Easiest answer is that IU screwed up because they refuse to move on from crappy coaches when they should.
History says prepare for a disappointing hire and being back here in 4 years.
I didn't really buy the idea that May went to Michigan while waiting for IU. If he was waiting for IU he could've stayed at FAU for another year.
IU missed the boat because they insist on giving bad coaches too long.
In those 5 years Bennett averaged 22 wins per year and an average conference finish between 2 and 3. In his last 5 years here Crean averaged about 20 wins and an average conference finish of about 5th.
Crean didn't have the consistency of Bennett, inconsistency was one problem with Crean.
There were some pretty bad ones under Crean, especially towards the end when he got in desperation mode and threw out offers to anyone with even a weak pulse.
I don't particularly want McCollum, IU isn’t in a position to take a risk on a person with exactly 1 season of D1 experience. I'd take him over little Pitino though; Woodson has got the bar buried for him to start looking like an option.
McCollum's D2 record is impressive, I'll admit that.