Joe Paterno Has Passed Away

[TNCowboy]

On CBS's basketball coverage just now, they said that Joe Paterno's family had been called to say their final goodbyes as he is near death.

 

[TheCoolFan]

The Sandusky stuff took a toll on him and I guess he lost the urge to fight the cancer since he lived for coaching and no longer has that to live for.

 

[Concord]

Damn that was fast.

 

[kristie]

 

[dougonthebench]

The whole entire story is just sad. I had a feeling his health was worse than what the public was told.

 

[burmafrd]

might be more merciful this way

 

[kristie]

The Sandusky stuff took a toll on him and I guess he lost the urge to fight the cancer since he lived for coaching and no longer has that to live for.

yeah.

 

[HardHittin'Witten]

He passed away about an hour ago.

http://eye-on-collegefootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/34497800

 

[SDogo]

Truly a sad day..............

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Greatly sorry to hear of that.

My father passed away due to lung cancer and the treatment thereof.

Horrible disease.

 

[WoodysGirl]

engeljen Jennifer Floyd Engel
Ok, this changes things RT @AP_Top25 6m Paterno family spokseman Dan McGinn: reports of former Penn State coach's death are "not true."

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Update: Reports of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno's death untrue - NBC News

 

[HardHittin'Witten]

Someone's got some 'splaining to do.

 

[HardHittin'Witten]

@ScottPaterno: CBS report is wrong - Dad is alive but in serious condition. We continue to ask for your prayers and privacy @ this time.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

http://eye-on-college-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/34494852

 

[vta]

Geez, a death watch. How grisly. Maybe imbeciles like CBS, etc should wait until something happens before trying to be first. Breaking news is so more important than anything, even lives.

 

[newlander]

Geez, a death watch. How grisly. Maybe imbeciles like CBS, etc should wait until something happens before trying to be first. Breaking news is so more important than anything, even lives.

......I said 'death watch' to my wife tonight and she got all pissed......

.......to which I said: "Well what the heck would you call it then?"

 

[vta]

......I said 'death watch' to my wife tonight and she got all pissed......

.......to which I said: "Well what the heck would you call it then?"

That's weird that she would get mad. It is what it is, with a bunch of media vultures waiting to 'break the news'.

 

[Rogah]

......I said 'death watch' to my wife tonight and she got all pissed......

.......to which I said: "Well what the heck would you call it then?"

That's exactly what the media is doing and, in their zeal to be first with the story, we see that sometimes actual facts get pushed to the side.

 

[romomania]

Family confirms he has passed. per CNN

 

[rynochop]

Family confirms he has passed. per CNN

Scrolling on nflnw too. That didn't take long...out of coaching a couple months, dead.