Coaching candidate spotlight: Chris Beard
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This is the first edition of Crimson Quarry’s Coaching Candidate Spotlight series, where we’ll break down names that Indiana could consider to replace Archie Miller. You can find other installments as well as the rest of our coaching search coverage
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A prediction: If Indiana hires Texas Tech Coach Chris Beard to be its next men’s basketball head coach, you’ll hear some of the national voices who cover the sport – the same ones who write stuff like, “Indiana fans just need to
get over Bob Knight. It’s just not 1987 anymore. The fans’ expectations are unrealistic – cling to the fact that Beard spent seven seasons on Knight’s staff at Texas Tech in the aughts.