Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
As more information from the Penn State scandal leaks out, I’m sure we will be uncovering plenty more pieces of shady information like this one. Joe Paterno and his wife bought a home near the Penn State campus for $58,000 in 1969. According to …
Slowly but surely, people will begin to get the hint. Defending someone at Penn State or anyone with a connection to the Penn State scandal is not going to get you anywhere. In fact, you could lose your job over it. Just ask former Penn State …
With all that has gone on regarding the Penn State scandal, I must admit I’m a little surprised that more people haven’t pulled out the “poor old man” card for Joe Paterno. The American public has a tendency to view senior …
A former Penn State graduate assistant has made claims that question Joe Paterno’s role in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, and he says Sandusky’s behavior towards players was sketchy. Matt Paknis was a graduate assistant on the …
When disaster strikes and a legend’s career goes up in flames, it’s only natural to wonder what could have been. What if someone had stopped Jerry Sandusky as soon as they heard about what he was allegedly doing? What if Joe Paterno …
Everyone has an opinion on the Jerry Sandusky scandal. In addition, everyone has an opinion of Joe Paterno as it relates to the scandal. Paterno has been an icon at Penn State for more than 60 years, and people need more than one person to blame …
The Penn State Board of Trustees announced on Wednesday night that they were firing Joe Paterno as head coach of Penn State’s football team. Paterno had coached at the school since 1950 and was the program’s head coach since 1966. He won …
Now that more and more details about Jerry Sandusky’s sexually abusive past are being revealed, people are becoming more and more upset. They’re getting angry. They’re getting outraged. And their blind rage is causing them to become …
Call it being forced out or call it a choice. It’s tough to say whether or not Joe Paterno would have called it quits at the end of this season anyway, considering he is turning 85 in a month. Whether you feel the urge to blame some of what …
Lest ye figured the old fans of Penn State University would leave Joe Paterno for the lions, we have video proving otherwise. The legendary coach addressed the legions of fans who were outside his home Tuesday to support him. Ben Jones reports he …
The outrage over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal (and by sexual abuse, we mean he allegedly forced kids to participate in oral and anal sex) has for many people turned into an excuse to do something they’ve wanted to for a long time: …
Joe Paterno has said some pretty funny things in his day, but I’m not sure anything is funnier than what he said on Tuesday. As The Wiz of Odds pointed out to us, Paterno downplayed his role in the Penn State offense during his weekly press …
Joe Paterno is 84 years old but has no intention of leaving the game of college football, even if it presents a danger to his health. While most coaches struggle with the stress of the game, JoePa seems to have issues avoiding contact on the field. …
Joe Paterno is old. Very old. He’s 84 and people have called for him to step down at Penn State at various points over the past 10 years. I thought he should have stepped down after the team went 3-9 and 4-7 in back-to-back seasons in ’03 …
Make no mistake about it, what Joe Paterno has been able to do as the head football coach at Penn State is truly unbelievable. I’ll be happy if I’m not drinking my meals through a straw a week before my 84th birthday, let alone still …
I used to think that a Ryan Leaf Colts jersey was the greatest sports collectible around. I may have to change my mind. If there’s something that I’d love to have in my memorabilia collection, it might be this pair of Joe Paterno’s …
