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UPDATE: The Warrior, Marquette’s Independent News Source has confirmed the story with a player as well.

Yes It’s become official that Marquette’s Tom Crean is heading a few states east to take over the coaching position at Indiana.

And in response Marquette posted this at monster.com: Wanted: Over-paid and over-rated basketball coach to take over Marquette’s soon to be floundering program

Qualifications: Must be willing to accept top dollar to end season outside of top 25
Win 1-2 Big East Tournament Games and 1-2 NCAA tournament games ever 3-5 seasons.
Able to be a ‘big –time recruiter’ by recruiting under-developed 3 and 4 star guards, 2 star big men, and fill bench with unsuccessful 5’9’’ catch-and-shoot 3 point guards
Have odd affinity for Diet Pepsi
Must donate part of salary to other athletic teams to pretend to be with school for ‘long haul’
Be able to tolerate hack athletic director that has less knowledge of college basketball than 15 year old with latest XBOX 360 NCAA March Madness video game.

If the way we hired an AD is indicative of how we’ll find a coach here is your short list of replacements

Tim Buckley
Bennie Selzer
Buzz Williams
Jason Rabedeaux

Other likely candidates:
See Above
Fr. Andy Thon
Dwyane Wade

In all honesty I don’t blame Crean for leaving. He asked for an athletic director, we gave him a lawyer. He may or may not be better off (Ok he’ll be better off but for how long?). IU is a storied program in shambles right now. He could rebuild it, will he have the time to do it? As for Marquette: We are screwed…to the wall…royally. There is zero reason why we’ll be able to perform at all next year. A brand new coach, our best players about to leave, and a less than stellar foundation for the future is a great way to be excited for suck that will be next fall. (A suck so bad, I question if it’s worth buying tickets.) Hopefully MU fans can get excited about hanging an NIT Final Four banner up soon!

My sincerest apologies to Lazar (my favorite player) Wes (since I have your jersey) Jerel and Dom… we’re really gonna suck next season, no one will blame you if you want to leave too.