Banner Flying Over the Penn State Campus: “Take Down the Statue or We Will”

All, Penn State Scandal Jason McIntyre July 17th. 2012, 11:35am

Penn State says it has no plans to take down the Joe Paterno statue. Wonder if this banner will get the school to change its mind? I bet Bobby Bowden was involved in this stunt! Your call, Penn State.

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Previously: Penn State Has No Plans to Take Down Joe Paterno’s Statue

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58 Responses to “Banner Flying Over the Penn State Campus: “Take Down the Statue or We Will””

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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
they should just take the head. more symbolic than just taking down the statue and erasing it from existence.
maybe replace the head with that of “pedo bear”, to really make this something we can all learn from.
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BFFredo Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Just cover the statue in children’s tighty-whiteys.
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spencer096 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Your call, Penn State.
Previously: Time for Indignation Nation to Chill
i lolled.
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KC Resident Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
After reading Deadspin’s most recent post and then reading this post I can only come to one conclusion…
Somebody will die.
/Still not as bad as dog fighting.
//Earlier post flashback.
Fix Your Server, USA TODAY
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VladimirCrouton Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Don’t negotiate with terrorists. That banner looks poorly made.
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KC Resident Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Your call, Penn State.
Previously: Time for Indignation Nation to Chill
i lolled.
Rob Daniels. Legend.
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Badger Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
As somebody else said…the naming of the library is a bigger issue.
I’d assume it’s changing before the start of the new school year.
/3 tries
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GloriousMullet Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Sad
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captain_spalding Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Handcuff a statue of Sandusky in bath towel to the wrist of JoPa statue
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molemaninthemorning Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
As somebody else said…the naming of the library is a bigger issue.
That would be me.
But I suppose that all the outrage centering on a statue and not a building that Paterno helped raise 13 million to create and has done a shitload of good in terms of PSU’s academic reputation could HARDLY be seen as a metaphor for people not looking into the real issues because they’re distracted by a, literal, figurehead.
Not at all.
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Can’t we just put a bronze sign around his neck that reads “Diddler Supporter”? That should cover all the bases.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Your call, Penn State.
Previously: Time for Indignation Nation to Chill
i lolled.
knew you’d love it, Spencer. Sidenote: Entering British Open pool. Need your input. Not necessarily at the top – but in the middle. Gimmie some middle-tier names who will do well. We may need to take this to gchat.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
As far as I’m concerned, the statues future should be up to PSU, BOT, Alumni etc. Maybe they could auction it off!
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cleet Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Mr. Gorbacev, tear down that statue.
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
knew you’d love it, Spencer. Sidenote: Entering British Open pool. Need your input. Not necessarily at the top – but in the middle. Gimmie some middle-tier names who will do well. We may need to take this to gchat.
TBL – sending you a link in gchat you may also find relevant
Spencer – gchat name? Mine (and subsequent email) is “benjaminahudson”
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johndewar Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Paterno was a guy who did not put individual names on the back of jerseys. Why would he/should he want a statue of himself if no one person is bigger than the team in the first place?
At the end of the day, it’s just a statue.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Spencer – gchat name? Mine (and subsequent email) is “bendover”
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Meanwhile, all the statues of confederate generals, guys who fought for the right to own slaves and KKK members, sit comfortably. Knowing they aint ever coming down
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
i don’t know why, but for some reason the thought of the statue being torn down reminded me of the Statue Park/Graveyard in N64′s GoldenEye
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spencer096 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Sidenote: Entering British Open pool. Need your input. Not necessarily at the top – but in the middle. Gimmie some middle-tier names who will do well. We may need to take this to gchat.
cant gchat at work.
middle tier is always tough to predict here. depending on your definition of middle tier, guys id look at are either strong iron players with a low-ish flight or experience euro tour guys.
thomas bjorn, john senden, jonathan byrd, robert rock and paul lawrie.
like francesco molinari and mcdowell too.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Replace the Paterno statue with a Kerry Collins falling down drunk statue.
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GloriousMullet Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
i don’t know why, but for some reason the thought of the statue being torn down reminded me of the Statue Park/Graveyard in N64′s GoldenEye
Mind. Blown.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Nick Saban’s statue would step over Joe Pa’s torn down statue.
/This is why you don’t build a statue of someone when they’re alive
//Saban is in NAMBLA
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squawkbox Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Replace the statue with a usable outdoor shower. With an endless supply of soap.
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gfunk supreme Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
i don’t know why, but for some reason the thought of the statue being torn down reminded me of the Statue Park/Graveyard in N64′s GoldenEye
Reminds me of Saddam….Hussein.
I think on balance we can all agree though that Paterno is a greater monster than Saddam was.
/ Buster
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johndewar Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
/This is why you don’t build a statue of someone when they’re alive
Definitely, this.
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squawkbox Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
As far as I’m concerned, the statues future should be up to PSU, BOT, Alumni etc. Maybe they could auction it off!
My suggestion was to melt it down into thousands of little bronze cubes to be sold to raise money. But that would still immortalize him and his relationship to the whole awful event.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:02 PM
I think on balance we can all agree though that Paterno is a greater monster than Saddam was.
nice, i like your hyperbole.
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JDiddy3000 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:02 PM
That banner looks poorly made.
I’m not pilot, but if I had to choose between sign craftsmanship and expensive plane fuel, I’m going with the shitty quality sign.
/Gravity is a bitch.
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sousedbergin Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:04 PM
I think on balance we can all agree though that Paterno is a greater monster than Saddam was.
Both statues will be pulled down in carefully orchestrated PR moves.
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sheriff_ersk Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
I like Miguel Angel Jiminez…he always seems to do fairly well at the Open and he fits middle tier.
I think Paul Lawrie gets a Top 10 (he is my darkhorse winner) this week.
I also like Davis Love 3 for some reason. He fits the trend of an older golfer popping up on the board at the Open.
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squawkbox Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
So, has our crack investigative journalism staff here at TBL determined who the “we” in the banner is???
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Both statues will be pulled down in carefully orchestrated PR moves.
i think they should take the dead whale approach.
fill it with too much dynamite and take out all the people protesting it being torn down while making a great youtube video.
this will also satisfy those who don’t want the statue torn down as shrapnel will be deposited all over the PSU campus so JoePA will always be there.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
So, has our crack investigative journalism staff here at TBL determined who the “we” in the banner is???
\
the ones that are throttling our comments.
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ms621 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
/This is why you don’t build a statue of someone when they’re alive
Thisety this.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
i think they should take the dead whale approach.
fill it with too much dynamite and take out all the people protesting it being torn down while making a great youtube video.
this will also satisfy those who don’t want the statue torn down as shrapnel will be deposited all over the PSU campus so JoePA will always be there.
Stern. Stern, but fair.
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YYSA Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
So, has our crack investigative journalism staff here at TBL determined who the “we” in the banner is???
Its this man.
/top 5 statue heist take down
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Replace it with a Notre Dame-style Grotto and call it something beautiful, like Ironia Eminata.
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spencer096 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
I like Miguel Angel Jiminez…he always seems to do fairly well at the Open and he fits middle tier.
biggest fallacy in golf…jiminez hasn’t top 10′d at the open since 2001. coincidentally enough, we’re back at lytham this year…so maybe it’s a decent pic.
I think Paul Lawrie gets a Top 10 (he is my darkhorse winner) this week.
he’ll always be remembered as the guy who won van de velde’s open, but he’s been VERY solid the past two years.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Stern. Stern, but fair.
it’ll learn ‘em.
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BFFredo Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
So, has our crack investigative journalism staff here at TBL determined who the “we” in the banner is???
WE ARE…NOT PENN STATE!!!
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sheriff_ersk Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:14 PM
MAJ has a couple of Top 15′s and Top 30′s over the last few years at the Open. nothing stellar, but not too shabby.
For some reason I got Adam Scott winning this thing…continues the trend of 1st time major winners.
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johndewar Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
So, has our crack investigative journalism staff here at TBL determined who the “we” in the banner is???
Someone with enough money to afford flying that banner, which likely rules out anyone living in most of the counties surrounding State College.
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rodmansrage Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Meanwhile, all the statues of confederate generals, guys who fought for the right to own slaves and KKK members, sit comfortably. Knowing they aint ever coming down
nogaf since its the south.
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cracker jack Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
It is impossible to eat a nectarine at work without getting sticky
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
It is impossible to eat a nectarine at work without getting sticky
go on…
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spencer096 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:19 PM
MAJ has a couple of Top 15′s and Top 30′s over the last few years at the Open. nothing stellar, but not too shabby.
not shabby, no…just doesn’t live up to his reputation.
For some reason I got Adam Scott winning this thing…continues the trend of 1st time major winners.
i could see it…he’s such a good ballstriker.
in my pick em league, i took tiger. like sergio, kuchar, rickie fowler and, surprisingly enough, phil. if phil can flight the ball like he did at pebble this year, watch out.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
It is impossible to eat a nectarine at work without getting sticky
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
blushing
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scripty Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Last three Open winners at this track were all once ranked #1 OWGR.
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Riggs Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Are all statues around the world of guys with clean records? I’m not saying he’s not guilty and his legacy isn’t tarnished. But why tear down the statue. It causes emotion – for some people its good emotion, for some people it’s anger. That’s what a statue (aka… art) should do. Right?
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spencer096 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Are all statues around the world of guys with clean records?
i dont know and i don’t care…all i know is if wojtek the soldier bear doesn’t have a fucking statue, HEADS WILL ROLL.
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Riggs Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:37 PM
My opinion was to take it down… but Dan Patrick (yesterday’s show) made a great case to keep it up.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Jiminez has been in awful form lately.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:43 PM
That was a bad ass bear
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Nada Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 12:59 PM
the naming of the library is a bigger issue
Can they call it the Penn State Pedo File Memorial Library?
/ Jacked in the stacks
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Nada Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Meanwhile, all the statues of confederate generals, guys who fought for the right to own slaves and KKK members, sit comfortably
It amuses me to no end that every once in a while, the weed-loving residents of Arcata, Calif., rouse themselves to demand that the statue of the imperialist William McKinley be torn down in nearby McKinleyville.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Meanwhile, all the statues of confederate generals, guys who fought for the right to own slaves and KKK members, sit comfortably
Different times, though parts of that war are are still being fought (see, NAACP boycotting South Carolina). Not all statues need to be of saints, but turning a blind eye to kiddie diddling has been frowned upon since ancient greece.
Plus, you need the passage of time to evaulate a man’s life.