Paterno Fired

[RagAss]

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/11/9/2550972/joe-paterno-fired-penn-state-tom-bradley

[doublethink]

1. Yep just hearing the news confrence right now ....

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/livenow?id=8425797

[RB TexLa]

2. University president too

[meow2u3]

3. JoePa is now NoPa

Question is, will he be charged with obstruction of justice?

[yardwork]

4. Good.

[LonePirate]

5. The trustees have a lot of housecleaning to perform. This rape scandal is sickening and shameful.

[TBF]

6. I don't know how the board could NOT fire him -

they've got a fiduciary duty to look after the institution. These are very serious allegations, the abuse alone is bad enough, but folks working together to cover it up is beyond the pale.

[JohnnyLib2]

7. Best step the board could make.

Sad and ugly situation.

[RagAss]

10. Agreed.

[riderinthestorm]

8. Now those trustees need to take a long hard look at those on their own board

Some (all?) of them knew about it too.

[qanda]

9. There really wasn't any other choice

Penn State will have a long road ahead to repairing their image and this was a necessary first step.

[happyslug]

11. Confirmed by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/

Sounds more like Paterno decided to quit rather then he was fired. See Paterno letter explaining why he is resigning:

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:

Here is the full statement Joe Paterno released this morning in announcing that he will retire as Penn State University's football coach at the end of the current season:

"I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief.

"I have come to work every day for the last 61 years with one clear goal in mind: To serve the best interests of this university and the young men who have been entrusted to my care. I have the same goal today.

"That's why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.

"This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.

"My goals now are to keep my commitments to my players and staff and finish the season with dignity and determination. And then I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to help this university."

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11313/1188579-100.stm#ixzz1dH8RWdNC

Report from the Post Gazette, dated 11-9-2011, that Paterno will still be the Coach on Saturday for Penn State's last game this year:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11313/1188557-143.stm

Please note, the announcement of Paterno being fired was filed at 11:23 pm, the above statement was filed 11:17 am this morning. The announcement of Paterno's firing was originally filed about 10:30 pm, then the Post Gazette rewrote the article and released the revised announcement at 11:23 pm.