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RIP Joe Paterno

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Ben_Hecht, Jan 21, 2012.

  1. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    All newsworthy, serious input appreciated.
     
  2. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    First post on this thread comes from Mark Brennan, who is legit.

    http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=157&f=1395&t=8602212
     
  3. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    http://twitter.com/#!/cvmikesisak
     
  4. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    Just reported on CBS. Family called in for final words.
     
  5. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch


    Just heard this. Attributed to Citizen-News.
     
  6. Tommy_Dreamer

    Tommy_Dreamer Well-Known Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/12/11/2628572/joe-paterno-health-lung-cancer-hip?sct=hp_t2_a3

    That was on cnnsi.com
     
  7. farmerjerome

    farmerjerome Active Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    I may have posted this on here already, but I'll repeat it.

    Whatever he did, this was the one thing I didn't want to happen to him. I was afraid that when he stopped coaching it would be another Bear Bryant scenario.

    Don't get me wrong, what he did was wrong and prideful and awful. But he will die full of regrets with this fresh in his mind knowing he did a terrible thing. We may not think he knows it, but deep down I think he knows.
     
  8. WTFünke

    WTFünke Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    Joe Posnanski's certainly going to have his work cut out for him ...
     
  9. WTFünke

    WTFünke Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    Just to add to that point: Bear Bryant died Jan. 26.
     
  10. mb

    mb Active Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    To me, the Bryant situation is completely different from this.

    Bryant died at 70 of a massive heart attack. Was believed to be in great health.
    Paterno coached to 85 and apparently has been dealing with lung cancer.
     
  11. farmerjerome

    farmerjerome Active Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    Very true, I just had a feeling that Joe wouldn't make it very far past the end of his career, no matter what the cause.
     
  12. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Re: Personal Paterno Watch

    I always thought the Paterno "fear" of going out like Bryant was a bit short-sighted. Bryant lived on a diet of bourbon and Chesterfield's through most of his life. He was a much greater health risk than Joe, who to my knowledge never smoked and was a social drinker if anything.
     
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