Say what you will about the PSU-PITT rivalry or the Sandusky scandal, his death is big news for college football.
Personally, I’ve looked at Joe Paterno as a positive influence on college athletics overall. More so during the 1960s through the 1980s. PSU hasn’t been the same since Paterno became so old he was mostly a figurehead at the helm.
He’ll be missed, by some more than others, and we had to know this wasn’t completely unexpected given his age and the events of the past two months. First Bear Bryant now Joe Paterno.
Their lives were consumed by their professions and they had nothing to live for after it went away.
