Paterno

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Man:

Children were molested here!

And it's directly connected

to the football program.

Man 2:

Joe Paterno did know

that Sandusky

- was abusing boys

in the shower.

- No, he did not!

Man 3:

I firmly believe,

in his mind,

he did what

he thought was right.

Man 4:

I think Joe Paterno's

getting thrown

under the bus here

a little bit.

Man 5:
He is not

the Attorney General,

he's the football coach.

Man 7:

He was the Godfather!

He was aware of what happened,

and allowed it to happen.

Woman:

Joe! Where are you going?

I'm going to the john.

It's back here.

It's right across the hall

from where we just were.

Come on!

Oh, yeah.

I got turned around.

Yeah, it's just

right over here

across the hall.

( machine buzzing )

( clank )

( muffled cheering )

Penn State!

Penn State!

- ( crowd cheering )

- ( air horns blows )

( marching band playing )

Announcer:
Eight inches

of winter's wrath expected,

as Joe Paterno

seeks win number 409

to surpass all

Division I football coaches.

- Man:
Take one.

- Man 2:
Give me the stats

on Bolden and McGloin.

Go to mascot.

( cheering, chanting )

Commentator:
Joe Paterno

up in the booth again today.

That is certainly not

his preference.

Announcer:
Joe is coaching

from the press box today

due to a hip injury sustained

in practice

a couple weeks back.

( camera shutter clicks )

- Paterno:
Guido.

- Mm-hmm?

- What's that?

Bobby, no shots of Joe

in the booth.

Man:

Look, look. Kay?

- Busted.

- N-Number 31, please.

- Give me the camera.

- Nope, nope. I'm deleting.

Security:

No pictures of JoePa.

Announcer:

As college football seems

to change more rapidly

than ever,

he remains the constant.

JoePa. Penn state.

At age 84, he is not

just still in the game,

in many ways, he is the game.

And with one more win,

another milestone.

And there's the kick!

Penn state offense

will take over

on its own 35-yard line.

Ready in blue?

McGloin out of the shotgun,

heaving long...

Commentator:

We asked Joe Paterno,

"How do you get that message

down to the sideline?"

He writes it down,

"If I call 41 power,

I better see 41 power."

All right. Split left,

drag 46 strong.

Watch if they sub.

Check their angle

if they do.

Catch 'em by surprise.

Announcer:

And the snow continues to fall.

Redd takes it on second down...

and they get another Penn State

first down at the 25.

Reporter:
Here at Penn State,

we've still got 0-0,

but the crowd could not

be more electric.

Everybody here is wondering

if JoePa can deliver

an historic 409th win

for the Nittany Lions.

Announcer:

And the tailback---

Bolden fumbles!

Illinois has got it.

- Sh*t.

- A straight fumble

by the sophomore...

Let's go, defense!

Get that motherf***er

out of this game right now!

Who the f*** was that?

They want Bolden

out of the game.

- You want him out?

- No.

Keep him in.

Give me a shot of Bolden

on the sidelines.

Announcer:

End of the first half,

exactly where we started:

Zero-zero.

Stupid mother--

- You goin' down?

- No.

By the time I get

down with this gimp,

halftime will be over.

Coach is stayin' up here.

Jay's comin' down.

( band playing )

Woman:
Jay Is on the move--

without his dad.

Man:

Jay in the locker room?

That's insane.

- They hate him.

- The team?

Yeah,

he's a total doorknob.

Why do you think

Joe won't retire?

Oh, what? Like if they

wait long enough,

he'll turn

into head coach material?

You motherfuckers!

Hey, hey, listen to me!

You think you can get

on the headset and talk

to me like that?!

What are you guys,

a bunch of f***ing--

( yelling )

Back off!

You were out there!

Show some respect!

- Come on.

- Give me a break!

Honey, you remember

Jerry Sandusky and Dottie.

Good to see you.

How ya doin'?

They need you back

on that line, Jerry.

- We miss you.

- They're doin' okay.

You still think

he's a pedophile?

You know, nobody read

your article.

F*** you.

It's been six months.

That popcorn kernel didn't pop.

Time to move on.

That's just my opinion.

Well, nobody's asking

for your opinion.

We got a heads-up

from the attorney general's

office.

They're charging Jerry

in the next few weeks.

What, the business

with the shower?

They have more

than one incident.

What, with the same kid?

Multiple incidents

with the same kid,

and multiple kids.

( sighs )

Oh, Jesus.

All in our locker room?

I don't know.

Look, evidently...

you two might be named

in the indictment.

What the f***

you talkin' about?

Cynthia says

they've got no case.

She's gonna

get it thrown out.

We just need

to ride it out.

That's easy

for you to say,

Graham.

I am in this

a hundred percent

with you.

Oh, we're-- we're indicted

alongside an accused pedophile

and you're say-- Ohh.

Wow, I just hit

the motherlode.

You're not

taking a fall, Gary.

I will make sure

that doesn't happen.

Hey, guys.

Can I get a quick hit?

Of course.

Ready one, take one.

Reporter:
I'm here

with Penn State University

president Graham Spanier,

vice president

of the university Gary Schultz,

and Athletic Director

Tim Curley.

You are looking

at a possible 409 wins

for Penn State's own JoePa.

How does that feel?

Mara, we couldn't

be more excited.

Ready one, take one!

TV:
If you want to get a sense

of how respected,

how revered, Joe Paterno is

here at Penn State,

look at this:

a monument they built to him

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