Paterno talk: With Michigan playing the Nittany Lions this weekend, Harbaugh was asked "what comes to mind" when he thinks about Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno and Penn State.
"I didn't prepare myself to answer that question, so I won't," he said.
Though Paterno is the winningest coach in college football history, his legacy is complicated by the sexual-abuse scandal involving his longtime assistant Jerry Sandusky. Paterno was told of an incident involving Sandusky and some think he did not take enough personal action to prevent further problems.
PSU removed a statue of him outside Beaver Stadium in 2012.
"I didn't prepare myself to answer that question, so I won't," he said.
Though Paterno is the winningest coach in college football history, his legacy is complicated by the sexual-abuse scandal involving his longtime assistant Jerry Sandusky. Paterno was told of an incident involving Sandusky and some think he did not take enough personal action to prevent further problems.
PSU removed a statue of him outside Beaver Stadium in 2012.
IMHO, first and foremost, it is important to approach these situations as educational opportunities. This is a rare opportunity to teach parents and communities that everything they thought they knew about child predators is completely wrong.
If anything good is going to come out of this, it has to be the teachings of Jim Clemente. Preferential Child Sex Offenders (aka, "nice-guy" acquaintance offenders, like Jerry Sandusky) operate in plain sight, but they are almost undetectable due to the seeds of reasonable they plant through grooming. The sad truth is one out of five American kids will be sexually abused by the time they turn 18, so it's time to put the trash-talk aside and start protecting our youth. This should especially hit home for Wolverines fans when you consider Michigan's handling of pedophile pediatrician Stephen Jenson.
The @JimClemente Report can be found at the following link:
Also, since today is apparently the anniversary of Bo Schembechler's death, it's worth noting Joe's role in Bo being named the head coach at Michigan.
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