Joe Paterno on Sandusky case: 'Old Main screwed it up,' McQueary testifies...

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Source: The Patriot-News

The morning that Joe Paterno was fired as Penn State's head coach, Mike McQueary testified Monday, his old coach gave him one last piece of advice.

In the years after McQueary told Paterno that he had seen Jerry Sandusky engaged in a "very bad sexual act, a molestation act with a minor," Paterno approached him a few times and said how Sandusky was a sick guy, McQueary testified.

In 2010, as rumors of the investigation into Sandusky swirled through State College, Paterno's discussions became more detailed. At one point, the legendary coach told McQueary "Old Main screwed it up," McQueary testified.

Then the Wednesday after Sandusky was arrested for using his connections to Penn State and the Second Mile to groom young boys to sexually assault -- hours before the university trustees fired him over the phone -- Paterno walked up to McQueary on the practice field between kicking drills, McQueary said.

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Full title that couldn't fit: Joe Paterno on Sandusky case: 'Old Main screwed it up,' McQueary testifies at Penn State administrators' hearing

[Alhena]

1. What is "Old Main"?

not familiar with that term.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

2. usually the building on campus that houses president of the university, adminstrative offices

like referring to the White House for things the U.S. govt does:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Main_(Pennsylvania_State_University)

[JVS]

3. Old Main at PSU refers to the central administrative building.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Main_(Pennsylvania_State_University)
Most notably it houses the office of the president of the university, Graham Spanier at that time.


It's like saying the Pentagon in reference to the top ranked military, the Vatican in reference to the Pope, or the White House in reference to the president or the administration.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

4. Who cares what that old bastard thought?

Fuck him. He's dead.

I just wish someone would bust Corbett for his part.

[happyslug]

5. Actually the phase HURTS Corbett

Note, Paterno said "Old Main Strewed up" as others have pointed out that means the President and the Trustees of Penn State NOT anyone else. By law Corbett is a Trustee of Penn State since he is the Governor of Pennsylvania. Thus the term "Old Main" means the people who fired Paterno, which includes Corbett.

Note the phase indicates that Paterno thought this was a problem created by the President (by NOT firing or otherwise keeping Sandusky away from teen age victims, while permitting Sandusky to use Penn State Facilities) and the Board of Trustees, not anyone else.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

6. Those pics are creepy. Everyone is smiling.