I agree 100%. In all the years I've been on the internet, my dealings with Joe Paterno supporters have been the worst. I once commented on a news story discussing a Joe Paterno mural at the school. I said "it's a shame what our society's priorities have become". I got so much hate from Penn State people saying exactly what you did: "You have no idea what you're talking about!", "Joe Paterno didn't know!" "Your faux rage is disgusting".
Apparently in the eyes of Penn State fans, Joe Paterno won a lot of football games. And just because he let a pedophile operate a child rape dungeon out of the team's shower room for decades doesn't mean we should forget that amazing accomplishment. Because... FOOTBALL!