The obsessive fixation on Paterno is not an obsessive fixation at all, but rather an appropriate reaction to those on these boards who actually have the chutzpah to claim that Paterno is merely a scapegoat or victim. Young boys got raped. That should be the concern - not that Paterno was wrongly fired.
For the media it is. Rumors are floating of a sex ring, and you can bet the pedo loving liberal media will NOT want that exposed. They would love to keep the focus on Joe.