The JoePa Chronicles: Joe Paterno Meets Bill Cowher
BOY, TIME TO HIT THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY
Have a good evening, Mr. Paterno. May I go home yet?
HAVE YOU BOOKED MY RECRUITING FLIGHT YET
Sir. For the thousandth time, you cannot recruit Sinbad
HIS NAME IS ANDRE KRIMM AND HE IS A TERROR IN THE TRENCHES
Okay. First of all, that's a movie. Necessary Roughness. It had Scott Bakula as a 40-year-old quarterback
YES WE NEED HIM
...and Kathy Ireland as a kicker.
A DARLING OF A LADY, SHE MAY COPULATE WITH SEAN LEE
It's not a documentary. Those are all actors. They can't play football.
YOU LISTEN HERE, I SAW ANDRE KRIMM KNOCK A LINEBACKER'S FACEMASK CLEAN OFF, BLOOD WAS EVERYWHERE
Okay, Joe. Let's play this game. That movie was made about 15 years ago. How do you propose we go back in time
DO YOU MEAN BACK TO THE FUTURE
Oh God.
WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH OUR USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY. MICHAEL J FOX TREATED IT LIKE A TOY AND NOW LOOK AT HIM
I think I need a new job.
HE SHAKES LIKE CASSIUS CLAY TRYING TO RUB ONE OUT
(JOEPA SAYS THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW)

Okay. I'll work on getting that flight booked right away. You go on home, Mr. Paterno.
FINALLY SOME LUCIDITY. THE TROUBLE IS, I'M NOT GOING HOME. PENN STATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TIM CURLEY HAS INVITED ME OVER FOR DINNER AND DISCUSSION OF THE WAR
Oh, well that sounds like a wonderful time.
WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF ROBESPIERRE'S SHENANIGANS, PUBLIC SAFETY CANNOT COME AT THE PRICE OF MASS KILLINGS OF POLITICAL DISSIDENTS
Now that's just absurd. You're 81 years old, not 250.
GOOD NIGHT SECRETARY
I have a name, you dick.
I APPRECIATE THE HORS D'OUEVRES, TIM. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE TERM "HORS D'OUEVRE" TRANSLATES TO "OUTSIDE OF WORK," FROM THE FRENCH WORD OVRE, OR OPERA. IT'S A "WORK" IN AN ARTISTIC SENSE, RATHER THAN THE DAILY TRAVAILS WE GO THROUGH
It's no problem, Joe. They're just cream cheese and pickles wrapped up in ham, then cut up. It's hardly art.
HARDLY ART, THAT REMINDS ME OF ZACK MILLS
Hahahahahaha, Zack Mills.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, GOD HE SUCKED
KNOCK KNOCK
Oh, come in!
HELLO MR. CURLEY, I HOPE I'M NOT LATE
No, not at all! Mr. Cowher, please meet Joe Paterno.
(squints)
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GOOD EVENING JOE
BILL, IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU, WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OUR NECK OF THE WOODS
TIM BROUGHT ME OVER FOR DINNER AND WINE TONIGHT
I'M SURPRISED YOU WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TONIGHT; THE CLOUDS ARE SPITTING SNOW AS IF IT WERE YOU ON HIGH
I SPIT OUT OF INTENSITY, NOT OUT OF WEAKNESS LIKE YOUR ASSCLOWN FRIEND LOU HOLTZ
Guys, if we could jus
LOU HOLTZ IS A WORTHLESS MAN WHOM I ROUTINELY MAILED BOXES OF MY OWN FECAL MATTER, IT WAS THAT DEDICATION TO WINNING THAT WON OVER EVENTUAL #1 NFL DRAFT PICK BLAIR THOMAS
BLAIR THOMAS WAS THE WORST DRAFT PICK EVER
SAY IT, DON'T SPRAY IT
WATCH IT, LITTLE MAN, I CAN CRAM YOU INTO A DUFFEL BAG AND TOSS YOU INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA
WHAT IN GOD'S NAME MAKES YOU THINK I'M SCARED OF YOU, YOU'RE A PAIR OF AVIATORS AND A POLICE UNIFORM AWAY FROM JOINING A LOUSY VILLAGE PEOPLE TRIBUTE BAND
Gentlemen--
YOU CAN DO THE YMCA WITH COLIN POWELL UNTIL YOU PASS OUT FROM FATIGUE, AND BY YMCA I MEAN FURIOUS DRYHUMPING
HOW ABOUT I DROP KICK YOU THROUGH THESE IMPECCABLE BAY WINDOWS
I sincerely appreciate you noticing, Bill, the wife picked them out, but I must implore you to
WELL IF YOU THINK THAT SCENARIO IS TOO FARFETCHED THEN BY ALL MEANS YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND WETHUMP THE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE AS WELL
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE WALKING OUT THAT FRONT DOOR WITHOUT TWO BROKEN LEGS YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN; I ONCE CRUSHED BAM MORRIS IN A PNEUMATIC PRESS FOR DOGGING IT DURING BLITZ PICKUP DRILLS. HE WAS OUT FOR FOUR WEEKS WITH LIQUIFIED INTERNAL ORGANS AND A CONCUSSION
THAT'S NOTHING. ONE TIME I TIED RASHARD CASEY UPSIDE DOWN TO A TELEPHONE POLE, THEN WRAPPED MY CROWN VIC AROUND IT AT 65 MILES PER HOUR
THAT IS OUTSTANDING. WHAT DID YOU END UP DOING TO ANTHONY MORELLI
I FED HIM TO GODZILLA
Are you two done? We have a coaching transition to discuss.
WHAT
YES WHAT
Are you kidding? Bill, I told you I wanted to discuss you taking over the reins from JoePa
LISTEN HERE CURLEY Q, YOU CAN REPLACE ME WHEN I'M GOOD AND READY TO LEAVE, WHICH JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE NEVER
Joe, come on. You're like 90.
WHO SAID I WANTED TO COACH HERE ANYWAY? I HAVE A SUPER BOWL RING, AND YOU EXPECT ME TO TAKE A GODDAMN PAY CUT TO WATCH A BUNCH OF 20-YEAR-OLDS TAKE FOURTH PLACE IN THE BIG TEN EVERY SINGLE YEAR?
Bill, come on. You sold your house. Clearly you're looking for a job.
CLEARLY I'M LOOKING FOR A FREE MEAL AND A LAP DANCE FROM YOUR WIFE, YOU WIENER. WHERE IS SHE
What?
LET ME ADVISE YOU THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP THE PANTS ON, BILL. SHE HASN'T TRIMMED THE HEDGES IN DECADES
That is inappropriate!
THANKS FOR THE HEADS-UP BIG GUY, ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
YES, WHILE YOU WEREN'T LOOKING I USED A "TEXT MESSAGE" TO INSTRUCT MY DEFENSIVE LINE TO SET FIRE TO YOUR CAR. I NEVER TAKE CHANCES
WELL, LOOKS LIKE I'M STAYING HERE TONIGHT, CURLEY WURLEY. HOW'S THE FUTON
Oh, it's fine. The basement's a bit cold, but hey, it's the winter! Ha, ha!
THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR, I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I'LL BE IN YOUR BEDROOM RUINING ANOTHER MARRIAGE
What?!
SO YOU'RE NOT TAKING MY JOB
I'LL DO THAT AS SOON AS WILLIE PARKER BREAKS A TACKLE
YOU HEARD THE MAN, GIVE ME AN INFINITY-YEAR EXTENSION
This is madness!
THIS! IS! PENNSYLVANIA!
(H/T: The Nittany Line)
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Funny you should mention Necessary Roughness
If you recall, Paul Blake (Scott Bakula) was ready to go to Penn State, recruited by Coach Rig (Robert Loggia), when his father died. He stayed in Texas to take over the farm.
by PSU Nick on
Mar 4, 2008 4:17 PM CST
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i am very, very good
at reading most of this football bullshit during work and not laughing...but this post broke me.
holy shit that's funny.
by big11th blog on
Mar 4, 2008 4:21 PM CST
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Blair Thomas?
I've gotta stand up for PSU here. Blair Thomas was not the worst draft pick ever. That honor would have to go to Ki-Jana Carter.
Oh, wait...
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 4, 2008 5:03 PM CST
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Come on, neither are the worst ever
What about Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, Boz, Todd Marinovich, Heath Shuler, etc.
by PSU Nick on
Mar 4, 2008 5:15 PM CST
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Nope
Blair Thomas and Ki-Jana Carter, and that's final. We have awards that say we know what we're talking about, especially when it comes to pro football. LOOK AT THE AWARDS, DAMN IT! LOOK AT THEM!
I think these last two days have gotten to my head.
(Actually, I'm not going to research it, but I don't think any of those guys you mentioned was a #1 pick like Carter. Leaf was #2, Shuler was #4, Smith was #2 or 3, Bosworth was in the teens, and Marinovich was in the 20's. Not to say the worst pick has to be a #1, but it can't hurt.)
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 4, 2008 5:26 PM CST
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*sniffle*
This is where I stand up for poor Ki-Jana, whose career was mercilessly cut short by the astroturf in Cincinnati. He really was the best running back I've ever seen in person, Penn State or otherwise.
This whole Cowher thing is just a smokescreen for when we give the head coaching job to Rich Kotite.
by Run Up The Score on
Mar 4, 2008 6:05 PM CST
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Carter FTW
Agreed. He was the best running back I've seen in college.
by jebushchrist on
Mar 4, 2008 8:02 PM CST
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He killed OSU in 94
63-7.. 63-7.. Still having nightmares.
Worst part was that he grew up in suburban Columbus.
by eleventy on
Mar 4, 2008 10:07 PM CST
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Give your team some credit!
It was 63-14.
That 1994 team truly blew my fucking mind.
@Minnesota 56 3
#13 USC 38 14
Iowa 61 21
Rutgers 55 27
@Temple 48 21
#12 @Michigan 31 24
#14 Ohio State 63 14
@Indiana 35 29
@Illinois 35 31
Northwestern 45 17
Michigan State 59 31
ROSE BOWL
Oregon 38 20
I mean, come the fuck on. Those last minute horse shit touchdowns against Indiana and Kordell Stewart's hail mary really conspired to screw us.
That, and Tom Osborne playing his star running back, who miraculously managed to throw his girlfriend up the steps while kicking the shit out of her. There was absolutely nothing like early-to-mid 90's Nebraska thuggery. It was like a work release program with a fancy weight room.
by Run Up The Score on
Mar 5, 2008 10:45 PM CST
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Hey hey hey the fuck hey
Nobody - NOBODY, RUTS - graduates more academic all-American football players than the Nebraska University physical education program.
"Lawrence needs football in his life." The guy who said that wanted to be governor of the fucking state.
Lawrence Phillips was just the tip of the icepick...I mean iceberg. Yeah, definitely iceberg.
God damn it, I hate Nebraska.
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 6, 2008 10:39 AM CST
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Absolutely
He made Sedrick Shaw look like a Maryknoll nun.
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 5, 2008 9:23 AM CST
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I don't want to be an alarmist
but the inevitable "JoePa meets Zook" at BXI media day might break the series of tubes.
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 4, 2008 5:31 PM CST
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Hawkeye State, the worst PSU draft pick
in my opinion, was the #1 overall selection of always limping Courtney Brown...
by big11th blog on
Mar 4, 2008 6:00 PM CST
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Um
I'm talking Ki-Jana Carter. #1 with a bullet.
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 4, 2008 6:01 PM CST
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i'm still standing by brown
the browns passed on lavar.
from wiki:
From 2002-2004, Brown only played 26 games and recorded just 8 sacks
by big11th blog on
Mar 4, 2008 7:43 PM CST
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When he says "text message"
he means "carrier pigeon"
by Hawkeye State on
Mar 5, 2008 12:11 PM CST
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