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Re: Spanier and Paterno Are Out at Penn State 

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...Joe Paterno has always been the villain to us folks living in the South. His teams could and would beat SEC teams about as often as he lost to em. Grudging respect was what we had for him. Old Joe was the last of a dying breed. Somehow he seemed larger than life and for that reason I wanted these allegations to be false. Joe was a hero and an icon in a country that desperately needs em right now. Sadly, Joe looked the other way when it came time for him to make a decision involving a friend.

...in an interview once, Joe was asked what he would like for people to say about him when he was gone.

"I would like for people to say I made Penn State a better place".

Joe, ya let us down. Who's gonna be our hero now? Joe, we hardly knew ya!




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Spanier and Paterno Are Out at Penn State
By: clo in FFFT
Thu, 10 Nov 11 1:42 PM 		Msg. 35812 of 65535

Spanier and Paterno Are Out at Penn State

Graham B. Spanier, one of longest-serving and highest-paid university presidents
in the nation, who has helped raise the academic profile of Penn State during
his tenure, stepped down Wednesday night after a sexual-abuse scandal involving
a prominent former assistant football coach and the school’s failure to act to
halt further harm.

Spanier’s departure came as the university’s Board of Trustees also ended the
84-year-old Joe Paterno’s career, denying him his wish to finish out the season,
his 46th as head coach and his 62nd over all at the school.

Tom Bradley, longtime defensive coordinator, will become the interim coach
starting on Saturday’s game, and Rodney Erickson, Penn State provost, will
replace Spanier as interim president.

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