Paterno Should Go Now

If Eli Manning and David Cutcliffe were unable to sustain success

When did these guys fail? Cutcliffe couldn’t find a QB the year after Eli left and was shown the door. That was the dumbest decision Ole MIsses has ever made.

they sort of underachieved each year Manning was there.

but if UGA still backdoored into the SECCG, I think he can survive a loss to AU and GT

And hear me out on this. I’m not trying to belittle what happened to those kids by any means. I just wonder if JoePa really knew what was going on, because I honestly believe that of the 120 FBS college football coaches, he would be the last to let a thing like that happen and knowingly not do anything about it. It is conceivable that he honestly didn’t have any reason to believe the allegations against Sandusky. Think about it from his point of view: someone comes up and tells you that one of your closest friends of numerous years is molesting little boys. Would you believe it? He did the right thing by passing on that information to the AD and President, and since they said that they were baseless claims; why would he have any reason to think it was anything other than an unfounded rumor? Now, I am in no way close to this case and am just conjecturing, but if this type of scenario played out… how much of the blame should he shoulder? If it comes out that he had reason to believe that something was going on despite the objections of his superiors then I’m with you in thinking that his legacy would deserve to be tarnished; I’m just not quite ready to lynch him yet until we hear everyone’s side of the story.

and not to be an apologist for Paterno but without knowing the facts it’s hard to say that he should be gone or not.

Now I have to go back a start all over on my Friday post! Way to Go!

Just kidding.

Pushed out, decided it was time to move on, something like that.
Paterno Fired, I can say that I am genuinely surprised, yet I think it needed to be done.

No one is all powerful, anyone else would have been fired sooner. To know what had happened, but to basically turn a blind eye? I don’t pity the man, it’s just a game, the well being of those kids is far more important than Penn State football or any game will ever be.

Let’s face it, Joe Pa has been screwed since he short sheeted this story back in 2002 when it was brought to his attention.

Folks… take a look around. The football landscape is DRASTICALLY being altered. Looking past the scandal at Penn State… are you catching the other scandals that are coming out? You can’t go to a sports outlet without seeing the negative headlines.

Did you catch that the NCAA just hired a police investigator to head up its investigation division??

Unbelievable.

Cat’s and dog’s…. living together. Mass hysteria!!!!

On a more serious note, I hope these families can get back some sembalance of reality when this guy get’s his justice. I have always read that the innocence is gone… it never comes back.

That said… I am afraid I disagree on the film ESPN did… I think it did a decent job depicting the rivalry. Am I smiling? No… but neither was I smiling before it came on! I think its good to get a good dose of reality to keep everyone grounded. We can all be Updyke if we allow ourselves to be….

And oh yeah… I don’t think bama gets an opportunity to play for the NC… I just don’t see how that get’s sold again to the Nation.

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if Gus Malzahn took the Ole Miss job. I just don’t see that happening. There are so many things wrong with that program… that I don’t think even a young man has the energy to do it all much less a man who is set in already set in his ways like Malzahn.

Gene Chizik should be a warning for EVERY young coach out there: Be careful of where you go… think long and hard. Because that first job may be your last job.

Chizik was lucky.

Don’t you think even Muschamp… who like the rest of us had pretty much bought the Meyers hype at Florida… you simply can’ lose, is now scratching his head wondering why he took that job?? Be careful what you ask for… because you just might get it.

I do think Malzahn gets interviewed. And I think Kirby Smart gets interviewed. But I am not convinced that either of them will take the job. I look for a relative unknown to come in and take the job.

Stll, if I were the AD at the Ole Miss Rebels uh Black Bears… I would find the number to the head coach in Lubbock Texas. When Tommy aswered the phone the first question I would ask after the niceties were out of the way…would be “So Tommy, how cold does it get in Lubbock”…. and followed up with… "are you as miserable as you sound in the “big eleven” ??? Wanna come back to the SEC?

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Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has publicly expressed interest in the job. I know Leach is an acquired taste, but I happen to like him a lot. I’ve enjoyed listening to his daily radio program on Sirius/XM and just finished reading his new book.
 
I have no doubt he was railroaded by the Texas Tech administration. It would be fascinating to see how his offense would operate in the SEC.

I thought we had already seen it at Kentucky. Wasn’t Leach the OC under Hal Mumme?