North American footballers (they don't use their feet much) go around the field in tights and pat each other on the arse after scoring. Nothing to see here, move along.
erm... do you know what this is about? Jerry Sandusky pushing a child up against a shower stall and fucking him in the ass, seen by another coach, reported to Paterno, who did nothing and OMG such a surprise when other victims came forward.
Are you saying that all North American Football players are gay and/or child molesters? The stupid. It burns. Fixed it for you.
There are no good reasons for why Paterno did what he did. There are only flimsy excuses for why he failed to stop reported abuses.