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.