For the past two seasons, the win totals of Ed DeChellis’ teams have exceeded what we would expect based on their play on the court. And really, this has been a staple of the DeChellis Era:
| Season | Actual Conf. Record | Pythagorean Record | Difference |
| 08-09 | 10-8 | 7-11 | +3 |
| 07-08 | 7-11 | 4-14 | +3 |
| 06-07 | 2-14 | 3-13 | -1 |
| 05-06 | 6-10 | 5-13 | +1 |
| 04-05 | 1-15 | 2-14 | -1 |
| 03-04 | 3-13 | 2-14 | +1 |
Only in two seasons has a Penn State team coached by Ed DeChellis underperformed relative to its Pythagorean projection. On the whole, DeChellis is up a cool 6 games. If it happens again this year, I’m jumping on Gasaway’s bandwagon — I will no longer call it “luck,” I will simply call it “DeChellis.”
Read it all at Big Ten Geeks.