With a nod towards fellow Angel (and other half of my brain), Kelly’s eloquent thoughts on Penn State’s consequences, I feel it necessary to present my own.
So, finally, the NCAA decided what they were going to do about the mess... read more »
July 24, 2012 10:12 am / 4 comments
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
–John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron of Acton
The sanctions meted out to Penn State are a little over twelve hours old and the apologists and pundits outraged at the... read more »
July 23, 2012 9:53 pm / 2 comments
May no act of ours bring shame,
To one heart that loves thy name.
May our lives but swell thy fame,
Dear old State, dear old State
—Penn State Alma Mater, Third Stanza
There are some times when what I do during the day intersects–albeit... read more »
July 13, 2012 6:37 pm / 6 comments
So, Joe Paterno is dead. This time for sure. I was a bit surprised when both ESPN Radio and FoxSportsRadio interrupted their programming and adopted the tones one imagines Radio Moscow took when Stalin died. It was nearly Cronkite telling the... read more »
January 22, 2012 11:56 am / 3 comments
Last night, students at Penn State University staged a rally on the front lawn of Joe Paterno’s home. They held signs and chanted for the coach. They sang stadium cheers. They showed their support for the man whose name is synonymous with... read more »
November 9, 2011 6:11 pm / 4 comments
Yesterday I alluded to the Mandated Reporter law and included a link to the Pennsylvania state law. There are a lot of people trying to tell me that Joe Paterno did nothing wrong, that he fulfilled his end of the deal by telling his higher-ups... read more »
November 9, 2011 1:22 pm / 1 comment
“If this is true, we were all fooled along with scores of professionally trained in such things and we grieve with the victimes and their families.”
–Joe Paterno, Penn State Coach
First of all. No, we who are... read more »
November 7, 2011 1:19 pm / 4 comments