Originally Posted By: Doctor Boris
I am not into any sports or anything but Paterno looked like a nice and caring grandpa who turned a blind eye towards all this child molestationing thing. Covering it up under the rug is a much convenient solution than addressing the allegations and doing all the tedious legwork and research, especially when his buddy Sandusky was on the crosshair.
Yeah, though I'm a Penn State alum...I'm not actually a Penn State fan (I had to attend a satellite campus for my major...which may have something to do with it...plus I was a lifelong Pitt fan). BUT, I always at least had a great deal of respect for Joe and all that he did. I hated him for fucking up the Pitt-Penn State rivalry...but I did actually respect him because at least he understood that his players were ultimately there for an education, and his players by and large actually graduated.

Anyway, I don't think Joe and Jerry were actually all that close...at least they weren't BFFs. I think Joe's actions, or inaction as the case may be, had more to do with protecting the image of the School in general, and more specifically the football program as a whole, than it did actually protecting Jerry. That's how I see it anyway.