Ravens beat the Steelers, 23-20. :victory: :applaud:
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Started by Geezer · 17 Aug 2004 · 4,773 replies
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Bears beat the Eagles, 30-24.
When the story broke last weekend you just knew this was not going to end well.
Paterno to retire at season's end
By Matt Hinton
By Tuesday afternoon, there was very little question that Joe Paterno's 46-year tenure as Penn State's head coach would be coming to an end within a matter of weeks. The only question was when, and by whose choice. This morning, we have our answer: Paterno has officially announced his retirement, effective at the end of the season. Saturday's visit from Nebraska will be his 315th game on the sideline of Beaver Stadium, and his last.
"I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case," Paterno said in a statement, surveying the wreckage of a scandal that has laid waste to four decades of goodwill in just four days since reports emerged that Paterno and other Penn State officials didn't respond with enough urgency to allegations of sex crimes by his longtime defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. "At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.
"This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more."
As it stands, Paterno has overseen 409 wins, 37 bowl games, 29 consensus All-Americans, 22 top-ten finishes, six undefeated seasons, three Big Ten championships and two national championships. Assuming his tenure extends through a bowl game on Jan. 1, 2012, he has a chance to tack on a few more superlatives: At 8-1, the Nittany Lions control their own destiny for the Rose Bowl, and two wins in the last three against Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin will send them on to the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3. Short of Pasadena, the end will likely come in Florida, against an SEC also-ran in either the Capital One, Outback or Gator Bowl.
Paterno to retire at season's end
By Matt Hinton
By Tuesday afternoon, there was very little question that Joe Paterno's 46-year tenure as Penn State's head coach would be coming to an end within a matter of weeks. The only question was when, and by whose choice. This morning, we have our answer: Paterno has officially announced his retirement, effective at the end of the season. Saturday's visit from Nebraska will be his 315th game on the sideline of Beaver Stadium, and his last.
"I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case," Paterno said in a statement, surveying the wreckage of a scandal that has laid waste to four decades of goodwill in just four days since reports emerged that Paterno and other Penn State officials didn't respond with enough urgency to allegations of sex crimes by his longtime defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. "At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.
"This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more."
As it stands, Paterno has overseen 409 wins, 37 bowl games, 29 consensus All-Americans, 22 top-ten finishes, six undefeated seasons, three Big Ten championships and two national championships. Assuming his tenure extends through a bowl game on Jan. 1, 2012, he has a chance to tack on a few more superlatives: At 8-1, the Nittany Lions control their own destiny for the Rose Bowl, and two wins in the last three against Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin will send them on to the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3. Short of Pasadena, the end will likely come in Florida, against an SEC also-ran in either the Capital One, Outback or Gator Bowl.
^ Wow, 46 years brought crashing down in less than a week... Incredible. :sweat:
They're not waiting till the end of the year:
Penn State fires Joe Paterno
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season.
But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on molestation charges proved too much for the board to ignore.
One key question has been why Paterno and other top school officials didnft go to police in 2002 after being told a graduate assistant saw Sandusky assaulting a boy in a school shower.
Paterno says he should have done more. Spanier has said he was not told the details of the attack.
Sandusky has denied the charges.
Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will serve as interim coach while Rodney Erickson will serve as interim school president.
Penn State fires Joe Paterno
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season.
But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on molestation charges proved too much for the board to ignore.
One key question has been why Paterno and other top school officials didnft go to police in 2002 after being told a graduate assistant saw Sandusky assaulting a boy in a school shower.
Paterno says he should have done more. Spanier has said he was not told the details of the attack.
Sandusky has denied the charges.
Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will serve as interim coach while Rodney Erickson will serve as interim school president.
^ Whoa. :sweat:
They pooch-punted Joe. :(
They pooch-punted Joe. :(
gaijinmark wrote:Penn State fires Joe Paterno
Kudos to Penn State for doing the right thing. :applaud:
Raiders beat the Chargers, 24-17.
Chargers have lost four straight.
Chargers have lost four straight.
Jav_sol wrote:
Kudos to Penn State for doing the right thing. :applaud:
Not too surprised by the reaction of the student body. Like a lot of universities, the football coach is the most important person. (With the occasional exception of the basketball coach)
As expected, UCLA got everyone's hopes up the past couple of weeks, then they lay a ginormous egg and get routed by Utah, 31-6. :shakehead:
Colts lose again, 17-3, to the Jaguars.
With the Dolphins and Rams winning, the Colts now have a two game lead in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.
Ravens lose to the lowly Seahawks, 22-17, after a emotional victory over the Steelers a week ago... :crazy: :shakehead:
Niners win again, 27-20, over the Giants and are now a surprising 8-1. :victory: :applaud:
With the Dolphins and Rams winning, the Colts now have a two game lead in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.
Ravens lose to the lowly Seahawks, 22-17, after a emotional victory over the Steelers a week ago... :crazy: :shakehead:
Niners win again, 27-20, over the Giants and are now a surprising 8-1. :victory: :applaud:
Jets getting schooled by the Patriots, 37-16, in the 4th with six minutes left. :rofl:
Tim Tebow's line for Sunday's game against the Chiefs: 2 for 8 for 69 yards and 1 TD.
A quarterback plays the whole game in a game not in blizzard or freezing conditons and throws just 8 passes!! :crazy:
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, "If John Elway were still alive he'd be spinning in his grave!!"
A quarterback plays the whole game in a game not in blizzard or freezing conditons and throws just 8 passes!! :crazy:
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, "If John Elway were still alive he'd be spinning in his grave!!"
Pats rebound nicely and get a key win to stay on top of the AFC East. It's good to see the offense get back on track.
Definitely an upset.
The only stat that counts is the W. I just want them to win on Thursday :mrgreen:
bmwracer wrote:Ravens lose to the lowly Seahawks, 22-17, after a emotional victory over the Steelers a week ago... :crazy: :shakehead:
Definitely an upset.
gaijinmark wrote:Tim Tebow's line for Sunday's game against the Chiefs: 2 for 8 for 69 yards and 1 TD.
The only stat that counts is the W. I just want them to win on Thursday :mrgreen:
Jav_sol wrote:The only stat that counts is the W.
True.
But all of those three wins were against saps... The real NFL teams would make him a road apple.
bmwracer wrote:But all of those three wins were against saps... The real NFL teams would make him a road apple.
He just needs to win those division games and they could end up in the playoffs. :crazy:
Packers are smokin' the Vikings, 45-7, in the 4th quarter.
Can someone please beat the wackers? :fingerscrossed:
mrsmith10 wrote:Can someone please beat the wackers? :fingerscrossed:
Detroit gets two chances, Giants and Bears get a shot as well in the coming weeks.
bmwracer wrote:Packers are smokin' the Vikings, 45-7, in the 4th quarter.
I stopped watching after the first quater. :beaten:
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