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State College, PA - Joe Bastardi: Is Joe Paterno Influencing the Climate?

During the Paterno tenure, Penn State's unbeaten or national championship seasons all occurred around the time of an El Nino.

Coincidence? C'mon. If you are going to tell me a trace gas that some studies say humans yearly contribute only 1 part per 20 million is running the climate, then certainly the linkage between Paterno's greatest teams and a major climate event such as an El Nino has to trump that. I mean every one of our unbeaten or national championship years had an El Nino going on very close to it. Since those warm events spike the Earth's temperature, it could be argued that the success of the PSU football program is the actual link to global warming – or climate change or climate disruption or whatever the nom du jour is now.

One argument could be made that it is Penn State football, not Paterno, that is the controlling influence here. However, since Penn State before Paterno did not have the frequent success it does when an El Nino is occurring, that linkage can quickly be dismissed. It comes down to the man at the top.