January 2012

Goodbye Joe

What was and what could have been

Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football, died Sunday (01-22-2012) morning.  Paterno, 85, built his program on the credo “Success with Honor” en route to winning 409 games. He took Penn State to 37 bowl games and two national championships, while More than 250 of the players he coached went on to the NFL.  Furthermore, more than 80% of his players actually graduated college within 6 years, tossing the “jock” stereotype our of Penn State.

Sports in Seattle

Which sport will garner the next champsionship for Seattle?

Since the Seattle SuperSonics left in 2008 there is a bit of a vacuum in professional sport in Seattle during the winter.  For you hockey fans, the Seattle Thunderbirds are actively playing during the winter.  But, for many of us, there is a bit of a wait until the Mariners start their spring training.