According to news reports, the decision to remove or move the Joe Paterno statue from outside Beaver Stadium will be made by Penn State University President Rodney Erickson.
The easy stance to take is demanding the statue be removed entirely.
The sad stance is to say it should remain.
But what really should happen to the statue is it should be replaced.
No unbiased person would want to arrive at Un-Happy Valley this fall and see a depiction of Paterno with his index finger pointing upward and four Nittany Lions right behind him.
The notion of being "No. 1" is the last thing associated with Penn State these days.
But Paterno's accomplishments at Penn State, good and bad, should not be put in a room or pushed aside.
Whether or not the statue has a prominent home, Paterno's career and actions will be a constant presence at the school for an undetermined amount of time. And we're talking decades, not months or years.
The statue should be replaced by a more subtle one, perhaps a bust, with a summary of the coach's record, accomplishments and details of the horrific ending.
Just as if Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire or Roger Clemens ever get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, their plaques in Cooperstown should explain the complete story.
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