I'm trying to NOT be hypocritical when I tell Joe Paterno supporters that it's time to give it up.
JoePa is gone. Fired. He's not coming back. Never. Not ever.
Penn State selected a new head coach Friday, and he's from outside the family. The ink wasn't even dry on the contract when the complaints began flooding in.
Look, PSU had no other choice. It's out to change the culture-- the culture of secrecy, and special treatment for players, and ignoring complaints that could have stopped a pedophile from preying on children. As radio talk show host Steve Czaban put it, this is the culture that gave you a dirty old man in a shower with little boys.
Change is difficult, but that doesn't mean it's bad.
If LeVar Arrington wants to put his PSU stuff in storage, so be it. If the alumni are out to change the board of trustees because of alleged unfair treatment meted out to Paterno, take your best shot. The change at PSU is long overdue, and it's tragic that it took a child molester to start the avalanche.
On the surface, Bill O'Brien seems like a wise choice. He has an impressive track record, and he knows how to win. Give him a chance. O'Brien has an enormous task ahead of him. He not only has to re-build a football program. He has to re-build confidence in Penn State. O'Brien also has to get fans to start looking ahead and not repeat past mistakes.
