There are several reports, including this one, this one, and this one, that say Marquette coach Tom Crean is set to take the Indiana coaching job. I have to say I was surprised at this. I don't think Indiana is the elite job it used to be, and Crean pretty much had it made at MU. You can't be certain that this is a big step up. However, Indiana is a legacy program, so I guess I can see why Crean would take it, if in fact he is. And, there is a lot to be said for taking on new challenges...and Indiana is certainly going to be a challenge.
The question here is, what's next for Marquette? This coaching search will be very interesting. Marquette is a pretty good job for someone coming up or trying to come back. So far, I haven't seen any names, but this is not a surprise just yet. On the JSOnline link, a lot of people seem to think bringing Bob Knight or Rick Majerus into the fold would be a good idea. Others think Tony Bennett might want to come back to the state of Wisconsin and coach at MU. Frankly, I don't see any of these scenarios happening. But, I wonder if Marquette won't try to get a name coach, to essentially do what Indiana did. I also wonder if they can pull it off. I guess we'll see.
I forgot to mention the other aspect of this for Marquette...does this mean that Dominic James and Jerel McNeal are pretty much gone? I wonder if this will make MU try to get a coach more quickly.
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