Come To Think Of It...Is This The End Of The Line For JoePa?

 

Published 3/30/2008 by Bob Warja at Bleacher Report - College Football

  Joseph Vincent Paterno, or JoePa as he is known, is about to enter his 59th season at Penn State, and his record 43rd as head coach. Paterno, 81, is the second-winningest coach in major college football, behind Florida State's Bobby Bowden. He has survived many calls for him to either retire or be fired. University administrators faced some difficult times as many fans screamed for JoePa's head during the rough times at Penn State, knowing the guts it would take to actually fire a living legend. And JoePa will probably die on the sidelines before he will voluntarily retire. Yet a legend like him should go out on his own terms and if he waits too long, that might not be possible, which would be a shame. From 2000 - 2004, Paterno's football teams had a losing record in all but one season. But fortunately for exasperated university officials, his teams have experienced a resurgence the past few years. JoePa's influence goes well beyond the sidelines. Penn State, the university ... [link]

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