Tony Carr committed to play basketball at Penn State a little less than three years ago. A year later he arrived on campus for a freshman campaign focused mostly on learning how to compete at the Big Ten level. During his sophomore season he became a player that is now being viewed as irreplaceable by nervous fans and sports writers.
Not long ago, just a handful of months, many people began to feel that it was time to pull the plug on the coaching tenure of Pat Chambers; they had seen enough. The explanation by Chambers and his supporters that the team was close to breaking through had worn thin on many people; they had been hearing that for years.