THE PSU CONTROVERSY

So what do you say to a legacy that literally went down the drain? Joe Paterno can be assumed to be the greatest and most wins by a coach in Division 1 college football. His 409 victories stand alone and his 46 years as a coach at PSU, there is no coach to stand to the greatness of what this man provided for his football teams. However, Paterno will no longer be initially thought for his greatness but what he didn’t do in the Sandusky controversy of raping kids. The whole PSU football program knew of thee acts but yet not one word was said until years later, it’s unfortunate that such a thing had to occur but thankfully at least someone spoke out now. These men deserve to be held accountable for these embarrassing acts that are plain disgusting. As coaches of the program holding or keeping secrets just like Paterno was not the smartest choice but the dumbest, they know in their right mind what happened in that situation was suppose to be brought up immediately to the law enforcement. The media has been on this case for a few weeks now, why? Well the history, prestige, the greatness of its team, and the man, the icon Joe Paterno. The school itself is well known and its team is always on the top rankings, however I believe this case gets more attention because Joe Paterno. To find out that Joe actually knew of this selfish act by one of his assistants and not take action it really confuses me and then you see PSU students protesting on the behalf of Joe Paterno to save his job it’s just crazy to me. The media throughout the years depicted this man as the face of the program, he was someone meaningful, and he was an iconic coach that provided a sense of motivation and leadership. But what his actions tell us is that the fame got to his ego, he was more worried about how this situation can influence his success by literally ending his career. What’s crazy is that as this story is revealing day in and day out and as bad as the raping of kids is I myself find it hard to believe that the media made this situation about Paterno. The media has turned it to the importance of Joe Paterno more so than the importance of bringing people to justice. These acts done by professional coaches are just disgusting, they preach honesty, compliance, good ethics and for this to happen is just astonishing. However, I think about one thing. What if someone of a low minority racial background were the coaches involved in such a case? Would the media give some type of attention or would it give far more attention?

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Horacio Guerra (M/W: 12:30-1:45)