Penn State

Re: Penn State

• KareBear0408

  July 2012

  blueandgold749:

  KareBear0408:

  I have such contradicting opinions about this.

  I feel for the players/students who were innocent in the situation and are still feeling penalized. As a huge sports fan, I understand how I would feel if someone just took our Super Bowl win away....

   

  However, if they took our win away because someone on the Colts was pulling that shiit, I would understand why they did it. I understand JoPa is a legend. I get that. I really do. And I respect that. But let's not lie, he knew about it. And from my understanding, he did tell his superiors about it. But they did nothing about it. So why didn't he go to the police? And I understand that now his legacy is tarnished in the views of a lot of people (as far as mine go, he was still a good coach but I don't agree with his actions.) but his legacy is tarnished because of his own reactions (or lack there of) to what was happening.

  I'm not trying to offend anyone at all, just stating my own opinion.
  

  I agree with you (shocker).  Which is also how I can still respect Michael Vick or Tiger Woods or others as athletes despite their actual character (or lack thereof).  And I believe that's what's giving the Penn State people such a hard time with this and causing them to still defend JoePa.  Not because they condone his or anyone else's actions, and not because they don't have sympathy for the victims, but because they're still seeing him as a coach, of which he was damn good.  Some people can compartmentalize, and some can't separate one from the other.  Both are ok. 

  I'm shocked  And I totally get what you're saying. My issue is the people who are on the news (which leave it to the news to find the radicals) that are all "JoePa was an AMAZING MAN he didn't deserve this!!" He was an amazing coach, yes. But he didn't deserve to be reprimanded for wrong doings? Just because he wasn't directly involved and he wasn't the one who did the deed..he knew about it. I understand it's a harder pill to swallow because he passed away right after being fired but I'm sorry..I don't blame the college for firing him. He covered it up and he didn't tell the police. That's enough of a reason.

  And for the record-most of my dislike for players in the NFL I still respect them. Except Ellis Hobbs and Philip Rivers-they're just asssholes. And I'm not even getting started on Bounty gate...although I do think that if the NFL is going to give the Saints so much scrutiny, that they should look into every NFL team because you'll never convince me their the only team that does it..they were just dumb enough to tell a Vikings player about it...just like Spygate. The Pats are not the only team to do it..they just got caught. I still claim if it ever comes out that the Saints hurt Peyton's neck, they better hope it's before February. 
  

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