Hey IU Fans – Take it Down a Notch.

An article by BK    5 Comments

Alright, look. I’m not a fan of IU basketball, and I have lived in Indiana my entire life. My family is from Ohio, So I am a Buckeye and recently I have gotten use to heartbreak. The same thing should be done by IU fans.

IU is one of the most storied college basketball programs in history. We get that. I’m not here to bash the program just because I’m not a fan. I’m here to bash the fans.

Bob Knight brought you glory and Mike Davis screwed it up. Now you’re rebuilding. Do you know what rebuilding means? It means you weren’t good last year. You barely fielded a team. You’re not going to be good this year and probably wont even make the NIT. You’re on a plan. The Tom Crean plan. He’s a great coach and needs four years to fix this thing like most new coaches do.  He has it worse than most, however, because he is literally building a team from scratch. There was nobody when he showed up. They were kicked off the team or transferred out of Bloomington.

Despite all of these issues, arrogant IU fans still talk about their team like it’s the 80′s and early 90′s. It’s not. You’re not good. When you lose a game you shouldn’t be mad, you should expect it. You have good young talent, and good recruiting classes coming the next couple of years. Be patient.

The sooner you realize you’re one of the bottom dwellers in the Big Ten right now, the sooner you’re going to be patient and let Crean do his thing. The days of down home country Indiana boys going to IU and getting to the Final Four are over. Those kids are going to Purdue. Be happy with what you’ve got. Cheer on the kids who are there and hope you make the NIT this year.

As much as I don’t like to say it, Crean will have you back on top soon.