Penn State Sports Magazine
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ty has demonstrated something else entirely. Had the Nittany Lions lost to Michigan, Chambers��� effect on the Penn State program would not have been diminished. The reality is that regardless of hard work, effort or desire, there���s no guarantee that good things will happen to good people. In sports, even at the college level, wins and losses are often the only yardstick by which success is measured. Winning is an important indicator of a program���s overall health, to be sure, but victories are a byproduct of attitude. The program that Chambers inherited was accustomed to failure and had adopted an oh-well mentality. He���s been trying to change that mindset, and his work has barely begun. The dream of a Penn State men���s basketball program that is strong enough to win consistently in the Big Ten remains just that ��� a dream. But less than two years into the job, Chambers��� relentless positivity and penchant for hard work are rubbing off on those around him. After Frazier���s injury, he told his players to ���know your role, do your job, trust your teammates, play hard.��� ���The sky is not falling,��� he said. ���The season is not over. I mean, that���s how I feel. You walk around here and it���s like��� it���s going to be OK! We���re going to go out there, we���re going to compete, we���re going to play 40 minutes, and you���re going to be proud of the way we play. ���The mentality needs to change. It really does. It���s been like this for a year. Let���s go! It���s time to compete! It���s time to play hard! It���s time to be Penn Staters and be proud of it!��� So forget the victory over Michigan. Forget the 14-game losing streak that preceded it. In getting people to buy into his positive philosophy, Chambers has already achieved a far bigger win than the one over the Wolverines. And now maybe others will begin to take notice. N O T I C E T O S U B S C R I B E R S Additional BWI newsletters coming this spring uring the off-season, BWI is continuing to produce newsletters updating subcribers on the latest happenings in football recruiting, men���s and women���s basketball and wrestling. The next newsletter will be published March 20. Additional newsletters are scheduled for publication on April 17 and April 20. The email you receive in your inbox will include a box on the upper left containing the username and password you will need in order to access the content on bluewhiteonline.com. Your username is your subscription number, while your password is your last name in lowercase letters. Your username and password can also be found on the address label of your mailed publication. (When entering the username at bluewhiteillustrated.com, do not type in the ���BW��� prefix on the mailing label, just the numerals.) For subscribers who have provided us with their email address, a link will be delivered to your inbox. One click and you���re in. For those who would rather not share their personal email address, bluewhiteonline.com will be the home of your newsletters. Simply provide your last name and subscription number to access the latest content. (Depending on the browser you use, you may need to type in a different address ��� digital.bluewhiteonline.com ��� to access the newsletters.) If you are not receiving the email newsletter notifications, please contact our office at 1-800-2821629 to ensure that we have your preferred email address in our database. The email notification is the easiest way to access the content on bluewhiteonline.com. BWI does not share subscribers��� contact information with advertisers or other outside parties. As Internet usage has surged, the D Accessing BWI���s newsletters is easy. Have the link delivered to your email inbox... ...or type in the username and password, found on your mailing label, at bluewhiteonline.com ! USERNAME PASSWORD (use lowercase) speed and reliability of the U.S. Postal Service has declined. We have been told by the post office that BWI subscribers can no longer be assured of receiving our game previews in their mailbox before the game is played. That is unacceptable. BWI readers want and deserve to have the news delivered to them in a timely fashion. Our new format allows us to do just that.