Penn State fires Mike Tomlin.

[Devo]

Yes, apparently mediocrity and woke hiring finally awakened someone from their sleep at Penn State, and they fired their version of Mike Tomlin, AKA, a lesson in how to be good enough to be mediocre.

Seems like taking the number two ranked team and destroying it, has caused the button to be pushed, and at least it didn't take two decades to can Franklins lousy ass, that was ONLY hired because they wanted diversity.

Well, now they have it, a diverse Chancellor who closes local campuses, and then gets a raise.

Luckily, whomever wields the power at the stadium, came to their senses.

Buy Bye James Franklin, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

And put JoePa's Statue back already.

[eyecu2]

Joe Pa?? Isn't he the guy who looked away while Sandusky did his thing??

[HDGristle]

Yup

[victoryformation]

Weren't they ranked #2 three weeks ago going into the Oregon game?
If they could have pulled out that OT game ... everything would have changed!
That UCLA game was a big wake up call!
(Northwestern put the final nail in the coffin!)

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by eyecu2

Joe Pa?? Isn't he the guy who looked away while Sandusky did his thing??

Originally Posted by HDGristle

Yup

Nope. he's the one who forced Sandusky to retire. or give up Sandusky's foundation which he obviously wouldn't do. Paterno smelled smoke before the fire. there were allegations in the late 90's, years before the campus incident. the ADA declined to prosecute, didn't think the case was winnable. that ADA later became Governor of PA.



why u yinzers want to throw Paterno under the bus is both amusing and false.



Franklin simply proved he could win but not win big enough. somewhat surprising Penn St dumped him early. panic firings never seemed their style.

[victoryformation]

Joe Pa knew full well what Jerry Sandusky was into!
He turned a blind eye cuz ... Jerry Sandusky won him a national championship in the '87 Fiesta Bowl!
(Jerry Sandusky's defense forced Vinny Testaverde into 5 interceptions!)
" I owe you one!"

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by victoryformation

Joe Pa knew full well what Jerry Sandusky was into!
He turned a blind eye cuz ... Jerry Sandusky won him a national championship in the '87 Fiesta Bowl!
(Jerry Sandusky's defense forced Vinny Testaverde into 5 interceptions!)
" I owe you one!"

amazing. you are both right and wrong in the same post. impressive.


there were no allegations going back to 1986. there may have been crimes but none were reported. the late 90's allegation is why Paterno forced Sandusky to retire. Paterno suspected the allegation was true even if the DA declined to prosecute.


it was Penn State not Paterno that granted Sandusky an unusual retirement package that led to the on campus incident that broke the scandal open.


"Upon his retirement, Sandusky was awarded "both an unusual compensation package and a special designation of 'emeritus' rank that carried special privileges, including access to the university's recreational facilities."

[Devo]

Completely fucking off topic.

Hurry up and spew your fucking Paterno hatred, and your Trump Derangement SHIT, NOW, because I have asked to have this thread locked.

[Devo]

Originally Posted by victoryformation

Weren't they ranked #2 three weeks ago going into the Oregon game?
If they could have pulled out that OT game ... everything would have changed!
That UCLA game was a big wake up call!
(Northwestern put the final nail in the coffin!)

Yes, they were, and thanks for the reply that was on Topic, and I had that bad feeling, it was going to be the seasons end, last weeks game was HORRID, and frankly I was kinda surprised not surprised he got canned that quick.

Franklin is not a hard enough coach.

[bambino]

Great recruiter, bad coach. I was surprised they canned him in season. But the fan base wanted him gone. Shed no tears for Franklin. He’ll leave with a truckload of cash and will find a new spot to coach.