Joe Pa

                         So can someone explain why Joe Paterno is getting more blame for the Jerry Sandusky scandal than Jerry Sandusky is? Why is Joe Pa the only person being discussed every single day? It's starting to look like the FBI needed a scapegoat for their findings and who better to blame than a deceased person. This scandal killed Joe Paterno and now they are dragging his name through the dirt. They are making it so no one will ever remember his 61 year coaching career and all the good he has done for Penn State and the kids that have come through his football program. I understand that he made a mistake by never following up and checking if the board and heads of Penn State did anything about the allegations. Do you really think a father not to just his kids but all the kids he has coached and a grandfather would cover up an alleged child sex abuse case for a football program? Lets not forget he was close to 70 years old when this came out. Who is to say what McQuery really said to Joe Paterno and if Joe Pa understood what he was being told? This is a lot of he said she said. Jerry Sandusky was a so called friend to Joe Pa so its more likely that Joe PA did not believe what McQuery a graduate assistant was telling him. It is a travesty that this happened to these children but lets not forget Jerry Sandusky created a charity for young children and that is where he got his victims from not Penn State. So if we are going to blame Joe Pa for covering up shouldn't we blame the workers at the charity for covering up also don't they play a part in this too? Your telling me that they didn't see Sandusky being overly friendly with the children or taking the children off who knows where while at the charity?
                      No matter what is said and what is done I'll never believe that Joe Pa would cover up something that was hurting a child! No one knows what really happened and the FBI should not come out and make allegations making it look like it was all Joe Pa's fault. No matter how this ends Joe Pa will always be a legendary coach and a great mentor to thousands of men. Everyone has something to say and it is easy to blame the person everyone knows instead of the assistant that no one has every heard of until this scandal. The Joe Pa statue should remain where it is. Joe Paterno made a mistake everyone makes mistakes this mistake should not erase his 61 years of coaching, his 61 years of putting others first, his 61 years of helping young men to become responsible adults, his 61 years of sacrificing family time to full fill his commitment to Penn State and his 61 years of helping a University to become known all over the country! The way they are talking about Joe Pa now is hurting his family and haven't enough families been hurt in this whole scandal. He has children and grandchildren and they are making him out to be a monster that only cared about keeping a football program's reputation in tact instead of the welfare of children which is absolutely ridiculous considering working for the football program was him helping out the welfare of young men! This whole thing makes my blood boil everyone needs to take a step back get all the facts straight instead of pointing fingers and passing blame. Jerry Sandusky allegedly committed these crimes therefore Jerry Sandusky should be the only person that is talked about. Why are his actions anyone else's responsibility? Joe Pa should have went further in making sure something was done but i fully believe he thought by telling the higher ups in Penn State that they would do what was supposed to be done. Not following up and making sure someone was looking into the allegations was something that Joe PA had to regret until he passed away. This killed Joe Pa and it should not take away from everything he has done for Penn State and that community!
                    The only way Penn State will get passed this is if they don't have football for a couple of years because as long as they have football they will have the scandal. Joe Pa will forever be Penn State.

UNC

John Henson, Harrison Barnes and Kendall Marshall entered the NBA draft opting to leave school early. I'm not happy about this. I'm not sure it was the right thing for them to do. Obviously I'm biased because I'm a huge North Carolina Tar heel basketball fan but Barnes couldn't play to his level with Kendall Marshall out during the tournament. I'm not sure they are ready for the NBA draft. John Henson might not be strong enough and should have improved his skills by staying another year and Marshall broke his wrist and had to get surgery during the tournament. Marshall probably should have came back another year just to prove to the NBA teams that his injury did not effect him at all. I'm mad because i know with them UNC would've been the top team next year. Without them they will just have to prove they are still good. I like when they are the underdogs because it gives them more drive and determination to win making them hard to beat. Reggie Bullock and P.J. Hairston have already proved they are ready to move into the starting position. James Michael McAdoo is going to only get better from the way he played this year. I believe McAdoo is going to be one of the best to come out of UNC if he continues to work hard. He has a lot of potential. Lets not forget that Dexter Strickland will also be back. He will be coming back from his injury and should be a good leader for this team next season. I've been a North Carolina Tar Heel fan for a long time and i always believe they can win the National Championship every year. This year coming up will be an adjustment but with Roy Williams at the helm they will always be good and in the running for a top ranking.

The Masters

Many people find golf to be boring but I have found the final day of the big golf tournaments to be exciting. Today took a play off to determine the winner of the Masters at the Augusta National golf course. Augusta is one of the most beautiful golf courses. Bubba Watson won his first ever Green Jacket today. I was rooting for Phil Mickelson to win but I'm not mad that Bubba Watson won. Louis Oosthuizen played a great game but came up a shot short in the playoff. The shot that set up the win for Watson was outstanding. He was in the woods and hit it out of the woods hooking it about 40 yards onto the green.Watson was extremely emotional after sinking in the putt that won him his first ever Masters' title. Phil Mickelson came in third and fought hard to try and take the lead but he just couldn't pull it out because Watson and Oosthuizen were two shots ahead. Today was close right until the end. There were eight different players in the hunt that could have won. Everyone thought Tiger Woods would be in the running today because he won the Arnold Palmer invitational. Woods ended the day plus five tied for 40th place along with Rory McIlroy. The Masters is always unpredictable. You just never know who is going to win it and that is what makes it exciting. There are always favorites but sometimes they don't win and there is someone playing little better that day that might come up and surprise you.

One down one to go

Men's college basketball comes to an exciting end. Kentucky defeated Kansas by only 8 points. Anthony Davis Naismith award winner only had 6 points but he had 16 rebounds. At one point Kentucky was winning by 18 points which proved to be too much for Kansas to over come. Kansas never gave up being led by Thomas Robinson who had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Tyshawn Taylor had 19 points. This was Taylor's last game but Robinson is only a junior and I believe he should stay another year but no one turns down money. In the second half Kansas came out riled up. They were playing defense and throwing Kentucky off their game. There was a glimmer of hope for Kansas when they came within five points. They just couldn't get over that 18 point lead. The referees were also making it hard for Kansas to make a full comeback by calling everything on Kansas and letting Kentucky get away with everything. There were some missed fouls but the blame does not fall fully on the refs. Kansas should have been playing with the same defensive intensity in the first half that they were playing with in the second half. If Kansas would have gotten their fast break offense going Kentucky would not have been able to keep up. Kentucky was winded in the second half and couldn't keep up with Kansas that's how they got back in the game. So what has been bothering me this whole time is that everyone has been talking about how Bill Self and John Calipari met in the Championship game before but how can they talk about that game when the wins leading up to that game were taken away from Calipari? Did everyone forget about that? They are talking about Calipari's legacy what legacy? This is his first ever National Championship win. He had to vacate 42 wins from his time at Memphis and Massachusetts. Why hasn't anyone talked about that this whole tournament? I'm not a fan of John Calipari and i feel they need to bring up his vacated wins before they can talk about his legacy. You can't just forget that he had to vacate a good amount of victories in his career. I won't take anything away from the play of Kentucky because they have played really well all season and played as a team. Those players deserve it even though i would have liked to see Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor win the Championship. Both of these teams had an amazing year and congrats to both of them. Even though if UNC wouldn't have lost Kendall Marshall and would have beat Kansas their would have been a different outcome to this Championship. I'm just saying lol!! Lets watch this girl's game tonight hopefully it will be as exciting and won't be a blow out.

Women's final four

All four number one seeds advance to the final four for only the second time in Women's college basketball history. All the stars of Women's college basketball are set to showcase what they have for everyone to see in Sunday's final four match ups. Uconn has advanced which is no surprise to anyone since they are always there. The only difference is Uconn doesn't have one clear star like they usually do. Bria Hartley and Tiffany Hayes are becoming big names for Uconn but their isn't a Maya Moore or a Diana Taurasi leading the way. Uconn is still looking for their clear cut leader but do they need one because this team is playing well together. They will be meeting Skylar Diggins and the Fighting Irish in Sunday's match up for the fourth time this season. Notre Dame beat Uconn twice during the season but Uconn beat them their last meeting for the Big East title. This will be an exciting game to watch. The target has been on Notre Dame's back all season since they went to the National Championship game last year. This year they are hoping to have a different outcome and win the Championship. They have to get past Uconn first and that is going to take everything they have to do it. As for the other final four match up we have Brittney Griner facing off against the Ogwumike sisters. If your going to watch a women's college basketball game this is definitely the one to watch. Here you have two of the best in Brittney Griner and Nnemkadi Ogwumike or as people call her Nneka. The Baylor Bears are undefeated this season because they are led by this 6'8" phenom Brittney Griner and she is only a junior. Stanford has made it to the final four for the fifth straight season. Are they going to be able to pull off the upset against Baylor and get to the National Championship? These two final four games are going to be exciting to watch. Can Baylor go undefeated the whole season? Griner has to be careful in this game and stay out of foul trouble because they will need her the whole game if they plan on stopping the Ogwumike sisters. If you want to see what the stars of Women's college basketball are made of you should watch these two final four games on Sunday. The girl's you have been hearing about all year have made it to the final four and all of them want the National Championship game. The question is who wants it more? All four of these coaches are outstanding. You have Geno Auriemma coaching Uconn whose resume speaks for itself. Muffet McGraw, the Fighting Irish head coach is no stranger to the big games and took her team to the National Championship game last year. Lets not forget she knows how to play and beat Auriemma. Then you have Kim Mulkey leading the undefeated Baylor Bears against Tara VanDerveer and the Stanford Cardinals, who have made the final four the last five years. All these coaches know what it takes to win big games and will find adjustments for the stars of the other teams. Expect close games that go down to the final second. Talk about excitement! Tune in on Sunday and see what these girls are made of and if they are worth all the publicity they get.

March Madness

I can write about March madness now because the team I picked to win the whole thing lost on Sunday to Kansas. North Carolina was playing without their point guard Kendall Marshall who got hurt against Creighton. I'm upset they lost but if the younger players do not leave for the NBA they will be real good next season. As for the final four I believe Kansas has a good chance to win the whole thing. Thomas Robinson is a real good player. Kansas has a lot of different elements to their game. Ohio State will keep the game close against Kansas but I think Kansas has an advantage because they don't rely on one player. Kentucky and Louisville will be an interesting game. Everyone likes Kentucky and says they are the best team but do not count out Rick Pitino. He has been coaching for years and knows what he is doing. Pitno knows how to win games. May the better coach win that game. This is going to be an exciting final four. Anyone can win these games so it will be fun to watch and see who wants it more. The tournament has been surprising with Duke loosing in the first round to Lehigh and Missouri loosing to Norfolk State. Two number two seeds going out in the first round of the tournament has never happened before. The West region had a four seed and a seven seed playing in the elite eight. I love March Madness because everyone is giving their all to survive another day. You are getting the best out of these players because everyone wants to win the Championship. The final four games will be very exciting and emotional. Anything can happen and with both teams giving everything they have you never know what to expect. Go Kansas! North Carolina will be back next year!

Tebow and sean payton

Tim Tebow is a Jet and everyone is excited about this. The only way this makes any sense is if they make him play another position besides quarterback because he can not throw the ball and will not last running the ball all the time. The NFL already tired to help Tebow with his throw but it did not last long because he went right back to the way he used to throw the ball in college. The Jets just extended Mark Sanchez's contract and are saying he is and will be their starting quarterback. Do you really think there won't be a competition during training camp for the starting quarterback position? Tebow is not the answer but I'm not sure Mark Sanchez is the answer either. Sanchez has not had great seasons with the Jets and still makes dumb mistakes. Besides Peyton Manning is in the AFC so the Broncos will be the top team and don't forget that Tom Brady and the Patriots are in the same division. New Orleans is all messed up everyone that is supposed to run the team is suspended. They lost their coach for a whole year. Would Sean Payton be suspended for a whole year if he would have just told the truth to begin with instead of trying to covering up? Sorry everyone should know by now the truth will always come out, you can not cover up anything. Giving people incentives to take out players on another team is wrong. Football is a rough sport to begin with and then you go and give more money to players for trying to hurt someone. Getting hit hard is a part of football; that's what football is and what makes it great. Bounty programs just make the sport look bad and take away from how great football is. The coaches got what they deserved on this one and there goes the Saint's season.