The late Joe Paterno pens one final letter to his players

mutineer10 · 07-13-2012, 12:19 PM

Such a messed up story on so many levels ... but the bottom line is people kept an atrocious crime (or CRIMES) quiet for the sake of avoiding bad PR & not to tarnish this "great man's" legacy.

I can't conceive of allowing child sexual abuse to continue under your watch for ANY reason, let alone your pathetic legacy ... and now THIS is what your legacy has become. This final letter to players is thinly-veiled propaganda to deflect the attention of an unspeakable act away from Paterno's precious football program.

I hate to feel that way about a man who was truly a great football coach, and in many ways a great educator. That's what ultimately makes this situation so difficult ... you don't WANT to hate Paterno, but the evidence makes it hard NOT to ...

07-13-2012, 12:19 PM	#1
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	Such a messed up story on so many levels ... but the bottom line is people kept an atrocious crime (or CRIMES) quiet for the sake of avoiding bad PR & not to tarnish this "great man's" legacy. I can't conceive of allowing child sexual abuse to continue under your watch for ANY reason, let alone your pathetic legacy ... and now THIS is what your legacy has become. This final letter to players is thinly-veiled propaganda to deflect the attention of an unspeakable act away from Paterno's precious football program. I hate to feel that way about a man who was truly a great football coach, and in many ways a great educator. That's what ultimately makes this situation so difficult ... you don't WANT to hate Paterno, but the evidence makes it hard NOT to ... sharke likes this.