Petition: Joe Paterno Field
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Devil's advocate question: Would We be willing to accept a corporate sponsor-named/renamed/co-named Beaver Stadium in exchange for Paterno Field?
This might be an angle worth pursuing.
This might be an angle worth pursuing.
Yeah, about the same amount of time it would take the douchenozzle to learn how to comb his hair.
I’m so surprised that so many BOT members have not signed. Until that narrative changes, there’s little chance of this gaining traction. Such a shame that Paterno continually gets connected with Sandusky.
I really like this idea! The players smack their hands on the plaque on their way to the field.
PSU failing to acknowledge the body of great work of Joe Paterno is foolish and childish. Long live the legacy of Jopa.
Correct, and not a very wise publicity move for the football program.
As long as it isn't Blaise Alexander, Joel Confer or Wise Markets I am OK with corp sponsors
While they are pronounced alike, Weis Markets and Wise Potato Chips are spelled differently.
It's going to happen sooner than you think. Thanks for the vote of positivity though, Joe would be impressed.
I second that Barry, I'll join in on a bet with you, this is going to happen.
You’re new here. Poster “barry j fenchak” is not actually Barry. It’s a troll. Barry posts here as PSUFTG.
good to know, trolls everywhere, what a world. I'm Blake Tobias by the way, the real one, CEO / The Paterno Field Group
There is a lot happening right now, more than I will post on a message board. No funding is going towards naming the field after Joe, that much I can tell you.
In fact all but 2 of the current Alumni elected BOT members have signed, and I'm working on getting the other 2 signed. We are in the works to get the majority of the BOT to sign. Many things are happening behind the scenes, like I posted before, I will not go into further details on a message board. Look for weekly updates on http://www.change.org/paterno-field and our website http://www.paternofield-beaverstadium.com
Yes, it will be quite an honor, for over a decade I have been pushing for this to happen, 83,000 signatures, more than any other petition has ever received in Penn State History. This is STEP 1 in the process of restoration of Joe's name. The things that you have listed above are all great idea's, and many other STEPS are being discussed. WE ARE...
When I sought to return to the BOT after two years away, I did so for several reasons, one of which was to work to ensure Joe and Sue were rightfully honored. We now have a University President and Athletics Director who aren’t afraid to embrace the name Paterno.
I wholeheartedly support Blake Tobias and Art Greenwald in their efforts. Thank you both for never giving up the fight. I know first hand just how easy that would have been.
This is very interesting, and encouraging. I don’t recall seeing or hearing any public statements by either about Joe. When Kraft came on board, I recall his positive comments about the Beaver Stadium atmosphere from his days at iu, but I still don’t recall him saying anything about Joe.
Something of a warning about the crowd here, myself included. Without naming names, we’ve heard words of encouragement regarding the restoration of Joe’s legacy, changing the narrative, etc. from various people over the years only to see no movement of the proverbial needle. So don’t be surprised if you are met with skepticism here.
Any chance we can get the BOT to name the restrooms under the North stands The Surma *******!
Yes, there has been much talk over the past decade, many groups have come,”Joe’s Bench”, Movies, Brick Walk, put the statue back, etc., and after a decade my petition is the only one still here, and as of the past few months it has made leaps and bounds towards being complete d! It’s alright, the skeptics don’t bother me, if they did I would have walked away years ago!
And get the plaques put back where they belong. Anything you need… just ask
Plaques need to be somewhere on stadium exterior where they have stone, not back where they were.
"They" re-landscaped that area and it looks like a front lawn now. That whole area has been white washed of the statue and the plaques
Ah, the "I know but I can't tell you ...". That is always good for a bunch of clicks.
Interesting read.....
Link: https://www.change.org/p/the-penn-s...=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs
Here it is, I wasn’t going to tell anyone about the whole conversation that I had with Graham as I mentioned in a post update from weeks back, but I’m tired of the fighting, opinions, hate emails, yes hate emails from Penn Staters telling me what I’m doing is horrible, give up, move on, Joe Paterno didn’t want any recognition like this, etc. The emails stating, I will never sign your petition because Joe wasn’t about recognition, that my group needs to stop this useless crusade, leave well enough alone, etc.
SORRY, THE BUCK STOPS NOW…. Graham Spanier enlightened myself, along with my son, Blake Jr., when he told us both, the following, “I’m going to tell you something that 99 percent of the people today still have no idea about, and I can tell you that in 2011 only 3 people knew about the plan that was set into place”. Tim Curley (our former Athletic Director), Graham Spanier and none other than Joe Paterno all agreed on a special dedication. Joe signed paperwork that 2011 was his last season as Head Coach of the team, though many figured that much, what nobody knew was the rest of the story.
“The 3 of us all planned on holding a dedication to name the field after Joe, effectively “Joseph Vincent Paterno Field at Beaver Stadium”. I hope everyone read that sentence, after 11 years of arguing, personal opinions, threats against me, and more, I have been fighting the good fight, and have been doing it correctly from day 1 of our petition! Maybe it was a subliminal message from Joe himself that was sent to me, “you go kid, you are doing it right, this is what we had planned, don’t let anyone stop you”. If you want to give your opinion on why my petition was always to name the field after Joe, have at it, come up with your stories, I’d love to read them.
I would love to be the guy to say, “I told you so”, after all the literal garbage that I’ve put up with for over 11 years, but hell yes, I TOLD YOU SO… I deserve that much satisfaction for all that some of you have put myself, Art Greenwald, and my son, Blake Jr. through. I on the other hand was so relieved when Graham told us that this was planned, and the field was going to be named exactly how our petition was fighting for, otherwise it would have been back to the drawing board. It could have been worse, Graham could have said what some of you naysayers have over the last 11 years, “Joe didn’t want this, you should stop”. BUT GRAHAM DIDN’T SAY THAT, he was beyond thankful for The Paterno Field Group to keep carrying the torch for Joe, and that things are definitely changing in the right direction for the first time since 2011.
It’s now time to pass this post onto those friends
Link: https://www.change.org/p/the-penn-s...=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs
Here it is, I wasn’t going to tell anyone about the whole conversation that I had with Graham as I mentioned in a post update from weeks back, but I’m tired of the fighting, opinions, hate emails, yes hate emails from Penn Staters telling me what I’m doing is horrible, give up, move on, Joe Paterno didn’t want any recognition like this, etc. The emails stating, I will never sign your petition because Joe wasn’t about recognition, that my group needs to stop this useless crusade, leave well enough alone, etc.
SORRY, THE BUCK STOPS NOW…. Graham Spanier enlightened myself, along with my son, Blake Jr., when he told us both, the following, “I’m going to tell you something that 99 percent of the people today still have no idea about, and I can tell you that in 2011 only 3 people knew about the plan that was set into place”. Tim Curley (our former Athletic Director), Graham Spanier and none other than Joe Paterno all agreed on a special dedication. Joe signed paperwork that 2011 was his last season as Head Coach of the team, though many figured that much, what nobody knew was the rest of the story.
“The 3 of us all planned on holding a dedication to name the field after Joe, effectively “Joseph Vincent Paterno Field at Beaver Stadium”. I hope everyone read that sentence, after 11 years of arguing, personal opinions, threats against me, and more, I have been fighting the good fight, and have been doing it correctly from day 1 of our petition! Maybe it was a subliminal message from Joe himself that was sent to me, “you go kid, you are doing it right, this is what we had planned, don’t let anyone stop you”. If you want to give your opinion on why my petition was always to name the field after Joe, have at it, come up with your stories, I’d love to read them.
I would love to be the guy to say, “I told you so”, after all the literal garbage that I’ve put up with for over 11 years, but hell yes, I TOLD YOU SO… I deserve that much satisfaction for all that some of you have put myself, Art Greenwald, and my son, Blake Jr. through. I on the other hand was so relieved when Graham told us that this was planned, and the field was going to be named exactly how our petition was fighting for, otherwise it would have been back to the drawing board. It could have been worse, Graham could have said what some of you naysayers have over the last 11 years, “Joe didn’t want this, you should stop”. BUT GRAHAM DIDN’T SAY THAT, he was beyond thankful for The Paterno Field Group to keep carrying the torch for Joe, and that things are definitely changing in the right direction for the first time since 2011.
It’s now time to pass this post onto those friends
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