Paterno

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:25 pm

So, since he is missing the game this week does it still count towards the all time wins category? I know he is still the coach but if he is not actually coaching them on gameday (some would say he doesn't do that at all) does it count towards his record?

L45B · Post by **L45B** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:40 pm

And to take that further, although hypothetical...

Had Penn State beat tOSU this year would that have counted as 0.5 of a win, since JoePa spent the majority of the second half on the shitter?

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:55 pm

He's on the payroll. He is the coach. It counts.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:15 pm

Believe the Heupel wrote:The wins and losses count at the discretion of the coach. Eddie Sutton got credit for OSU's victories last year after he took a leave of absence. Mike Kryzewski doesn't include the season he took off for back surgery on his career record.

yeah, while for an OU fan, i like Eddie more than most to say the least......that was a pretty iffy BS decision by the OSU AD (?) trying to get to 800 wins or whatever.

I *could* see a more plausible argument made in Joe Pa's favor......he's just hurt, put him in the booth. not incapacitated railing for soup crackers.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:52 am

Trust me, Paterno will be coaching this week. He will be in the booth or somewhere, driving the assistants batty, which he usually does from the sidelines.

A sidebar in this leg/knee injury thing...a few weeks back, some players blindsided Joe during practice. He got up and kept coaching. When they checked him out last weekend after the leg injury, they found that he'd broken some ribs. Not too remarkable, I guess...unless you're 79 years old. He's a tough old bastard.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:08 am

He will be in the booth

Oops, scratch that...

Penn State says Paterno will not coach Saturday