JoePa has a broken leg

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:58 pm

does that mean they are gonna have to put him down?

Tough break (pun intended) for the old man.

peter dragon · Post by **peter dragon** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:40 am

and the medical staff had to beg him to sit down.. Speaking of stones the size of your head!

the_ouskull · Post by **the_ouskull** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:26 am

Yeah... Kidney stones, maybe.

the_ouskull

SoCalTrjn · Post by **SoCalTrjn** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:24 am

thet multiple offsides on the kick off thing Wiscy was doing was fuckin brilliant

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:08 pm

Whoda thunk shitting his pants would be the second worse thing to happen to him on the sidelines this year?

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:52 pm

When you coach for 50+ years, I guess everything is bound to happen to you. When we are doddering old fools (when? WHEN?) posting JON=BITCH on our message board, how many of us will have had leg injuries sustained while posting? Besides the_ouskull, that is? It be probable.

Jobocky · Post by **Jobocky** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:48 pm

It was surprising to see him standing near the first down marker in the first place. He's been around the block, he knows the play being called (or does he?). He should ALWAYS stand at the line of scrimmage or behind it for just this reason.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:14 pm

Rack the tough old bastard.

http://pennstate.scout.com/2/587404.html

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno broke his left tibia and tore a pair of ligaments in his left knee following a sideline collision in the Nittany Lions' 13-3 loss to Wisconsin Saturday. While the initial thought was to take a wait-and-see approach to treatment, on Sunday the coach opted for surgery to repair the injuries.

“When they presented the options to him, they said this would be a quicker recovery than just rehabbing,” said Guido D'Elia, PSU's director of communications for football. “Once he was satisfied he knew everything he needed to know out of the Wisconsin game and about [this week's opponent] Temple, he said, 'Let's go.' It was like the sooner, the better.”

According to a Penn State press release, Paterno sustained a tibial plateau fracture and tore the medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments. Team doctor Wayne Sebastianelli performed the surgery on Paterno, which involved inserting several screws into his leg.

Paterno's leg should be able to bear weight in about six weeks. In the meantime, he has already been fitted for a brace.

Paterno is expected to leave the hospital sometime Monday afternoon.

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:29 pm

Dude's fucked now for his lambada classes...