The Curious Joe Paterno Contract Situation

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The End Has No End
Published 2/13/2008 by SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
... "What would I do? That's what he says. Well, what happened to this 'team' we always talked about?" [...] "We've asked the president to come up with a plan for after 2008," said a trustee. "And I'm pretty sure the sentiment is [Paterno] shouldn't coach past 2008. "Now, the question is, will Joe do the classy thing or will he fight it? I know he doesn't want to be paraded around. But you also have to remember his ego is as big as New Jersey." - - - (HT: The Wiz) For one thing, Paterno's presence on the sideline has been dangerous for a few ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 2/13/08
Published 2/13/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... “His ego is as big as New Jersey.” Penn State trustees, boldly commenting off the record, approximate the exact size of Joe Paterno’s ego while engaging in the preferred activity of Nittany Lion fans worldwide: wondering when the hell Joe Pa will retire. ...

Paterno's Last Stand!
Published 2/13/2008 by Paterno Lives! at The Big Eleventh
Talking about Paterno and Spanier's final dual is all the rage this morning. RUTS brought it up yesterday after this story was put out by the Patriot News (HT: RUTS). BSD got over his cold and commented this morning. This is none surprising except that most of the 'general' blogs felt compelled to talk about it also. Here and here. Basic consensus: Paterno's long held control of the program, and his job security, are fading faster than Clemen's credibility (zing!). In part because he is Joe ...