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Orange Bowl appeal goes beyond Bowden-Paterno

By Wayne Drehs
ESPN.com

Monday, January 2, 2006

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It was one of those classic grandfatherly moments. Joe Paterno was talking about his 14 grandchildren, had mentioned baking Christmas cookies and coloring Easter eggs when a reporter wanted to know more. "Do you hide the eggs?" he asked. "Do I what?" Paterno asked, cupping his hand around his ear. "Do you hide the eggs?" the reporter repeated. "Do I buy the eggs?" the 79-year-old responded, again wrong. "No -- do you hide the eggs," the reporter asked again, th ...

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