It's a fairly common exchange of phrases.  Every couple of months a reporter asks Joe how long he'll be around, every time he responds by mumbling some form of "three four five more years" and everyone just shrugs and says "fine". 

So with the increased retirement banter of this particular offseason comes an increased discussion about how Joe is hurting the program.  The most common criticism, one brought up behind his back by opposing coaches and through our TV sets by know it all ESPN analysts, is the number of recruits that are being driven away by his obviously eminent retirement.  Three Four Five Years is probably not long enough to see the class of 2009 through there four years of eligibility.

But why is this relevant?  How is Paterno's future any less certain than the other 119 coaches in D1a?

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2007 Recap

2007 Record: 9-4 (6-2)

To say the 2007 season got off to a disastrous start for the Michigan Wolverines would be an understatement. They returned virtually everyone on offense and most of the defense from the team that was one win away from playing for the National Championship in 2006. Expectations were high in Ann Arbor, and along with them came a lofty #5 preseason ranking.

Week one was supposed to be a glorified scrimmage against Div. IAA Appalachian State. But we all know what happened. The two-time Div. IAA champs took the Wolverines to school that day shredding Lloyd Carr's defense to rags. And then there were kittens.

Awww...What's wrong, little guy?

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