Concerned Papa
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I guess I'm not sure about how Joe Pa's capacity for hatred changes anything here.
eta: I am also unsure about whether the awfulness of other non-PSU coaches matters.
It changes nothing.
It has no bearing on the present situation involving a child rapist and those who knew, yet failed to protect the children. IMO, it has no more relevance than when the National Championship game rolled around that same 1985 season, Switzer's Oklahoma Sooners won their sixth national title, beating Penn State, 25-10.
Yes, those were ugly, awful times in Norman that forced Switzer out the door and embarrassed an entire state. But the details of what happened then don't make your skin crawl like the never ending news stream flowing these days from Happy Valley.
Ironically, it was Paterno who took aim at Switzer nearly three decades ago. He proclaimed that he wouldn't retire and “leave college football to the Jackie Sherrills and Barry Switzers of the world.” He quickly apologized to Switzer, and the two became friends in the years that followed.
http://newsok.com/penn-state-tragedy-barry-switzer-says-joe-paterno-had-to-go/article/3621872