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"Politics At Play At Penn State" on 4/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"Someone from University Office of Human Resources will contact you within a week of your receipt of the inventory to arrange for the retrieval of university property." A few weeks later, a university employee arrived at Paterno's home and carted away a 25-year-old beige telephone and a dilapidated fax machine. Don Van Natta(via ESPN the Magazine) , adding: "The trustees and Paterno's supporters have never stopped fighting an intensifying battle over how he was dismissed and how he will be remembered -- a battle that could materially impact the university for years to come."
More Great Weekend Reading: "Death Comes To Happy Valley" on 28/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Check out acclaimed journalist Jonathan Mahler's just-published e-book about Joe Paterno and Penn State. Terrific longform-but-not-too-long reporting at a Kindle Single price ($1.99). Tons of other great Paterno-related writing this week, right here.
ICYMI: Best Thing You'll Read This Week on 27/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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A sea-change is already underway for Joe Paterno's memory and legacy. How rich and strange it becomes is only to be seen with time, and only once the bells have finished sounding his death knell. Given the number of mourners, they will ring for quite some time: five fathoms below, five fathoms above, and well beyond the hills of State College, Pennsylvania, where they will bury a man, and keep a statue. Spencer Hall(via SBNation.com) , drawing inspiration from Shakespeare's "Tempest," capping a week of reflections on the life of Joe Paterno, with perhaps the best version you'll get.
Paterno: "Turning Out the Lights" on 27/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The stadium stayed on all week. At night, the strangest thing happened. The lights reflected off the clouds, which created the illusion that the glow was coming from the sky and not from a transformer. It looked exactly like the sky had opened above Beaver Stadium. Wright Thompson(via ESPN.com)
New Book: "Death Comes to Happy Valley" on 26/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"As it all unraveled, he seemed to resemble less his hero, Aeneas, building a new nation—Penn State Nation—in Happy Valley, than King Lear, clinging stubbornly to the throne when he no longer had the judgment required to remain in it, then succumbing to the grief and anguish that accompanied the collapse of everything he had so painstakingly built." Jonathan Mahler , from his brand new e-book "Death Comes to Happy Valley" (published by Byliner) -- "part eulogy, part post-mortem, part wise appraisal." It's a clear-eyed take on the story and the man, precisely when you want one. Click the blurb above to buy the book (just $1.99), created as a Kindle Single.
From Joe Paterno's Memorial Service on 26/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"There is a villain in this tragedy - it lies in that investigation. Not in Joe Paterno's response... It leads me to this question: Who is the real trustee at Penn State University?" Phil Knight , Nike CEO, speaking at Joe Paterno's memorial service. He concluded: "Who is going to be my hero now? It's a question everyone in this arena should ask, and I do not have an answer for you, but I can tell you this much, that old hero set a standard that will live forever."
Paterno: Son Jay Says Goodbye on 26/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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So these groups in their heavy coats were more than just people walking down a campus street. Everything about them, their location and body language, sent the message to Jay that they missed his father, too. It's a simple thing, but it's getting him through the week. Wright Thompson(via ESPN.com) , who shadowed Joe Paterno's son Jay through the past days' mourning among the Penn State community, culminating in today's public memorial service.
This Week's SI: Joe Paterno's Obituary on 25/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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His was one of the most profound, legacy-altering final chapters in modern American sport, a sudden fall from idolatry to shame that seemed unthinkable for most of his long life. He had been a coaching giant who championed the potential of youth, and in the end he was fired for not doing enough to halt a heinous betrayal of the young. Joe Paterno, who died on Sunday morning at age 85 of lung cancer, once seemed certain to be remembered forever as a man who did everything right and now will be recalled as a man who also did one thing terribly wrong. Tim Layden(via Sports Illustrated) , in what will be considered one of the definitive day-after reflections about the life of the Penn State legend.
Paterno Near the End, In His Own Words on 24/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"In every life, there have to be some shadows. Look at me. My life has been filled with sunshine. A beautiful and caring wife. Five healthy children. I got to do what I loved. How many people are that lucky?" Joe Paterno(via Joe Posnanski/SI.com) , adding: "It doesn't matter what people think of me. I've lived my life. I just hope the truth comes out. And I hope the victims find peace."
On Joe Paterno's Final Days on 24/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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I asked Paterno at one point in that last month if he hoped that people would come to see and measure his full life rather than a single, hazy event involving an alleged child molester. "It doesn't matter what people think of me," he said. "I've lived my life. I just hope the truth comes out. And I hope the victims find peace." Joe Posnanski(via SI.com) , who noted: "What stood out above everything else is that Paterno refused to be bitter or sad about the way it all ended."