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PhillyD

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  1. On 4/10/2018 at 11:56 AM, JimmyHoffa said:

    A statement signed by nearly 300 Penn State football lettermen, including Franco Harris and Ki-Jana Carter, called the film, which stars Al Pacino as Paterno, “uninformed” and says it “fails in every manner” to depict the late coach. The film’s director, the statement says, “takes shameless liberties about the Jerry Sandusky scandal and Joe’s knowledge of it that would certainly be proven libelous if Joe were alive today.”

    Here is the statement in its entirety:

     

    “As Penn State Lettermen, there was never a question that one day we would see a movie made about Joe Paterno, one that showcased his impact on the game of football, on Penn State University and, on the thousands of men he coached and mentored over his 61-year career.

     “Sadly — and wrongly — HBO’s ‘Paterno’ is not that movie. It has been described by producer Barry Levinson as a work of fiction, which is likely the only truth in the entire project. Incredibly, in making the movie, Levinson and his team never consulted a single person who was close to, worked with, or was coached by Joe Paterno. Not even family members or us, who undoubtedly knew him best of all.
     “As a result, this uninformed depiction of Joe fails in every manner about the man we knew and loved. Deviously using ‘fiction’ as his shield, Levinson takes shameless liberties about the Sandusky scandal and Joe’s knowledge of it that would certainly be proven libelous if Joe were alive today.
     “As a coach, educator and philanthropist, Joe Paterno was a positive force in our lives, molding us not only to win games, but to win in life. His character, integrity, and moral compass will live on in us long after the ill-gotten ratings of this reckless attempt at entertainment fades away.”

     

    https://www.yahoo.com/sports/group-penn-state-football-lettermen-call-paterno-movie-uninformed-reckless-010357730.html

    I'm including this quote because I think the players who say it "fails in every manner" got it wrong and are still blinded by undying loyalty.  This movie got a lot right and that's what I liked about it.  What I wish the movie had done more of is filled in more of Joe's early career and how he got to be lionized to the point that he became bigger than the University.  I read the Paterno biography (a review is here https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/books/paterno-by-joe-posnanski-a-biography-of-the-coach.html) much of which was written before the scandal broke, but the author followed up and there are some chapters dedicated to it.  The movie matched much of the biography which is why I think the players who made that statement got it so wrong.  The biography also adds a lot of context between Joe and Sandusky. 

    If you're just looking to validate a hot take opinion on Paterno, you probably shouldn't read the book.  For anyone else, I think it is great read.

  2. I'm not certain you can go all the way up the Cathedral right now (that part was closed for some time) because it is still being repaired from the earthquake a few years ago that they were under-insured for.  However, the Cathedral is still worth going to even if you can't take in the view from the top.

  3. Me while driving: Can you look this up on your phone real quick?

    Wife: My phone is so slow on the internet now.  I can't get it to work.

    Me: Pull up chrome and let me see your phone.

    Wife pulls up Chrome and there are 96 tabs open.  I didn't go through all of them, but almost all of them were for the weather forecast.

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  4. It amazes me that I just watched that clip of that Texas/Arkansas game and became my 18 year old self again and pissed off all over again.  I will hate Todd Day, Lee Mayberry, and Oliver Miller forever.  Nolan Richardson was a fucking coward for leaving that game and then crawling back in.

  5. 51 minutes ago, Sejjr said:

    Hard to fairly judge the job of the WR coach when wide open receivers are not being seen downfield by young QBs who can't see the whole fucking field.

    It's fair to judge on their regression in ability to block though.  They took a definite step backward.

  6. I grew up in a small town and pledged never to go back to one.  

    However,  I would consider it now because things have changed a lot.  With the internet and being able to get things you need want online, it's a lot different than it used to be.  As long as I had reliable internet, I could do it.

  7. 8 minutes ago, DaggerHorns said:

    Candace Popp is back. I’m guessing life is done for her. I don’t recall seeing a bigger backslide than her. A chronological gif for her arrests would be absolutely mystifying.

    Look up Ashley Poole

  8. 16 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

    Why the fuck cant I see these pictures??? What do I need to do? Help me!!  I need to see this stupid shit.

    I can't see them on my browser but since it was Mitch and he always bring the wood, I logged in on Tapa.  As promised, his wife did something stupid.

  9. 12 minutes ago, Thiefery said:

    If College Football got itself corrected and shared one big pie, I wouldn't mind if they re did divisions and brought the old SWC back

    Absolutely.  Eight teams per conference would also allow marquee out of conference scheduling.

  10. 4 minutes ago, miguelito said:

    I posted this on the old site, but I knew 2 girls that planned to meet up in Austin, on the left side of the Tower.

    If I remember correctly, they did it and actually met at the same place.  That may be have been a follow-up poster though.

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