David Jones of the Harrisburg Patriot-News reports that Craig James has apologized for the disrespectfully gaseous geriatric epithet he applied to Joe Paterno on Saturday’s broadcast, and that no further disciplinary action will be taken by ESPN/ABC.

“Earlier today, during our halftime show, I was trying to show admiration and compliment Coach Paterno and his intensity. I inadvertently used an expression about Coach Paterno that I apologize for.

“I’ve supported Coach Paterno for years, and I continue to be a big fan of this guy for all these years and I certainly hope his leg’s OK.”

So, in other words, James voted for Paterno before he voted against him.

See Jones’ story.

MADISON, WISCONSIN, November 4 — I’m not going to write much about this crappy, vapid game, because it was the same old insipid stuff as we’ve seen the rest of this jejune season. The more significant events were outside the sphere of the exhilarating game itself, including Paul Posluszny setting a Penn State record, Joe Paterno taking a hit on the sideline, sustaining a knee injury, and ESPN (hopefully former) commentator Craig James calling Joe an “old fart.”

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The title is the same as that of the 1968 biography of El Cordobés, the great Spanish bullfighter. This post has nothing to do with the book, the bullfighter, or Spain. It’s just another Turkey Wafflepost, expressing reservations about my earlier Wisconsin prediction, which was pretty much wishful thinking. I’ve had a gigantic mood swing. Must be hormones or something.

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