A cruel End For A Great Coach.

I have resisted any mention, in this blog, of the tragedy at Penn State. Sandusky is surely the lowest in Penn State's storied history. And I can find no humor in it. I care not what happens to him, but I, like most people sat by as coach Paterno was dragged down for doing exactly what he was supposed to do. Because he didn't do more. Well fair enough. A man through his mid seventies to mid eighties may not be perfect in his actions. But it went much further than that. Pundits and late night comedians tore him up. Even the Big Ten has not shown itself to be very "BIG" in it's rush to get in on the degradation of this once iconic coach. But we can be proud of the Board Of Trustees of Pennsylvania State University for treating him with at least some measure of respect and for showing the courage of firing him in a phone call. The reason given for that was because they were concerned for their own safety. A brave move destined to characterize them as heroes. Not even a thank you for half a century of support, both vocally and financially, not to mention the drive to build men of high moral character in his teams. What other coach of a major university's athletics department has worked for so little and given back so much over so long a period of time. And still won't find fault with the way he was treated. It isn't the fault of the university that this tragedy has happened. Nor is it JoPa's fault That fault lies with one monster. But the heroism shown by this universities Board Of Directors suggests they need to all be replaced as quickly as possible. And they certainly don't deserve thanks for their service.