Get a Life Joe Pa Haters!

Philadelphia Neo Soul Songstress Jill Scott!

If I could give you the world
On a silver platter
Would even matter
You'd still be mad at me

Hate On Me – Philadelphia Neo-Soul Songstress Jill Scott

I’ve got one thing to say to all of the people that want to ‘hate’ on the beloved Joe Paterno for the way he did or did not handle the school’s now infamous Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Get a freakin’ life haters!

Nike executive chairman and CEO Phil Knight put it best when he summed up the whole debacle by saying that Penn State’s foolish trustees laid the blame at the feet of the wrong man, despite the fact that Paterno did everything he was required to do by law – and had never brought anything to the Nittany Lions program other than truth, honesty and integrity.

"This much is clear to me: If there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation and not in Joe Paterno's response," Knight said at Paterno’s memorial service on Thursday, drawing a well-deserved standing ovation in the process.

As Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said, Paterno is always going to be remembered as the greatest college football coach ever – and that’s the way it should be!

The Legend Lives On!

Say what you want about Joe Paterno, but it says right here at Eye On Sports that the legendary head coach will live on for decades to come though the countless lives he touched while here on earth – and the equally incalculable number of lives he will continue to touch even in death.

Just think about if football fans, Paterno has coached players in six different decades – and now many of those former players are grown men with children, grand children and likely a great grandchild or two thrown in somewhere among the bunch. Just think how many lessons that Paterno taught to his former players that went on to share them with their own sons and grandsons.

Oh yeah, love him or loathe him (I Love Joe Pa) Joe Paterno’s legacy of loving others and building up young men  will undoubtedly live on for years to come! 

Phil Knight’s Alright!

After seeing the stirring speech delivered by Nike chairman and CEO Phil Knight at Thursday’s memorial for beloved late Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, I just can’t bring myself to bad-mouth the polarizing Knight – at least for the foreseeable future.

Knight’s quote about the legendary Paterno and how the investigation was handled will be remembered for years to come – and was well-deserving of the standing ovation it set off.

"This much is clear to me: If there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation and not in Joe Paterno's response," Knight said. Paterno's widow, Sue, was among those rising to their feet – along with me at home!

Good Try for Special K, Tampa Bay!

Reports say the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have offered their head coaching job to Oregon head coach Chip 'Special K' Kelly, which I believe is a very wise move. Unfortunately, it looks like Kelly is going to pass on the position for personal reasons, but it says here at Eye On Sports that the Bucs did a great job going for it with the proven collegiate winner!

Matt Barkley Gets Big-Time Snub

USC Trojans junior quarterback Matt Barkley got the shaft from the Heisman Trophy Trust on Monday.
Despite clearly being one of the top five players in the nation this season, Barkley was not selected as one of five finalists for this seasons Heisman Trophy presentation.

While I think the committee got t right by inviting Stanford Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck, Alabama Crimson Tide running back Trent Richardson and even LSU Tigers corner back Tyrann Mathieu, there’s no way I’m picking Baylor Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III or Wisconsin Badgers running back Montee Ball to attend ahead of Barkley, simply because neither player has absolutely no shot of actually winning.

Barkley closed out the 2011 campaign by throwing a whopping 10 touchdown passes in his final two games to set a new school and Pac-10 conference record with 39 TD strikes. Barkley also tossed a scant seven interceptions this season while finishing with 3,528 passing yards while leading USC to a 10-2 record and top-five finish in the Associated Press poll.

Tellin’ It Like It T-I Tis!

Big ‘ups’ to Boise State Broncos head coach Chris Petersen who told the world how he really felt about the nonsensical BCS bowl game system on Monday by telling reporters,  "everybody is just tired" of the system.

The seventh-ranked Broncos went 11-1 this season, losing their only game of the season when kicker Dan Goodale missed a 39-yard field as time expired in a 36-35 loss to TCU on Nov. 12.

Still, the title-contending Broncos got the big d**k from the BCS bowl committee when they left out of the BCS for the fourth time in the last eight years despite being one of the very best college football programs in the nation during the near-decade span.

The Broncos were left out of a BCS bowl game this season while lower ranked teams like No. 11 Virginia Tech (11-2) and No. 13 Michigan (10-2) got BCS games. In the case of Virginia Tech, the Hokies did not beat a team ranked in the Top 25 this season.

 "Everybody is just very tired of the BCS," Petersen said. "I think that's the bottom line. Everybody is frustrated. Everybody doesn't really know what to do anymore. It doesn't make sense to anybody. I don't think anybody is happy anywhere."

"The whole thing needs to be changed, there's no question about it and I think (change) is coming, I really do,” Petersen added.

I agree with Petersen wholeheartedly and I’ll just say that anyone that thinks this voting nonsense is the best way to decide which teams get to play in the national title game has got rocks in their head.

BCS Stands For … Bull s**t Championship Series

BCS should stand for Bulls**t Championship Series as far as I’m concerned football fanatics.

I’m sick and tired of seeing one or two teams getting screwed out of a shot at the national title every year with the current nonsensical voting and computer system and I’m going on record to say that Oklahoma State got a raw deal this season.

It's interesting to note that the Cowboy’s only loss this season came on the same day they found out about the tragic air plane crash that took the lives of two basketball coaches at the school. Leads me to believe that maybe they weren't thinking about football that day. The Cowboys deserve this title game in the worst way and let's be for real, who wants to see a rematch of a game that already took place? Like every other level of college football, D-I needs a playoff system. Duh!