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Suspend him immediately and go to the police. There were also indicators that it was happening well before the McQueary incident. He's not allowed anywhere close to campus until a full police investigation takes place. Also, why would a graduate assistant football coach, who is also close family friends with Paterno, lie about something like that.

If someone I trusted and had no reason to lie came uo to me and said he saw my friend have anal sex with a young boy in the shower then yes, yes I would say something to the authorities. If you wouldn't you are a coward. I don't know how else to say it. You are a huge POS.

But before I did I would call him in and ask him to explain himself first. I'm sure he would deny it, but he would have to have a very good excuse to keep me from bringing it up to authorities. Why would someone make something like that up out of the blue? It was going to ruin the guys career probably if he said anything.

I said that after going to the police (which Paterno did) and after the investigation nothing is done, wouldnt you assume that maybe it was a false accusation?

And wouldnt you want some kind of proof before ruining your friends life? Is an accusation all it takes or do you need proof? Our entire judicial system is based on proof, not just accusations.

I have worked in high school athletics and I can tell you if this rumor came across my desk I would have called Chief of Police or a Sheriff in so it's not just anyone, I would have called in the coach, the kid and the kids parents.

And NO ONE would have been allowed to leave until there were written statements everyone signed as them being ok with it.

I would have had a few private conversations with the policeman present and the individuals and then pieced it together and made a decision as a group.

90% because the rumor would freak me the hell out and I'd want it addressed and 10% because I would want every ounce of liability off of me. I don't want to lose my career because of it.

Either the kid and the coach agree that it was a big misunderstanding in which case I'd tell the coach that if he ever put himself in a compromising position with a kid again it'd be the dumbes thing he's ever done.

Or the kid would reveal through word or extreme nervousness that something happened in which case I'd suggest the parents file charges and the coach gets cuffed and led out, placed on administrative leave.

Are you trolling or just being retarded?

What is your point?

Just an FYI Weedline, Paterno never heard there was a rape in the shower, as much as you want it to be true. McQueary said he never saw rape, he just saw Sandusky in the shower and saw a boy in there in front of him. He then told Paterno he saw a boy in the shower with Sandusky. Did you bother to read the McQueary testimony?

I think Joe messed up and deserved to be fired, but you can't just make up parts of the story to fit your opinion.

First off, Saban isn't big enough to bang a horse so I know that's not true, you should have gone with a cow. You could have even played it like he went to Lee County to do it. Secondly, where are you getting that JoePa went to police, because be his own admission he only told his superior and thought he should have done more. You can't just make up information and act like it's factual without some form of evidence. There are a lot of things I would overlook about Paterno turning his head, but not molesting little boys. If Sandusky was an alcoholic, or had a gambling problem then JoePa handled the situation correctly. Considering the actual circumstances, he failed miserably, along with everyone else in State College, PA who had knowledge of Sandusky's actions. It's pathetic when we don't go above and beyond to protect children from predators and nobody at PSU did enough. I will say that it isn't fair Paterno is getting so much blame for the inept actions of so many others who didn't do any more than he did.

Oh really.....

"I described it was extremely sexual and that some kind of intercourse was going on,” the assistant coach, Mike McQueary, testified of the suspected assault by Sandusky, a longtime top assistant to Paterno. “There’s no question in my mind that I conveyed to them that I saw Jerry in the showers, and that it was severe sexual acts, and that it was wrong and over the line.”

Apology?

I believe your information is correct, however, I also believe this last quote is what went wrong in State College, PA. If McQueary didn't want to use those terms to Paterno, then he should have reported the incident elsewhere. Like I said previously, Paterno is getting too much of the blame here, but others like McQueary aren't getting enough.

No arguments from me there. I think there were many many mistakes made and lots of blame to go around.

Come on man, as a fellow Bama fan I am embarrassed by this statement. Paterno had a terrible error in judgement that has no doubt tarnished his legacy forever, but to call him a POS is negligent. He has still never been accused of any crime, and did what he was required by law. While I agree he didn't do enough, you're going too far.