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Yes people, I am back! It’s been a long time since I’ve left you with something to laugh at, think about, or just scratch your head. Regardless I know I have a lot of ground to cover and I will definitely be throwing some interesting topics your way in the coming days, weeks, and months.
SO WHAT’S NEW? UNFORTUNATELY THIS…
First thing’s first…Let’s get to this week’s biggest news so far which has been the scandal in State College. If you don’t know the particulars, here’s the main gist of it. Jerry Sandusky, who is known around the college football world as being one of the best linebackers coaches in the country is being charged with over 40 counts of sexual abuse to minors, as well as former collegiate players at Penn State.
To make matters worse, it looks like Joe-Pa was in on it. Yes, Joe Paterno, the most revered coach perhaps in all of college football may or may not have had a hand in some type of cover up.
This week the board of trustees at Penn State University are going to decide the future of Joe Paterno’s status as a head coach. However, today, Joe Paterno announced his decision to call it quits at the end of the season. That is, if the board of trustees allow him to finish off the season in the wake of a huge sex scandal.
YourMvp’s Thoughts;
Folks, I’m not here to pass judgement on anyone. I’m only here to speak my mind. My first thought as a fan of football is to tell the media to shut up and play ball. But after careful thought, this is one of those things that I cannot ignore. I am not a parent, and I am not planning on becoming one anytime soon, but what happened is wrong.
If you were one of the victims’ fathers you wouldn’t be able to overlook this. It’s clear that Jerry Sandusky is the scum of the earth if what he did is true. There’s no debating that. My concern here is trying to determine whether Joe Paterno has done any wrong.
This is a coach that has lasted the length of 12 presidential terms, and in that time he has had a spotless record save for this. Does that make it ok, though? And if it’s not ok, does that mean that this is grounds for getting rid of him. This man is a rock star in State College. I know what I think should be done, but I will refrain from any public judgements, for now.
Feel free to chime in and leave a comment telling me what your thoughts are.
