction of this kind of impact on those around me.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
"If you hear Ric Flair is in town......WOOOOO........you KNOW things are takin' place".
Ric Flair
by ech2os on Jun 19, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope someday I can make even a fraction of this kind of impact on those around me.
+1 for that….I feel exactly the same way.
by PSUWifey on Jun 19, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark May and ESPN deride Paterno's donation.
He’s too old, he should retire, the donation was too slow and not as fast as the SEC, and USC would crush the donation.
Mine as well have Indiana donate the amount because Big Ten universities are the same old tractor pull.
Blah, blah, blah.
by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 19, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe makes me proud to be a Penn State Grad.
He exemplifies a life of integrity and generosity that we can all aspire to.
Champion of the sun, master of karate and friendship for everyone.
by psu on Jun 19, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CBS Sports
Someone please send this article to Gregg Doyel at CBS Sports, whose recent article derided Joe Pa as a “selfish old man”. Pretty selfish guy, donating millions to libraries and hospitals, right?
by EaglesPhan53 on Jun 19, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I believe he also donated to the spiritual center/church on campus.
And protecting college students from dangerous drivers.
What a bad, bad man.
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
by NJ lion on Jun 19, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t forget the millions he donated to help build the Paterno Library.
by dmoney350z on Jun 19, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And naming it after himself!
What horrible ego!
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jun 19, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who had the story not long ago about how much Paterno made this past year as HC?
Wasn’t it just not much over a million bucks, or at least under 2M? How many people would give up the majority, or even half of their past year’s salary (and not spend it on a lavish new home or yacht) for a charitable donation. I know Joe has to be loaded after all these years, even with an extremely modest salary, but this sort of selflessness and dedication to both the university and community never ceases to amaze me.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 19, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, so 77% of JoePa's salary went into this donation
Not that he doesn’t have butt loads of money from coaching for so long, but still, it’s no small thing that a person gives up 3/4 of their salary to charity. He is an incredible person, and things like this prove how legendary a man he really is.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 20, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This?
This is what it means to be a Penn Stater. End of story.
by Tailgate Shogun on Jun 19, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
This is what defines who Joe Paterno is. No offense to anyone, but I doubt many of us would donate half of our salary from the past year, even to an extremely worthy cause like this one. Now in terms of the mentality of putting dedication to the University, and community above ourselves, then, yes, that is what it means to be a Penn Stater.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 20, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't we already donate like half our salaries
to the good ole USA (and your local state and city governments)?
by The JuggerNitt on Jun 22, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JoePa is the man!
He is one of the greatest coaches and an even greater MAN!
I am sure ESPN will do an Outside the Lines on all of Joe Paterno’s millions of dollars worth of charitable contributions he has made over the years.
I hope JoePa coaches for 20 more years!
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Jun 22, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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