Very well. I don't know anything about how that works. Good for him. He deserves everything he gets. He's one of my favorite writers.

He is responsible for himself. It's a defining moment for him. I hope he does it right, but if he doesn't, then that's just who he really is.

This is what I expect as well. Could end up being Posnanski's finest hour.

I updated my post because I re-read the article just after posting. He was paid $750k for the book and unless it was a collaborative, autobiographical book with Paterno receiving writing credit, I'm pretty sure that all that dough went to JoPo.

And I agree: He's worth every penny. I hope this doesn't cause any harm to his name.

Joe was going to publish this book without a single word about the accusations against Sandusky. Joe Paternos comment on those accusations? No comment on those accusations?

No ****ing way Poz didnt hear the rumors, given documents that detailed the police blotter on Sandusky. He's a smart dude, he put it together. Maybe he decided to just focus on the football career. The child molestation had nothing to do with Paterno. Whatever.

Poz needs to adress the issue better than he has or his reputation will be permantently damaged.

Maybe pos was a conspirator. Please investigate and let us know.

If he knew someone had evidence or he believed that there was evidence that would stand up in court of child molestation, he would be a potential co-conspirator in the eyes of the law.

FTR, I love Poz, he's the best sports writer on the planet today.

He will. He's truly brilliant. I've had drinks with Joe, Teischer, and Liz Merrill. Adam was obnoxious which I can appreciate, Liz was quietly witty which I anticipated, and Joe was just overwhelmingly brilliant even though I had no idea what to expect from him.

I met Teisher a few times, he came off as an arrogant know it all. Never met Liz. Met Poz twice. Both times I thought it was the coolest thing. He is defintely a very smart guy. Could have been successful in any field he chose kind of smart.

this exactly

Let's all remember some of JoePos' finest moments, before this scandal takes his career down as well: http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/201...ob-costas.html

"The one thing that Joe Paterno stood for was making an impact, an impact on people's lives, an impact on a community, on a college. That's what's most significant about him… the questions people have about Joe Paterno, what he did or didn't do, you weigh that against the impact that he made and hopefully people read the book and have a real view of that life."


According to The New York Times, those quotes about Paterno making an impact on people's lives is about a man who "failed to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade" according to the Freeh report.

Actually, subsequent investigation by the Freeh report make it impossible for Posnanski to tell the true story. It was a mistake to move the publishing date up almost a full year. The book has been published - and according to the Freeh report Posnanski's biography on Paterno, unfortunately went from non-fiction to fiction.

Chicago sports writer Ed Sherman latest on why Sports Illustrated pass to run excerpts from Pasnanski's Paterno book.

http://www.shermanreport.com/?p=3522


Joe Posnanski's article in Sports Illustrated caused quite a stir among his peers:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...rno/index.html


http://www.thefreehreportonpsu.com/R...NAL_071212.pdf

FYI: Posnanski is leaving/or left SI for a job in the USA Today Sports Media Group.

Given the amount of scorn and ridicule he's taken over the last nine months for his apologist stance, I can only assume that's not an opinion held by most.

No shit where is all this hate for priests and other pedos? This has been the biggest witch hunt I've witnessed in my life. He believed his friend. He was old and made a mistake in not seeking more help from authorities. Enough already.

People slam JoPo because he's a homer.

True, but he's just a guy that loves sports and writes from the heart. He's a driven writer that has to find that story but that GOOD story.

It almost seems like his articles are written to Springsteen songs...