Mack and JoePa

by PSUhorn on May 15, 2008 2:50 PM CDT Comment 9 comments

Obviously, i'm a Longhorn fan, and I have a ton of respect for Mack, as a football coach and a person. I also currently go to Penn State, and JoePa has really grown on me. His house is right near the law school, and I see him pretty frequently leaving his house - he never fails to wave and flash a smile.

Point being, I read that JoePa was flying to Austin on Friday to have dinner with Mack (in the espn article about Joe going to the hospital yesterday). I have heard random tidbits here and there over the years about how they were friends, but was wondering if some of you could shed some light on their relationship. Did they coach together at some point? Just mutual respect between great coaches?

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They're basically the same coach...

... you’ll see.

--Horn Brain--

by Horn Brain on May 15, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Mother of God

If this is true, then Mack will coach another 40 years and at least one BON commenter will commit seppuku before the decade is up.

So take that.

by Kahuna on May 16, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

for them to be the same coach

Mack would have to do something to revolutionize the way defense is played at all levels

I don’t see Mack ever inventing a new defensive (or offensive) scheme that will revolutionize football, particularly doing it as a head coach.

To say Mack and Joepa are the same coach is an insult to Paterno.

Paterno has left his mark on the game of football and college football in particular; Mack is basically just another Phil Fulmer.

by Beergut on May 17, 2008 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chillax, dog...

I said you’ll see, so like… wait.

--Horn Brain--

by Horn Brain on May 17, 2008 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is why he is coming...

From mackbrown-texasfootball:

AUSTIN, Texas—A dinner honoring University of Texas football coach Mack Brown for his dedication to leadership on and off the field will be held Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel. Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno will give the keynote address, and former pro football great and sportscaster Lynn Swann will emcee the event. The dinner will benefit The Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs. The Mack Brown Chair will be part of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas, a university-wide global affairs research center named after renowned lawyer and public servant Ambassador Robert S. Strauss.

I've been fuelin' my dreams eatin' greens and beans.

by 16thLonghorn on May 16, 2008 5:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs