There are many benefits to this partnership. Not only does it strengthen our football and basketball radio network, but it gives us a great vehicle to promote our comprehensive athletics program.
What we've had is two years where the competitive level of our basketball program has been well below our expectations. And that needs to get fixed.
I will begin to turn my attention to identifying the strongest possible candidates to serve as the next head basketball coach at IU. I will seek the advice and counsel of a great many, scour the country and eventually bring recommended candidates forward to the president.
The term I kept hearing was that she was absolutely a diamond in the rough, and that intrigued me. She really has a sense of passion for life and basketball and a lot of times in our business, people become very stoic because perhaps you don't want to show too much emotion.
Rarely do you meet an individual with the energy, enthusiasm, purpose, work ethic and kindness that Coach Jack has demonstrated. Under her leadership, we will continue to build a women's basketball program that will be a point of pride and distinction.
I'll talk about anything. So long as it's not basketball coaches.