“STATE COLLEGE – It’s true that translating a name like Ed DeChellis into chant form is no easier than it is fashionable for a Big Ten student section to joyously spell out ‘NIT.’
“But Penn State fans have suffered long enough while waiting to cheer for a men’s basketball team. Let them have their fun. Let them, with the clock winding down on a 68-55 victory over Northwestern, shout in unison ‘ED DE-CHELL-IS,’ knowing their beleaguered coach may be on the verge of leading his program to better days.
“They should do it even if the accomplishment would be a disappointment by the standards of most Big Ten schools. Even if the head coach, when asked about the display of gratitude, responded only with disbelief. ‘My name?’ he asked. …”