{"id":397,"date":"2005-03-30T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-30T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/03\/centre-daily-timess-rice-departures-leaving-nobody-laughing\/"},"modified":"2005-03-30T17:26:00","modified_gmt":"2005-03-30T17:26:00","slug":"centre-daily-timess-rice-departures-leaving-nobody-laughing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/centre-daily-timess-rice-departures-leaving-nobody-laughing\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Daily Times&#8217;s Rice: Departures leaving nobody laughing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/sports\/11266734.htm\">Centre Daily Times | 03\/30\/2005 | Departures leaving nobody laughing<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe there&#8217;s a new version of the legendary Abbott &amp; Costello routine being played in the halls of the Bryce Jordan Center.<br \/>\n<br \/>Instead of &#8216;Who&#8217;s on First?&#8217; it&#8217;s becoming, &#8216;Who&#8217;s Left?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With players leaving in both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball programs at Penn State over the last week, one does have to wonder who will be filling all of those Nittany Lion uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the end of the 2001 season, 11 men&#8217;s players and nine women&#8217;s players have left their respective teams with eligibility remaining. Regardless of why the decisions were made or who made them, 20 is an awful big number.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the men&#8217;s losses are greater, that program has undergone a major coaching change. It&#8217;s not uncommon for players to leave a program after a coaching change and seven have left since Ed DeChellis took control following the 2003 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the exodus with the Penn State women&#8217;s program that is more puzzling. That program not only has a constant leader, but it also has been a success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the last four seasons, the Lady Lions have won 96 games, two Big Ten regular-season titles and gone to the NCAA Tournament four times.<br \/>\n<br \/>Usually, success does not breed discontent. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre Daily Times | 03\/30\/2005 | Departures leaving nobody laughing: &#8220;Maybe there&#8217;s a new version of the legendary Abbott &amp; Costello routine being played in the halls of the Bryce Jordan Center. 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