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Decanonized Mythologized Disgraced Ped State Monster Coach Joe Paterno (Zombie Icon)

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Halo around State College on the day of JoePa's funeral...so crazy. RIP

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Wow - almost 2 years since this thread was bumped. Sorry - I should have let sleeping dogs lie, I guess.

Trib article today re: naming field after Paterno

There's an on-line article right now on the Tribune Review web site about how some PSU trustees want to name the football field after Paterno. I know that this won't happen unless enough money talks, but this should've been done even before Paterno would've retired as coach under different...
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So the idea is up again to name the field after him.
This guy brings up the history of Beaver Stadium:
In 1960, it was disassembled, moved to the current location and the capacity was increased to 46K.
Since then, the stadium has been expanded six times, reflecting Penn State's rise to national prominence under Joe Paterno—more than doubling in size in the process, from 46K to 106K. There is no reason that money would need to dictate the field being named after JVP, the man responsible for more seats in the stadium than its namesake.
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So in 1960, the stadium held 46,000 people. It's now over 106,000 (as it was in 2011 when he coached his last game). That's a 130% increase. And he owes that whole increase to Paterno.
Without Paterno, Penn State would deserve nothing more than what Baylor has, right? or Air Force or Rice or TCU.
See, Penn State fans, this is why we say that you're a cult. Everything you have, you owe to your Dear Leader.
 
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