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RIP Joe Paterno

#1 Post by jarnon » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:25 pm

The legendary Penn State coach passed away.

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Subject line edited by TheConfessor. I hope that's all right with everyone. False online rumors have been rampant tonight, but JoePa is still alive.

This was a confirmed news report.
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#2 Post by elwoodblues » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:32 pm

CNN and ESPN are reporting he is in serious condition, but he is not dead yet.
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#3 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:34 pm

Yeah, there were tweets saying the same thing.
Well, then
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#4 Post by etaoin22 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:45 pm

The story seems to be that Paterno is still alive.
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#5 Post by Samuel Clemens » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:56 pm

Maybe his death was of the temporary kind....
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#6 Post by silverscreenselect » Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:06 pm

I always thought those reports about Francisco Franco were premature too.
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#7 Post by christie1111 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:20 pm

That subject line had me very upset.
No doubt it will be true soon, but I wish jarnon would change the heading.
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#8 Post by VAdame » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:21 pm

Not yet!
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#9 Post by minimetoo26 » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:26 am

Not false. Confirmed.
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#10 Post by jaybee » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:15 am

minimetoo26 wrote:Not false. Confirmed.
Yup. Sadly true this time;

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#11 Post by silverscreenselect » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:58 am

Samuel Clemens wrote:Maybe his death was of the temporary kind....
It wasn't, but the rumors were only temporarily premature.
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#12 Post by TheConfessor » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:50 pm

Paterno died at 9:25 EST this morning , so this thread was exactly 12 hours early. Or possibly 11 hours or 13 hours early. I'm not sure how Board Time works.
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#13 Post by Buffacuse » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:29 pm

Jerry Sandusky's last victim.
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#14 Post by Phil Ken Sebbin » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:46 pm

Buffacuse wrote:Jerry Sandusky's last victim.
His latest and hopefully last.
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#15 Post by zachhoran1 » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:05 pm

Bear Bryant retired as Alabama coach at the end of the 1982-83 season. His last game as coach was one of the New Years' 1983 bowl games; he died on 1/25/83.
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#16 Post by silverscreenselect » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:40 pm

zachhoran1 wrote:Bear Bryant retired as Alabama coach at the end of the 1982-83 season. His last game as coach was one of the New Years' 1983 bowl games; he died on 1/25/83.
Although I'm sure that the troubles Paterno faced the last couple of months affected his health, it's not uncommon for people who work until very late in life to die shortly thereafter (Andy Rooney is another example). Either they work until they are too ill to keep working or something in them changes mentally or physically without the usual work routine.
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#17 Post by jarnon » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:02 pm

CBS fired the reporter who broke the news of Joe Pa's death (12 hours early).

CBSSports.com writer let go after Joe Paterno story

My apologies for posting what sounded like a reputable news story.
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