JoePa May Continue Looking Down From Above

Published: August 1, 2007, 2:09 am

Tags: joe paterno, eric horowitz, penn state, press box

by Eric Horowitz, ShakedownSportsTwo months ago Joe Paterno announced that his Penn State players will help clean up Beaver Stadium after home games. Now it turns out that Paterno might directly reap the benefits of those cleanings. Yesterday the Penn State coach revealed that he is considering coaching from the press box next season."I'm not so sure that's not the better way to do it, and I've debated that...You can see so much more, you can do things," he said."You're really a cheerleader most of the time down on the sideline...I enjoyed being upstairs, I really did. I sat down, had a nice time, had a cup of coffee. I felt like a newspaper guy. I was even able to watch television."So apparently the decision has less to do with Paterno's ailing left leg and more to do with the fact that he can slack off when he's not on the field. Say what you want, but I'm not going to criticize somebody for wanting to drink coffee and watch TV instead of dealing with 90 college football

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