Dana O’Neil at ESPN:
Bizarre, confusing, stunning. Those were just some of the words on the Twitter universe after news broke that Penn State’s Ed DeChellis was leaving a Big Ten job for a middle-of-the-pack Patriot League job at a service academy.
Here’s another good adjective to add to the mix: indicting.
DeChellis’ decision to bolt State College for Navy, more than a few rungs lower on the coaching ladder of success, speaks volumes to the state of Penn State basketball. And the state of Dear Old State isn’t a good one, at least not on the hardwood. Penn State just made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 10 years. This should be a time to capitalize and build.
Instead the coach is leaving town.
via The ball is in Penn States court – College Basketball Nation Blog – ESPN.