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Post by airitout616 on Dec 29, 2007 19:01:02 GMT -6
Tonight Joe Paterno coaches for his 500th game, the only other coach with more games is Amos Alozo Stagg. To me this is a great topic to talk about one of the greatest "stats' in all coaching. How many more years does Joe Pa have in the tank ? What impact has he had on the sport ?  |
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Post by coachd5085 on Dec 29, 2007 19:36:02 GMT -6
Is that actually the case though? HEAD COACHED IN...but I wonder if there have been men who have coached in more? Probably not..but I would argue it is MUCH easier to coach at those advanced ages as a HC than it is a position coach or coordinator.
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Post by coachorr on Dec 29, 2007 20:12:00 GMT -6
Kurt Fowler needs to go back to the x-games so he can continue to talk about nothing that has to do with football. He. Tony Kornheiser and Mike Tirricco could all take a job with the x-games, because they ramble on and on and on and on about nothing.
Sorry, just had to say it.
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Post by los on Dec 29, 2007 20:49:26 GMT -6
I've never met the man, but admired the way his teams played and represented themselves since I was a kid in the 60's. I'm a semi-old guy now myself and "still" think a lot of the Penn St. program. Joe Paterno has always stood out in my mind, as someone who set the standard for what a college coach "should be" all about..... To me, he's an old school, stand-up guy... coaching kids young enough to be his great grandchildren.... in a confused and complex enviroment we live in today. I hope he can continue to coach, as long as he wants....and provide the sound simplicity, that he always has, to future generations of college athletes.
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Post by theprez98 on Dec 29, 2007 20:58:59 GMT -6
Is that actually the case though? HEAD COACHED IN... Yes, this game is actually his 500th game as head coach. Joe was an assistant under Rip Engle from 1950-1965 which is another 208 game as an assistant. |
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Post by fbdoc on Dec 29, 2007 21:03:13 GMT -6
When I was an 8th grader, I got a Joe Paterno biography that I really feel was what got me thinking about becoming a coach. How's that for having an impact on the sport! ;D
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Post by coachd5085 on Dec 29, 2007 22:41:55 GMT -6
When I was an 8th grader, I got a Joe Paterno biography that I really feel was what got me thinking about becoming a coach. How's that for having an impact on the sport! ;D The profession shouldn't hold that against him ;D PREZ..i wasn't clear. I know he has been a HC for 500 games. What I was insinuating/asking was... are there any coaches who have COACHED...be it as a position coach, coordinator, or HC in more games than Joe PA and his 708 total (using your numbers) |
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Post by coachorr on Dec 30, 2007 13:11:57 GMT -6
708 games, that is incredible. Did anyone see the stats, that he has only missed 3 games in the last 500. And I think one or two of those may have been when he was out for knee surgery last year.
I liked what I saw out of Penn State last night. Committed to running the football. Then when it was eight in the box, play action on first and second down.
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Post by theprez98 on Dec 30, 2007 16:06:18 GMT -6
PREZ..i wasn't clear. I know he has been a HC for 500 games. What I was insinuating/asking was... are there any coaches who have COACHED...be it as a position coach, coordinator, or HC in more games than Joe PA and his 708 total (using your numbers) Good question! Would be interesting to know. |
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Post by Shotgun1 on Dec 30, 2007 17:14:50 GMT -6
I went to Penn State and used to see Joe Paterno frequently on my way to one of my morning classes. One thing that has always stood out to me is that every time I walked near him he always said, "good morning son" on his way into the football offices (old complex). Another thing I always noticed was his office window was almost always open even on the coldest of days. He reminds me very much of my grandfather, you always new where you stood with him and his way was always correct. I respect the man very much and a few players that I know that have played for him have the utmost respect for him. He truely has a respect and command for the game.
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Post by pal on Jan 2, 2008 7:33:17 GMT -6
I met Joepa on a few occasions when I went to Penn State as an undergrad. Very stand-up guy, would talk to you if you saw him on campus, very humble. I have the most respect for him....oh, and he can yell with the best of them.
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