Does Joe Pa coach the remainder of the season?

ibahawkeye

ibahawkeye

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If I had to guess, I think that he will definetly be done after this season, but will he even make it through the season??

If this is like the Ohio St. deal, there will be more and more information that comes to the surface as time passes.
 
Normally you let and old coach finish out the season (especially when he's 8-1 and heading to the inaugural conference championship) but the nature of the charges with the cover up means he's gotta go NOW.
 
The unrest is growing in State College and much of Pennsylvania. Predict that JoePa takes a leave of absence this week for the remainder of the season, then retires with a huge severance package.
 
He needs to retire from PSU anyways the guy is 84 years old. He has over the past couple years had to coach some games from the press box he has broken bones from coaching on the side lines. I think he will finish the season and he should retire after the bowl game. I feel bad for whoever fills his shoes because those are some huge shoes to fill.
 
No chance he makes it to the Saturday. Can you imagine watching a game being coached by a man that knew his associate was a monster yet still allowed children to be in his presence? He even allowed Sandusky to continue coaching camps and also continue his charity work with children. Joe Pa's career is over and this tragedy is only beginning.
 
When I went to bed lastnight I thought JoePa would be done by Saturday. Until this morning when I see JoePa is moving forward with his scheduled Press Conference this morning and he will discuss only this upcoming game. That tells me a lot, that JoePa isn't leaving that position unless FORCED OUT.
 
JoePa is the face of Penn State football and in many ways the face of the university itself. Whenever that face is seen now, whether at his regular weekly news conference, in news reports about these charges, on the sideline or in the press box at games, the nation will be reminded of an ugly scandal embroiling him and his program, and his failure to act to prevent a former pedophile on his staff from victimizing other children.

Make no mistake that major donors, the university's trustees, perhaps even the state's governor, are painfully aware of that fact. The heat will be turned up on him to leave if he doesn't on his own accord.
 
Everyone associated with this case should have immediately been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of these investigations and only should be allowed back after they have been completely exonerated from any wrong doing. This just further blackens Penn States image as far as I am concerned.
 
He shouldn't have survived the weekend.

But since he did, he'll probably will make it the rest of the season because the Board of Trustees apparently didn't ask for his head.
 
he hasn't been "coaching" for like the last 4 years, dude is a figurehead.

If anything this does give Penn State the reason it needs to give they guy the boot.

Some think what happened will weaken the PSU program, I think it will actually make them stronger because now they can finally get out from under this screwy coaching set up.
 
I didn't think he would make it to this morning, but apparently Penn State has not hired a decent PR firm yet and still has no clue what they are doing, like this is all going to just go away. I wouldn't be surprised if someone from the state level comes in and puts an end to it.
 
I'd have to refer to OK4P on this one but since he fulfilled his legal obligation, and the issue in question isn't an NCAA violation, and as such did nothing illegal, isn't forcing him out as a result of this opening up the University to a huge wrongful termination lawsuit?

He should consider retiring and going out on his own accord but he won't.
 
BSpringsteen said:
I'd have to refer to OK4P on this one but since he fulfilled his legal obligation, and the issue in question isn't an NCAA violation, and as such did nothing illegal, isn't forcing him out as a result of this opening up the University to a huge wrongful termination lawsuit?

He should consider retiring and going out on his own accord but he won't.
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Good points,

Does institutional control expand to coaches, their actions? Paterno hired a Pedo, is he responsible for staff?

I am guessing he could sue if he got fired, but doubt if he would win.
 
BSpringsteen said:
I'd have to refer to OK4P on this one but since he fulfilled his legal obligation, and the issue in question isn't an NCAA violation, and as such did nothing illegal, isn't forcing him out as a result of this opening up the University to a huge wrongful termination lawsuit?

He should consider retiring and going out on his own accord but he won't.
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My guess is there is a conduct clause in the contract that relates to anything that reflects on a negative legal light to the university can be grounds for dismissal.
 
Not only should he not finish the season he should be fired for cause immeadiately. This guy has culpability in sheltering a known pedophile.
 
I can't see how he lasts until Saturday. It won't be left up to him, but he'll fight it the whole way. Stubborn, selfish, wrong.
 
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