ORLANDO, Fla. -- I have tremendous respect for Sandy Barbour. She is a pro, a wonderful person, a terrific leader and someone who has represented Penn State exceptionally well as athletic director for eight years.
If we're evaluating and grading her on likability, she gets an A+. And I doubt you'd find many people who know her who would disagree with that.
I am not, however, in the business of grading people based on likability. Or on how much respect I or others may have for said person as an individual.
People in big-time sports must be evaluated on their actions -- things that they have both done and not done -- and the results that we know of based on those actions.