If any coach would shy away from the opportunity to rebuild Indiana Basketball because there is "too much passion in the fanbase," then I don't want that person as our head coach.
There are plenty of smaller jobs with less pressure in easier conferences whose fans rarely show up to games and are less demanding. Does anyone really feel sorry for Tom Crean or Archie Miller because they got a raw deal? Those guys won the lottery by accepting the IU job and are set for life as the result. Yes, we will get upset if you don't recruit good kids, run a clean program, represent the University well and WIN, but is that a bad thing?
Not everyone is cut out to be the President/CEO/Head Coach of Indiana Basketball and that's ok. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
That being said, if you are a confident individual who is driven to succeed and willing to bust your ass to do so, then you could end up retiring from coaching one day achieving legendary status.
Is that so bad?
There are plenty of smaller jobs with less pressure in easier conferences whose fans rarely show up to games and are less demanding. Does anyone really feel sorry for Tom Crean or Archie Miller because they got a raw deal? Those guys won the lottery by accepting the IU job and are set for life as the result. Yes, we will get upset if you don't recruit good kids, run a clean program, represent the University well and WIN, but is that a bad thing?
Not everyone is cut out to be the President/CEO/Head Coach of Indiana Basketball and that's ok. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
That being said, if you are a confident individual who is driven to succeed and willing to bust your ass to do so, then you could end up retiring from coaching one day achieving legendary status.
Is that so bad?