Ivy League Notebook: Top 25s, More On Miller

Notably absent from the whirlwind surrounding the termination of Penn coach Glen Miller yesterday was any comment from, well, Glen Miller himself.

Unsurprisingly, that was Miller’s own doing. When reached by the Associated Press yesterday afternoon, Miller told the AP, “Right now, I think it’s in my best interests not to say anything.”

While there has been no report of the economics of the termination, often the terms of severance or buyout packages for spurned coaches include gag orders of a certain degree that prohibit the former leader from discussing details of the departure or from expressing any feelings toward the program openly. One might consider these to be necessary but not all that restricting given that doing either would probably make the coach less desirable as a future hire by another institution anyway.

One of the immediate reactions to the dismissal of Miller was a scan across the landscape of potential coaching candidates. As always with the Quakers, the search is often targeted to those with Philadelphia and Penn ties, who are also familiar with the Ivy League. Thus, it was no surprise that former Penn assistant under Fran Dunphy and current Cornell coach Steve Donahue came to mind immediately, especially since he had interviewed for the position during the last vacancy. Brian Delaney, who covers Cornell and the Ivies for the Ithaca Journal, contacted Donahue yesterday, but the Big Red head man declined to comment.

The Kids Are (Aren’t?) Alright

As the news of the Glen Miller firing spread across the college basketball landscape, much of the speculation was how Penn’s talented recruiting class would receive the news.

Northstar Basketball Blog caught up with two 2010 recruits, guard Steve Rennard and forward Cameron Gunter, and found mixed results. Citing Penn’s excellent Wharton program, Rennard seemed committed to the Penn program while Gunter was awaiting a call from the Quakers program before commenting on the matter further.

As of yet, no comments have been made public from any of the other three Penn recruits, guards Miles Cartwright, Dau Jok and Casey James.

Rank and File

The Ivy League was well represented in the weekly rankings released yesterday. Cornell garnered three votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll – its third appearance in the poll this year and the fourth time in five weeks that an Ivy representative has received a vote.

In the College Hoops Net Non-BCS Top 25, Cornell fell to 22nd from 21st, but remained in the poll for the second-consecutive week. Harvard snuck into the “Further 5” category to give the league two representatives in the poll.

The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 also had two Ivy representatives with Cornell checking in at No. 5 for the second week in a row, while Harvard cracked the poll at No. 25.

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