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Old 01-24-2012, 11:22 AM   #15 (permalink)
midnight rain
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I will never understand how people's love of football can cause them to still have respect for someone after they've done something scummy. If Joe Douchebag from accounting gets arrested for embezzlement, nobody says, "It's a shame he did what he did, but we'll always remember him for being such a great accountant." Apparently covering for pedophiles, dog fighting, or rape don't count as good enough reasons to throw someone under the bus if they're good at football.
If I remembered Joe Douchebag as a nice, caring family man than yes I would say that.

JoePa didn't commit a crime, just ignored a moral obligation. And I'm not defending him either, but I have no idea what was going through his head, whether he just wanted to cover the program's ass or what.
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