JoePa Lets College Football World Know He's Not Dead Yet

Remember June? College Football was still a couple of months away, USC/Ohio State was still considered a pretty even matchup, Rich Rodriguez was undefeated at Michigan...it was such an innocent time. Ohio State was the clearly the talk of the Midwest, but Joe Paterno was close behind. Was it time for him to hang it up, to turn over the program to his son? Many Big Ten fans thought so. They thought so five years ago, but they let him hang around to pass Bear Bryant. After JoePa started trading the all-time wins record with Bobby Bowden, it became clear to many that Bowden would simply outlast Paterno. How could they show him, one of the best coaches of all time, the door? This was the way things were supposed to happen...if Monty Python had its way:   College Football World: Bring out yer dead. Big Ten Fans: Here's one. (Brings out Joe Paterno) College Football World: That'll be ninepence. JoePa: I'm not dead. College Football World: What? Big Ten Fans: Nothing. ... (link)