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As a Nittany Lion, I lost a hero and a friend today. I had the great pleasure of spending time with Joe on many occasions while I was a student at Penn State from 92-94. He was always giving of his time and always was humble in his actions when praised. He spent 46 years living by the book - not one NCAA violation. If a player so much as stepped the slightest bit out of line, he was either benched or off the CAMPUS - not just off the team. This man wrote the book on toeing the line. This is why I can say with some certainty that Joe would not lie about something as deviant as Sandusky molesting a child. It is just not in his make up to lie about something like this. For him to get fired like this is the most disheartening thing I have ever experienced, it is like losing a family member! The university is in cover it's ass mode right now and the blood is going to spill - even that of our hero - and frankly, it sucks.

In reading the indictment, Joe is never once mentioned as WITNESSING anything between Sandusky and any child. He was made a party when Mike McQuery DIRECTLY WITNESSED Sandusky raping a child in the shower of the football building after hours on a Friday night around 9...and did nothing to stop the act from happening or helping the child escape from Sandusky. He should have beaten Sandusky to a pulp and THEN called police. Instead he calls his own father, then Joe. That just does not make sense to me at all. For his inaction, a coaching legend has fallen. I agree that Joe should have done more, but his calling the police as a non-witness based on what Mike McQuery told him he saw would have done nothing. That would be hearsay at that point and would be something the cops could do nothing with. McQuery however SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO CALL THE COPS - Why he wasn't is one of the things I have been asking myself over and over again. This happened in a University building - university police should have been notified immediately.

If we go back further, in 1998 a mother of one of the victims DID call police. The cops listened in at a distance while the mother confronted Sandusky about what was going on and Sandusky admitted to touching her boy while naked, and admitted to what amounted to 'innapropriate touching' with her son. He also apologized and commented that he "wished he were dead" for what he had done...and the police did NOTHING. This could have stopped right there...and it did not. She did not press charges and the cops did not either.

There will be more to come out about this as the months roll on. More victims are coming forward every hour it seems. I am praying for those who have not come forward as of yet to find the strength to come forward and hopefully find some resolution in all of this. I will pray for those who have suffered for so long under this piece of shit Sandusky, and all of those lives that he has destroyed or forever darkend through his sick actions.

And to answer some questions as to why Sandusky had keys to the football building: He is an alumnus of Penn State and it was part of his retirement package to have access to the campus and the football facilities where he had an office. He was spotted on campus last week working out, and he was only totally banned from the campus after his arrest on Saturday. As an alumnus, I am allowed to use facilities on campus as well when I go back to visit.

I will still cheer for the current team to win out this year and hopefully get a shot at the B1G 10 championship. This is not about the current players on the team or anything that THEY did - this is about the administration and the fact that they did not put an end to Sandusky's behavior when they had the chance. As a Nittany Lion, I want to know why they chose not to act. It is my right.

And to clear something up: Yes, I agree that Joe should have been fired for not following up on what was happening with Schultz and Curley after McQuery had met with them. I am really happy to see the president of the university get canned as well. Much like Joe, I regret he did not do more - something, ANYTHING, more to keep this from lasting as long as it did. I am sad to not see Joe's career ending like this, but he had the power to make a difference and did not. (WE do not know if he was told to keep it quiet however - if he was, I hope it is proven and the person who made that call is hanged)