Tag Archives: Paterno

Petrino, 0-1

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

A few months ago, I wrote a series of blogs predicting the fate of Joe Paterno. He’d been allowed to become a runaway coach, but his reign, I suggested, had come to an end. There was no way a Board of … Continue reading →

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Joe Pa Redux

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Members of the Penn State Board confirmed today that one of the key reasons for Paterno’s dismissal was the statement he issued earlier that morning telling the trustees they didn’t need to worry their pretty little heads about him anymore. … Continue reading →

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Who’s on first?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

16 years of good work and then, poof, it’s all up in smoke. Penn State’s President is asked to resign. There’s lots of angles one can take on the whole Penn State story and, goodness knows, the press is covering … Continue reading →

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Joe Pa and Rick Pe

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

No surprises tonight. An hour ago, the Penn State Board fired the President and the Coach. When I read Coach Paterno’s statement from this afternoon announcing he would retire after the season and telling the Board of Trustees they could … Continue reading →

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That little pigskin (Penn State and other musings)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

I’ve been fortunate to have played in and administered intercollegiate athletic programs at the NCAA Division III level. Neither Swarthmore nor Oglethorpe will ever play Penn State or Ohio State for the national championship in football. Well, neither Swarthmore nor … Continue reading →

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