John Thompson, Jr. : "Joe Paterno Was A Damn Good Man."

[Bill Orange]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...hn-Thompson-says-Paterno-was-'a-damn-good-man'

I wish I knew this on Sunday, as I was standing not 5 feet from him at the Team USA practice. We would have had some words.

Just another reason to despise him.

 

[albanycuse]

hitler was a saint while he slept at night.

 

[Knicks411]

Letting a pedophile prey on children for years does in fact override any good you had done in the years prior. Especially when a lot of that "good" consisted of winning football games.

 

[kuethstheman]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...hn-Thompson-says-Paterno-was-'a-damn-good-man'

I wish I knew this on Sunday, as I was standing not 5 feet from him at the Team USA practice. We would have had some words.

Just another reason to despise him.

He must have been, at some point. Maybe he changed over time. Some people I respect believe he was a damn good man, though they knew him best a long time ago.

 

[orangefog]

It is easy to be a "good man" when all is going well, but when facing a challenge he failed miserably and allowed a child rapist to continue hurting children. That is when Sandusky's sins became Paterno's sins. He allowed his legacy to become more important than the safety of children and that is how he should be judged, his football achievements are meaningless in comparison.

 

[stuckinbig11]

Thompson can believe what he wants but he should be a bit smarter and follow the old adage, "John Thompson's mouth is officially closed."

 

[RandygoCuse]

Thompson can believe what he wants but he should be a bit smarter and follow the old adage, "John Thompson's mouth is officially closed."

You beat me to it! Well dun stuckinbig

 

[Toga]

and if a young J.T. III was one of the victims? What say you then?

Just

 

[TinyManInside]

Paterno was scum of the earth. The Freeh report paints a very bleak picture of his character and morals.

 

[baggerbob]

Its easy to have the moral high ground when everything is given to you, Joe was king of the entire realm in happy valley. The measure of a man is when confronted with peril at every turn, do you still stand the test? The right thing to have done in the sandusky case, would be report what when on.

 

[Col. Bleep]

It is easy to be a "good man" when all is going well, but when facing a challenge he failed miserably and allowed a child rapist to continue hurting children. That is when Sandusky's sins became Paterno's sins. He allowed his legacy to become more important than the safety of children and that is how he should be judged, his football achievements are meaningless in comparison.

Very well said.

 

[Col. Bleep]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...hn-Thompson-says-Paterno-was-'a-damn-good-man'

I wish I knew this on Sunday, as I was standing not 5 feet from him at the Team USA practice. We would have had some words.

Just another reason to despise him.

And just another reason to LOOOOOOAAAAATHE G-town.
I'm very glad we'll have the opportunity to clobber them again.