Joe Paterno Gravely Ill According To Multiple Sources
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 6:46 PM EST
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Joe Paterno is gravely ill and family members have been summoned to the hospital to say their final goodbyes, according to multiple reports including Blue White Illustrated's Tom McAndrew, Wilkes-Barre's Citizens-Voice, and others across the state. Earlier tonight, Onward State reported that Paterno was taken off a respirator (this is also being denied as of 9:45 Saturday night).
Michael Sisak of the Citizens-Voice had this information:
Paterno's wife, Sue, summoned close friends and longtime staff members this afternoon to the State College hospital where Paterno has been undergoing treatments since last weekend.
Paterno wanted to see them and say a final goodbye, Sue told one of the staff members, the source said.
Also, the Associated Press reports that Paterno's doctors have "characterized his status as serious" and quotes Paterno public relations point man Dan McGinn: "Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications."
Obviously, this is beyond a delicate subject, especially here. More updates as they become available.
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It's remarkable how correct Joe was
That he feared for his health if he ever stepped down from the job.
Can't say we didn't see this coming. Bear Bryant died shortly after retiring as well. It's like football was the only thing that kept them hanging on.
God Bless you, Joe Pa.
I think we should be realistic.
This is a sad sad day. But I don’t think not coaching killed Joe. I mean, I don’t think he developed lung cancer in one week. It just manifested itself and hit all at once.
As for Bear Bryant, Bryant coached before the internet era, before ESPFuckingN was what it is now, etc. Bryant’s coaching career probably ended right about the time where there was still a little respect for an icons private life. I remember reading that Bryant may have actually been sick before he retired, and that it wasn’t retirement that killed him.
In any event, this is truly a sad day for Nittany Nation. I was talking to my cousin and he said if Joe is interred in Brooklyn and they drive the body there as opposed to flying, the highways should be lined for the procession. He said he’d call off work. I will too if I have to.
those of us
south of there will have to hike up
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, Coach Bryant was sick before he retired. But that's not why he retired. I just believe that coaches like the Bear and Joe Pa live for what they do.
Joe Pa was the last of the greats to stick with his university instead of skipping around from paycheck to paycheck.
You're dead on right about that!!!
This was never about money for Joe. That’s what made him the man he is, and not some opportunistic whore.
He stayed long enough to put down roots and make a difference, just like his father wanted him to do. Joe’s dad can definitely rest in peace knowing his son made a difference.
God bless you and yours, Coach.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 6:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
God Bless you JoePa
You are and always will be Penn State. Thank you for all you have done for our “cow college”
Said this in the FanPost, but wanted to say it here...
… Bulldog Nation is praying for Joe, his family, and for the entire Penn State family.
Editor, Dawg Sports.
Go Dawgs!
Thanks, Dawg.
I know we all appreciate the thoughts and support.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you, good sir.
I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
Black Shoe Diaries
@runthedive
Thanks
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Truly appreciated
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
It's good to see fellow SEC folks
posting these good thoughts
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
aurabass
thanks for helping to educate the people out there that want to drink PSU and JoePa’s blood. Has helped a lot of us get through these last few difficult months.
I will always have some orange in me now for your kindness.
Thanks
Best wishes to you, Joe.
Terribly sad news.
"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.
Thank you Joepa
The last few months do not define you. You were the best coach ever – of football and more importantly, life. Thank you for everything.
To all the trustees and arm chair moralists in the media: Screw you!!
by asn121 on Jan 21, 2012 6:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
We all hope Joe will be around a long time
We also know how fragile life is. I just pray that when God takes him, it is in peace and surrounded by those he loves.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
Completely devastated.
The two men I admired most in my life, with all their faults. My grandfather, 82. in a nursing home, who doesn’t know my name. My adopted grandfather JoePa, who spent his last days shamed for one misstep. I couldn’t be more heartbroken than I am right now. I spent a lot of time with three of his grandchildren in college. I am praying for them right now.
by mleepsu08 on Jan 21, 2012 6:57 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
God Bless Joe and his family
My thoughts and prayers go out to Joe and Sue, the last few months must have been just as hard if not worse for her :(
Hang tough Coach!
The Nittany Nation loves you!
by PSU Jen on Jan 21, 2012 6:58 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
This is so unfair
This isn’t how his remarkable life should have ended. He deserved so much better. This is so tragically unfair. Peace be with you, Joe. Thank you for everything you did for our university.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 7:00 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
It doesn't have to be unfair
It will only be unfair if we let the past 2 months define him. I refuse to do that.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 26 recs
^ This 10000000000000000000 times
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
You are more right than I can express.
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Jan 21, 2012 7:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I seriously
cannot rec that enough. God bless you sir.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
Yes, but
This isn’t fair, but Joe and his family have the strength to handle it. The whole Nittany Lion Nation has the strength to endure it.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 7:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's amazing how quickly things can change
A few short months ago I could have never, in my worst nightmares, have thought that all this could happen so quickly.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
God Bless you and your family Coach.
We all love you and know what you are all about, thank you for teaching us how to be better men, women, and people.
Thank you, Joe, for all you have done for Penn State.
And the student athl;etes you have molded into men.
by NittanyNutz2 on Jan 21, 2012 7:02 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Thank you Joe
For everything. If I can be half the man you are, I will have led a full life.
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
by LAPSU on Jan 21, 2012 7:02 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
God bless you soon will be in peace.
You are in our prayers. No one could do it better and you will be remembered for all the good things.
YOU ARE….PENN STATE & WE THANK YOU FOR IT
by bluebellgolfer on Jan 21, 2012 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for all the great memories. God bless you.
If you are tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department normally uses water.
by PaJoe on Jan 21, 2012 7:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'm not ready for this.
I don’t think I’ll ever be ready. Thank you JoePa. God bless you and your family, and all of Nittany Nation. Our gratitude is immeasurable, and I promise to always make you proud. Fight on State.
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Jan 21, 2012 7:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Id like to think I speak for the entire Bama Nation by saying
peace be with your Coach Paterno. We hope for the best. You have been an inspiration to many. Your loyalty, a thing of litle consequence to many in todays big money sports scene, is matched by no man. You are one of a kind and you will be missed.
My Dad is currently very ill as well, so Im hoping for the best for both Joe and my Pops.
Proud mini-Saban.
by Tidee Whitee on Jan 21, 2012 7:05 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Thanks, Tidee Whitee.
Prayers for your Dad, too.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
It's good to see SEC people
posting these good wishes
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
God bless your father, your family as well as Joe and his Family
Thanks for stopping by. Isnt it odd that Bear died in a similar way right after leaving football (not with the massive scandal for bear), and Alabama won the MNC this year.
Bear and JoePa are going to form a hell of a team in heaven
i like to think they will bicker about football
In that loveable, grumpy old man way. Then they will drink a shot and hug.
"There are too many Irish guys on this team"
Joesph Vincent Paterno
April, 2010
by letsgopsu on Jan 22, 2012 9:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
All is not lost
Serious is the second worst condition, so this is REALLY BAD NEWS, but not necessarily the worst news.
Stopping chemo treatments due to complications is not unusual either.
I’m not giving up hope.
Washingtonian and heartbroken Penn Stater -- My blog features the triumph of hope over experience that is being a DC sports fan (especially the Nats) as well as the Nittany Lions, life in BeltwayLand and other things I find interesting. @doubleuefwhy
Go with God, Joe.
But I can’t say I’m surprised, the cancer he has sounds exactly like what my dad had. In the year he died, we have a picture of him visiting Washington D.C. in August, he was diagnosed with “pnuemonia” (sp?) in early September, diagnosed with lung cancer in late September, and died in mid-November.
I've been downhearted baby, I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met . . .
Men die. Legends live on.
God bless, Coach Paterno. You’re more loved than you’ll ever know.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
Amen
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Jan 21, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
You will have to excuse my lack of photoshop skills
This is the best I could do
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:13 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Heroes don't have to be perfect.
And legends never die, so long as we carry on in their stead.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
My prayers are with Joe and the whole Pateno family
I just hope that when the end comes, it is peaceful and that he is surrounded by those he loves.
I'm not giving up hope
The WB paper has led us astray before.
But it sounds very bad and I’m preparing for the worst.
Thank You Joe!!!
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 7:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
God Bless You Joe
The biggest hero and influence on my life outside of my family….the past two months WILL NOT DEFINE HOW I REMEMBER
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 7:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
So, uhhh, yea...
Just got here from the ESPN post, there is some serious hate getting thrown around in the comment section.
My life is violent, but violent is life. Peace is a dream, reality is a knife.
by View from the Booth on Jan 21, 2012 7:22 PM EST reply actions
Just ignore the haters, View.
We will all have to account for our words and deeds someday. God will not be happy . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck 'em.
Fuck all of ‘em. They’ll get theirs in the end.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
You couldn't pay me to go there
I can only imagine the things being said there.
I wish I could find all of those losers who post on ESPN
And take them down like in the end of Jay & Silent Bob, but I’ll just ignore them.
I think most of them are around 14 years-old. A lot are obviously flat-out racist.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 7:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
I hope they all get taken out like this...
My life is violent, but violent is life. Peace is a dream, reality is a knife.
by View from the Booth on Jan 21, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
We can start "bananna pellin" them all
Or we can be be proud of how Joepa lifted us up. I for one will be staying on this board and this board only as I watch the 82 sugar bowl and drink a couple of bottles of wine. I will always rember Coach like this.
by PSU_sincebirth on Jan 21, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
There is a real lack of compassion in there.
Actually kind of unbelievable.
My life is violent, but violent is life. Peace is a dream, reality is a knife.
by View from the Booth on Jan 21, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Joe accomplishes more by stepping out the door
Than all their mindless rants combined. Pay them no heed.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol ESPN commenters
I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
Black Shoe Diaries
@runthedive
by Peter Gray on Jan 21, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thoughts and prayers from Purdue
I was fortunate to see this year’s game in Happy Valley before everything blew up. It was one of the most pleasant experiences of my sports life. JoePa is a legend that deserved a better end.
A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance
HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog
by BoilerTMill on Jan 21, 2012 7:23 PM EST via Android app reply actions 2 recs
Thanks, Boiler!
Appreciate your kindness.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the support
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
It is great to see the support around the nation.
UGA, Bama and Purdue all offering their support.
Thanks guys!
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Jan 21, 2012 7:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
God Bless Joe and his family.
Words escape what an impact this man has had on so many lives, including mine.
We Are...eternally grateful, Coach
I hope and pray that he rebounds from this, but no matter what, I hope that Joe Paterno knows just how many of us have been influenced by this truly great man. I know it has been said by many, but outside of my father, JVP is my hero and although I’ve never spoken to him, he has shaped my beliefs and actions more than any non-Penn Stater could ever conceive.
I’m not ready to lose you, Coach. The world isn’t ready to lose you. But God bless you, your family, and your Penn State family tonight. We love you, Joe.
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 7:25 PM EST reply actions 9 recs
We ll said
JVP has taught me Success with HONOR.
It’s now up to (PSU family) to right this and DEMONSTRATE what he instilled in us all!!
Because of JVP, WE ARE…
by Batwing on Jan 21, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
PENN STATE!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Penn State!
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
This is about Joe Paterno
Anyone anywhere who makes this about about anything other than Joe Paterno is revealing the kind of human debris they apparently are.
by Jitterbug on Jan 21, 2012 7:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
It's sad how much human debris is on the net
no way to keep up with the obvious ignorance out there
It’s depressing to see how many assholes are willing to show their rear ends
when they have nothing in their lives that compares with the great Joe Paterno
The media is responsible in many ways but posting this kind of crap at this news is beyond disgusting.
I am angry and depressed at the depth of human depravity.
And sad for Joe and the PSU family for having to suffer that kind of raw hatred even when ignored.
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
by aurabass on Jan 21, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It's just indicative of this debased society.
When people can post things without even using their real name it makes it real easy for people to be tough guys.
This whole affair has been personal for me from another front. There are people where I work who don’t like me, and have said numerous things about me when I’m not around, but don’t have the guts to say anything directly to me when I’m right in front of them. Just like the BoT firing Joe. They couldn’t even look at him face to face and give Joe a chance to defend himself or answer questions.
This country is full of nothing but selfish, gutless cowards. If this is the end for Joe, it is tragic also in that there is one less person in the world who actually do what’s right, regardless of the consequences.
by Ab4PSU on Jan 21, 2012 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
What this teaches us
is we all must be leaders, all the time. If we’re inspired by the Joe Paternos, it’s incumbent on us to so inspire others in his mold, if not his name, to guide the small slice of society we influence in his vision. Yes there are miriad bad influences that make us fear for the future, but there are far more strong families that form our national foundation than those capturing headlines and stealing our faith. We can vindicate this man who has taught so much and been sullied by a vocal few by teaching others who, and what, he is, and was. We’ll be fine, in large part because of the Joe Paternos of the world, but I’m not ready to say goodbye, who could ever be?
In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them
by PSUMarine78 on Jan 21, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I have come to the conclusion
that leadership is more precious than gold or diamonds, and 100x rarer. That said, JVP has offered us a positive example for decades.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
Love ya Joe.
Thank you for all you’ve done. You made Penn State an amazing place. You’ll live on for Penn Stater’s for eternity.
keep winning ugly
Beat me to it
and said it better than I would have. Captures my sentiments precisely.
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
God bless.
The last 4+ months have been very hard for me.
First my wife has had medical issues beginning in October culminating with surgery last week. Things are looking good on that front, still a lot of recovery left. My wife is clearly more important than my alma mater (shes a Western Mich Bronco) but it has been very difficult for me to display any emotion regarding our beloved Penn State and Joe, that is until tonight I finally lost it, while my wife was taking a nap.
This blog and board has been my PSU therapy through all this. As far as I know, I don’t personally know any you, but you’ve been my friends and support group. Thank you.
God bless you Coach, and your family.
Thanks for sharing! I’m glad to hear your wife is recovering! Isn’t it funny the places you find comfort! I think we have all found some solace here.
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, We Are - Tennyson
God bless you.
I pray it turns out for the best for your family.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
My prayers are with you and your wife.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
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Beaver Stadium showing a Penn State football video on the big screen. No sound
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Dear God
Wherever Coach Paterno’s path leads, may you ease the way and, as we know you know the truth, may you ensure that the truth becomes known so that we all may become enlightened.
May God Bless Joe Paterno
by ljdevine on Jan 21, 2012 7:59 PM EST reply actions 10 recs
I don't speak for all of UT
Don’t think anyone but Pat does,
but I know that I and aurabass both hope Joe pulls through this, and if he unfortunately doesn’t, he’ll forever remain a legend in the eyes of at least two Vols.
It's Great! To be! A Tennessee Vol!
by falconnuke on Jan 21, 2012 8:01 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
you can speak for me falconnuke
and i hope our view is shared by many Volunteers
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
JoePa -- thank you for everything you have done for the PSU family
Words can’t express what JoePa has meant to the PSU family. He has brought honor and integrity to college football – he has brought countless fond memories for my family and me. I still get chills reliving the Miami v. PSU 1987 Fiesta Bowl…I remember my family all crying and hugging each other afterwards, filled with PSU pride. Thank you for putting State College on the map. Thank you for producing real men who have become productive members of society, even after their football careers ended. You will always be the number one Penn Stater. I hope we can all emulate the values you have instilled in us. May you forever rest in peace.
by ssd on Jan 21, 2012 8:01 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
sara ganim tweeting that students are shoveling snow from paterno statue
by moosepsu on Jan 21, 2012 8:08 PM EST via Android app reply actions 2 recs
this should become a tradition going forward that students shovel snow from JoePa's statue
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Jan 21, 2012 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 15 recs
Keep JoePa looking good commitee
I wish I could either start that, or be apart of it.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
by AriesGD on Jan 21, 2012 8:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i dreamt...
that Joe would recover, sandusky would go through his trial and off to jail, the 2012 season would play out w/o much fanfare off the field and 2013 would kick off with the renaming of the field and he would be there for a last wave to 110k.
hope is not lost but this is an emotional evening.
Joe will always live on
god bless the Paternos
let's go state
I've had that same dream.
It doesn’t look like it’s in the cards.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
This feels like the end to a tragic movie.
Is this reality? Sometimes I wish it was a really bad dream.
Joe Paterno
“They ask me what I’d like written about me when I’m gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach.” -Joe Paterno
by TJM5054 on Jan 21, 2012 8:16 PM EST reply actions 18 recs
I think he achieved that
and then some
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
Leave it to JoePa
So appropriate and fitting
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I think it's fitting that it isn't the stadium that is named after him
but rather the library instead. His impact on Penn State goes miles beyond anything that happened on the field.
by ppfcpp on Jan 21, 2012 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Mission accomplished, Coach.
Resident Tim Couch Apologist.
by Dawg Nuts on Jan 21, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He made more than Penn State better.
He made.all of us better. God bless you Joe. Words fail me now.
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Jan 22, 2012 12:28 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
This puts all the recruiting malarky into perspective, doesn't it?
I’m not paying any attention to the haters. They are beyond hope.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The haters won't bother me.
But there will be eulogies from some people and organizations that will infuriate me.
by CvilleLion on Jan 21, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
seeing syracuse b ball team lose
Makes me feel a little better tonite. ;)
by PSU Jen on Jan 21, 2012 8:22 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Why?
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I've got a 10 year old son praying fervently right now for Joe's survival...
but as my wife says, when it is your time, it is your time. I guess I just never thought it would be Joe’s time, even as impossible as earthly immortality is.
Thanks, Joe. As much as I’ve been a Penn State football fan, I’ve been as much a fan of Joe Paterno the coach and Joe Paterno the person. Thanks for being someone that so many people could (and did, and still do) look up to, for being a bright, shining example of how to be a good person and do things right, as a coach and as a human being.
As a Hawkeye fan, my thoughts go out to the PSU fan base
He will be a loss to your school, your state, the conference, the sport and the nation.
by vahawk on Jan 21, 2012 8:23 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Thanks, Hawk!
We appreciate your support.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you vahawk
Your thoguhts mean alot to us here and all over Nittany Nation
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
Per Twitter, multiple sources stating that 6:30 p.m. tonight was the time.
I feel ill.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
....
….
"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.
I've been contemplating how this would go as long as I can remember
Since at least the early 1980s, when I was old enough to contemplate such things, I realized that Joe would retire someday and then pass on and that I’d likely be alive to experience both. I never imagined it would go like this.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Just for Joe
WE ARE
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
WE ARE
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
THANK YOU!
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
WE ARE
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
PENN STATE!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
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TheLION907fm The LION 90.7fm
Multiple alleged sources saying that Joe Paterno has passed away a little after 6:30pm tonight.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
Is this true
please say no please say noe
Just sharing what I read.
I suppose unnamed sources are like assumptions.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
I don't have anything official.
But I’ve heard the same thing from folks outside reportable channels.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Could be wrong.
I’m not giving it full credit at this point. It’s just what I heard.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Old Man MainLion:
“I hope the entire board goes to hell. Also hope the news media is right behind if not there already.”
I agree, Pop. I agree.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 8:30 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
They denied us the opportunity to send him off the way he deserved.
And they did to make him a scapegoat to save their own awful asses. I’ll NEVER forgive those assholes for that. NEVER.
I refuse to believe this.
Without hyperbole, the University better open the gates to the stadium.
Because in my heart, I know there will be 110,000 there. On a January night. In the cold. You’ll see I80 and I99 looking like a gameday. Because there are too many of us who want one last chance to say thank you.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That would be amazing
Under any other circumstances, I’d say this was a possibility. But I’m not sure anyone in Old Main now would do that. A shame too, because I would enjoy being proven wrong in this instance.
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
Well then they can arrest 110,000 of us for trespassing.
However they want to do it.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
If I was still within driving distance of State College
I’d be right there with you
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
I'm 2 hrs away
And feel like doing it…
by Steebo4PSU on Jan 21, 2012 8:41 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
And I'd drive up from DC
Even though I’m sick as a dog right now…
I'm 8 hours away
And I’m contemplating it!
by IndianaLion on Jan 21, 2012 8:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Revenge is a dish
best served cold, 02. We will vote out the ones we can, pressure the organizations and businesses who appoint others, and let the cowardly board members know they screwed the pooch on this whole situation.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Prayers for all of us
and esp. for Joe’s family.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
Sara Ganim tweeted 10 min ago that it's still just "serious"
Sometimes she infers things that aren’t valid and sometimes she quotes people who aren’t worth quoting, but she usually gets her facts right.
Hmmm
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Joe represents everything good about penn state
I have been despondent and angry over so many things over the last months, but my devotion and respect for joe has never wavered. God bless you joe.
by psu on Jan 21, 2012 8:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions
COACH YOU HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE A ROLE MODEL
Words cannot express the gratitude I have for you and what you have meant to me and my family. Please know that we will do our best to continue the solid foundation you have laid for all of us…
At 9:00 p.m EST
I’ll be hosting a an online shot for the old man. RSVP here.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
I will attend
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be in the Fan Posts.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
How does that work, jesse.?
Still an FNG.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
I just put a Fan post.
I’m doing a shot at 9:00.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
32 weeks pregnant....can't drink
But can cry. :(
by PSU Jen on Jan 21, 2012 9:00 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
32 weeks . .
Joe would want you to dry soon and be healthy for your little one! Bless You. Congratulations and feel life’s continuity
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck
by ComfortHePuHuTh on Jan 21, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
oh thank you!
This kid is a giant already and I’m hoping for a future PSU linbacker! I already am grooming one (who ironically last nite asked to read his “We are Penn State” book written by noneother than our own JoePa & Sue!
by PSU Jen on Jan 21, 2012 11:43 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
You're raising him right!
Congrats!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
In
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Jan 21, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I don't have any likker,
but I drink to him.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
I'm sitting on my couch crying like a baby
I just can’t comprehend it. Its not right. And I’m angry, so f-ing angry to those who tried to destroy him. May they rot in hell. And if its his time to go…go be with my grandfathers. The only other 2 men I have respected as much as you Joe.
by lexi1031 on Jan 21, 2012 8:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Please don't be so sad and angry, lexi!
Try to remember how amazing his life has been. No, the story doesn’t seem to be ending well, which is super hard to cope with. But as he said, he had 61 great years at Penn State, a wonderful family that has always surrounded him with love, the opportunity to really make a difference in people’s lives, and 500,000+ fans who appreciate him for who he really is. Most of us will be lucky if we can say that when our time comes.
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, We Are - Tennyson
by belbijou on Jan 21, 2012 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
in
and there is probably one shot left in my old granddad bottle tonight….
Bought a new bottle on Thursday...
Not for this, though.
"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.
The Man
My life is violent, but violent is life. Peace is a dream, reality is a knife.
by View from the Booth on Jan 21, 2012 8:47 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
I am still holding out hope that he's fighting through this,
but from so many different unconfirmed sources, it’s hard to imagine. I started my honors class this semester by talking about Joe Paterno and what he meant to academics. I wanted my students to know how much I believe in Success with Honor and want to instill that in them. I never met Joe Paterno, but he has had a profound influence on my life and on my philosophy as a college professor. He’s such a great, kind man. He will always be an inspiration to me.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
by Paige2PSU on Jan 21, 2012 8:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I already did my heartfelt post for the day
but your second to last sentence is eerily similar to what I posted on Facebook a bit ago:
Dear Joe,
You and I have never met. You wouldn’t know me if I stood right in front of you. But I, and many others like me, owe so much of what we are today to you.
We studied in a library you helped build. We met our best friends at a university you helped put on the map. We cheered on a football team that you coached to the ideal of ‘Success with Honor’.
You weren’t perfect, Joe. And you never pretended to be. But you were perfect for us, and that’s all that matters.
Get through this, Coach. You have an entire Nittany Nation behind you.
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
by LAPSU on Jan 21, 2012 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
It's over folks.
God bless his soul.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
How do we know this for sure?
My life is violent, but violent is life. Peace is a dream, reality is a knife.
by View from the Booth on Jan 21, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
seriously
O’BengPapong is claiming it as a false RT but Stupar had it up
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
RIP Joe
“We don’t say ‘We are Penn State’ to show off or brag. We say it because it’s who we are. We have the plainest uniform you can make. We know who we are – We are Penn State, and that’s something special”
- Joe Paterno
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
by kmblue on Jan 21, 2012 8:48 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
"His mother wanted a doctor. His dad wanted a lawyer. All they got was a legend."
-Keith Jackson on Joe Paterno.
God bless Joe and family!
by Spats on Jan 21, 2012 8:49 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
There are no words.
There is only a deep sense of pride in those that stuck by and disappointment in those that did not. I don’t think Joe would want us to mourn his passing, nor celebrate his achievements. I think he did everything he did because it felt right, and most every time it was. His legacy shall not tarnish nor his memory recede.
Thanks, Coach and family.
Thank you very much.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
One bright side of all of this:
Angelo, George, and Joe get to see each other again.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 8:51 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I can't imagine what to say.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
As Joe Paterno lies gravely ill, Penn State students begin to gather in vigil
I hear you got quarterback problems i feel bad for you son...
i got 99 problems but vince aint one
by XxActionJacksonxX on Jan 21, 2012 8:56 PM EST reply actions
Ben Jones says it is confirmed.
He has been refusing to address it until he said he knew something concrete. Not sure what to say.
Leaders Co-Champions
I can't think or feel.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
We will always remember you, Coach.
You have shaped more of us then you could ever know. God bless, you.
Onwardstate has
BSD’s own Ben Jones has too and I know he hasn’t reported a thing until he knew it to be true.
I am Sandy's bitch.
Penn State Forever
"Has anybody here seen my old friend, Joe?"
Somebody needs to update Dion’s song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jzx98t_V7w&feature=related
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 8:58 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
centre daily times has it up.
RIP JoePa…we love you and will miss you! You will live on forever.
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
Now the family spokesperson
is saying that it’s not true as of 8:57 pm.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
This would be the biggest and most Italian
Finnegan’s wake ever.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
's final move: passing so quickly that ESPN and CNNSI can't get the news up before others do.
Way to go, Joe.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Or not.
For which I am even more thrilled.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
RIP Joe
You were my hero for most of my life. Hope people remember the good stuff with the recent bad.
by M1EK on Jan 21, 2012 9:03 PM EST via Android app reply actions 1 recs
MOST
was that necessary to insert at this time? Can we please have our time to mourn without you getting on your soap box….just once?
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
nows not the time man
now is really not the time.
I'm on the Internet cause I'm an Internet thug.
#OccupyESPN
Follow @134Lounge
by skarocksoi on Jan 21, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
I took what M1EK said to be very honest. For all of my disagreements with him, I had no problem with what he said tonight. We’re all going through this together – no matter what we thought about the last 3 months.
by ppfcpp on Jan 21, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Some things are better left unsaid
There’s a time and a place. No question it’s how he feels, but there’s a stick in the eye feel to it that is impossible to ignore.
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that's how I feel
we are all entitled to our opinions and beliefs…but i feel like the “most” is a kick in the balls to piss us off….but that’s just me
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I love my whole family...
even the ones that I hate.
We all need family in times like this.
Unrepentant Joe Paterno Apologist®
by leeharvey418 on Jan 21, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I love my whole family…
even the ones that I hate.
Good job.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
by SubLime on Jan 21, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Some people have common sense. Some don't.
And you are absolutely right in your assessment.
by CvilleLion on Jan 21, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If there is an afterlife, a god, a heaven or hell
Joe and Jerry are going in opposite directions
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
by hbeach08 on Jan 21, 2012 9:04 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
In my thoughts
Satan is already making room for Sandusky in the final ring of hell from Dante’s Inferno.
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
i cry every time i see this.
Tonite is no exception.
by PSU Jen on Jan 21, 2012 9:08 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
8:57pm
Paterno family spokesperson- reports of PAterno’s death are absolutely not true.
Leaders Co-Champions
This would be the ultimate F-U from Joe to the Media.
Get em all worked up over nothing, send em all home, and pass overnight.
"This is being a Penn State fan. We’ll prove it, or we won’t. It’s not about proving it to them, it’s about proving to ourselves."
by mvrck on Jan 21, 2012 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
send em all home, and pass overnight.
Or, send them all home, call a press conference for Monday, and toy with them, talk about hangin’ around for five or 10 more years, I ’ don’t know.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
by SubLime on Jan 21, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 10 recs
Me 3
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
"Aw, whattaya asking me about that for?"
Give ’em Hell, JoePa.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Saw that too.
This is really confusing.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
awkward
Dan McGinn, the Paterno family spokesman, at 8:57 p.m. on reports about Joe Paterno’s death: “Absolutely not true.”
Editor at SB Nation's Philadelphia Union blog, The Brotherly Game. Follow me on Twitter.
Just like a Paterno.
Always holding out for free booze.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
by jesse. on Jan 21, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Here's hoping he eventually recovers
and rubs the fact that we all look like a bunch of suckers back in our faces.
I'm on the Internet cause I'm an Internet thug.
#OccupyESPN
Follow @134Lounge
Changed the headline back.
JoePa, trolling the media until the very end.
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
He came back from 19 down to pass the Bear.
Let’s see one more comeback. Just one more. If not, we know that he left it all on the field.
by Spats on Jan 21, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
He made our university better.
Joe you will be missed.
by VVeRPennState on Jan 21, 2012 9:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He made this world better
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Jan 21, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Changing my pic to JoePa.
Least I can do.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Mine has been Joe's feet since the day I joined BSD.
Not to brag or anything…
Unrepentant Joe Paterno Apologist®
by leeharvey418 on Jan 21, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And here I thought they were
Bilbo Baggins’ feet!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Kind of odd but
Your new pix is the exact one I changed my FB page one to around 5 today when I started to hear Coach took a turn for the worse.
I love this picture of him
by PSU_sincebirth on Jan 21, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Reminds me of my Dad.
We buried him wearing a sweater along the lines of the one Joe is wearing in that pic.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
I still wear the PSU tie
That my grandfather wore that Joe gave him at a fund raiser in the ealy 80’s. My grandfather was a huge supporter of coach and PSU football. I will be thinking of him tonight too.
by PSU_sincebirth on Jan 21, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
WOW!
I would frame that tie!!
Very cool!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
I have a picture of me and coach when I was a kid
That I framed and got him to sign just a couple of years ago. The mans heart is/was so big. He cared so much about so much more then just football
by PSU_sincebirth on Jan 21, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Major truth!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
He signed a 1986 pamphlet for me.
My dad was working in the PSU locker room renovations and Joe was great. My dad asked him to sign something for me and he was so excited.
A great man through and through.
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The stories are legion.
Truly an awesome man.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
I was cashier at the Giant Supermarket.
He signed his receipt.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
So, BOB
is going to wear khakis and some nice black rimmed glasses tomorrow right?
Leaders Co-Champions
rip joe and may parayers ot his family
I think this owuld be fitting for a great man who lived a life of literature
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul’s delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell;
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die
John Dunne
May Christ who rose from the dead, our true God, moved by the intercession of his spotless Mother and of all the Saints, place the soul of His departed servant in the tabernacles of the just; may He lay him to rest in the bosom of Abraham, numbering him among the just; and may He, who is both good and kind, have mercy upon us. Amen
fromt the cathloic funeral mass
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:17 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
John Donne.
Nice touch w-b. I’m glad to hear from you.
Peace.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
peace is wajty we all need locla wbre jsut has mats dad on stating no confrimation form players yet.and the cited cbs sports.com and onward stae as confrimation
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Phil Schoener needs to stick to shitty top-5 clips on weekends.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
Hitting the shot for Joe thread a little hard, eh?
Unrepentant Joe Paterno Apologist®
by leeharvey418 on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He's sober.
And his typing is legendary ’round these parts.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
this is my normal typing
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
No kidding,
I had to kind of invent a self-course in w-b philology when I started here.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Hey, w-b,
hope you are well, considering everything . . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
not bad consdiering been working mad hours and travelling alot
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Hang in there;
protect your health.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
ironicallyu enoght i work in health insurance
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
Life's like that.
Keep our premiums low, will ya?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
yeah i do service mgmt so i try to work the wheels to make sure bad stuff deosnt happpen
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Interesting.
You must feel like the little Dutch boy with his finger in the dike sometimes.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
LMAO that us freeking funny
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
You get through central North Carolina,
look us up. Always room for another Penn Stater.
You know I work at Duke, right? Do you ever get to the hospital there?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
no my cleints are all in allanta md and va so havent been to toabco road yet
i did nto know u wwere at duke closet bluedevil fan
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
We are equal opportunity.
I work at Duke, older son graduates from Carolina in the spring.
We like the color blue . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
i guess so so how does bball season work out?
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
We root for them both,
and brag about whichever team won.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
that is genius!!!
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
My Mom drowned all the dumb kids
in my family.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wrong on so many levels
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
Probably.
But I still love her!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
i say asl long as they dint float back up
no harm no foul
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Chuckle!
Thanks — needed that!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't get in touch with you over the holidays.
We’ll have to meet up when I’m there this summer if you’re in town.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
sounds like a plan
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
Oh W-B,
how I missed your typing. Good to see you around, even if it’s under these circumstances.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
thanks been jetsetting for work alot as of late took a new posotion and have been in sec country alot
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
You haven't come to visit me yet?
How are you buddy?
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
considering not bad
i havent been down to bama yet been in ga and tn alot heading down to chat nexy week
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
i toild u i moved into evil medicla right
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
by psu in the w-b on Jan 21, 2012 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, you told me about that!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Whether or not the reports are true, just wanted to say:
God Bless, JoePa.
Editor at Alligator Army.
by FlaGators on Jan 21, 2012 9:19 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Thanks!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Thank you.
Unrepentant Joe Paterno Apologist®
by leeharvey418 on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, Gators!
Your support is appreciated.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
I know it’s slightly dated now (because the reports were wrong)… but here’s a Tweet from Trey Burton. Our QB/TE/WE/RB.
Honored to play against him in his last bowl game… Such a sad story.. RIP Coach Joe Paterno.
I had that exact same thought when Paterno wasn’t the coach anymore. I thought it was fantastic that the Gators had the honor of playing against him and his players in what was his final bowl game.
Editor at Alligator Army.
by FlaGators on Jan 21, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We hope you appreciate the assistance our
QB gave you guys in getting that win.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
We do. But in the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t really matter anymore.
Editor at Alligator Army.
True.
But it’s one of Joe’s relatively few bowl losses . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
And out of all the bowl game victories JoePa had, I’ve always liked the win over Miami in the national championship game the best. Granted, I was like two-and-a-half years old when that game was played…
…but anytime “The U” losses, it’s a good thing.
Editor at Alligator Army.
Yeah, that one is special!!
I graduated in 1984, but was still in State College for that one. Town went crazy that night.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
I have cousins-in-law in Gainesville.
Diehard Gator fans — good folks.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve got family and friends that have gone to Penn State. They are all good people as well. One of them signed me up for the Penn State athletic newsletter.
Editor at Alligator Army.
Stay with us during the tough times ahead.
We appreciate your support.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
That is indeed an honor.
Thanks, and Press on Gator.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Gators, Vols, Tide, and Dawgs all heard from
JoePa has the undying respect of the SEC it seems
That’s really good to see
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
by aurabass on Jan 21, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Purdue from the B1G
checked in as well.
Thank you all, SEC fans!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Iowa has checked in multiple times as well
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Jan 21, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, Nick, I did overlook them.
Apologies, Hawkeye fans!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not in any state to read through all this.
I’ll maybe get to it eventually. Hope that it is just too soon of a rumor or whatever, but man, I’ll miss you Joe. Shitty past few months you’ve had, but you’ll always be loved.
A young gal on Twitter hits a homerun:
ThePhilliesGirl Rachel
JoePa may not be dead now, but credible news sources definitely are.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 9:23 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
No.
What are they saying?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
Tweet
@JayPaterno
Following
I appreciate the support & prayers. Joe is continuing to fight.
Scott Paterno
ScottPaterno Scott Paterno
CBS report is wrong – Dad is alive but in serious condition. We continue to ask for your prayers and privacy during this time.
Leaders Co-Champions
You have them
And anything else I can offer. This man meant more to me than anything else in this world. He will love on, he will be Penn State. I hate feeling fucking helpless because I will gladly do anything I can. I love you Joe. You will always be the inspiration, the epitome and the goal for what we can achieve. The good don’t for young, they die when their legacy can be fulfilled. Let is never let that legacy die. It is more than you or I. It is us, and WE ARE…
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Jan 22, 2012 12:02 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fuck this SHIT!
I haven’t lost any respect for journalism in this country, THIS is putting me over the top
Realized long ago that every single one of those fuckers would rather be first than right
Every single on.
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
All sources have pulled back their stories....and Joe raises his middle finger!
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
Who has the pic of Joe with his middle finger pointed down?
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Just posted.
See below.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Turns out CBS ran with the OnwardState article.
And it was wrong.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
As long as Joe is in no pain --
“Hold on, Coach, hold on!”
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but Joe gets the last laugh.
Look at it that way.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
he's still fighting
bc that’s what joe does. never count this man out
by moosepsu on Jan 21, 2012 9:27 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
God Bless
Joe Paterno for all he’s done, perhaps he’ll start up the heaven football team and run a great show
Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.
Joe Paterno
Did not attend PSU,
My brother did, class of “78” My daughter just got accepted at PSU for next year. I will be a proud father for her to attend such a great university.
Thank you Joe. You are what is good in this world.
by Grockcubs on Jan 21, 2012 9:27 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
It happens...
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, We Are - Tennyson
Family friend tells Sarah Ganim that he is very sick,
but still able to communicate. He’s giving it all he’s got.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Joe's message to the media.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:29 PM EST reply actions 39 recs
You missed a part
“mummble mummble mummble…Go Fuck yourselves…that is all.”
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
There it is.
"WHY IS EVERYONE THE FREAKING STUPID?" BMAN13
by kijana's acl on Jan 21, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
and 27 recs - go PSU_LIONS_84 great pic
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
Thanks, aurabass!
It was not intentional on Joe’s part, but it sure comes in handy when Penn Staters are faced with adversity from outsiders!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Somebody is saying something wrong on the Internets?
Chris,
Despite Multiple Sources Reporting Otherwise?
Please be so kind as to name a couple of them.
Thanks for throwing kerosene on the fire.
Son of an Infidel.....Eater of Vegetables!
by joefromboalsburg on Jan 21, 2012 9:35 PM EST reply actions
CBS, Onward State, Patriot-News...
And as of now, they’re all backtracking.
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
Onward State
Once again their website is down
Internet meltdown.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
This is bound to happen in our day and age, of course
But when the pinata is big, bloated, and takes on the look of a syphilitic pig, it’s so easy to swing away.
Can't Find Anything on CBS CBS NEWS CBS.COM, etc.
Did they pull the tweet?
They are certainly not backtracking.
Who at Patriot News?
Son of an Infidel.....Eater of Vegetables!
by joefromboalsburg on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
The initial report was OnwardState.
CBS then ran with it hard. Everyone else saw CBS, thought it was good, and ran with it citing cbs. Then they ALL pulled all their tweets and stories offline. OnwardState even shut down for a little to clean it up.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Now this
OnwardState Onward State
We were confident when we ran with it, and are still trying to figure out where our process failed. We apologize sincerely for error. (2/2)
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
Ah yes, blame the "process".
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
Responsible journalism is dead
Hey, I’m confident running with it right now
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
Psh, if it's wrong
you can always just retract it later. Just hurry up and be first, hope for the best.
Leaders Co-Champions
by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
Apprently, Onward state made the initital report, which they have since appologized for
Everyone else was following on their report with no independent confirmation.
Then give Onward State credit:
At least one media outlet had the guts to apologize after making a mistake.
We ALL make mistakes. Admitting it makes them go away quicker.
In fact, Devon Edwards resigned as Managing Editor.
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Devon was responsible for all this?
THE Devon?
by The JuggerNitt on Jan 21, 2012 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Is that Devon2012?
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
yep
he seems to be taking full responsibility. I applaud him for that, at least—and for publicly apologizing to the family. More than most others have done.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
I do too.
Everyone screws up — sometimes big, sometimes small.
Owning it is the key.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Devon's a smart guy and a good writer.
And I’m sure that the Onward State people were going with the best available information to them at the time. Hell, I changed the title of this post to “Joe Paterno 1926-2012” based on a combination of their report, which included a reference to PSU players getting an email on Paterno’s death, and Mike Wallace and other football players tweeting RIP messages.
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I picked a bad time to load this site on my phone when that title was up
Damn near lost my mind. Made me spontaneously cry in front of all friends haha.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Apology accepted for changing the title early, Chris.
/LOLZ
Just giving you crap, man!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
Chris, for what it's worth
I know you get some shit on here. And I know I occasionally disagree with you. But overall, you seem to be a good editor of this place. Thanks for all the work you do to make the news accurate, and the site itself a positive place to talk amongst other PSU fans.
I'm one of Chris' ball-busters,
and I endorse this statement.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, guys.
It’s been a weird, bad night for a lot of people in some weird, bad ways.
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
Mike sure handed you a shit sandwich.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
by jesse. on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's tough
esp. if you don’t like bread.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
You can go ahead and change night
to first year running BSD.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
True that.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
What you said pretty much sums this all up
But seriously, I know you don’t hear it enough, but thanks.
I would have taken an apology
Which they gave. No need to step down, I would think.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
People overreact so much.
He apologized. He admitted he was wrong. There’s no need to fall on the sword.
An apology was all that was neccessary
And it would still be more than any editor of any other major site would do. He wasn’t trying to drive up web traffic, he thought he had legitimate sources from the looks of it and they turned out not to be. He just happened to be first and he was wrong. His repeated apologies were enough.
I am Sandy's bitch.
Penn State Forever
Frankly, I never liked Devon very much, but . . .
. . . it isn’t his fault that a major new organization used a single-source website when running a story instead of confirming via multiple sources. Someone at CBS should be stepping down instead.
by CvilleLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously.
Devon manned up and fell on his sword, his initial mistake or not.
Where is someone from CBS who, oh by the way, didn’t even CREDIT onward state, but was very quick to point to them when it wasn’t true.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
exactly
they take NO responsibility. dicks. so glad they’re a LOL trending topic right now.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking the same thing
They are apologizing all over the place. CBS just pulled the story and is pretending they never published it.
This is very true
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
The Information Age: Errors traveling at the speed of light.
I've been downhearted baby, I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met . . .
by Joe 96alum on Jan 21, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tom Bradley prayed two Our Fathers, two Hail Marys, and one Halftime Adjustments.
Joe’s still with us? Of course Joe’s still with us.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 9:40 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
The height of embarrassment
is finishing an indoor soccer game, pulling up this thread (when it said he died), and spontaneously starting to cry in front of 10 of your best friends. I never thought this would have that much of an effect on me. I’m a 29 year old wreck of a man right now.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Are nominations still open?
Can we nominate Joe for Trustee?
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He should be given a seat in memoriam
with a vote that automatically goes against the majority of the board
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
So what I feared appears to have been true.
That he gave that interview because he figured it was his last chance to say anything on the horrible subject.
Pretty terrible how awful the end of a very good man’s life turned out.
Yeah, that was my fear, too.
Hope I’m wrong and he has at least one more interview left in him.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not too hopeful of that.
I thought the interview was odd and not good PR at all. That’s why I figured he was only doing it (and the lawyers let him do it) because…..you know.
So sad…
Yet he really said nothing.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 21, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Another Hawkeye fan here
Keep fighting the good fight JoePa
by ManziBall on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
God had Joe on the good Italian's own 17.
But God forgot about Jimmy Kennedy.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 9:50 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Perfect.
365 beers from 365 different breweries in 365 days. Game on.
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by Tailgate Shogun on Jan 21, 2012 10:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yahoo Sports' story about Paterno being ill
is literally about 90% about the scandal and 10% about the rest of his career. And the commenters are euphoric about the situation. What is the world coming to?
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 9:53 PM EST reply actions
It’s funny, because in like 10 years, 95% of stories about JoePa will be about football, and 5% will be about the scandal and what happened after it.
Editor at Alligator Army.
I hope that isn't the case.
You forgot the stories about the library, the religious center, the hundred of football playing boys he turned into men, or the thousands of 18 year old’s lives he shaped without ever meeting them.
by VVeRPennState on Jan 21, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Well, by football I mean that kind of stuff. What he accomplished during his time as a football coach - the giving … etc. -- and at PSU.
Editor at Alligator Army.
After rereading my comment a couple hours later, it came off more harsh then it was meant.
I know what you were going for, and you thoughts are appreciated. It is just that Joe was more than a football coach at Penn State…
by VVeRPennState on Jan 22, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
From an outsider.
The comments about not knowing there can be rape between men infuriated me. It came off as him making excuses.
It felt like another excuse.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 21, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
from an insider,
now is not the place and time to visit that or assume what a very sick man meant by that. just saying.
by mleepsu08 on Jan 21, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Can we discuss this later, hornedfrogs?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm just saying, don't be shocked when you see that people are being assholes on the internet.
I’ll leave now.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 21, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you for providing an example of this
Good Lord, man.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Honestly, hornedfrogs,
we are willing to discuss things, just not right now.
Stop back later . . ..
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not willing to discuss this with people who choose to do so at this point.
No one else should either.
@JPosnanski - I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
#OccupyESPN
by Adam Collyer on Jan 21, 2012 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks hornedfrogs45
You came on this site and acted like an asshole in order to warn us that people might come on this site and act like assholes. Very big of you.
by speedotito on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Texas Christian University.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Let's chill, guys.
He said he was leaving — let him go.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Listen, I wasn't trying to start shit.
I was merely saying that not everyone holds Paterno in high regard right now. The OP was asking why anyone would think that. I was giving a possible explanation.
If you really think I was dancing on his grave, well then I think you misinterpreted what I was saying.
/reallyleavingnowsorry
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 21, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
It's cool, hornedfrogs.
We are hyper-sensitive to anything that looks like criticism — especially tonight when it looks like a death watch for Joe.
Seriously, come back later on, and join in the conversations. Penn Staters’ reactions are mixed about Joe and the whole situation (except for Sandusky and the kids).
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
we know a lot of people don't look at Joe fondly right now.
We also know a lot of people have taken certain things he’s said out of context, and also fail to realize that he’s an 85 year old dying man going through the biggest crisis of his professional career, meanwhile under the influence of various medications.
by The JuggerNitt on Jan 21, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
No, that's not true.
Look back at the original post. He didn’t ask anything. He said it was a bad sign of humanity that they could be happy about someone’s death.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Correct
I of course can understand how people wouldn’t have a high regard for him, that certainly wasn’t my argument. I was lamenting how so many people are taking pleasure in this man (possibly) dying.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
You come to this board when Joe's death is reported to be imminent
and want to talk about “why not everyone holds Paterno in high regard right now”.
That is a special kind of stupid. Fuck off.
by CvilleLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Please can you be considerate of what is going on
There will be plenty of time for you to talk about this. Tonight is not the night. You are fully entitled to your opinion, but can you please have some respect and save it for another time.
by ppfcpp on Jan 21, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Do you know what tact is?
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
enjoy
the big least when they lose their AQ bid horned
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I am not feeling as polite as my fellow fans.
Fuck off, promptly.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
What's your excuse?
It came off as him making excuses.
It felt like another excuse.
for being a complete gaping a$$hole at a time like this?
You know nothing about this situation compared to people here that know far more than you can imagine. — And you think you have something to tell them/us?
Folks here have had to live with this everyday for months and have dedicated themselves to being informed way beyond your pitiful knee-jerk acceptance of the media. If you knew 10% of what the BSD readers know you wouldn’t be posting your holier-than-thou judgments.
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by aurabass on Jan 21, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Aurabass, I (and others) thank you for eveyrthing that you have done
But this really isn’t necessary right now. Just like what we said about what hornedfrog said, there will be a time and a place for that conversation, but now isn’t that time.
Please don’t take this as a sign of disrespect, because I really do think you’ve done good by all of your posts. I just REALLY don’t want this thread to turn into what every other thread about Joe has over the past 3 months.
Pleasant. Smart. Very tactful.
@JPosnanski - I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
#OccupyESPN
by Adam Collyer on Jan 21, 2012 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
Thoughts and prayers
To Joe, his family, and the Penn State family.
"Go hard. I mean, like relentless. I want a bunch of coaches that coach like their hair’s on fire, and I want a football team that goes for four to six seconds (per play) with relentless effort." OSU Coach Urban Meyer.
by Ted Glover on Jan 21, 2012 9:53 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions 2 recs
Thanks, Ted!
Good to hear from you.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Ted, you probably aren't still hanging around
But thanks. You seem like a great guy and I appreciate your words here.
No matter how this turns out tonight, tomorrow, I wanted to share this
Im sitting here at the computer reading along, and I look over, on top of the desk is my 7 year old sons baby book. Its one of those ones where you can slide a picture into the front cover. Im sitting here looking at this picture…..
In 2003, My two brother-in-laws, my buddy, and myself got an opportunity to go on a road trip to Notre Dame vs. USC for the game. When I got home Sunday night, after having dropped them all off at home, I walk in the door and my wife says to me “come look.” Laying on the kitchen table is a Penn State sweatshirt, T-shirt, and an envelope. I asked her whats this for? She says open the envelope. Inside are two tickets for PennState vs. Indiana in Happy Valley. You cant imagine how excited I was, this would be my first Penn State game Ive attended ever. I know in other posts Ive said Ive been a fan since 1982, but growing up, my parents never really did the going to sporting events thing and this was really only my first opportunity to do something like this, so I know this pales in comparison to what some of you have had the opportunity to do, Anyway, a few weeks later my wife informed me she was pregnant with our son. We headed down to State College for the Indiana game. When we arrived Saturday morning at the stadium, we walked around a bit, she took my picture with Joe’s Statue, and we checked out the myriad tables of souveniers. We stumbled across a teeny tiny Penn State sweatshirt. Of course we bought it, it was the first article of clothing we ever bought for Joshua…
now Im looking at this picture in the baby book, and guess what he is wearing in it.
Joe, no matter happens, I want you to know that my son will know everything about you. Everything that you have done for the betterment of others, unselfishly, and never asking for anything in return. Joshua will know your story, and I only hope he can hold you with same amount of esteem that I have since I was his age. And once Im done telling him your story, I will end it by telling him about the greatest college football coach of all time.
May God Bless Joe Paterno and the Paterno Family
And it would only be fitting to end with, even though my only ties to Penn State are Joe Paterno, the man and football coach and Penn State Football, forgive me the liberty of….
WE ARE………………………………
by BRJ75 on Jan 21, 2012 9:53 PM EST reply actions 10 recs
PENN STATE!!!!!!
Thank you very much, BRJ75; awesome story and happy you are part of the Penn State family.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
PENN STATE!
I really got to dust this apartment. It is getting really bad.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
forget the like button, this deserves a personal like statement
It’s so similar to our experience – we happened to find out that we were expecting while in PA, stopped in SC and got a baby blanket that said “My first Penn State blanket” and used it to tell my parent’s that we were expecting. And about 9 months later, Clayton was born, and his middle name is Joseph. He’s 10, and was still crying and praying at bedtime…I don’t know how much my 5 year old will remember about Joe, but he will get the stories, just like your Joshua will.
May God bless Joe and the Paterno family, and all of us fans as we continue to process all of this…
by IndianaLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
When my oldest son was born,
my oldest brother (Class of 75) got him a Penn State football.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Very sorry to hear this news.
There will come a time when people will once again speak about his accomplishments. I look forward to that time as I know all of you do.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
by J Tadpole on Jan 21, 2012 9:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Go easy Joe Pa you are and always will be a great man. WE ARE all nittany lions tonight. From the bama nation with love.
@Elephantidae1
by Pachyderm Pride on Jan 21, 2012 9:54 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
+1. God bless
@JPosnanski - I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
#OccupyESPN
by Adam Collyer on Jan 22, 2012 1:56 AM EST up reply actions
What's really sick is there are a lot of people who are positvely giddy about this right now.
And I’m not talking about “scandal people”. I’m talking about pre-scandal people who absolutely hated Joe so much they wished death on him. Honestly, I’ve had many Pitt fans flat out say to me “I can’t wait until Paterno dies…hopefully during a game.”
Sick, sick, sick people. That is one of the main reasons I hate Pitt football.
Don't apologize for hating Pitt football.
It’s healthy to let it out!!
I hope people remember, when it’s their turn to die, some of the things they said about Joe. Maybe they’ll regret running their mouths then . . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's really funny.
For all of the academic standards and oversigning jokes we make, take a look at this thread. Now tell me who loves, respects, and appreciates intercollegiate athletics? The fans of Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia et al? Or Pitt fans like those? (Has one Pitt fan said anything?) I’m really glad we got the chance to play Bama twice, and Florida in a bowl game recently. Meeting the real fans totally changed my perspective.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Pitt basketball
is too busy losing at home
by Mo Humphrey on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Truth
I’ll probably still make jokes about academic standards and over-signing , eventually, but it will be with respect.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Good point
I’ve met several SEC fans through work. Despite all the jokes we make, they’ve all been good people. Important to remember.
most of us are
there are always the ones who make bad decisions, but 51 weeks of the year, 99.9% of SEC fans are supportive of the other schools in the SEC.
It's Great! To be! A Tennessee Vol!
In fairness
I have seen supporting comments from some Pitt fans in other threads. Please just don’t ask me for a link just now.
If you are tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department normally uses water.
Don't ruin my Pitt contempt, PaJoe!
/LOLZ
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Look, I hate 'em, too
Just wanted to be fair.
Actually, way back when the shit hit, my good buddy, a big Pitt fan, even called me and said he thought something was wrong the way things went down and that Joe was railroaded. So, while I hate Pitt, doesn’t mean I don’t respect some of the things they have accomplished there. Go Cardinals!
If you are tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department normally uses water.
I only hate Pitt football
and the Pansy fans who think “12 – 0” redeems the whole series for them.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Really. All you can say is "Fuck those people."
Nobody takes their sports as seriously as I do. NO ONE! But even still, no matter who it is (Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Jim Tressel, Lloyd Carr) once they leave the field of play and are no longer a threat to beating my teams I do not wish them or their families any harm or ill will. People who do that are subhuman who deserve a sharp metal object jammed in their temples.
Sure, God had Joe down.
But he did not expect Joe to call an inside handoff to Aaron Harris.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
An I've seen it work draw play.
Ballsy time to call it. He’s still got a fake field goal too…
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Cal fan here
Hoping for the best for JoePa and the Penn State community.
by Jigglz on Jan 21, 2012 10:01 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks, Jigglz!
Great to hear from the left coast — means a lot to hear the support.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Not for nothing, for Joe.
If nothing else, the false reports and the reaction will remind Joe how universally loved he was by those that matter.
I am Sandy's bitch.
Penn State Forever
Sort of.
Waiting to hear further. Which is why I’ve been skeptical during all of this.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 21, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
I hope and don't hope he shows up
Meaning I hope he is with his good friend Joe and Sue now, and doesn’t come on here to give us bad news.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Give it hell, Coach!
We believe.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
by dwf5095 on Jan 21, 2012 10:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions
There are unconfirmed reports that upon Joe's spirit leaving his body, LaVar Arrington leaped over three
surgeons and a nurse.
I don’t need to tell you what happened next.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:06 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
You're killing it ML.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Death got sacked for a loss!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
I love you, ML!
In a sisterly kind of way, of course!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
I love ML.
In a sexually attracted kind of way.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
MainLion is a
Diva?!?!?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Well, there's a Mrs. ML,
so I don’t think so, unless ML is a lesbian. NTTAWWT.
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Follow @Paige2PSU
Just checkin'.
There’s no gender key on the keyboard.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Really? I thought thats what the "period" key was for?
Thank you folks, I’ll be here all night!
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by skarocksoi on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
Can I rec something
multiple times?
That one deserves it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
and so the exclamation point would fill in the opposite role, yes?
!.
just a bit lewd there.
though I wouldn’t mind giving this to the media
..i.,
by The JuggerNitt on Jan 21, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Needs more
John Bruno.
365 beers from 365 different breweries in 365 days. Game on.
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by Tailgate Shogun on Jan 21, 2012 10:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Grim Reaper has a hellava team this year...
by VVeRPennState on Jan 21, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Heckuva.
Get it right! LOL! That QB for the Grim Reaper, Saban or whatever his name is, is a pretty talented kid.
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My favorite Joe-ism
@JPosnanski - I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
#OccupyESPN
by Adam Collyer on Jan 22, 2012 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry, too much California, not enough Brooklyn
by VVeRPennState on Jan 21, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Oh man,
Usually I do a pretty good JoePa impression.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Death is like Pat Fitzgerald.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
So what you're saying is
Iowa should watch its back?
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Well Done!!!
My first hardy laugh of the evening, amazing sir!
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Courtney is just as far off the ground
And forty pounds heavier
Just sayin
/still said he never met pro potential
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
Just because it feels right, let do it for JoePa, again....
WE ARE
by PSU_Brian on Jan 21, 2012 10:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
PENN STATE!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
YOU"RE WELCOME!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Penn State.
Give ’em hell Joe. However this plays out.
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Jan 22, 2012 12:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Penn State.
Give ’em hell Joe. However this plays out.
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Jan 22, 2012 12:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
PENN STATE!!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
PENN STATE!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
PENN STATE!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
PENN STATE!!!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Joe is chasing down CBS
and dressing them down like a ref.
by Mo Humphrey on Jan 21, 2012 10:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
It shouldn't be.
It’s worked a few times for me, but took a while. Their site has been getting crushed all night.
by Chris Grovich on Jan 21, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
the pocket protector must be blocking your view.
OH, you said page, not Paige.
by The JuggerNitt on Jan 21, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
I’m definitely not blank. Working on blotto, though.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
YOU"RE WELCOME!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Who's up for a He's not dead yet shot?
I think this one merits Johnny BLUE
I'm getting the Laphroiag right now
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Wrong thread.
Life Shots are in jesse.’s fanpost.
Oh, and I am.
Leaders Co-Champions
by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
me too
I can’t take this. I have already cried my eyes out and now I don’t know what to feel
i've been almost to tears and drinking away sorrows
idk what to think now
"And the truth shall set you free."
Apparently the rumors of Joe’s demise are greatly exaggerated . . . but it doesn’t look good for the long term . . ..
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
If the dancing of ten thousand can save one child's life,
the prayers of a few hundred thousand can save one man’s life.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the truth is you can't trust the media, blogs, twitter, etc.
Until a family or a government official comes out and states something, assume its a rumor, lie, assumption, etc.
@JayPaterno: Drove by students at the Joe statue. Just told my Dad about all the love & support--inspiring him.
by Mo Humphrey on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I do too, but this comment is amazing simply because I've read the last 10 years of comments.
@JPosnanski - I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
#OccupyESPN
by Adam Collyer on Jan 22, 2012 2:02 AM EST up reply actions
I wish I could hug Jay right now
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And Sydney Penny!
Oh, wait . . . wrong thread. Sorry.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
AWESOME
Keep it up students! Keep it up alumni!
Leaders Co-Champions
by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
We all have our opinions of Jay as a coach.
But regardless of those, he’s his dad’s son. He’s really a great person. Jay, my thoughts are with you, just as they are with the rest of your family, and all of the PSU family.
by ppfcpp on Jan 21, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Watching Clint Eastwood kick ass
in “Pale Rider”.
He’s a wuss compared to our JoePa.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
I love Pale Rider!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
It just ended.
Clint Eastwood 206 — bad guys 0.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
Actually I think its pretty appropriate right now
and sums up how I am feeling in general towards espn and the media in general and every asshole that has texted me asking if he’s dead because they are hoping its true. so well said sir
Boy, maybe should be the focus right now.
But Ron Musselman is sucking his own dick that he didn’t report Joe’s death. Get over it, dude.
Leaders Co-Champions
Hi guys.
I love all you Penn Staters tonight.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 10:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Seconded.
This year sucked balls and was exhausting and has made me so grateful to be here. This is where we’re supposed to be and who we’re supposed to be with.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
by dwf5095 on Jan 21, 2012 10:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Good thing I'm a
Comfort. (My last name — truly!)
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Weird
I grew up in Allentown across the street from a family named Comfort. Always thought it was a sweet last name.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
You guys have a hotel named after you?
And booze! Even Better
If you are tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department normally uses water.
That is a fantastic name!
First thing to make me smile all night as my apartment is pathetically alcohol free. You have to have some awesome pick up lines with a name like Comfort.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
by dwf5095 on Jan 21, 2012 10:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The only time it was a handicap
was in basic training. I did a lot of push-ups being “Private Comfort”.
I turned down West Point, because if I had been promoted to an Army O-4, I would have been “Major Comfort”. If I had earned stars, “General Comfort” — thought the military was not ready for that.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Hellhound and Ta Hanket
simply amazing styles
Randomly found out Allen St Grille had last year
Went there for my birthday with some friends last year, saw it sitting on top of their bar and immediately ordered it. Great stuff.
Recommend actually visiting the brewery
I plan on going myself, but plenty of friends who’ve been said it fantastic
That shot for Joe at 9 got out of hand real quick
by VVeRPennState on Jan 21, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
It did, didn't it?
It jumped up a notch…
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 10:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks to all those in the BSD (and PSU) family tonight
If I have to go through this tonight, it’s made better going through it with all of you.
If anyone needs a laugh, #CBSSportsSays is trending on Twitter
by Addaone on Jan 21, 2012 10:28 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thank you for that
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
leave it to Joe
To run a fake when no one expects it
Believe deep down in your heart that you are destined to do great things
by farrellpsu on Jan 21, 2012 10:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
It's really
The only thing he can do if he wants to attempt to keep onward state reputation in a somewhat positive light
Is that a good thing,
or bad?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's a good thing for their credibility
And for journalism. Someone is actually taking responsibility for their actions. The MSM could learn a thing or two from them.
I do feel bad though, because I think he truly thought his information was accurate.
That's what I think too
If he had multiple sources he trusted telling him the same thing, he should have reported it. He was wrong and I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to hear it. He’s a known factor around here, he loves Penn State and Joe just as much as the rest of us and wasn’t looking for fame at his expense when he made the report, he thought he had something that people needed to hear. He showed his true colors, that he’s a good person, with his repeated apologies and (unnecessary) resignation.
I am Sandy's bitch.
Penn State Forever
It's bad. He's a young buck, everyone should cut Devon some slack.
@JPosnanski - I saw a girl crying tonight. When I asked why she said: "Because everybody lost."
#OccupyESPN
by Adam Collyer on Jan 22, 2012 2:04 AM EST up reply actions
They need to
stick to fluff pieces on the new Burger King opening and leave twitter alone for a bit.
They fucked up big time tonight.
365 beers from 365 different breweries in 365 days. Game on.
http://www.blognamedbrew.blogspot.com/
by Tailgate Shogun on Jan 21, 2012 10:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
CBS ran this uncorroborated story? Mike Wallace is rolling in his grave right now.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 10:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
So is Dan Rather.
Oh wait, he’s not dead yet.
Neither is Mike Wallace, but close enough, right?
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 10:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Mike Wallace is an ornery cat.
He will never die.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
by SubLime on Jan 21, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This comment seems really good and funny right now.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Jan 21, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
Those who can, do;
those who can’t, teach (nothing personal, educators); those who can neither do nor teach, scribble shit and call it “journalism”.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks :o)
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
I forgot to use the sarcasm font.
Thanks:o)
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Yeah us teachers
Constantly getting pooped on, but we know we are superior!!!
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
You have to be superior
in order to move into the Ivory Tower.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Funny story
When I was getting an MA from UNCG our library was 8 stories tall and all white, we actually nicknamed it the ivory tower.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
LOL! You know that Pitt has
The Tower of Ignorance, right?
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
FTFY.
You know that Pitt has is The Tower of Ignorance, right?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, my cousin went there
That tower though is really nice inside, beautiful architecture and rooms. Sad it is on that campus.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Hey now
I’m a journalist.
But I just write about doctors and medicine. Different kind of thing.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 10:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Shotgunning everybody
on that post. Woo-hoo!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
For which publication?
I have a PhD in Health Policy and Administration.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
I meant...
I hope he lives another 20 or 30 years.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 10:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Can I just say
There is no place…online…i would rather be then right here at this time with all you Penn Staters.
Now go give em hell Coach, you still have things to do to clear your and Penn States name.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
by AriesGD on Jan 21, 2012 10:37 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Right there with you
I may be 200 miles from State College, but I feel connected being here with you guys.
We may fight each other from time to time, but this is family here.
We may argue amongst ourselves, but let a troll step in, then………
I hear ya Ab4PSU
We are all Penn Staters, through thick and thin, and family even if we may never meet each other.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
We are all Penn Staters and that means family.
It’s bigger than wins and losses, losing recruits or gaining recruits. Its what Joe Paterno has taught us all.
That is something
That people outside of our community just can’t understand. When we say we are a family, we actually mean it. Penn State means so much to us, no matter what happens.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
This
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
People say that Penn Staters don’t get it. I truly think that they are the ones who don’t get it, but our “it” is a different it.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
And it is so hard to try and explain it to people.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
It's not that we don't get it.
It’s just that we have wildly different definitions of “it”.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
by jesse. on Jan 21, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You are very eloquent
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
"It all depends on what the definition of "it" is."
Hmmm, where have I heard that before . . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
I was just sitting here thinking
but man, wouldnt be nice if those outside, all the detractors in the media, the a-holes commenting on stories would just stop and look.
Look at the students at Joe’s Statue tonight, look at all of us here on BSD tonight and I assume on other Penn State message boards, look at pretty much Penn Staters everywhere.
Just stop and look at us, I cant speak for everyone here of course, but for a good majority of us, we arent here because Joe was a football coach, we are here because we might be losing a very good human being, that has meant so, So much more than just Xs and Os and Wins and Losses.
I just “they” would stop and realize it.
by BRJ75 on Jan 21, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Outstanding, BRJ75!!!
For those who hate everything, it’s hard to understand love.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
I've given up
no one outside the Penn State community can fully understand, and it’s too difficult to explain. Every time I’ve tried has been fruitless.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
How do you explain sunlight to someone
who’s never seen the sun?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I've moved beyond caring what other people think.
The older I get, the more I don’t care. They can go to their graves stupid.
While we're on the topic of what other people think
I haven’t read ESPN, but everywhere else, yeah, it seems people have been remembering the good things he’s done, and nothing to do with the scandal. Seems like a lot of people are having a very, very positive outlook on his life.
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, unfortunately not even close
Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports comments are a cesspool of unbridled hate and joy that Joe could possibly have passed away.
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Jan 21, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
The yahoo comments seemed really good to me
At least the top rated comments were, not the scrolling every other comments
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Don't read the comments unless you want to lose all faith in humanity
But if you do, remember that those commenters are angry, uneducated, miserable, hopeless bastards who suck at life in general. Either that or spammers.
by danpsu97 on Jan 21, 2012 11:24 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Plus, the top rated comments are, by definition, representative of the non-commenting opinion
people who aren’t total complete douchebags have a strange way of knowing when to shut up.
\V/ for Villanova
by dees ees en drama on Jan 21, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
I still remember being an 18 year old freshman
I was in Cancun, wearing a PSU shirt and I walked into some dive burger store after a night of drinking -only to hear a table of people start yelling “we are!” It didn’t matter that they were twice my age, or that we were in another country. We immediately had a connection and started talking about how great Penn State was.
I embarrass my 19-year-old son,
just by telling him I yell “WE ARE!” at people driving other cars with Penn State logos on them.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
If he went to PSU he wouldn't be embarressed.
I’m only 24 and I do the same thing. Hell, I was stuck in traffic outside DC the day of the Bama game this year and damn near had a full conversation with the guy in the SUV next to me, because we both had PSU stickers on our windows.
I think he'll wind up an East Carolina Pirate
unless I get even more disgusted with current employment and move us.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
They should reinstate JoePa as HC
For his final moments. Lets just hope it is for another 20 years.
by jetskijoe on Jan 21, 2012 10:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
HAHA.
Imagine the call to BOB.
Joyner: Yeaaaahhhh . . . sooooooo . . . we thought he wasn’t going to make it. . . but he actually bounced back really well . . . you’re not going to be able to come to PSU.
BOB: Wait . . . what?
Leaders Co-Champions
by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"And we're betting the entire Penn State endowment fund
against the Pats making it to the Super Bowl."
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Thank God for BSD during all of this
The one place I know that I can go to get the real story
by danpsu97 on Jan 21, 2012 10:40 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions 2 recs
This bears repeating
I stopped going to the MSM almost completely and I am way more well informed because of it.
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
We Are Penn State
I just got on to see whats up and this!
Dear God! I love you Joseph Vincent Paterno!
God Bless Joe and his family…… That is all of us
WE ARE PENN STATE
by psu-lioness on Jan 21, 2012 10:42 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Time to post "JoePa Facts"
Fact: JoePa was such a bad ass as a player; he once was penalized for horse collar tackling a pterodactyl.
Fact: JoePa once taught an octopus how to play linebacker.
Fact: During a head to head hit, JoePa cracked the skull of a Triceratops…JoePa wasn’t wearing a helmet.
Fact: While roaming Pangaea, JoePa challenged a Merychippus to a foot race and won.
Fact: JoePa has only burped once. It is commonly referred to as the Big Bang.
Fact: JoePa frequently won wrestling matches with saber-tooth tigers.
Fact: JoePa made footballs from the skin of T. Rex.
Fact: Bored on Antarctica, JoePa completed the world’s first cold fusion reaction when he slammed his two fists together.
Fact: When mapping the fjords of Greenland during the 16th century, JoePa made the first field goal posts from the tusks of Narwhals.
Fact: JoePa won every event in the first ancient Olympic Games.
Fact: Angered over his mother’s indiscretion, JoePa ate every snake in the Garden of Eden. God rewarded Joe with the creation of football.
Fact: It was not a meteoroid that killed the dinosaurs, rather the aftershock of a JoePa touchdown spike.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Solid gold,
except for the slight on JoePa’s mother!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Ahh, nice try. But pretty unbelievable
Except, I think he really did teach an Octopus to play linebacker.
If you are tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department normally uses water.
They are really smart!!
And he is a good teacher
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
by Nittany_Ryan on Jan 21, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
It was believable
until the touchdown spike.
Seriously. We are Penn State.
.....that which we are, WE ARE;
One equal temper of heroic hearts
by SarcasmJam on Jan 21, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's why he tells his players not to celebrate.
"This is being a Penn State fan. We’ll prove it, or we won’t. It’s not about proving it to them, it’s about proving to ourselves."
by mvrck on Jan 21, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
God ran right with Joe's last breath. God shouldn't have run right.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
by MainLion on Jan 21, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
So many have posted such wonderful things about Joe on here.
I feel the same as many of you, but I’m not sure I can eloquently put those many thoughts into words. So I’ll just rec what others say.
On another note, I would like to give a shout out to the fans from other teams who have come here to offer their support and condolences. Words cannot describe how much acts like these mean in times like tonight. Thank you so much. I know many of us will never forget your kindness tonight.
I love you, Joe. I always will, and you will live forever through us, our children, our children’s children, and future generations. You are, as we are, Penn State.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 10:49 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
So I wrote a fanpost a little while ago...
I just want to apologize to Joe, to the Paterno family, and BSD for my fanpost earlier. I still mean every word that I wrote, but I wrote it under the false pretense that Joe had passed. Of course the Old Man proved all of us wrong again! God bless him for that and keep fighting, Joe. We all love you, Joe and hope to have you with us for a long, long time.
Secondly, thanks BSD community for being here during what has become an extremely difficult and roller coaster night. We Are!!!!
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
Penn State
I know what you mean by rollercoaster, been up and down for me as well. Other friends keep checkin in with me to see if I am okay, since they know I am such a hige Penn Stater
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
WEK, I don't think
an apology is necessary. (A) For those of us not in Happy Valley, we have to rely on other sources to give good info — not our fault if they shit the bed. (B) Your eulogy was outstanding and heartfelt — just a little early.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, 84, I really appreciate that
Maybe I feel guilty because my girlfriend (also a PSU grad) told me throughout every report that "Joe is still alive, I need Sue to tell me he is gone for me to believe it! I can tell you, I have never said more emphatically, “Honey, you’re right.”
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Heck, I tell my wife of 32 years
“Honey, you’re right!” every other sentence . . . One can’t be too careful, ya know.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Well said
That is rec worthy, sir!
Joseph Vincent Paterno. That is all.
by wek5000lion09 on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
Had to say that.
She was on BSD earlier tonight. Might still be here . . .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
Who is Mrs. Comfort?
I have to meet her!
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Follow @Paige2PSU
Just asked her to check in.
Might take her awhile to find this part of the thread.
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"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Hi Page2PSU,
Lovely to reply! I’ve been reading (& listening) for quite a while. Just got my on signon last week. You are #1PSUdiva!!!
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
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by ComfortHePuHuTh on Jan 21, 2012 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know about that!
But I have taught your hubby everything he knows about BSD! Would love to have dinner with y’all next time I’m in Raleigh.
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Look forward to that.
Just e-mail me, and we’ll set it up!
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"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Probably be in July.
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Very good!
Our fiscal year closes 30 June — July is busy for me — but we will get together!
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"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
Dinner, It's a date.
Thanks Page.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck
by ComfortHePuHuTh on Jan 22, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
Had to say .... (maybe since
It is Saturday night !!!
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck
by ComfortHePuHuTh on Jan 21, 2012 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
Mrs. Comfort,
I presume?
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Yes!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
You found us, sweetie!
ILY!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
Found, then lost ...
so many posts keep popping up and my screen goes to neverland ;(
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck
by ComfortHePuHuTh on Jan 22, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
P.S. As a RCC, I need to say this for my own sake.
God, I merely am using humor in a time of grief, sadness, and fright. Do not confuse this, or me, with being a heathen. I know you can strike me down in an instant. Mr. Cash told me so.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
Roman Catholic Christian.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
AH, yes, gotcha.
Not sure how I missed that.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks . . .
Now I feel like I should get a Novena going.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
I have jumper cables if you need them.
Those old Chevys can be tough to get started.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
Was just talking with my brother
Who graduated from PSU, and we were saying that we can see JoePa treating all the nurses and doctors like he was still coaching, like:
“ahh, you know we are goign to try some things here and see if we can be a good nursing team”
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
HAHAH, I love it.
To risk going too far:
This cancer and infection has a good team. If our nurses and doctors aren’t careful this will kick our teeth in. We gotta see how the nurses and doctors respond to some adversity, find out how they respond.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Well I think if we don't do something right
We might get licked.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I understand where you're going with this.
I’m like Chandler on Friends: Inappropriate humor is how I deal with stress.
Thank God those close to me understand that.
So hold on for a second, let me get this straight
Devon, the guy who wrote a fanpost about being glad Harry Kalas died because he (Devon) was a mets fan, the same guy who got banned from BSD for some similarly insensitive and stupid comments about a PSU basketball player, that guy is the managing editor for Onward State, and that guy just resigned after falsely reporting that Joe had died? Is that really the same guy?
Anyway, the flashlights eat our human power grids, our souls if you will. So i destroyed them, and if a few precious panties were burnt or soiled in the reckoning then so be it
I hope somebody can tell me this isn't the case.
But I think it is.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
It's him.
Confirmed by Chris above.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
So CBS ran with a story...
…confirmed by a guy that got banned on BSD. That’s fucking hysterical.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
by jesse. on Jan 21, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Best part?
CBS didn’t credit Devon/OnwardState when they ran it citing “sources”. When it blew up? Point finger at OnwardState.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
of course not
because they’re too important to quote a student-run blog, and too important to take the fall for an error. doucheas.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's absolutely media
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Rec!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
I wasn’t around here for that.
Onward State seems like a concept but a number of things I’ve read there are really asinine.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 11:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Devon has grown up quite a bit since then.
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Clearly.
But it’s still pretty funny. In a night where I’m looking for humor under the couch cushions.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
How about just some OT news?
Sukay was defensive MVP in the East/West game.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
Did you see his INT?
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I am so upset I missed this, though I had friends let me know right away
what does this do for possible draft stock? I thought I heard he prob wasn’t gonna be drafted.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
He's a 7th rounder at best still most likely
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
Just the replay.
Dude has been a ball hawk for two years now, not surprised.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
I was watching the game,
while also on twitter. Caught it live. He was all over the field the whole game!
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Really?
Hell yeah!
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Very nice!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah,
He was and is a young guy. Give him an even break.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Joe Paterno
My life was better for having known you Joe. That is all I can say.
This whole fucking thing
is just surreal.
Consider this my official declaration of non-support of child molestation.
i was at the statue for the whole thing since around 8
the emotion was nothing like Ive ever experienced in my 22 years. Just a emotional night
keep winning ugly
Thanks for sharing with us, tirpsu.
Would like to see pics if any are available. What a beautiful tribute to an amazing man!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
I understand the candles by joe's feet
but every pic i see like this makes me think people are trying to set him on fire like some sort of sacrifice
It's pretty damn amazing as it is.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
lol Ithought the same thing.
I know what the purpose is, but some of the photos look really bad.
Joe's walking through fire
to impress the non-believers.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
Good to see, thanks!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
Can't decide if I'm going staying in because I'm so sad
or going out because I’m so relieved. I can either cry in my pillow or cry on some poor confused guy’s shoulder.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
Well, as long as it's a cute guy :o)
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Honestly,
the comedic value of the situation might be worth digging out my skinny jeans and finding a pair of heels.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
Honey,
those should always be on hand at your age!
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I think they're in my duffle bag?
I suck at being a college aged female.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
Weird
I was going to say the exact same thing.
I'm on the Internet cause I'm an Internet thug.
#OccupyESPN
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I'm sure that'll impress tat girl.
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judging from some of the other people at the bar
it just might.
I'm on the Internet cause I'm an Internet thug.
#OccupyESPN
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tat girl?
Is she the one that made Pryor commit to OSU?
No, that was probably tub girl
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
since i have no clue anymore what is going on here
USA scores in the 98th minute to beat Venezuela
the Penn Stater on the women's US team
just tore her ACL & something else (MCL? Meniscus?) and will likely have to sit out the olympics :(
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ali Krieger
Worse, the injury was against the DR. USA won like 15-0. If FIFA made sense, that game would never happen.
by reedjohnmiller on Jan 21, 2012 11:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
so unfortunate for her :(
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Just got back, and I've been reading the internet for the past 15 minutes
Yeah….. I dunno, I don’t know what to say
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:09 PM EST reply actions
Guys, I'm heading out
I’ve only been around here for a few months, but I can’t thank you all enough for being a great community. God bless. Let’s hope tomorrow morning brings good news.
WE ARE…!
That which we are, WE ARE...PENN STATE.
Forever.
Night, Ryan!
Catch up with ya later!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
Penn State!
Hopefully tomorrow morning we can all laugh about the time we thought Death had the balls to come after Joe Paterno.
My life is violent, but violent is life. Peace is a dream, reality is a knife.
by View from the Booth on Jan 21, 2012 11:15 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
one of my favorite photos :)
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly,
I would pay $10,000 for a pair of those. No joke.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
Typical white-shoe lawyer.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
You forgot soulless
As admitted in the music thread!
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Hey,
somebody’s got to make the tough calls. Tell the seniors their healthcare is getting cut. Reduce their pensions. If someone has to do it, I might as well get paid to be that person.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Nono.
Black shoe lawyer! That’s the whole point.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
You'd have to
Nike made especially for him. Five pairs at a time.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Yeah,
went out of actual production in, what, 1980?
If it were reebok I think I could get it done, but Nike is going to be tough.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
honestly, it would be such a money maker for Nike I can see business sense in restocking now.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Give it a year or so . . .
So’s not to look callously opportunistic, and this would absolutely be an item on which Nike could put the retro push.
And I would damn well buy — five pairs, size 11.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
No, not that late.
It’s that they are non-cleated versions of cleats. He always just used to wear whatever the guys were wearing, but than even black Nikes (at least the versions that the guys are wearing now) got to be a little much. Probably in the early to mid 1990’s.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Ah, I thought what he wore was taken out
of production with the invention of the turf shoe for some reason. Don’t recall why I thought that.
Does he auction his off or anything? Charity auctions?
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, the shoes he wears now?
[Yeah, present tense bitch]
Out of production for years. He auctioned a pair off a few years ago, for like 10 grand.
You’re the guy who bought the Cortezs though right?
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Yes sir.
Wear them every Friday on game weeks, Federal court appearance? Oh well, risking it (has only come up once, and it was snowing, so it wasn’t all that ballsy).
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
They still sell cleats that are dead on balls.
The flap over the laces is the key. Although if you’re really a stickler (and I totally am) they aren’t the same. Getting them in just sneakers is the trick.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Yup.
I have some clients that are large sports organizations that have big Reebok contracts. So I get to negotiate with the Reebok execs here and there. Maybe I can convince them when those expire to get bids and negotiate with Nike. It would be a good time to see if I can get an exact pair.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
I spent a long time looking for "Paternos"
My reffing cleats are closer, but those Cortezs are the best sneakers I’ve ever found. And it took me months. I have two pairs. I breaking out the new ones for Court on Tuesday.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Are the new ones also the '06s?
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
Don't the shoes show up
as a marker that gets some players into situations in the Denlinger book? I read it quite a ways back — but I’m largely sure that I remember some jealously of the shoes as a sort of status token.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Still the best background ever
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:18 PM EST reply actions
this is my favorite game from the student section.
hands down. ill never forget his speech.
keep winning ugly
That speech was seriously kick ass
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
I was in the Studnet section for the '02 OSU game
When Joepa beat the Bear’s record. Loudest thing I ever heard in my life. Can still hear that stadium jumping when we won.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
me too!!
cept I can’t remember too much. That’s the alcohol for ya.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, 01
Still have the ticket!
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I was there wearing my 324 shirt!
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I was in the senior section
Can’t remember what I was wearing.
Clothes I presume.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I have this awesome shirt,
On the front it says, “Dear Mr. Bryant,” on the back it says, “Sorry Bear, it’s 324 time in Happy Valley. Fall 2001”
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Nice
I bet you looked real hot in that shirt!!
Okay, been drinking for awhile since I heard about all of this tonight.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I did! LOL!
I still wear it occasionally, although not so much since I moved to Alabama in 2004.
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Pictures?
Seriously, sorry for any and all comments from here on out form me, Stoli 100 proof might make me go “funny”
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I would have to look in some boxes
in the attic for pictures. I don’t like pictures of myself.
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I know exactly what you mean
I think I look awful in every picture of me.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I know I do!
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disagree
you’re too hard on yourself.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
I likely was very close to you.
Well, by stadium standards. I had tickets in the middle upper senior section.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
What sticks out the most, besides the game, is after, during preparation
for the celebration, they played the theme from Backdraft.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
I had junior tickets
we’re all awesome.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
I was somewhere in the senior section
(since I was a 4th year PhD student), but don’t remember where. I have the ticket in a box somewhere.
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ML,
I was very close to you.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Unrequited love is a hell of a thing.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
When Mills
turned the corner on that 69 yard run, were we holding hands?
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
It's just like you to forget the kiss.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
thanks for the humor tonight ML
it’s MUCH appreciated!
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 22, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
Life sucks.
May as well laugh at it as often as possible.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
You know, I remember turning to a guy 2 minutes before half time and joking about how it didn't look like things would work out for Joe.
And he showed me up. Tonight is like deja vu all over again.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
Amazing how an old guy
keeps it fresh, isn’t it?
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Peace and well wishes to the Paterno family and all Penn State fans
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
Thanks!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
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Thanks yo
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
Washington State.
Solid.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
I am really tired of people using moral outrage...
as an excuse to act immorally.
I don’t really believe in heaven or God, I believe we each have one chance on this Earth and that living a legacy that people will never forget is our one shot at immortality.
I hope that one day I will leave even half the legacy that Joe will when he takes his last breath. And take comfort in the high likelihood that the bottom feeders trying to tear him down, even now, will remain as obscure as the screen names they hide behind. Obviously, their mothers and fathers did not love them enough and they were never lucky enough to have a man or woman that was anything like Joe Paterno in their lives.
by BNittsDeMilo on Jan 21, 2012 11:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks, Hawkeye!
Some others in your clan have checked in — we appreciate the support!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
I for one will be wearing PSU gear for the next few days
In honor of JoePa and what he meant for all of us. Anyone care to join me? Might even do a white out tomorrow for Coach.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
by AriesGD on Jan 21, 2012 11:29 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
3/4 of my shit is PSU.....
and i wouldn’t have it any other way.
keep winning ugly
by tlrpsu on Jan 21, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Same
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
definitely tomorrow
can’t really on monday with work dress code…but I’ll try to work in something. maybe just blue and white.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Wear it under your dress shirts
Have done that before.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
no dress shirts
different code for women, if I was a guy I’d surely be sporting a penn state tie.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't know you were a Hottie
My apologies my dear lady.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
man, just when I thought I was becoming known around here!
LOL
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
It is really hard
To tell who is a dude and who is a Hottie.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Look for who is using the period key --
those are the Divas.
/Give no credit to me for that one
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So wait,
I can’t be a dude and a hottie? I resent that.
Leaders Co-Champions
by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Well, if you had a soul
then you might be a hottie.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
Too bad for me then, I guess.
Leaders Co-Champions
by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 21, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
aw, in my heart you are, boss!
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
You're in DC aren't you?
It’s cold now, wear a jacket.I’m in that area, and I make it a point to wear a PSU jacket / sweatshirt to work every day. Not in the dress code, but as long as I take it off when I get there it;s ok. And then I get to hang it by my desk for everyone to see all day.
yep
good call! It’s not as warm as my winter coat but it should do
I also have my ESPN college gameday penn state knit cap I got when gameday was there for the 2005 OSU game. Love that hat.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
It's a little harder for the Divas!
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
exactly
I’m sure I’ll come up with something though. At the least I have my sterling silver Penn State football pendant to wear.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Jan 21, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
I'm a teacher.
I’ll be wearing a PSU t-shirt under a cardigan, jeans, and flats.
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
I've been wearing PSU gear every day since November
Just like I did before that. I refused to change that based on the actions of a few certain people, and I won’t change now.
by ppfcpp on Jan 21, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec
Joe might not always be there physically, but he'll always be there in spirit.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 21, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
I wear my PSU proud and loud
And basically dare people to say anything to me about it.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Same here.
"I guess we had a couple of Catholics praying for US!" - JVP, after the down to the wire win over Notre Dame in 1987
Same with the stuff on my cars.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
My license plate is literally
PENST8R.
"Paige your Auburn opinions dont count unless its with regard to making fun of Roof!" - skarocksoi
Follow @Paige2PSU
mine is
NTN3LN….that should be a thread topic sometime
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
That's a fail for me.
Mine is “SF 11C2S” — my military service predates my Penn State matriculation.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Would join you
in the whiteout, but I’ll be wearing my blue PSU polo to church tomorrow to pray for the Paterno family, maybe after! And I have already decided I’ll be wearing my relatively new “Thank You Joe” t shirt I got for Christmas, great thing about being a PE teacher to get away with t shirts occasionally….especially for this
Yeah I might need to start class
With a lecture on the greatness that is Joseph Vincent Paterno
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I may tell
my first graders to believe that deep down they are destined to do great things….then we will jump rope
by va2pennstate on Jan 21, 2012 11:35 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
May I suggest
“obligated” to do great things. Inspiring young minds begins with imparting a sense of obligation and commitment…wonder where THAT concept came from! My daughter (PSU 07) does this daily with her first grade class, and she’s been proud of what they’ve accomplished together three years running.
In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them
by PSUMarine78 on Jan 22, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks, Tez!
If you can read through this entire thread, you can see the full spectrum of human emotion. It is all here tonight . .. .
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
Same feeling here Tez
Same here
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Joe...one of the greats in college football.
Love and prayers from a Cornhusker.
And is Sue one of the greatest wives ever? When all of that crap was going on, with all of the media swarming the Paterno house, I saw such passion and affection between Joe and Sue, and such strength from Sue. When you give Joe his well-deserved Kudos, please include this amazing women.
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
Thanks, RedValley!
The support from other areas/teams’ fans has been amazing — we appreciate it!!
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks redvalley
Appreciate the love from Husker nation.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Another Hawkeye fan stopping by,
and I want to say that this may be a blessing for Joe. Everything I say from here on is meant respectfully, not critically. I thought he got a raw deal by being fired, but I also think it is possible that he could have done more about Sandusky. If he does pass soon, he (and, I hope, his family) will be spared a massive legal headache in the next few months or years. And, with lung cancer, I’d guess that Joe will also be spared some physical pain (and his family some emotional pain) if he passes soon instead of after a long, drawn-out fight with cancer.
I’ve always admired Joe and the PSU football program. My junior high football team had the same uniforms (the only difference being that we didn’t have numbers on the shoulders of our jerseys). I have a relative that looks a lot like JoePa did about 20 years ago (that relative has been asked for “your autograph, coach” by mistake). So, even when PSU was beating the piss out of Iowa in the 90s, it was tough to hate PSU. On a side note, I have absolutely no problem hating Ohio State.
So, to all you PSU fans, please don’t be too sad for too long. Joe is a legend, and you’ll always have the memories he helped to provide. Hawkeye fans will be dealing with something slightly similar when Hayden Fry or Dan Gable passes. Oh, who am I kidding, Dan Gable will never die.
Speaking of wrestling, good luck for tomorrow’s dual (Iowa vs PSU, I think it will be on Big Ten Network at 9 pm ET on Sunday).
Best wishes and prayers to everyone, and particularly Coach Paterno and his family/friends/players.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
Thanks, Chazz.
Come back later so we can show you the light. Joe did a ton — it’s not all in the public domain yet.
"Make haste to reassure us, I beg you, and tell us that our fellow citizens understand us, support us, and protect us as we ourselves are protecting the glory of the Empire.
"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
by PSU_Lions_84 on Jan 21, 2012 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, looks as if your wrestlers and women's BBall met their waterloo in Happy Valley today.
Didn’t see the wresters but your gals are scrappy. Glad Wahlin will be graduating and we don’t have to meet them again this year at your stomping grounds.
Thanks for stopping by.
We're around 900 comments and I'm going to bed at some point.
Here’s another thread. Please take it over there:
http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2012/1/21/2724679/overnight-vigil
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