Miller to Indiana: No way....

[michiganXman]

Check out this article from Mike DeCourcy. Why would Miller leave X for a possible situation like this???





Hoosiers fans should take a look at Cincinnati's program right now. That's what they'll have to look forward to in a couple of years -- but only if the administration that has fouled up so much in the past year were to hire precisely the correct coach. Cincinnati surprised many of us by getting it right in hiring Mick Cronin, and he built up the Bearcats from a roster with one remaining scholarship player into a capable Big East team within two seasons.

Such miracles are rare. And, even at that, we're still talking about a 13-12 team. It's easy to admire the accomplishment of achieving that record under such daunting circumstances. It's a little harder for a fan accustomed to excellence to enjoy the .500 neighborhood.

The coach who takes over the Hoosiers in the future probably won't be as gifted as Cronin, because few coaches are and because Indiana wouldn't recognize them if provided a list of names. (I'll try one, anyway: Tony Bennett, Washington State. Maybe he'll take the call.)

Whoever becomes coach probably will encounter a program nearly as empty as Cincinnati was a couple of springs ago. Players willing to consider walking out on a season will not hesitate to consider transferring when that season is done. The two best players, D.J. White and Eric Gordon, will be gone regardless. And IU can forget about the recruiting class promised last fall. Those guys will be asking for releases.

It will be years before we recognize Indiana basketball as the power with five national champions. If you think about it, maybe offering the job to Bob Knight wouldn't be such an awful idea. He might be the only qualified coach willing to take it.

[xuhuh!]

i'm playing taps..

[michiganXman]

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