Last year
Bruce Weber was dismissed from the Fighting
Illini basketball program during the
Big Ten Tournament, right after Illinois’ season ended. The same situation occurred two years prior with the Iowa
Hawkeyes and Todd Lickliter at the
Big Ten Tourney. Will we see the same thing with Bill Carmody and
Northwestern this
Big Ten Tournament?
NU losing 66-59 at home to
Penn State might have been the final straw to break the camel’s back. This was the Wildcats’ 6th loss in a row, and dropped them to 13-17, 4-13 in the
Big Ten. Losing to
PSU is a really big deal; especially at home.
Penn State was 0-17 on the road under Patrick Chambers entering this game. Yes, this was indeed his first road win at
Penn State. And Chambers got the job because the guy before him, Ed DeChellis, left
Penn State for Navy. Yes, he left
PSU FOR NAVY, not vice versa.With the victory,
Penn State improved to 11-9 all-time at
Northwestern.
Do you know how many
media members travel to cover the
Nittany Lions on the road? Zero. Yes, that’s what
PSU basketball truly is.
And that’s why this loss makes Carmody’s seat that much hotter. (
Go here for the pros and cons of why Bill Carmody should or should not return for a 15th season at
NU.)
Carmody was asked tonight if he was able to block out speculation about his job security...