Cornell coach Steve Donahue called out the intensity level of himself and his team in today’s Ithaca Journal.
“When we show up like we did against Bucknell [an 88-75 loss three weeks ago], that’s a reflection of me,” he said. “Obviously I’m on the guys pretty hard, but I also realize I let it slip for the first month of the season… I wasn’t going to allow that anymore.”
In a sport that has more Coachspeak than a Bill Belichick press conference, Donahue brought a little honesty. Kudos to him for that.
Mid-major guru Kyle Whelliston says that Brown will win the Ivy League title “after months of blindly believing in Penn.” (Insider login required.)
Good columns from Phil Sheridan and Rich Hoffman today on the challenges facing Fran Dunphy at Temple.
If you’re like me — a bored student on break who can’t wait to get back to Penn — here’s another incentive to hurry back to campus. Look for a story on this event in next Thursday’s DP.
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