It's Unfortuante, but it Was Also Time.

No one would have expected Joseph Vincent Paterno to have been fired.  No one would have thought it would be because of a scandal ...especially one of the magnitude which now mires the once "Happy Valley" into a depressed state of disunity.  Heir apparent to Joe-Pa's throne Jerry Sandusky may have cracked the foundation under the 84 year-old's feet...and we know 'Ol Joe doesn't quite have the stability he did back in 1986.  College Football's icon of stability and consistency for decades, Joe Paterno is a man who has a legacy to withstand this scandal, but his program does not have the option of keeping Paterno around.  It would be a mockery to Jim Tressel to allow Pa-Pa to stick around, because this situation makes OSU's "selling our own stuff" situation look like nothing.  Penn State has little option but to have Joe Paterno go on his way, even if it is at the end of this season.  While this is not the end anyone would have imagined or hoped for the iconic coach, his time has long flew by.  Joe Paterno is a legend, the type of coach we may never see.  Loyalty and longevity is always going to be outweighed by coin and championships.  Coaches are not interested in building a program, just a résumé.  Joe Paterno is a once in a lifetime figure...but even so he'll only last a lifetime.  Joe Paterno was flipped to the other side in 1987 and was cooked all the way through last week when he broke the all-time Division-1 wins record.  Paterno has been ready to be eaten for a while and perhaps should've left when he became incapable of being on the sideline for more than two games in a row, but he kept winning and never gave into critics.  The Sandusky situation is one even Joe-Pa cannot quell.  A man who has seen every situation within football has never experienced problems of this sort.  He knows how to break apart a zone defense and bring in blue-chippers, but Joe Paterno does not know how to deal with his arch-enemy which never hath reared its ugly head: instability.  It is time for Paterno to go.  I pray he gets the opportunity he deserves and leaves at the end of this season, retiring at the ripe age of 85.  Joe Paterno is not the man Penn State needs to lead them through what the program will soon encounter.  Ohio State chose sacrificed Luke Fickell, Michigan had their Rich Rodriguez, and now Penn State must find someone who can provide a few years of stability before they can find the man they want to run their program for, let's say 45 years.