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Comment on Paterno’s vanity by College Football Predictions

College Football Predictions — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:14:33 +0000

Paterno just signed on again too. He’s going to be coaching until he’s 110.

Comment on Why Baseball Needs Instant Replay by froberts

froberts — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:03:08 +0000

I agree. Horrible call. Even as an LSU fan, there were several bad ones in that game.

Comment on Why Baseball Needs Instant Replay by Mom2KidsMortgage

Mom2KidsMortgage — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:55:31 +0000

The Virginia Cavaliers sure could have used instant replay as well last night, although they also could have used a 3rd base umpire. The 3rd base ump called a ball foul that clearly landed behind the left fielder in fair territory. The mark the ball left in the dirt even proved it fair. That would have at least been a double, but instead the batter had to go back to the plate. I don’t understand why the 3rd base ump called the ball foul so early, when waiting a few seconds to call it fair wouldn’t have changed anything, particularly since the left field knew it was fair and immediately began to run after the ball and try to make the play. UNBELIEVABLE!!

Comment on Breaking News – Saban to leave Crimson Tide? by AlexSorent

AlexSorent — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:10:24 +0000

Well, these are interesting thoughts. I think they are true. However, everything is
relative and ambiguous to my mind.

Comment on Why Baseball Needs Instant Replay by Gaston

Gaston — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Sounds like you’re more upset with the Mets losing than instant replay.

Comment on Paterno’s vanity by froberts

froberts — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:23:54 +0000

Richard,
I would have written the same thing about Bobby Bowden, btw. The majority of the coaching on that team is done by the assistants, I believe, and BB has very little to do with it. I believe the same goes for Paterno.
As for his comments, I understand JoePa’s sense of humor. But I think there is more truth to his own comments than he would like to admit. A Freudian slip, perhaps.

AR,
I think what Joe Paterno is afraid of is what happened to Bear Bryant. Quit coaching, and was dead a year later. I think he has that on his mind. His persistence makes Penn State football more about him than it is Penn State, and once he leaves, it will be very difficult, I believe for them to recover.

Comment on Paterno’s vanity by RIchard Butwin

RIchard Butwin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:01:04 +0000

While it may difficult to understand how an 80+ person can compete in this arena, your argument is hypothetical not factual. No NCAA D1 team accidentally goes 11-1 and to the Rose Bowl. Your depiction of his press box comments also show a lack of knowledge of JoePa. He has an unbelievable dry sense of humor. If you had seen him in more serious interviews you would soon come to realize that this comment was classic Joe “tongue and cheek”. I do not understand how he does it but he clearly does. If you would put his results on paper without his age, anyone would be happy to keep him around. Putting aside his resume, he is clearly one of the most successful coaches in the country in the past 3 years, with 2008 being the best of them.

Comment on Paterno’s vanity by artiger

artiger — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:00:43 +0000

Glad to see you’re still at it.

Even though what goes on in Happy Valley is of little concern to me, I found this an interesting read. I agree, JoePa needs to step away and reflect on a tremendous career, before it winds up ending on a sour note (admittedly, a lot of us thought that prior to last season). He runs the risk of turning Penn St into a “novelty” program.

There’s something about a lot of those guys in that early seventy to eighty-five year old range that seems to make them not want to give up working. I don’t know what it is, maybe they hate coming home or something. I can see going to your early seventies, but working is the last thing I want to be doing at that age (provided I last even that long).

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