Although Joe Paterno is currently just one game above Bobby Bowden for the most career victories ever, the legendary Penn State coach does not want the NCAA to take any wins away from his Florida State rival for academic fraud.

“The NCAA is going to do what it’s going to do, but I would hope they would not take away 10 or 12 wins away from him,” Paterno told the Reading Eagle of Pennsylvania. “I don’t think that’s fair. He coached the team he had; they played against people, and they won. They ought to be wins for them.”

Despite popular belief, Paterno and Bowden are actually very good friends.

“I’ve known Bobby for 40 years,” Paterno said. “Sue and I have gone on a lot of trips with Bobby and his wife, Ann. I think Bobby is not filled up with himself. He’s my kind of guy. He doesn’t go around blowing his horn. He’s very humble and a very, very religious guy. “He’s very, very principled. He’s not preaching. He’s not trying to convert people. He’s just a good person and a heck of a football coach.”

College Football will never be the same once these two great coaches finally decide to step away from the game.