Had a good conversation with a Vandy grad today regarding PSU

[Nit777]

In the midst of all the recent BS, thought that this was a ray of sunshine.

Had the chance to talk to an attorney from Nashville regarding business today. He mentioned that he was a life long Nashville resident and a Vanderbilt grad in 1970. I mentioned that I was a retired military officer.

He responded by telling me that one of his grand sons was at TA&M in naval ROTC and the other was graduating from West Point in about a month.

I told him that I was not a military academy grad, and that he may not like me anymore because we "took your coach". I went on to say that I was ROTC from PSU, also graduating in 1970.

He said that he knew Franklin and really liked him and that the great majority of Vandy fans thought that they had lost something when we hired CJF. He thought that Franklin had no choice but to grab the job at PSU as it was one of the top jobs in college football.

Eventually the discussion got around to the Sandusky situation.

He very quickly told me that he never considered the claims against PSU and JoePa to be credible and that it was his opinion, as a seasoned attorney, that something was 'just not right'.

I told him that he didn't know the half of it.

His exact words near the end of the conversation was that "he loved Penn State".

Small offset to all of the Brennans, Mush mouths and Bernsteins of the world.

 

[PSU65]

Thanks. Good to know there's some thinking people out there.

 

[91Joe95]

Most real attorneys not looking for a pay day understand exactly what Ira and the rest of the bot did.

 

[Lefty Hill]

Pitt people, for instance, would have you believe that everybody in America hates PSU. Not true.

 

[BobPSU92]

Pitt people, for instance, would have you believe that everybody in America hates PSU. Not true.

Vanderbilt grads. and pitt grads. aren't exactly on the same level. I've never met a Vanderbilt grad. who delivered pizzas.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

Thanks. Good to know there's some thinking people out there.[/QUOTE


Ya but too bad none of them are journalists.

 

[KC-KS-Lion]

Unfortunately truly intelligent conversation is rarer and less public than it should be, which makes it all the more refreshing and enjoyable when it occurs.

 

[dclionsfan]

I just don't see us losing to pitt. I was at the military bowl and they sucked. Even with a 50% Connor and a great ol they have no qb and no wr so we stack the box.

 

[Nashville Lion]

GUys, there are a lot of people out there who think the same way as the Vandy grad mentioned in the original post. I know a lot of them personally.
Here is the bottom line....Sandusky was a bad guy. He fooled a lot of people along the way but honestly he had the help of a lot of people at the Second Mile. The story would never have been such a big story without Joe Paterno. Everyone including Sara Ganim know that if this happens at Eastern KY or Boise St or even a big school with lesser a coach, this story hits ESPN and that is it. With Joe in the story, it hits every news cycle. The BOT and some other sinister people spin the story to be about Joe...throw in some lies and misrepresentation from Louis Fraud and there you have it.

 

[JoeDidntKnow]

In the midst of all the recent BS, thought that this was a ray of sunshine.

Had the chance to talk to an attorney from Nashville regarding business today. He mentioned that he was a life long Nashville resident and a Vanderbilt grad in 1970. I mentioned that I was a retired military officer.

He responded by telling me that one of his grand sons was at TA&M in naval ROTC and the other was graduating from West Point in about a month.

I told him that I was not a military academy grad, and that he may not like me anymore because we "took your coach". I went on to say that I was ROTC from PSU, also graduating in 1970.

He said that he knew Franklin and really liked him and that the great majority of Vandy fans thought that they had lost something when we hired CJF. He thought that Franklin had no choice but to grab the job at PSU as it was one of the top jobs in college football.

Eventually the discussion got around to the Sandusky situation.

He very quickly told me that he never considered the claims against PSU and JoePa to be credible and that it was his opinion, as a seasoned attorney, that something was 'just not right'.

I told him that he didn't know the half of it.

His exact words near the end of the conversation was that "he loved Penn State".

Small offset to all of the Brennans, Mush mouths and Bernsteins of the world.

Vandy people are the exception in the $ec. The rest are mouth breathers incapable of understanding the narrative John tried to explain.

 

[86Engineer]

Pitt people, for instance, would have you believe that everybody in America hates PSU. Not true.

Yep. That's what they wanted to happen. Fortunately, there are some people out there that can think for themselves. And in the end, everybody in America still won't care about Pitt.

 

[AWS1022]

I'm at my son's baseball game in Bowling Green Kentucky and just had a guy tell me how much he loved Joe and went to a few games over the years. He never attended Penn State. Boy, I guess everyone out there hates us.

 

[MichaelJackSchmidt]

Pitt people, for instance, would have you believe that everybody in America hates PSU. Not true.

So would Karen Peetz, Ken Frazier and Rodney Erickson.

 

[ewb75]

Vandy people are the exception in the $ec. The rest are mouth breathers incapable of understanding the narrative John tried to explain.

Wow. Mouth breathers? Man, I have my own issues with the SEC fans, as living deep in Dixie kind of puts you in a tight spot. But I have not found these mouth breathers that cannot understand the narrative. There are some that have seized the opportunity to beat all things PSU to death. But for the most part, I have found more fans in the SEC to be sympathetic to PSU than our B1G brethren. And I won't even go down the PITT or ND road. Maybe it's because I'm mostly surrounded by Bama and Auburn fans, but have had pretty much same experiences in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

 

[BGJeff]

Vandy people are the exception in the $ec. The rest are mouth breathers incapable of understanding the narrative John tried to explain.

I don't agree. Personally, I've found Bama fans to be about as reasonable as almost any fan base in the country. And virtually every Bama fan I know was very supportive of JVP.