# It's time to officially Pit Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 7, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167 "2011-11-07T14:23:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 317
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6323 "2013-02-14T00:13:50Z")
Moderator, oh could you help me place this call You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded She’s livin’ in L.A. With my best old ex-friend Ray A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6324 "2013-02-14T00:15:47Z")
Moderator: please delete Joseph Paterno. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6325 "2013-02-14T03:20:32Z")
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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6326 "2013-02-14T03:22:17Z")
Moderator: Please dilute. Dilute, OK. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6327 "2013-02-14T03:32:33Z")
Moderator? He hardly knew her! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6328 "2013-02-14T14:25:52Z")
You guys are killing me. Oh, wait, no, that was Joe Paterno. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6329 "2013-02-14T15:35:07Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Moderator, oh could you help me place this call > You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded > She’s livin’ in L.A. > With my best old ex-friend Ray > A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated Moderator: please delete my earworm. (It is, oddly enough, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”.) ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6330 "2013-02-14T15:54:19Z")
Moderator: please delete Benedict XVI from the papacy and add him to Joe Paterno’s defense team. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6331 "2013-02-14T17:05:07Z")
Moderator: please delete the thing I saw when I woke up in the middle of the night and, seeking a glass of water, I walked into my parents bedroom instead. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6332 "2013-02-14T22:12:11Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > You guys are killing me. > > Oh, wait, no, that was Joe Paterno. Joe Paterno killed you? Well, that’s not good either…\* _…waiting to see if SA barges in to defend Paterno against “The Murder of El Kabonnnng”_(said in Quickdraw McGraw voice)\* ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6333 "2013-02-15T02:26:18Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > You guys are killing me. > > Oh, wait, no, that was Joe Paterno. His silence in the whole matter speaks volumes. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6334 "2013-02-15T03:34:39Z")
> [@NoLittlePlans](#): > > My personal guarantee to the good people of [StraightDope.com](http://StraightDope.com): > We’ll have a lot more stuff to discuss by this time next week. Pertaining specifically to the subject of this thread. At least two stories will make national headlines between this upcoming Friday and Monday. It’s been seven days, what have you got? Show your cards or fold. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6335 "2013-02-15T12:56:35Z")
Yeah, I’ve been waiting with bated breath! ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6336 "2013-02-15T14:42:43Z")
> [@NoLittlePlans](#): > > My personal guarantee to the good people of [StraightDope.com](http://StraightDope.com): > > We’ll have a lot more stuff to discuss by this time next week. Pertaining specifically to the subject of this thread. At least two stories will make national headlines between this upcoming Friday and Monday. Where do I get to cash out this guarantee? Can I redeem it for Gladiator movies? Which ones would you recommend? ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6337 "2013-02-15T22:31:44Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Yeah, I’ve been waiting with bated breath! Moderator, please delete the anchovy and onion from **not what you’d expect** ’s breath. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![NoLittlePlans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NoLittlePlans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoLittlePlans)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6338 "2013-03-04T21:54:43Z")
Prediction: More lawsuits to be filed vs the NCAA this week. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6339 "2013-03-04T22:31:34Z")
> [@NoLittlePlans](#): > > Prediction: More lawsuits to be filed vs the NCAA this week. You still have a “personal guarantee” to uphold. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6340 "2013-03-04T22:34:29Z")
> [@NoLittlePlans](#): > > Prediction: More lawsuits to be filed vs the NCAA this week. Are you just trying to make enough predictions that the “_even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes_” scenario applies? ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6341 "2013-03-04T22:48:41Z")
Other than predicting that Sue Paterno would appear on Katie Couric’s show (a prediction you made after it was publicly announced), how are you doing on predictions **NLP**? ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6342 "2013-03-04T22:57:17Z")
Prediction? …Pain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167.md?page=318)