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As JoePa looks 'from above,' Nittany Lions make old man proud

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The 81-year-old wobbled out of the visiting coaches' booth, cane in hand, gleam in his eye.
"That's the heck of a way to make a buck," Joe Paterno said.
Actually, 17 million of them at this rate. That's the buckage that goes to a BCS conference champion. Suddenly, Penn State is looking at more than that. After winning its toughest game of the season in one of the country's toughest venues, the Nittany Lion-in-winter coach is three games away from punking not only the Big Ten but the country.
How are you going to hold the old man and his spunky team out of the BCS title game? After beating Ohio State 13-6, No. 3 Penn State is 9-0 for the first time since 1994. Its last three games are against Iowa, Indiana and Michigan State.
Joe's hip will give out before his team does.
The Nittany Lions played as dull as their uniforms for much of the night at Ohio Stadium. Their offense was as white bread as their coach's values. But while the rest of the top 25 was throwing up crooked numbers all day, Team Straight and Narrow did it the old-fashioned way.
With a punch. Fifth-year senior Mark Rubin has seen it all, from the dregs of 4-7 in 2004 to a Big Ten title in 2005 to an undefeated start in 2008. So with the game on the line, he drew back an arm and knocked the ball out of Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor's arm.
The ball bounced backwards about 10 yards. Linebacker Navarro Bowman recovered at the Ohio State 39. The offense led by backup quarterback Pat Devlin scored the only touchdown of the game with 6? minutes left to win it.
"One turnover was the ballgame," Paterno said.
And maybe the season.
This is not going to go over well in Austin and Tuscaloosa but you're all being schooled by that old man with the cane. Voyeurs aren't allowed. Media lined the way, just to get a look, as Paterno made his way from the elevator to the booth minutes before the game.
"Jeez, this looks like ..." he didn't finish the sentence.
The coach's son, assistant Jay Paterno, stuck his hand in front of an ESPN camera blocking its view of his father leaving the booth after the game.
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JoePa should hang it up while the getting's good

By Doug Harris
Staff Writer

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Penn State has become the sentimental favorite to reach the national title game this year because many fans want to see longtime coach Joe Paterno end his storied career on a high note.
That certainly would be a fitting send-off for one of the all-time great coaches, especially given the program's dip over the last several years. But there's just one problem with that scenario: Who says Paterno is going to retire even if the Nittany Lions go 13-0?
Every time I've seen the 81-year-old coach questioned about calling it quits, he insists he plans to stick around as long as he feels like he can do the job. Wouldn't a perfect season just reinforce in his mind that he's still capable of running the show?
Actually, the people who most deserve a championship season at Penn State are the school officials who have stuck with Paterno through the dark times ? a 5-7 record in 2000, 5-6 in '01, 3-9 in '03 and 4-7 in '04 ? and allowed him to retire on his own terms.
There had to be some serious hand-wringing throughout that period, and at some points along the way Paterno may have even gotten, say, a gentle nudge to move on. But it appears Penn State did the honorable thing, swallowing hard and allowing JoePa to make that call himself.
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Paterno recovering from hip surgery, Penn St. expecting his return on Dec. 1


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Joe Paterno expects to recover in time for the Rose Bowl and reiterated after Saturday's game that he intends to return in 2009.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.
The 81-year-old coach was expected to get back on his feet Monday following the procedure at Mount Nittany Medical Center, the team said in a statement. Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, the school's director of athletic medicine, led the surgical team.
"Dr. Sebastianelli reports that all objectives were accomplished and that Paterno is resting comfortably and anxious to get home," the statement said.
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Penn State's silence is deafening

Penn State senior center A.Q. Shipley said something so innocently the other day that it almost slipped by. When asked if his disappointment from the brutal one-point loss to Iowa Nov. 8 was increased because it denied coach Joe Paterno one final shot at another national championship, he virtually dismissed the question. "I'm sure he's going to have many more great teams here."
Think about that for a second.
Paterno turns 82 Dec. 21. He had hip replacement surgery Sunday. And Shipley thinks he's going to have "many more" great teams?
Hey, I can't blame the kid.
After what Paterno pulled off this season against staggering odds, anything seems possible.
Even four or five more championship-caliber squads.
It seems clear the Penn State administration wanted Paterno out after this season. President Graham Spanier and athletic director Tim Curley wouldn't give him a contract extension in the summer even though he was in the final year of his deal. They wouldn't even hint publicly that he would return in 2009, saying they would discuss his future after the season.
Taking that a step further, it also seems clear Spanier and Curley want a total break from the Paterno era. Why else haven't they named longtime defensive coordinator Tom Bradley as Paterno's replacement-in-waiting? Naming such replacements has become a trend in college athletics -- Texas was the latest football power to do it when it said defensive coordinator Will Muschamp would take over for Mack Brown when the time came. That Penn State hasn't done that for Bradley doesn't say much for its long-term plans for him.
That's why I suggested in the summer that a 6-6 record this season would help the Penn State administration make the changes it wants. Even Paterno's most loyal supporters would have to agree it was time. That's no disrespect toward Paterno; he's the greatest college football coach of all time and has done just as much for the university in terms of name recognition and fund-raising as he has by winning 383 games. But the time comes for everyone.
Not Paterno, though.
Not now, at least.
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JoePa's closed locker room at Rose Bowl leads to fine for Penn State

Penn State has been fined by the Rose Bowl for not opening the locker room to media following the Jan. 1 game against Southern California.

Coach Joe Paterno was found to be in violation of the game contract between the school and the Tournament of Roses committee. A dollar amount has not been decided. The issue is expected to be further discussed this week during the BCS meetings in Pasadena, Calif.

Coaches must open their locker room to media following all BCS bowl games. The practice has been in effect for the past few years. The Rose Bowl has a separate contract with its teams and requires its participating coaches to do the same.

This is believed to be the first time a coach has violated the open locker room policy since it was instituted.

After the 38-24 USC victory, coach Pete Carroll opened his locker room in a timely manner. However, Penn State sports information director Jeff Nelson was busy hustling players out of the locker room into a hallway so they could speak to the media. At the time, Nelson acknowledged that the decision had been Paterno's to close the locker room.

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More Trouble For Penn State Football Player

Posted: 4:22 pm EDT April 20, 2009Updated: 5:53 pm EDT April 20, 2009
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- One of Penn State's top football players may be in more trouble with the law.Linebacker Navarro Bowman is already on probation for disorderly conduct, stemming from an on campus fight. Court sources tell WJAC that Bowman recently admitted to Centre County probation officials that he has smoked marijuana, at least twice, since December. Plus, Bowman has completed none of the 100 hours of community service that was ordered by the court. A hearing on his probation status is scheduled for this week.
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The point was made on the PU boards, and I think is is a valid one. If the HC chooses to not pay attention to the rules, why should he expect his players to be any different?
 
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Shocker! Joe Pa claiming his players getting in trouble is being blown out of proportion. Poor old geezer, everyone's always out to get him and his players.

JoePa discusses marijuana incident, Bowman - Big Ten - ESPN

"That's been blown way out of proportion," Paterno said at a function with more than 400 Penn State alumni and boosters in the Washington, D.C., area. "It's a party, and my guys horsing around with marijuana? You know, we test them all the time. And the four kids who were renting the apartment were not in the apartment when the police got in there."
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