Joe literally said he could have done more - and looking back on things, he wish he had. Anyone that fails to see his mistakes, are completely delusional.
However, that is the fault of, well I guess, us for putting him up on this holier than thou pedestal. We viewed him as a perfect man, when in reality he was just human. Which is something he has said all along.
Joe played a part in tarnishing the Penn State name. No where near what the others did, however. So he should not by any means be the fall guy - and really, no one in the media has made him to be one. It has just become some mindsets in the Penn State community to claim that they have. So, yes, it has hurt the name - but I REALLY don't think it will affect things too much. All of that was blown out of proportion in my opinion.
At the same time - however, I think people fail to realize it is HUMANY POSSIBLE to be a man that has done many amazing things like Joe, but at the same time still have faults like Joe. You can have both sides of it - and that is what people need to accept. Joe's legacy carries what he did NOT do, but it will, and can also carry all the amazing things he has done. It goes both ways. While that name may be tarnished - it wouldn't be at the level it is without what he has done to make this University such a great place.
So you can be grateful, and disappointed at the same time. He is human. We are human. The idea Joe pushes was for us to become better people, and learn from mistakes. Take the great things he gave us and grow, and do the same from the mistakes he made.