If this team can't beat Penn State they won't last long in the big tourney.They just have to bust their butts at the start and they can beat any team.
I would not go that far, although I fully understand your sentiment.
I think the "problem" is that neither Shannon nor Matt has had leadership roles in their basketball lives. They have been very talented and have absolutely contributed to the success at every stop. But, they really have no clue - like Trent, etc - how to lead or what it means to lead, especially when things are not going good/well. IMO, it shows in their being consistently inconsistent.
This team, I feel, could lose to PSU (I do not expect them to), and make a deep run in the dance.
As I type I expect our team to make the semi in B10.