Say It Aint So, Joe

Via the internet and social media, Penn State students weigh in on Joe Pateno's downfall.by Alexa Watts.Known the most prolific and winningest football coaches in college history, Joe Paterno became the face of the university; and is accredited with transforming the college from a regional agricultural school to a powerhouse university. In his 46 seasons as coach, Paterno won 409 games, the most for any football coach in college history.But his dominance in football and numerous accomplishments for the university may have been precisely why he has become the main focus of a crime he didn’t take part in or witness for himself.Edith Diaz, a New York attorney and former legal analyst for the O.J Simpson trial, thinks the college did the right thing.  “He should have been fired because he had a duty to those kids to protect them; even if he was unsure he should have passed the information on and made sure it was acted on,” she said. “He was more powerful than the President of the university which makes it worse. If I was the grand jury prosecutor I would have indicted him for failure to report the incident.”The fact that Joe Paterno was such important person to the growth of Penn State University and college football automatically placed him at the forefront of this scandal. Whether people agree or not, he will be the one who was blamed for not taking enough action when his school needed him the most. He had to take the fall. David Lane, a Penn State student, wrote on the school’s Facebook page, “It's both amazing and pathetic that one person can tarnish the reputation of a legend and hundreds of thousands of Penn State alumni and students.”