Is he closer to becoming the next Billy Donovan or Billy Gillispie?
Crean is more Donovan than Gillispie. Not even a question. Gillispie had no people skills and lived his personal life recklessly, at least as far as I can tell from reading what’s been written. Crean is a regular guy, wife and kids, very centered. He’s charmed the pants off the fans and alums, which Gillispie failed to do. And he’s brought in a Top 10 recruiting class for next year, which doesn’t hurt. 5.) Wouldn’t a team who wins 12 games despite averaging just 79 yards a game on the ground have to be considered overachievers? A team that has Peyton Manning, Joe Addai, a highly paid offensive line and several top wide receivers is underachieving at 79 yards per game on the ground. That’s horrendous. That’s what doomed them this season. It’s a testament to Manning that he was able to put together an MVP season when he had absolutely no running game. 6.) When you first arrived in town could you have envisioned a day when the Colts owned the city, everyone hated the Pacers, IU couldn’t w
