Terry Bowden praises Joe Pa... I guess that's a good thing

Yahoo's Terry Bowden fell all over himself for Joe Paterno yesterday. Catching up with what's going on, Bowden wrote a big article on how SEC West coaches are all over-paid, and can't reasonably expected to win their division every year. Yeah, and we all knew that for a while. But what caught me--I wouldn't have even seen this had I not kept skimming reading his article--was this love fest with Joe Paterno. (I used 'love fest' twice today... I need a break)

"Remember the old commercial, "When E.F. Hutton talks … people listen."

Well, I don't know what you made of it, but Joe Paterno stated unequivocally, that the argument against a college football playoff is "bogus." Folks, if there is one person in college football who represents every aspect of the integrity of the game it is Paterno. He stands for dignity, class, tradition and perspective. He has spent a lifetime championing everything that is good about the game. In my mind, his comments about the need for a playoff render every contrary argument meaningless. There is not a single person on this planet who has as much credibility when it comes to knowing what is good for the game of college football than JoePa.

Paterno has spoken. It's time for the decision makers to listen."

Ok... um, yeah...