Joe Paterno has passed away. May he rest in peace. But the swirl around him is crazy. I really don't have a lot of time to blog, so I don't know why I am writing this. However, here I can say my piece (ha, I was just proofing this and I cant decide whether to use peace). Look, these days many of us are employed "at will". That means that our employers can let us go at any time, for any reason. However, if we, as workers provide value for our employers, they will continue to employ us.
Joe Paterno was the top man. He was fully responsible for all of the activities occurring under him. That's what he got paid for. He accepted the contract and took full control. He ought to have been prepared, on a daily basis, to be let go for any reason, like the rest of us do.
Nobody in authority accused him of a crime and he was not set to prison nor was he crucified. He was just let go. Simple, no fuss - no muss. You'd think we'd hung all the saints simultaneously. In reality, letting Joe Paterno go was a message. One that a lot of folks didn't like, "It's not THAT important." Your little game, all of the incredible amounts of money flowing through that institution. The institution of college football is not more important than the safeguarding of innocent young people.
So the statement was made. We can admire Mr. Paterno's accomplishments, but that does not mean that we need lie prostrate to the holy alter of sacred college football lest a crowd of people cry, "sacrelige!", that we do not weep at the injustice foisted upon the man.
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