83 year old Joe Paterno will return for 2011

[BamaJeff]

I just saw it on ESPN2 that Paterno will come back for 2011. How long can this guy go?

 

[TiderinMiss]

Thing is, he's still a pretty good coach. While they aren't championship calliber teams, he does have them back ina bopwl game again.

He might retire at 85. He really loves coaching football.

 

[Zorak]

That's good news. I'm looking forward to seeing him in Happy Valley next year.

 

[cbi1972]

Great, we'll get to face him again.

 

[Dallas4Bama]

He and Brett Favre must have the same agent.
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[VegasTide]

He and Brett Favre must have the same agent.
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:biggrin:

 

[Dartigan]

Coaching is keeping him alive. Why would he want to retire?

 

[BigAl5833]

I hope he coaches until he is ready to quit and not when someone else THINKS he should quit.

I am going to do everything I can to make it to Happy Valley next year to see him. Was a honor to see him at Bryant Denny this year

 

[Relayer]

He may become the first ever to coach a major college football team at the age of 100.

 

[Dallas4Bama]

I hope he coaches until he is ready to quit and not when someone else THINKS he should quit.

The people who pay the man have the right to say enough is enough. Let's not forget he's an employee. Unfortunately the PTB up there are being put in a bad situation by him and have to let him do whatever he wants. JP may get to write his little story book ending, but in the end PSU will suffer from it.
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[Bamabuzzard]

You know I've wondered "what if" Joe Pa would have been replaced back in the early part of the decade when he was having those awful seasons. Would PSU be better today than with Joe Pa today?

The people who pay the man have the right to say enough is enough. Let's not forget he's an employee. Unfortunately the PTB up there are being put in a bad situation by him and have to let him do whatever he wants. JP may get to write his little story book ending, but in the end PSU will suffer from it.
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[TideWatcher]

He has done remarkably well these last several years. Bama fans might want him to hang on. He is a class act, and has the position that might be the only one that would tempt Saban. I don't think it would, but you can bet they would ask. But that aside, Coach Paterno is one of my favorites, I hope he gets out without a big fuss.

 

[Alabama Slammer]

Good for him, and good for PSU.

 

[Elephant Stomp]

I live in Pennsylvania. So I get to see a lot of Penn State. I think Joe needs to go. Watch Joe on the sidelines. He just stands there like a spectator. He doesn't coach much from what I can see. He doesn't go out and actively recruit. His assistants do that. I think mostly he is now just a figurehead. Penn State is a big name program, but is just a middle of the pack Big Ten 10 this year. I think things are going to get a lot tougher with the addition of Nebraska and a Big 10 championship next year. I don't see Penn State reaching that championship any time soon. I think the coaching staff at Penn State is pretty comfortable, not intense. Remember how we pushed them around this year. They need to work on there strength and conditioning. I have seen them get pushed around a lot this year. I think Penn State needs to clean house with their coaching staff and go after a good coach who will bring in his own staff. Otherwise, what happened to us when Bear Bryant retired is going to happen to Penn State when Joe PA retires.

 

[Bama Reb]

The people who pay the man have the right to say enough is enough. Let's not forget he's an employee. Unfortunately the PTB up there are being put in a bad situation by him and have to let him do whatever he wants. JP may get to write his little story book ending, but in the end PSU will suffer from it.
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In most cases I would agree with you. But to all PSU fans, and most living grads, JoePa is PSU. He is without a doubt a living legend in college football.
For a more personal viewpoint, I asked my BIL (a 1978 PSU Grad) in Florida about his opinion on JoePa's decision to remain as HC for another year. He told me that he thought he would have decided to give it up after this season, but if JoePa decided to stay for another season, and is physically able to continue, then he should be allowed that privilege.
Personally, I think that if we destroy them as badly in Happy Valley next season as we did in BDS this year, he'll know it's time to give it up. Then again, you never know what could happen in the meanwhile. He's no Jack LaLanne, you know. :biggrin2:

 

[Vinny]

I am looking foward to seeing lots of Bama fans at the game next year in Happy Valley

 

[Dallas4Bama]

In most cases I would agree with you. But to all PSU fans, and most living grads, JoePa is PSU. He is without a doubt a living legend in college football.
For a more personal viewpoint, I asked my BIL (a 1978 PSU Grad) in Florida about his opinion on JoePa's decision to remain as HC for another year. He told me that he thought he would have decided to give it up after this season, but if JoePa decided to stay for another season, and is physically able to continue, then he should be allowed that privilege.
Personally, I think that if we destroy them as badly in Happy Valley next season as we did in BDS this year, he'll know it's time to give it up. Then again, you never know what could happen in the meanwhile. He's no Jack LaLanne, you know. :biggrin2:

That's my point exactly. College football is big business and the AD is basically a CEO. He has a duty that he is paid for to do whatever necessary to make PSU the most competitive football program that he can. That's his job and that's why he gets paid. The situation you just described about JP being PSU football is all emotional and that emotional attachment is going to keep the AD from making the move he needs to make to keep PSU at the top of the game.
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[9jack9]

He currently needs 8 more wins to pass Eddie Robinson for second on the all time wins list. I didn't see him retiring before that.

 

[TidePhin]

This will be Joe Pa's last ride

 

[Chukker Veteran]

Watching several of his post game press conferences this season, I'm sorry but he's gotten too old and cranky to keep working that job.

I've got lots of respect for him, but in my opinion he is taking advantage of all the good he's done for Penn State in the past by not stepping down now with some dignity.

In my experience, when people get up in their eighties, they tend to focus on themselves more, and I think that's what JoePa is doing. I would bet that if a sixty-eight year old JoePa could advise the eighty-something JoePa, he'd tell him to retire.