Let the debate go forward: Was that an Oregon State or a Princeton scarf that first brother-in-law Craig Robinson was wearing at the inauguration of his sister Michelle's husband Barack Obama?
Robinson - and his sister - are Princeton grads. Craig Robinson is the fourth all-time leading scorer in Princeton basketball history with 1,441 points, and he was the 1982 and 1983 Ivy League Player of the Year.
He went from a career in finance to be an assistant coach with former Tiger head man Bill Carmody at Northwestern and then became first the head coach at Brown before moving this season to take over at Oregon State.
Princeton and OSU have very similar color schemes, and Robinson was very, very visible during inauguration coverage. Robinson's bio on Oregon State's Website, by the way, does not mention his sister or her husband.
Speaking of President Obama, here's hoping that the days of showing complete disrespect for the leader of the country have ended now that Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are no longer in the White House. That'd be a pretty good accomplishment for Obama - and the country.
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Oregon State fans are enraged by Tom Brokaw's description of Robinson's scarf, but I believe that Brokaw said the scarf was "Princeton colors." Even if it were an Oregon State scarf per se, it still bears Princeton's colors as the two schools have the same colors. (And it is highly likely that Princeton had the colors significantly before Oregon State did.)
Oregon State fans in the blogosphere are working themselves up into a fury over this one. But let's keep in mind that Robinson works for Oregon State; he went to Princeton. Eight years from now, Oregon State fans might disdain Robinson if he does not remain a highly successful basketball coach, but he will always be a valued alumnus of Old Nassau.
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