tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post109962400031903413..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: JoeJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1099626027411332922004-11-04T22:40:00.000-05:002004-11-04T22:40:00.000-05:00It saddens me as well. Unfortunately, he did not ...It saddens me as well. Unfortunately, he did not go out on top when he had the opportunity and was already well past the average retirement age. <br /><br />In the changing world of college football and the realingment of conferences, he has not been able to keep up. What worked for Joe Paterno 20 years ago does not work in that environment today. Combine that with being on the skids so long now that their recruiting ability has dropped to the bottom of the ladder from one in which the country's top players used to line up to be admitted to the program.<br /><br />It's time for Joe to retire. He's left a great legacy at Penn State and even though that legacy will be somewhat tarnished after years of mediocre to bad teams being fielded after enjoying decades of dominance, his overall record will speak for itself and he will always be remembered as a football genius and a class act. He'll be retiring soon one way or another - the powers that be at a division 1 school the size of Penn State will not endure seasons like these much longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com