JoePa's College Football WeeK #11

[joepa66]

JOEPA'S YTD: 56 - 62 - 3
UNITS: -16.00
MAC: 19 - 17
WEEK #10: 10 - 9

Two, count 'em, a pair of 1/2 point losses vs. the spread last week.....YUCK! Gonna be a long week of football and waiting and watching the mess unfold in UnHappy Valley. You just have to have known they would crucify JoePa and make him part of the goat herd they are gonna lead to the slaughter. My head is in turmoil and many are to blame! The grand jury document is disgusting. Please don't put JoePa---next to Eddie Robinson---probably the D-1 coach who has done more for the education and lives of not only African Americans but all football players in his program than anyone else. I have read all the stories, talked to people I know on the ground at PSU and the whole university and its' culture is in shock Students are not going to classes and the air has gone out of the town and the university staff. I am trying to remain cool, level-headed and measured in weighing all the information and realize that a total cleansing will be needed in order for all to move on. The problem I have is that everyone is pointing fingers, and the lynch mob is focusing on the "round-up" and forgetting about the young men who were abused. First, let's get justice for them by getting this demented man put in his rightful place. For me, anything short of dragging him behind a pick up truck down a gravel road is indeed too good for him.....


NORTHERN ILLINOIS -5.5 @ Bowling Green W
TOLEDO -12 vs. Western Michigan L



OVEN MITT YTD: 3 - 5
Week #10: 0 - 1



BOL to ya!

[thewickler]

I am gonna be with you...good luck to us

[Jerbeek]

A truly sad ending to a remarkable career. I hope they don't tie any more stuff to Joe Pa but it certainly does not look good. It is sad that the inexcusable actions of one person can sour so many careers and the reputation of a program.

[LoveHateTheIllini]

Best of Luck JoePa

[Badger]

I read the grand jury report ... I'm sorry but JoePa turned his back and hoped it would go away. He's guilty of a lack of morals and character, the same things he preached so well over the years. Hell, the janitors knew the guy was a predator!

It is very sad it ends this way. But it is more sad he turned his back and allowed it to continue.

This is all so surreal. But there's no way he survives this.

[joepa66]

He's guilty of a lack of morals and character, the same things he preached so well over the years. Hell, the janitors knew the guy was a predator.....

Wrong or right, no one has ever been convicted of bad morals. Some people would say we have bad morals because we are wagering on sports. I'm not saying JoePa is innocent, but I am not saying he is guilty either. We just don't have all the facts or all the information. It's too early yet. Maybe he put too much faith in "the system" to take care of things after he reported the incident to the AD and campus police supervisor. We can get into a pissing match on this all day long, but JoePa didn't see anything but reported an allegation which was just that.

BUT, NO ONE, absolutely NOT ONE of the people who heard the allegation reported it to the state police or any outside agency! The janitors, McQueary, Spanier, Curley, Shultz, the two detectives who investigated a 1998 incident that was "closed with no action", et. al.....and yes, JoePa.....none of them! Not even the mother of one of the victims who made the allegation in 2002. Not blaming her for trying to protect her son, but the abuse continued because she didn't pursue charges or go to anyone but Sandusky and confront him. Why? We don't know! She blames Spanier and Curely and doesn't even mention JoePa.

I don't think JoePa makes it through either. As I initially said, rightly or wrongly, sometimes a thorough cleansing needs to take place in order to attempt to right a ship. There will always be that glimmer of doubt or shadow of doubt hanging over the school or football program.

Ok, enough said. it's a lose-lose for all. Let's stick to predicting 'em!

[Badger]

Ok, enough said. it's a lose-lose for all. Let's stick to predicting 'em!

AGREED!

What the f**k is going on in the MAC??? Some of the worst defense I've ever seen.

[joepa66]

TEMPLE -13 vs. Miami,OH L

[joepa66]

OPEN LETTER ON A PHILADELPHIA WEB SITE TO CONSOLE PSU FANS...

“Dear Penn State Fan/Alumni,

You don’t know me. Sure, we may have seen each other once or twice at a road game or a tailgate, but aside from a passing glance, and an occasional hello, we are strangers. Heck, we’re actually more like enemies. After all, I’m a fan of The Ohio State University – tOSU, or O$U as you might call it. Since you guys joined the Big Ten Conference in the early-90s we’ve built a pretty spirited rivalry, with more than its fair share of heroics, heartbreaks, and triumphs. To be sure, we’ve both crossed the line on occasion. Urine balloon barbs and incontinence jabs have clouded the fact that we’re actually not that different, you and I. We’re both proud disciples of two of the most storied programs in all of college football, and although you’d be hard pressed to get a Buckeye fan to say it to your face, we respect the hell out of you and your traditions.

I’m writing because I know how you feel right now. The actions of your beloved president, coach, and athletic director have shaken your program to the core and have threatened your own faith in humanity. You’re shocked that someone you idolized could have done something so stupid, so selfish, so infuriatingly contradictory to the values they spent decades promoting. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not comparing what happened in Columbus to what’s alleged to have happened in State College. Only Bob Ryan is stupid enough to draw that parallel. What I am saying is that I know what it feels like to have a personal hero disgraced. To watch someone you admire, who did more good in a week than most of us do in our entire lifetimes get publicly shamed, and forced out under a cover of darkness. To see a legacy irrevocably stained and treasured accomplishments tarnished. To have one person’s mistakes drag your university’s good name through the mud. To be labeled an accomplice to the crime by virtue of your fan allegiances.

As I was driving to work this morning, I heard one of your own call in to The Herd and explain that he didn’t know how he was going to unapologetically put on the Blue and White and sing “Fight On, State” this Saturday. He’s not the only one to express that sentiment. Perhaps you’re feeling a little this way.

This is what I want to say to you. You are not Joe Paterno. You are not Tim Curley. You are not Gary Schultz. You are not Graham Spanier, and you are sure as hell not Jerry Sandusky. Their alleged sins are not your own. They may be the most recognizable faces of your beloved program, but they are not Penn State. They are not a 156 year old center of higher learning. They are not a century of football tradition. Their flaws cannot eclipse the innumerable scientific, artistic, and humanitarian contributions your university, and its 44,000 students and 570,000 living alumni have made and will continue to make to the world at large.

The spirit of a program, of a university, and of a state is so much bigger than any one person.

So do yourself a favor, and stop thinking about Joe Paterno. No amount of discussion can change what happened, and his bed is made for better or worse. Recognize that only time can tell how he will be remembered. (For what it’s worth, I hope beyond hope that the facts turn out favorably.) Say a prayer for the children, and on Saturday, put on your Silas Redd jersey, brave the cold, and cheer your ass off for your team.
Not because you support the coaches, because you support the men on the field. Not because you endorse the administration, because you believe in the University as a collective whole. Penn State University has always been (and will always be) about one thing and one thing only: making life better.

It’s not just a motto, it’s a mission. And you’re still a part of that.

Pray for the children. Cheer for the team. And in two weeks, make the drive to Columbus, so you can watch us bury your Big Ten title aspirations in person.

Sincerely,

A Buckeye Fan”

[419gottamin]

My sentiments exactly.

[Daws1089]

good luck

[joepa66]

Going with two roadies tonight!

OHIO -7 @ Central Michigan W
VIRGINIA TECH -1.5 @ Georgia Tech W

[joepa66]

Adding a 3rd roadie!

HOUSTON -34 @ Tulane W

[irishmike]

Very NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck this weekend:thumbs:

[joepa66]

FRIDAY -
SYRACUSE +4 vs. South Florida L

SATURDAY -
EASTERN MICHIGAN -3.5 vs. Buffalo W
LOUISVILLE -2.5 vs. Pitt L
MICHIGAN STATE -2.5 @ Iowa W
WEST VIRGINIA +4 @ Cincinnati W...SU
MISSISSIPPI +3 vs. Louisiana Tech L
AUBURN +13 @ Georgia L
ARKANSAS -14 vs. Tennessee W
KENT STATE -5 @ Akron W
MISSOURI +2 vs. Texas W...SU
FLORIDA +3.5 @ South Carolina L

ADDED PLAYS -
SAN DIEGO STATE -13.5 @ Colorado State L
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI -8.5 vs. Central Florida L



OVEN MITT YTD: 3 - 5

"DEFINITELY"
NEBRASKA -3.5 @ Penn State L....1/2pt


BOL to everyone!