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The Odum Level
That is more of an indictment of the school though, no?
I believe there have been three eras of college basketball even though most like to classify them into two -- the pre and post "When March Went Mad" times. I tend to believe you have the beginning to 1978 then the "When March Went Mad" era of 1978-1991 and then "Fab Five" era of 1992-on. I believe the early 90s is when globalism took flight and big money basically started the destruction of college football/basketball.
In the Fab Five era, Lansing and Royce have been our best coaches by a long shot and Lansing overlapped Royce's success. The reality of the matter is nobody wants to come play ball in Terre Haute when they have similar mid-major offers in big cities, at more prestigious schools, etc. The fact he is six games over .500 is impressive all things considered.
The school has never made a commitment to have a winning athletics program in any capacity.
For sure the school is to blame. They haven't invested enough money and they've allowed coaches to stay on even as their team's lose consistently.