Removal Of Ed DeChellis
8 years ago, Penn State hired Ed DeChellis as the Head coach of the Mens basketball program. To DeChellis credit he was forced to work with minimal resources and was able to put together a family frie... continue reading »
"(encouraged) There is absolutely no reason that the mens basketball team cannot be turned in to a tournament team. The facilities are in place. What we need is a national search for a coach that is a proven recruiter & winner. Make it happen!"
"(encouraged) There is no reason PSU basketball can't excel with the right coach. Unfortunately Ed has not got it done and has had time. Please do the right thing and give PSU basketball achance for greatness."
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"(encouraged) Ed must go! He is a disgrace to PSU!"
"(encouraged) Ed seems like a great guy, but unfortunately I only have 1 memory of a successful team in his 8 years and that was the NIT run. PSU MUST let Ed go. He is unable to recruit against his Big10 counterparts. We are barely able to recruit against "
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"(encouraged) Embarrassed alum - Class of 1999"
"(encouraged) It is time for a change.....PA and the northeast are full of talented basketball players and it is pure embarrassment for PSU to have a team and coach that is always at the bottom of the big ten.....TIME for a change"
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"(encouraged) Class of 2002 As an Athletic Director this should be embarrasing that a school like ours cannot produce a team that can compete.."
"(encouraged) 8 years has been too long to tolerate this continuing ineptitude. fire the man NOW."
"(encouraged) WE ARE!...better than this. PSU students, alumni, & fans deserve better."
"(encouraged) Long time fan of Ed and PSU hoops, but he's had more than enough time to show progress."
"(encouraged) As a current student, I'm embarrassed to know the consistent state of my University's basketball team. While it's to DeChellis' credit that his players graduate and stay out of trouble, certain other coaches at Penn State have proven that it'"
"(encouraged) I think we have given him enough time to win. We get 4-5 star recruits in other sports."
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"(encouraged) The B-ball program is beyond embarassing. It is time. It has been time."
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"(encouraged) Ed seems like a genuinely decent man, but he has shown time and again that he is not capable of coaching at the level needed to success in the Big Ten. Or, in the Patriot League."
"(encouraged) There's no need to explain why he should be fired. The recruiting and performance speak for themselves. But until our administration makes a commitment to a winning basketball program, the situation isn't likely to improve. The first step is "
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