The Glend Of An Era

As we told you earlier, mens basketball coach Glen Miller was fired today after the Quakers opened the season with an 0-7 record. Check out the full DP report for all the details. Here are some quotes in the article from Athletic Director Steve Bilsky:

"It was really that lack of what Penn represents — in addition to the wins and losses — that disappointed me and led me to the conclusion to do this,” Bilsky said. “It’s just the general sense that I think of us as a community-building activity, that students can come to the Palestra and watch their team and be proud of it," Bilsky said.

“I’m not going to really talk about what Glen did and didn’t do,” he said. “I’m just gonna say that’s an important quality for this person to have, to generate enthusiasm and hope and faith and goodwill and do all of those things."

Obviously, we don't like to see people lose their jobs, but hopefully interim coach Jerome Allen or whoever takes over head coaching duties next season can learn from Miller's mistakes. Just like Bilsky, we'd be happy to see more excitement on campus for basketball and a more outgoing coach could help make that happen.

If nothing else, it's easier to make fun of a coach who's more of a presence around campus. See how much fun we have with Amy? Anyway, we wish Coach Miller good luck in the future and hope he's back on the bench for someone else next fall.