# 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:** 327
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6523 "2014-03-21T18:08:32Z")
That might be the first thing you’ve said that I actually agree with. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6524 "2014-03-21T18:29:53Z")
I’ll be sure to make a note in my diary. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6525 "2014-03-21T19:31:09Z")
Wow, and then when your diaries are published and sold to an eagerly awaiting public years from now - or perhaps even sooner than that if you commit a school shooting or something - I’ll get some small measure of fame. Exciting. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6526 "2014-03-21T19:35:08Z")
Slightly off-topic: Will Jerry Sandusky and Fred Phelps be roommates in Hell? Too soon? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6527 "2014-03-21T19:35:47Z")
Well, Sandusky’s not dead yet so… yes. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6528 "2014-03-21T19:37:44Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Wow, and then when your diaries are published and sold to an eagerly awaiting public years from now - or perhaps even sooner than that if you commit a school shooting or something - I’ll get some small measure of fame. > > Exciting. Well, I doubt you’ll be mentioned in any books trying to rehabilitate Paterno, since you’ve done him more harm than good, so… enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6529 "2014-03-21T19:38:13Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Well, Sandusky’s not dead yet so… yes. That’s why I added the “will.” The future is always full of promise. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6530 "2014-03-21T21:03:18Z")
> [@nevadaexile](#): > > Slightly off-topic: Will Jerry Sandusky and Fred Phelps be roommates in Hell? > > Too soon? Not that I’m any kind of theological scholar, but I had the impression everyone in Hell are roommates. Must be, er…you know, when one needs to go to the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6531 "2015-01-16T22:28:23Z")
In one of the greatest WTF moments in recent history, the NCAA has basically undone all the penalties given to Penn State. [Story here](http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12179571/joe-paterno-111-wins-were-vacated-restored). If there was any doubts about where the NCAA sets its priorities, they should be gone now. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6532 "2015-01-16T22:48:56Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > In one of the greatest WTF moments in recent history, the NCAA has basically undone all the penalties given to Penn State. [Story here](http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12179571/joe-paterno-111-wins-were-vacated-restored). > > If there was any doubts about where the NCAA sets its priorities, they should be gone now. I’m happy that Penn State gets the wins back. That part seemed pretty stupid. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6533 "2015-01-16T23:01:36Z")
Penn State: The only university where you can major in minors. Q: Where do you go after four years at Penn State? A: State Penn Q: When is bedtime at Penn State? A: When the big hand is on the little hand. Penn State, DuBois Q: How do they separate the men from the boys at Penn State? A: They don’t. They look the other way. Q: Why does Penn State prefer to be losing at halftime? A: They like it when you’re a little behind in the locker room. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6534 "2015-01-16T23:15:12Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > In one of the greatest WTF moments in recent history, the NCAA has basically undone all the penalties given to Penn State. [Story here](http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12179571/joe-paterno-111-wins-were-vacated-restored). > > If there was any doubts about where the NCAA sets its priorities, they should be gone now. It’s important to realize none of these children were raped on the field during games. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6535 "2015-01-17T00:11:00Z")
Any bets on when Paterno’s statue goes back on display on campus? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6536 "2015-01-17T00:28:29Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > It’s important to realize none of these children were raped on the field during games. No, not exactly during games . . . You didn’t know about Penn State’s unique halftime shows? ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6537 "2015-01-17T00:43:47Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Any bets on when Paterno’s statue goes back on display on campus? Are they still selling Peachy Paterno at the PSU ice cream store? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6538 "2015-01-17T00:44:15Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > No, not exactly during games . . . > > You didn’t know about Penn State’s unique halftime shows? Do they involve reenactments with cardboard tubes? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6539 "2015-01-17T01:42:41Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Are they still selling Peachy Paterno at the PSU ice cream store? **Please** tell me you made that up. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6540 "2015-01-17T02:16:15Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > **Please** tell me you made that up. [It’s real.](http://creamery.psu.edu/products/food/peachy-paterno) ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6541 "2015-01-17T05:45:07Z")
NCAA: National Child Abuse Advocates. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/6542 "2015-01-17T07:09:44Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > It’s important to realize none of these children were raped on the field during games. True, but the complete lack of accountability of the athletic department makes them complicit. Penn St still appears to have its head in the sand regarding the whole thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167.md?page=326) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167.md?page=328)