RedSox44 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 In sports history, has there ever been a quicker fall from grace?OJ? And I was literally watching 30 for 30's June 17th, 1994 just a few days ago. How could I have forgotten?In sports history, has there ever been a quicker fall from grace?OJ? Tiger?He's still around, isn't he? Sure everyone thinks he's a nymphomaniac who gave up his Swedish supermodel wife for several cocktail waitresses, but he's still playing golf (albeit horribly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Go turn on either ESPN or CNN.I don't know which CNN you're watching, but mine is showing Piers Morgan interviewing some dude.ESPN just keeps recycling CNN's footage from Old Main.~~~~~~~~In sports history, has there ever been a quicker fall from grace?OJ Simpson came close, but Paterno only took four days. I do believe that's a record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 In sports history, has there ever been a quicker fall from grace?OJ? And I was literally watching 30 for 30's June 17th, 1994 just a few days ago. How could I have forgotten?But the OJ scenario did not cause riots did it? Also that disgrace was not as big as a University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 So, the story has gone from the Paterno firing to rioting in the street. Great.Somewhere, Matt Millen weeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 So, the story has gone from the Paterno firing to rioting in the street. Great.Somewhere, Matt Millen weeps.Nolan Ryan too www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Latest wild rumor from SiriusXM talk radio is that the Penn State players are considering boycotting Saturday's game in support of Paterno. For now, take this with lots of salt.Update: Apparently it's just the seniors that will supposedly be boycotting the game. (Saturday is Penn State's Senior Day.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Some dumbass Penn State kid is embarrassing his family live on ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 What a mess www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 For those watching that rambling asshat kid on ESPN, was that a thick Philly accent or what? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Latest wild rumor from SiriusXM talk radio is that the Penn State players are considering boycotting Saturday's game in support of Paterno. For now, take this with lots of salt.Update: Apparently it's just the seniors that will supposedly be boycotting the game. (Saturday is Penn State's Senior Day.)Would the seniors attend the game if Paterno and Sandusky were roaming the sidelines? A**holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Ashton Kutcher is a complete buffoon. He tweeted:How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor tasteIt gets better. Someone responded to Kutcher's tweet:" you. He covered up child rape you sick, geriatric .?To which Kutcher responded:"Had no idea, thought it was a football thing." Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Latest wild rumor from SiriusXM talk radio is that the Penn State players are considering boycotting Saturday's game in support of Paterno. For now, take this with lots of salt.Update: Apparently it's just the seniors that will supposedly be boycotting the game. (Saturday is Penn State's Senior Day.)Would the seniors attend the game if Paterno and Sandusky were roaming the sidelines? A**holes.Maybe if Paterno was, but certainly not Sandusky.They're not supporting Sandusky. They're supporting Paterno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Ashton Kutcher is a complete buffoon. He tweeted:How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor tasteIt gets better. Someone responded to Kutcher's tweet:" you. He covered up child rape you sick, geriatric .”To which Kutcher responded:"Had no idea, thought it was a football thing."From what I can tell, Ashton Kutcher is clearly a football fan. And oh yeah, HE IS FROM BIG TEN COUNTRY!! (Went to Iowa, IIRC.) He is clearly eating his own words here. No way he didn't know about the Penn State scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Sums it all up...Current recruiting letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 For those watching that rambling asshat kid on ESPN, was that a thick Philly accent or what?I just thought he was bombed.Tomorrow, across Pennsylvania, dozens of parents of high school seniors will be carefully looking at their finances, as they consider the added burden of out-of-state tuition. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 One correction- that wasn't exactly the end. On his way back into the house, Paterno turned and gave the crowd a fist pump and yelled "Go, Penn State!"Scumbag.Un:censored:ingbelievable. JoePa makes me sick. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Are you sure? It's one thing to bombast behind an computer screen, but if it was somebody you presumably looked up to doing this, who was also good friends with your boss, would you have done it?I should like to think I would've had it in me to call 911.Well, yeah, hence the "screwed up the aftermath" but I'm just kind of raising my eyebrow at the "I would have charged in, broke it up immediately and beat Sandusky within an inch of his life" sentiment.Agreed. It's easy to say "I would have charged in, broke it up immediately and beat Sandusky within an inch of his life." But I have to think that most everyone would have at the very least asked "Um coach, what's going on here?" Do we really live in a world where we have to wonder whether or not we'd at least make an attempt to get the kid out of there? I could see McQuery running out and calling his Dad if he had walked in on Sandusky taking it to one of the players or coaches; in other words, another adult. The problem I have with it is that the guy saw a preteen kid getting sodomized by an old man and he said nothing. He did nothing. I have to think that somewhere inside all of us lies the ability to overcome the shock, fear, and whatever else long enough to step in and do something try to remove the kid from the situation. I'm not saying McQuery should have gone Hollywood, spouted some great line, and went "medieval" on Sandusky. But for God's sake, do something. Anything. If nothing else, at least call the -ing campus police. I have to believe that most everyone would have at least made some sort of effort to at least stop the rape. I can't even begin to describe the lack of character it took for McQuery to turn around and walk away. And this guy is a "big tough" football coach? Apologies for how disjointed this post seems to be. I'm having a tough time putting into words the combination of anger and bewilderment I'm feeling every time something new develops in this awful story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Sums it all up...Current recruiting letterWhat makes it doubly ironic is that that record will still be intact*, as molesting children who aren't recruits or student-athletes is beyond the scope of NCAA regulations.* Unless, as I've brought up before, evidence of more garden-variety recruiting violations and such during the Paterno regime come up during the ongoing investigation into this catastrophe. No, come to think of it, that would just make it triply ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 One correction- that wasn't exactly the end. On his way back into the house, Paterno turned and gave the crowd a fist pump and yelled "Go, Penn State!"Scumbag.Un:censored:ingbelievable. JoePa makes me sick.That can't be real.If it IS real, then...oh my god. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Welcome to the dark side of "beer and circuses" On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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