A WEEKEND AT HOME

I just love being home. After living in Atlanta and being a plane ride away from my family, I absolutely love, love, love that I am only a drive away. This past weekend was the Illinois-Miami of Ohio game and since a ton of my Champaign friends went to Miami, it was an obvious time for a reunion. It was such a short trip, but as always it was wonderful being with my friends. We are in Nashville, DC, Cincinnati, and Chicago, so reunions are few and hard to come by. We had a great day tailgating with our families and friends, watching Illinois crush Miami and then the Dawgs take on the Tigers (Go Georgia!). We played beersbie at the Hobbs, scarfed down Monicals pizza and Custard Cup, and fell asleep way earlier than planned. Sunday brought church and relaxation with my family, and it went by all too fast! I headed back to Nashville sad to be leaving such wonderful people, but very blessed to have them all in my life.

Happy Tuesday!

true tragedy

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He could have done more. He did all that he could. However you look at it, it's hard to deny that this is a tragedy in college football, in football and all sports for that matter. Joe Paterno dedicated his life to Penn State - to the players he coached, to the students, to the faculty, to the families that lived in State College. He gave millions and millions of dollars to the university to better the school that he so desperately loved. And within a week, that has all been taken away. Paterno is alerted he is no longer coach of the Nittany Lions by a phone call. A phone call. "Yep, thanks, Joe. We appreciate everything you've done. Now you're fired." Talk about a slap in the face. The board of trustees questions his moral integrity? Yes, Joe could have done more. He should have done more. He should have alerted a higher power, followed up on it. He himself says in retrospect, he wishes he did more. But to call someone - I don't care how influential he is - who has given 46 years of his life to a job and tell him he is fired? That's lacking moral integrity, Mr. Vice President of the Board of Trustees.

And can we take a moment to step back and ask where the person is who caused all of this? And what about the victims of these horrible, horrible accusations?  Joe Paterno has become the focus of this case, but the true focus should be put back onto Sandusky and the victims. That is the true tragedy.

Here's to you, Joe Paterno. It's too bad it had to end this way. Sandusky, this is just the beginning.