He absolutely wanted to be the one guy that was an NBA player with some coaching experience that went back to his old school and rescued it. He underestimated the necessity of picking a support network that would give him the best chance to do it. He's incredibly insecure so we have the crummy staff we have.
He's known for a while now that he's not a college coach but we're talking about 4+ million a year and the title of IU coach. He's aware that this is it. I think he'll attempt to keep his job by offering to pull a Penny and hire a completely new staff, but the massive January losing streak that's coming will be the final nail in the coffin.