The Danger of Sticking Around Too Long
Forget for a moment the shocking downfall of Penn State coach Joe Paterno, and the sordid
allegations and inexcusable inaction that led to it, and ponder this thought: JoePa should have longsince retired from coaching...
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The Danger of Sticking Around Too Long
Forget for a moment the shocking downfall of Penn State coach Joe Paterno, and the sordid
allegations and inexcusable inaction that led to it, and ponder this thought: JoePa should have longsince retired from coaching before there was even a whiff of scandal.
Of course, to say that Paterno was doing anything resembling coaching in recent years would be
comical.
Unless you consider letting your assistants run practice and passively sitting in a press box
watching your team play to be coaching.
The Penn State community had become so engulfed by its worship of JoePa that it had no problem
with letting him go for one milestone victory after another even though he had practically nothing to
do with those wins.
A similar scenario played out in recent years at Florida State, where another legend, Bobby Bowden,
steadfastly refused to leave even though it was clear that he was little more than a figurehead at a
faltering dynasty.
But as Bowden and Pat
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