I don't think you understand. Paterno had not planned to leave this year, he never said he was retiring at the end of the year until this week. He only did that because of the scandal. two weeks ago no one had any idea this would be his last year let alone that last week was his last game as head coach. As for the riots, you have to understand this man has be the head coach of the football team since 1966 and before that was an assistant coach since 1950. He was a legend at Penn State. He was to Penn State what Knute Rockne was to Notre Dame. There is a statue of him there. A library(built with funds he gave and funds he raised) there is named after him. People believed Paterno was the exact opposite of a person who would cover up something like this. He was adored on that campus. It doesn't excuse the riots, but make it more understandable. I think the whole university is in shock right now.