# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4581
**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:** [October 1, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167/4581 "2012-10-01T06:28:40Z")
Reading that smaller thread gave me a chuckle, though: > [@Pitting ALL those who are Ok with a man watching a child being raped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-all-those-who-are-ok-with-a-man-watching-a-child-being-raped/602982/17): > > I was about to warn people that, if they’re bothered by people defending That Which Should Never Be Defended, **do NOT open the Paterno pit thread!** > > Over 2000 posts, and it really did get truly sickening toward the end. I am honestly nauseous just thinking of a few of the posts there. > > Fucked up, indeed. 2000 posts wasn’t even _close_ to the end of this train-wreck. By the way, the thing digs is calling “fucked up” is, need I say it, Starving Artist. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167)._