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Article: Mighty Penn State: A Paterno Creation
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 4, 1987
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When Penn State was dreaming of national football glory, Maryland
was basking in it. Before winning his second national championship
last year, Joe Paterno's best short-term record was not much better
than that of a Maryland coach-Jim Tatum.
Once that marinates a while in the mind, a couple of questions
surface: Why did Penn State get so good? How can Penn State's
stadium sprout from about the size of Maryland's to the fifth largest
in the country?
Neither national excellence nor that splendid stadium it
routinely stuffs came as quickly for Penn State as many believe.
There are other misconceptions about the Nittany Lions, and their
relationship with Maryland.
If any Penn Stater should ...