Joe Paterno's Legacy Dies At 85 (ESPN Tribute)

[moreson7]

ESPN left out so much information just to make Paterno look bad and to capitalize on this; this video is an insult just like everything else they've made since the story broke. Whats worse is that the majority of people just blindly believe anything these media outlets say. In the end it's all about ratings.

[JapanUSACoalition]

if these actions happened so long ago, then why did they have to wait precisely until his shining record breaking moment to tear it all down? to make people believe that PSU is this horrible place where no one cares about children or something? it's amazing to me that people can't see how ESPN manipulated the population into believing what they put out there. just think about it, ESPN is getting rich by tearing down the legacy of a great man. using his funeral to cover the scandal. disgusting.

[JapanUSACoalition]

the whole thing is sickening. the allegations are sickening both of Sandusky and Bernie Fine, but it's also sickening to see how ESPN pounced on this and it resulted in a great man being dead within months and dying in an undignified way with this saga still looming. even if all this stuff happened, don't you find it puzzling that this news "broke" right when Paterno won his 409th game?

[JapanUSACoalition]

if it isn't media spin, then why wasn't Jim Boeheim fired? why wasn't the Bernie Fine thing a "cover up"? Why did Syracuse remain #1 in basketball? why didn't the Syracuse board of trustees fire Boeheim for "not doing more"? where isn't the same litmus test used there, when the accused remained on the Syracuse staff all this time when ESPN had a tape connecting the dots. it sounds like PSU did not allow Sandusky to continue coaching after knowing about the allegations, unlike Syracuse.

[JapanUSACoalition]

it's basically as you say "your job is to get ratings". that is true, but it's a sad truth, because you have a man in Joe Paterno that actually ran a program that prepared student athletes for the real world. he was beloved and he earned that, legitimately and then all the support he earned was lost thanks to ESPN's hypercritical self righteousness. if Sandusky has a problem, then isn't that Sandusky's problem. what does it have to do with Penn State or Joe Paterno? that's all media spin.

[JapanUSACoalition]

and of course what Sandusky is accused of is wrong. most people should criticize him for those allegations. it is normal to do so, but they use that morality to say ohh all the rest of it goes with the territory, which it obviously doesn't. this saga was unleashed on the entire country when the country needed to just watch college football and forget about the worries of the world. this saga may seem normal to ESPN, but they created a problem by making the good guys the bad guys.

[CptUSAmerica]

Lets All Have A Moment Of Silence For Joe "Keep The Silence" Paterno...

& Lets All THANK GOD That Joe Pa Saw His Legacy, His Reputation & His PSU Crumble Before He Died...Caring More About His Beloved PSU Football Then He Did The Innocent Young Raped Boys Of Jerry "The Devil" Sandusky.

The LITTLE WEASEL Knew Exactly What Was Going On Starting In 98'... HE KNEW A GROWN MAN'S PENIS WAS BEING ENTERED INTO THE ASSES OF YOUNG INNOCENT BOYS & HE DID NOTHING BUT "TURN THE OTHER CHEEK"!!!



[toxicity57]

Wouldn't expect any less bullshit from ESPN

[R0B0H0G]

Wow ESPN. You turned a tribute video for one of the greatest coach for any sport the world has known, into another chance to bring up the PSU scandal from this year. That takes alot of balls.

[CptUSAmerica]

@R0B0H0G Thats How The WORLD Will Remember Joe"Keep The Silence"Paterno. The CoverUp Of Many Rapes On Young Innocent Boys, Some Commited On PSU Campus By One Of The Little Weasel's Coaches, Which He 1st Knew Of in 98'

State College Can Remember The Joe Paterno That Was Before... Before The World Found Out Of The Devilish Acts Being Commited In PSU Football Locker Rooms By One Of His Top Coaches.

The World Will Remember Joe Pa As a Man You Cared More About His Legacy Then Innocent Children

[troydawg47]

Whole thing sucks man

[Ur2ez4me81]

Even before this scandal broke out the media has been attacking PSU from multiple angles...It was kind of obvious that the major media outlets were pushing for sensationalism whilst turning public opinion against Paterno like he protected this "scum bag..." Shameful, ESPN & other media outlets owe Joe & his family a apology...

[godzilla1077]

@Ur2ez4me81 Quit apologizing for Paterno.

[Scarred55]

Like one of the guys they interviewed this morning "i think he died of a broken heart" we love you Joepa we will love you no matter what everyone will love you a little bit you're records will always remain untouched R.I.P Joepa

[jlockhart316]

Someone REALLY needs to change the title. The funny thing about legacy is that it NEVER DIES. It may not be as shiny as before, but it still shines brighter than most in college football. Joe Pa alway was straight forward. The year before the stuff at OSU, Tressel was in Steubenville, Oh. talking about the importance of honesty and dignity in football. We all saw how that worked out.

[1psuviking]

ESPN basically called for his job! Now at the end Rinaldi says it wasn't his fault? Assholes! ESPN and other media outlets made Joe Pa to be the Fall Guy in the whole Sandusky mess. His name was the biggest to fall or crash and burn. Nothing personal, its for tv ratings. FU ESPN!

[michfan60]

@1psuviking He didn't say it wasn't Paterno's fault at the end. He said something tragic happened at Penn State, but it wasn't the FALL of Paterno.

[1psuviking]

@michfan60 - my bad.. Amongst the tears, etc. I thought he said "fault". Whether or not ESPN still thinks he was to blame. He was a scapegoat and I think that is what killed him. He died of a broken heart. :(

[JapanUSACoalition]

@1psuviking ESPN created this. They created the sensational hypocritical pressure that led to Joe Paterno being fired, which in turn led to unimaginable stress in Paterno's mind, which led to physical deterioration. ESPN took away Joe Paterno's happily ever after. Now they run an "ESPN tribute". these power hungry self righteous vultures at ESPN ended the peace of mind and good will that the world had regarding Paterno and Penn St. The real people will never forgive ESPN for their conduct.

[1psuviking]

@JapanUSACoalition - I totally agree with you! ESPN knew about Syracuse and Bernie Fein yet they sit back and create a firestorm over Joe Pa and the Penn State scandal. I have heard there are a lot of Syracuse people that work and have gone through ESPN and we all knew Penn State football whipped their ass througout the years. They used to play quite often in the past and obviously while Paterno was there at the helm. ESPN are a bunch of hippocritical mo fo's and killed him!

[CptUSAmerica]

@1psuviking @JapanUSACoalition

If You Have a Story & You're A Business Like ESPN & Your Job Is To Get Ratings... Are You Going To Run With A No Name Like Bernie Fine Or The Legend Joe Paterno?

Exactly... Use Your Brains Morons. Paterno Is The Bigger Draw & In The Media The Bigger Draw ALWAYS Wins... Its Common Sense.

Now Thats Not To Say What Bernie Fine Did Was Okay. IT IS NOT!! Raping Innocent Children Is The Devils Work & Whoever Takes Part In Such Acts Should Burn In Hell !

[JapanUSACoalition]

@CptUSAmerica What Sandusky did is not Joe Paterno's fault. This guilt by association contributed greatly to Joe Paterno's death, which was created by the mainstream media. Blackledge alluded to this as well. Had the saga not been unleashed and name associated with Penn State, Paterno might not have died yet and may have coached the remainder of the season, and when he retired he would have retired without this negative publicity for something he had no control over.

[JapanUSACoalition]

@CptUSAmerica the stress from this and ESPN's role is as hypocritical and as self righteous as it gets. ESPN punished Joe Paterno for another man's actions. At the same time, they covered up a similar allegation at Syracuse involving an active coach, only to turn self righteous when vilifying Paterno for "not doing more", then cash in on Paterno's funeral by covering the funeral and trying to score ratings points by using his obituary as another opportunity to talk more about the scandal.

[JapanUSACoalition]

@CptUSAmerica basically, this whole thing was orchestrated to bring down PSU. It was pure jealousy. just look at the timing of it. after Paterno wins his record breaking 409th win. they made it seem like the entire PSU school was in on a "cover up". every school has dirt in their closet, but the mainstream media is the one choosing who to bring down. they are exerting their power so that PSU can't be good at football anymore and they can no longer stand for what they used to. it's horrific.

[godzilla1077]

@JapanUSACoalition Paterno kept it inhouse, he knew what happend.