JoePa Near Death? | TigerFan.com

fanatic · Dec 22, 2010

At 84, I guess you could say that about anyone, but apparently JoePa has had 3 mini strokes within the past month, is no longer allowed to drive, and his short term memory is shot. The source is a blog, so TIFWIW.

Rumor Mill: Outback Bowl To Be JoePa’s Final Game | The School Philly

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One rumor is that he has had 3 mini strokes in the past month. He is apparently no longer allowed to drive, and his short term memory is completely shot. Apparently this all came to a head at the senior banquet. Tons of players tweeted crap about how out of it he was..said it was going to be great to play in a Thanksgiving Day Bowl.someone in admin. Reached out to every living captain that played for him and asked them to write a letter to Joe, which was presented to him in a book. It was weird, because no one knew or thought anything was officially decided, but it was clear it was kind of like a send off. Anyway, he gets the book and is fine speaking for a couple of minutes, then tails off into nonsense and nobody can figure out what hes talking about.he finished up by saying I gotta go beat my old friend Spurrier in the bowl game.walks off the stage, and walks out of the room.
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I'm not sure if I believe Tony Dungy is the lead candidate to succeed him (I always thought Penn. St. was the Alabama coach's dream job), but I do think there may be something to his health and that the Outback Bowl might be his last game.

Hawker45 · Dec 23, 2010

It's a good thing JoePa is completely unaware of these rumors.

Cajun Sensation · Dec 23, 2010

I hope he's ok and I wish him the best.

I also wish that Saban will go take his place.....IMMEDIATELY.

islstl · Dec 23, 2010

Not sure why PSU would entertain Dungy, who would be there no more than 5 years max.

Seems like they would want a long term solution.