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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Few college coaches embody an entire university and everything that the program, school and community as a whole stands for. Like Paul "Bear" Bryant in Tuscaloosa and Knute Rockne in South Bend, Happy Valley's rich history was carved out by the larger than life persona of Joe Paterno. The Hall of Fame coach passed away last Sunday due to complications from lung cancer and although his abrupt dismissal from his post in November due to a child-sex scandal that rocked the foundations of the once teflon-coated school, we should never lose sight of one man's quest to do things the right way.

 

The man with the coke-bottle glasses, rolled up pant legs and classic wind- breaker, manned the sidelines in Happy Valley for nearly half a century, coaching five undefeated teams and two national championshps.

 

"His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled," his family said in a statement.

 

A well crafted statement that tells Paterno's tale far better than the events of the last few months.

 

The final chapter in the man's life should not be taken out of context and erase a lifetime of achievements.

 

It was in November that former PSU defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested for a child-sex abuse scandal that tore apart a university that was up to that point, scandal-free.

 

In the interview, Paterno said he was "afraid" to jeopardize university procedure after he was told by assistant coach Mike McQueary what McQueary had seen in a university locker room.

 

McQueary left out graphic details of the event according to Paterno, who then passed the information he had on to his superiors at the school.

 

Being able to separate all the good from the obvious bad of late will be for each individual to decide and obviously there will be plenty of people at opposite ends of the spectrum when Paterno's name comes up in conversation.

 

Normal, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Illinois State football team's 2012 season opener against Dayton has been changed from Thursday, Aug. 30 to Saturday, Sept. 1 due to the construction on the new renovations to Hancock Stadium, Kickoff will be 2 p.m. ET.

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•    Gonna have to accompany mizan play football and then he's gonna accompany me watch football. hmm. okay, everybody's happy.

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•    Ya la niña lista pata un buen socon de verdad a ver a cuanto lleg

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•    Western Washington University is such a weird place, people in Narnia are like "Western is real? No way. I dont believe you."

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•    Playing one if them Fortune Telling games telling me the Girl im posed to be with. Crazy stuff

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•    Got my 1st win as varsity head coach 2nite. #goladybuffs

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•    Is it a normal thing to post half naked pictures on Instagram? I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't actually do that.

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•    Seeing my uncle is this state, it really kills my heart. From someone who used to play with me to now, someone who can barely walk. )':

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•    Damn. I love this university.

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•    Love the Oswalt signing for the #Cards. He will likely only pitch 3 or 4 months but is another bulldog that would be great to have in Oct.

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•    When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. - Joe Paterno

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