Penn State Basketball’s NIT Bracketology, plus a Cryptic Jim Ferry Tweet

Mar 7, 2021; College Park, Maryland, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Jim Ferry during the first half against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2021; College Park, Maryland, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Jim Ferry during the first half against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Penn State Nittany Lions interim head coach Jim Ferry (Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports) /

Jim Ferry, named interim Head Coach after the shocking dismissal of Pat Chambers, and love him or hate him, he kept the Lions afloat amidst the most unusual of seasons.

A bounce here and a call, this team is in the NCAA Tournament.

Penn State AD Sandy Barbour has stated her intent to name a head coach immediately after the season is over.  If the coach was going to be Ferry, why wouldn’t you have announced that when Hutchings-Everett recommitted to Penn State and give Ferry a jump start on recruiting?

Yesterday, Jim Ferry sent out this tweet:

Unclear of it’s exact meaning, but coming just one day after the scheduled games for Penn State Basketball came to a close, the timing sure is interesting.

Were these words of a fond farewell as maybe Barbour told him yesterday he wouldn’t be retained? Many Penn State Basketball fans included responses with the #keepJimFerry hashtag.

For now, we’re focused on the #PSUforNIT hashtag, but definitely worth monitoring.