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

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Times-Leader: JoePa: Recruiting going fine

Wow! Who knew?

JoePa: Recruiting going fine

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:01 A.M.

His year-to-year contract, says 81-year-old, not hurting him in signing up players.

By Derek Levarse [email protected]
Sports Reporter

With the Joe Paterno contract standoff heading toward limbo for the rest of the year, the 81-year-old coach took some time this weekend to discuss the side effects.

Or dismiss them.

Penn State president Graham Spanier announced recently that discussions of a long-term contract extension for Paterno would be held off until after the season, and that Paterno and the university would work on a year-to-year basis.

Paterno?s current contract expires after the upcoming 2008 season.

One would imagine that this sort of uncertainty could have an adverse effect on the program in some areas, particularly recruiting. While opposing schools using Paterno's age and future against Penn State when competing for a prospect is nothing new, Spanier's decree has perhaps magnified that issue.

Still, Paterno argued vehemently that his hazy future hasn't been an issue.

"Don't you think that (recruits) talk to me about that?" said Paterno on Saturday before the Blue-White spring practice game.. "I tell 'em, 'You know what' Some of the guys that tell you I may not be here are washing streets and doing dishes and things like that,' all right? I don't get into that.

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CBS Sportsline: During contract talks, Paterno stunned to learn he coaches Penn State

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During contract talks, Paterno stunned to learn he coaches Penn State

April 22, 2008

By The Sportsman's Daily
Special to CBSSports.com
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Sportsman's Daily Wire Service) -- 81-year-old Joe Paterno, who has coached the Penn State Nittany Lions for 43 years, announced yesterday that he was shocked to learn during contract talks that he has run the team the past four seasons. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]"I have no recollection of that at all," said the man lovingly referred to as JoePa. "I seem to remember being here before and winning some big games, but some school officials came to my house to talk about a contract, and I had no idea what they were talking about. I wish they'd leave me alone." [/FONT]

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]But Ohio State coach Jim Tressel sees it differently, in a manner of speaking. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]"It's natural for people to begin questioning his age," said Tressel. "But truthfully, that's ridiculous. He's as sharp as a tack. It's those damn glasses. I was at a NCAA dinner with him last year and just for kicks he let me take a look through those things. I practically near threw up -- like I just did a tab of Purple Flats, Green Double Domes, or Pink Witches -- real trippy stuff. For about 10 minutes afterward I thought the wall paper was threatening me." [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]"It has to be the glasses," said Penn State physics professor Dr. Gyorgi Ustinov. "Back in the late 1960s, some of the more liberal students here would sneak into his office and try to wear his glasses to experience a sense of spiritual enlightenment and to 'look at all the pretty colors.' I think Mr. Paterno has simply abused his glasses over the years, and the result has left him slightly bamboozled. I'd suggest a 12-step program or contact lenses." [/FONT]
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Timmons: I'm back on the team

Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Last Updated: 04/24/2008 09:55:12 PM EDT

Knowledge Timmons, the former William Penn standout, said he was reinstated to the team late Wednesday -- along with starting defensive tackle Chris Baker, linebacker Navorro Bowman and tight end Andrew Quarless, two more potential starters.

"It's a relief," Timmons said. "I got another chance. It's a fresh start, sort of."

Timmons, a junior, had been suspended from the Penn State team since November for his behavior in the moments after a fight in the student union last fall, where police said he overturned tables and refused to leave the scene.
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It is great to see that they are finally cracking down on this unruly out of control behavior in Happy Valley by the PSU football players. Before the crackdown, these guys would have never been suspended or if they were they would have been reinstated much earlier. I also heard that since their stadium was so clean that the players had to clean their rooms now
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For those of you who think Joe Paterno isn't good enough to lead Penn State to at least a January 1st bowl game this year, just remember...

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