Suck it David Jones: The JoePa we know and love is fine.
by dawsonPSU10 on Aug 3, 2010 6:54 PM EDT
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Dear David Jones,
Love,
Dawson
(btw, important side-note: do NOT google image search 'suck it dog')
Anywho, I just saw this video on FOS with a day two interview with Joe, and anyone who worried yesterday at the video that came out, and about David Jones' dire predictions of this being Joe's last season because he "looks horrible", I think you can relax:
Notice anything different from the doom and gloom from yesterday? Joe is fine, everyone should have listened to him saying he was fine to begin with. He's got the same old spark as ever, and wasn't slurring words or talking really quietly. What was the difference from yesterday? Who knows, he does touch on having a busy weekend and leaving State College very early. Plus he delivers the most important response to all the questions about his health (10:00):
Reporter: Are you concerned at all that you're getting asked so many questions about this and not football?
Joe: Yeah, I wish you guys would knock it off to be honest with ya. I'm gonna start asking, "What's the matter with you? Can't you find a razor? [rubs his chin looking at a reporter]"
Joe said it best yesterday when he quoted Twain, "The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated." Yes, the man is almost 85, and has had some health problems (most were physical and not disease), and yes, at his age those problems are always to be treated seriously, but I think it's fair to say, he's the same guy we all know and love, and still able to surprise us with his wit and uncanny ability to remember details that few people half his age would be able to do.
[btw, I don't know the rules on posting videos, but this is a free video from FOS available on YouTube, but I can link it if it's not kosher to post the whole thing here, and my apologies if it is]
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The range of topics at B10 Media Days boggles the mind.
Ten coaches are asked anodyne questions about mindsets and championship spirit and such pap. Meanwhile, Joe is asked to meditate on death and eyesight and his colon. Where else do you find such wildly disparate trains of inquiry in the world, much less major conference media events?
To be fair...
Does anybody really want to hear what Mark Dantonio has to say about anything besides football? The new rule for Joe Paterno should be no questions about anything other than Plato’s dialogues and the meaning of life.
What do you say when you want a pretzel? MICHIGAN SUCKS!
Agreed
How can reporters pass up this opportunity? They didn’t even follow up on the Alexander bits. If I were about to interview Joe Paterno, guaranteed I’d break out my Cicero and Lucretius and get to steppin.
Seriously, such wasted opportunities. For all of us. Doucheas.
Ohio State has the worst fans in the Big Ten. Bar none. And it’s not even close. Humorless in defeat. Condescending in victory. Generally insecure all the time. I’ve partied and had fun with fans of every team in this league, save Ohio State.
I know right? All they wanted to know, is when he was going to die.
Are you worried about dying?
Whats on your bucket list?
Yeah, that was my point.
Nobody gives a shiz about Kirk Ferentz’s deep thoughts; I wasn’t saying they had any value. I was just marveling at the difference in the questions asked.
and at least if they're going to as him about death
they’d probably get MUCH better answers if they used literary references. I would almost pay for questions like this to be asked.
by The JuggerNitt on Aug 4, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I for one want to hear Dantonio's thoughts on adding 4-5 more timeouts per game.
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Does anybody really want to hear what Mark Dantonio has to say about anythingbesides football?
@EpicTripod
SBN - Pittsburgh
Success With Honor
by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 4, 2010 7:17 AM EDT up reply actions
And the Ole Boy keeps going on....
“We’ve been to Italy 4 times, but not so much since Mussolini died……Hannibal crossed the Alps, but Sue likes to drive….I’d like to lose 5-6 more pounds, so watch out Kirstie Alley…..the 1st movie I saw was Birth of a Nation and I says to DW…..I don’t wanna be out speaking and have the squirts…..and my glasses, I can see you all for the jackasses that you are….whatsa a bucket, huh….oh yeah I coulda used one when I missed those speakin affairs….speakin’ of women, I don’t know if I could do it anymore……but you gotta have some WOP blood in ya as well as some pasta and………………………………………………….
The bucket list question....Oh, I love that man.
"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here"
Someone needs to make one for him
I pissed my pants watching his reaction to that.
Adam
Black Shoe Diaries, SB Nation Pittsburgh
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
Great video, thanks for posting
He definitely sounds a lot sharper here than he did in yesterday’s videos. I loved the final question… though after watching/reading close to an hour of interviews with JoePa from the past two days, I have yet to find a single question directly related to football. Of course, Joe would give circular answers that tell us nothing, but I’d at least appreciate some effort from the reporters.
by newenglandnittanylion on Aug 3, 2010 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
This just in....
Brett Favre is retiring and Joe says, “He didn’t say anything to me.”
At the risk of firing up Fugi
They were talking about how baiscly Penn State was killing Joe Paterno by allowing him to continue to coach this afternoon on the “fan” in Pittsburgh, a radio station that has gone directly to shit since they bought the rights to Pitt football.
What do you say when you want a pretzel? MICHIGAN SUCKS!
Penn State Football is what keeps Joepa young
and I think we all understand that.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils
by psu on Aug 3, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
How are your tomatoes?
Mine are ripe.
"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here"
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I have gotten a few.
Actually thing today will be a big garden day.
What do you say when you want a pretzel? MICHIGAN SUCKS!
The man is doing what he loves most in life (and he's doing it very successfully)
Who is anyone to judge what is “killing” him. If anything his passion for teaching and coaching and the love he has for his family, friends, fans, and university is probably keeping him alive.
F the fan
Agreed on all fronts. I like ABC in the morning but that’s the extent of it. The rest of them are asshats.
Adam
Black Shoe Diaries, SB Nation Pittsburgh
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
Yeah, killing him like Alabama was killing Bear.
2 months of having nothing to do…
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Although I'll add this story from my dad
I think it might have been the last time Bear Bryant played a game in beaver stadium (I can’t remember which year). My dad wanted to get a glimpse of the guy, being a legend and all. He told me the man looked like death on two legs (and he’s never made a comparison to modern day Joe when he’s told the story, so clearly the guy was in pretty bad shape towards the end of his career).
I turned the fan on during my drive home yesterday and they were arguing over who could sing better.
I promptly switched back to WISH.
@EpicTripod
SBN - Pittsburgh
Success With Honor
by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 4, 2010 7:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Excellent work, Dawson
You and Joe make a great pair.
Ohio State has the worst fans in the Big Ten. Bar none. And it’s not even close. Humorless in defeat. Condescending in victory. Generally insecure all the time. I’ve partied and had fun with fans of every team in this league, save Ohio State.
If I can be one minute fraction of the man Joe is, and what he's accomplished
I’ll consider my life a success.
by dawsonPSU10 on Aug 4, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Good point Dawson
My response to the JoePa’s old crap is that at 83 he still does his job much better than most of us ever will. I’m talking to you David Jones, Charlie Weiss, Cowherd and the rest of the morons at tWWL.
by Frank O'Brien on Aug 4, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
You're good Dawson
If they give you the embed code, it’s fair game.
Adam
Black Shoe Diaries, SB Nation Pittsburgh
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
I would also like to remind people
That per a medical study, 2:00pm – 2:30pm is the sleepiest time of the day for the average person. People are naturally much sleepier that time of day, and Joe’s Press I believe was right around 2pm. Have you ever seen an old man disinterested and ready for a nap? That was what we saw in the presser.
Do you want the mustache on, or off?
Too bad.
Are we in trouble
for the 3rd-4th quarter of noon kickoffs?
Yes
I would argue we’re usually pretty flat for noon kickoffs, sometimes we start flat, other times we end flat. But yeah, I can’t remember the last noon game we looked sharp for. Maybe 2008 sometime. That team could put up 50 in their sleep.
Preaching the McGospel since Aug. 2nd, 2010
The more I see of the B10 Media Day
The more I think…what a waste of everyone’s time.
Who are those morons that conducted the interview anyway? For crying out loud, be original at least! Does someone pay them or pay there way to produce such drivel?
Interview – Fail
David Jones should sue the University for JoePa's medical records
he needs something to dedicate his life to now that he knows Joe makes 580k a year (or whatever the number is). When is the last time this guy has written anything about football? Instead, he dwells on his Joe’s salary, Joe’s contract, Spanier and Joe’s relationships, I ran into a trustee at a bar…, Joe’s lost the team, Joe’s roadrage, and various other vision quests.
A shame
That this great man/team/university/state is stuck with two no talent ass clowns like jones and flounders
We'd be lucky if it was only the two of them
There’s a lot of these guys around. I try to keep in mind that these guys are still grounded in the old days when most fans had no access to anything other than newspaper and broadcast media reports. They haven’t changed their target audience from the casual fan who’s content to read an article or two each month. I’m old enough to remember what it was like prior to AlGore inventing this interweb thing. We didn’t have the 24/7 discussions and analysis we have now here at BSD and other sites. I imagine there may still be a few of those casual fans out there that appreciate the dribble from Jones, Flounders, et al. For the rest of us it comes off as rehashed tripe.
It’s not only the sports “journalist”, it’s a general arrogance of “The Fourth Estate”. For several years, my perception of the main stream media has been that they’re lazy and too prone to writing the simple stories. I was dismayed watching Chris Mathews on MSNBC during the 2004 Presidential campaign when he made the claim that it was us, the general public, that was lazy and only wanted the simple stories. Perception may be reality but if your not very perceptive and/or your perception is wrong, where does that leave you?
by Frank O'Brien on Aug 4, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to remember it's utilitarian now.
I’m sure there’s a better way to say this, but: quality only gets you so far. People rag on the FARVE FARVE FARVE coverage, Tebow, and on a micro level you get “Joe Is Old” and “PSU-Pitt rivalry,” but the truth is these people aren’t as dumb as they seem, they just aren’t being forthcoming with what their goals are.
Which is eyeballs and pageviews. ESPN knows FARVE gets eyeballs, and so they run with FARVE; it’s not an accident. And it’s really that simple.
That strategy filters down to the web and after you bake it: you get the same hot topic issues from every beat writer in the country turned around every 2-3 months. And Bleacher Report.
The blogosphere was great in that is exposed a lot of this, but anymore it’s big enough to feed it. When you get these stories everyone links to it over and over, talking about how dumb it is, and it’s further incentivising it. Unfortunately the only way to really kill this stuff is to ignore it.
by KevinHD on Aug 4, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
You said all this just fine.
Ohio State has the worst fans in the Big Ten. Bar none. And it’s not even close. Humorless in defeat. Condescending in victory. Generally insecure all the time. I’ve partied and had fun with fans of every team in this league, save Ohio State.
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