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Joe Pa's leg is week-to-week

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No. 6 Penn State put a hurting on Purdue yesterday to remain perfect. The Nittany Lions' 20-6 victory briefly helped take coach Joe Paterno's mind off his own pain. Paterno, two months shy of his 82nd birthday, was forced to return to the coaches' box for an entire game for the first time since the 2006 Outback Bowl after pain flared up in his sore right leg. Paterno was injured three days prior to the Aug. 30 season opener while attempting an onside kick in practice. It has gotten progressively worse. He wore two different shoes to his postgame news conference and used the podium to help support himself while answering questions. Paterno, who also worked the second half of the Temple game from the coaches' box a few weeks ago, was asked if his leg injury would require surgery. "I don't know yet," he said. "It's not my knee. The knee is fine. When I was horsing around ... I overdid it with this one, so I got a little arthritis. ... But I'm not letting anybody get near me with a knife." Paterno, whose left leg was injured in a sideline collision with a Wisconsin player two years ago, admitted this is the first time in his 43 seasons as coach that his health has become a weekly issue.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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October 5, 2008  10:19 AM ET

Haha... I love talking about the COACHES being injured.

October 5, 2008  10:23 AM ET

Joe Pa's leg is week-to-week from a flare up, no punchline needed.

October 5, 2008  10:29 AM ET

Okay sports fans, where's the outrage? When Charlie Weis blew out his knee and merely SUGGESTED that he may coach from the booth, the message boards lit up asking how could he coach from the press box. He got hammered left and right on the issue. And he has a major knee injury, not arthritis! Now JoePA coaches from the booth and not a word from anyone. Obviously he's not needed on the sidelines, maybe his coaches have taken over and JoePA is just a figurehead at this point. And does anyone really believe that he was kicking in practice, maybe his health issues aren't his hip, maybe he needs to be closer to the bathroom at his age. Perhaps this is why he wears baggy pants.

October 5, 2008  10:40 AM ET

**** type of story is this? Ill just completely humiliated UM at the big house and yet no story? As a huge UM fanatic, I need to vent and yet fannation disappoints again. Oy, my beloved wolverines. How thee hath wounded thyself!

October 5, 2008  11:37 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

**** type of story is this?

The title of the story explains it all; it's about Joe Pa and Penn State, not the laugh-erines.

October 5, 2008  12:50 PM ET

"He wore two different shoes to the postgame news conference"

Two different color socks...and his underwear over his pants.

October 5, 2008  01:46 PM ET
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Two different color socks...and his underwear over his pants.

LMAO, that's good stuff man! Made my day!

October 5, 2008  03:10 PM ET

That article makes it look like they already have the hole dug for JoePa.

October 5, 2008  10:21 PM ET

Watch the Penn State Footbal Story...JoePa regularly participates in practice
dumba$#es

October 5, 2008  10:44 PM ET

Joe Pa is 82 years old but his mind is still sharp as a tack and he practices with his team....except for the Coke bottle glasses he's in better condition than 99% of the men 20 years younger than he is. I hope I'm that fiesty and active when I get to that age.

October 6, 2008  12:38 AM ET

For letsgopsu

Do you really think these scum are woth a response.

October 6, 2008  01:20 AM ET

More Info for letsgopsu

If you've been reading "Truth and Rumors" for several weeks, MATTUSA is the guy that thinks that cows have male genitalia. Yes, he's a definite Mensa candidate. Now do you think that these people are worth a response?

October 6, 2008  07:16 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

**** type of story is this? Ill just completely humiliated UM at the big house and yet no story? As a huge UM fanatic, I need to vent and yet fannation disappoints again. Oy, my beloved wolverines. How thee hath wounded thyself!

You are really complaining about your UM not getting enough press for sucking?

October 6, 2008  08:23 AM ET

Correction for #11(It was late!)

For letsgopsu

Do you really think these scum are worth a response?

October 6, 2008  09:00 AM ET

You guys take PSU football way too seriously.

October 6, 2008  01:47 PM ET
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You guys take PSU football way too seriously.

What else is there in PA? Besides the Amish and a chocolate factory.

October 6, 2008  02:44 PM ET

For MrMiyagiJr

Aside from you, apparently, all of the posters on this page are probably from Pennsylvania. Unless you are attempting to alienate everyone, I don't get your point. By the way, it's sad if that's the best you have. That's so lame that I don't need to respond.

October 6, 2008  04:02 PM ET
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For MrMiyagiJrAside from you, apparently, all of the posters on this page are probably from Pennsylvania. Unless you are attempting to alienate everyone, I don't get your point. By the way, it's sad if that's the best you have. That's so lame that I don't need to respond.

But, you did respond

October 6, 2008  04:53 PM ET

JoePA is the man! I know Michigan tried to steal him away back in the late 60's. bigger question is who is going to have big enough feet to fill those shoes in PA.

 
October 6, 2008  06:18 PM ET

For UofM_man

Thank you.

I could have told you last December that Rich Rod wasn't the answer. Beating up on the Big Least is not in the same universe, or at least galaxy, as beating up on the Big Ten. Michigan would have been better off promoting from within. I still can't imagine the Wolverines running a West Coast offense. A 250-pound back is great in the I Formation, but he's going to look really slow running the option.

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