FC: Private discussions about naming the field at Beaver Stadium
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I'm not sure the BoT knows there is a library.
I feel sorry for you!
My wish is for bowl game of Oregon State vs University of South Carolina!
Would love a House Divided flag!
Actually, I would go a step further and remove Ericksonās name off the building. His actions measurably cost the University 200 million + . Wouldnāt that be nice money to have now for the students and faculty.
Let's see James A. Beaver served his country and his state with great distinction during the bloodiest conflict our state and nation has ever seen. He was wounded in multiple battles but continued to return to serve until I believe he lost his leg. He then went on to serve as governor and president of the university, but yeah who gives a crap about him. After all he's not on Tik Tok. You know who would give a crap about honoring and maintaining the memory of someone with these credentials... Joseph V. Paterno. SMH.
Actually, that has been attempted - but was rebuffed.
Barry, what the hell happened on Friday? Did Lubrano spring the JoePa field naming resolution on the board without consulting with the other alumni-elected trustees ahead of time? I imagine he did not expect Jay to request that the resolution be tabled.
And what was Short going on about? Is he, as a former player, overly protective of JoePaās legacy or does he have a beef with Lubrano specifically? I could see someone, in principle, using JoePaās legacy for āpolitical gainā, whatever that means to Short specifically, but does he have a legitimate concern with respect to Lubranoās resolution?
As an outsider, I found what happened on Friday to be, letās just say, odd. Frankly, I expected the resolution to go to a vote and get shot down.
From my outsider prospective, this looks to me like those folks actually were being coordinated in presenting this and the goal was to get it "out there" without getting a vote and shot down. The leak to the media also seemed to be in that that vein. I can't say to what end or how they want this to play out, but I'm skeptical it was as disorganized as it may seem.
Seemed to me like Lubrano and Jay worked together to bring it up on the record in order to enable Jay to give his preplanned speech and little else. I also noticed that Jay was happy to include a shot at Franklin's program's APR in his speech. Then Jay asked to table it because like Lubrano, he knew from the get go it was going to fail by a large margin anyway. The whole thing seemed like a dog and pony show and I think that's what Short likely took exception to.
It just seems odd that nearly everyone EXCEPT PSU BOT and ESPN has come to the conclusion that Joe was vilified. Seems the more the BOT pushes to NOT honor Joe the more they show their hand that they know the Sandusky scandal was more about jealousy and retribution. I honestly feel the BOT needs a seminar about the scandal and how many parts and players were fabricated and dishonest.
Don't worry though, the Board managed to come together and vote to increase Bendipudi's pay package... all but Barry voted yea. Unbelievable.
Speaking of "Franklin's program's APR" we were told in no uncertain terms that it was reported in error and that it would be corrected. Anyone see the revision?
Itās a long story, but her rack is ā¦
I suspect it would be identity-exposing and perhaps illegal for me to share intimate photos from my phone, so this is the best I can share at present
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Joe is no fad.As much as I would love to see the University honor Joe, I also love how Penn State honors traditions and doesn't follow the latest fads....uniforms, stadium naming rights, names on jerseys (usually).
Penn State plays football in Beaver Stadium.
Something tells me if Joe were alive, he'd feel the same way.
Paterno Field, or as someone else mentioned, Paterno Way would be the way to go IMHO.
He made the football program (and to a large degree Penn State) what it is.
Both have visibly declined since he left the stage.
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Paul Zeise: Penn State should absolutely not name its football field after Joe Paterno
There is probably an argument to be made that Penn State should find a way to keep the positive pieces of Joe Paternoās legacy alive, but naming...www.post-gazette.com
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Paternoās name on stadium is bad idea
Paternoās name on stadium is bad ideaeedition.inquirer.com
This is an excellent point.
Want to know why PSU has gone downhill since Joe left the scene? This says a lot. Gutless/clueless/rudderless leadership.
Brandon has been a huge disappointment.
He owes so much to Joe (just ask people in his former neighborhood).
I may have missed something - supposedly this was proposed by Lubrano and then tabled after an objection from Jay, which we're led to believe was intentional to just get the idea out there to measure reaction. Did Jay have a substantive reason for rejecting the proposal? Or not?
Jay's reasoning was that undertaking this would detract from other important initiatives that Neeli is pushing. Maybe, but I think Jay is full of shlt.
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