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The "Was Joe Paterno the Greatest Football Coach that Ever Lived?" thread on BWI is filled with all kinds of awesomeness. I mean, let's not let that little matter of November 2011 get in the way.
http://bwi.forums.rivals.com/thread...ball-coach-that-ever-lived.17631/#post-221967
mbahses: " Joe was an educator and philanthropist first and second, and the Greatest Coach of All Time third. Joe was responsible for bringing CFB into the modern era."
Oblivax: "First, I would say that Joe was the greatest "college" football coach of all time. Why? I have to agree with mbahses above. It's because he was a successful win/loss coach but in his several decades of coaching college ball, he never lost sight of the fact that they were "student/athletes" and not semi-pro players. He always put the player and education above the game. (and several of his losses were a result of this)."
psu00 "What other football coach quoted the Aeneid, the Odyssey and the classics? I'd say none in his era. He truly focused on the student athlete (not just lip service) and also won games. Not many other coaches can say the same."
BobPSU92: "Simple.
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The Grand Experiment
Success With Honor
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Loyalty
Class"
http://bwi.forums.rivals.com/thread...ball-coach-that-ever-lived.17631/#post-221967
mbahses: " Joe was an educator and philanthropist first and second, and the Greatest Coach of All Time third. Joe was responsible for bringing CFB into the modern era."
Oblivax: "First, I would say that Joe was the greatest "college" football coach of all time. Why? I have to agree with mbahses above. It's because he was a successful win/loss coach but in his several decades of coaching college ball, he never lost sight of the fact that they were "student/athletes" and not semi-pro players. He always put the player and education above the game. (and several of his losses were a result of this)."
psu00 "What other football coach quoted the Aeneid, the Odyssey and the classics? I'd say none in his era. He truly focused on the student athlete (not just lip service) and also won games. Not many other coaches can say the same."
BobPSU92: "Simple.
409
The Grand Experiment
Success With Honor
Teaching
Philanthropy
Ethics
Loyalty
Class"
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