Mizzou Coach Pinkel's Defense of Joe Paterno: Sincere or Stupid?
Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel defended Joe Paterno and called him a great man during his SEC media day availability. What do you think of his remarks?
Remarks that University of Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel made defending the now disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno have at least one Missouri lawmaker at arms. Pinkel, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, called Paterno a "great man." That comment came just days after an investigative report concluded that top Penn State officials, including Paterno, had for more than a decade known of child sexual abuse allegations made against Jerry Sandusky and said nothing. According to the Post-Dispatch, Pinkel called Paterno a great friend and said the "greatness of this man" should not be erased. From the report: “You know, it's such a tragedy,” he began. “Joe Paterno was a friend I got to know professionally. You can'…

James bommarito
11:50 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012
Coach, i went to rice u on a football scholarship. I was the the number one recruit at stanford that year. Brad muster took my spot. Long story... parents and California..... u r a helluva coach. Like ur style. Ty willingham was my position coach at rice then. Good man. Coach i am well connected in stl. If u need some help recruiting.... I'm not a Mizzou grad. But i have sta te pride. I obviously…   more ›