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[QUOTE="CusefanATL, post: 4117731, member: 853"]
Penn State football struggled from 2000 to 2004, with an overall 26–33 record in those years and Paterno became the target of criticism from some Penn State faithful. Many in the media attributed Penn State's struggles to Paterno's advancing age. He had no apparent plans to retire, and contingents of fans and alumni began calling for him to step down. Paterno rebuffed all of this and stated he would fulfill his contract until it expired in 2008.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Paterno#cite_note-29'][29][/URL] Reflecting the growth in Penn State's stature, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Stadium']Beaver Stadium[/URL] was expanded six times during his tenure, increasing in size from 46,284 in 1966 to 106,572 in 2001.

During a speech in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh']Pittsburgh[/URL] on May 12, 2005, Paterno announced that he would consider retirement if the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team']2005 football team[/URL] had a disappointing season. "If we don't win some games, I've got to get my rear end out of here", Paterno said in a speech at the Duquesne Club. "Simple as that".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Paterno#cite_note-duquesne-30'][30][/URL] Penn State finished the season with a record of 11–1 and were champions of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ten']Big Ten[/URL] in 2005. They defeated Florida State 26–23 in triple overtime in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Orange_Bowl']2006 Orange Bowl[/URL].
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