I fully agree that this is another frustrating season, and I was very frustrated watching the game last night. That said, once Mbakwe went down, I expected a lot of these days. I'm actually surprised they've gone 5-9, in a good way. The team is just too young and inexperienced to win a lot of games this season. I expect a lot of improvement over the next year or two.
You know, if you look at the difference between the Minnesota program, who seems to languish for no reason, and the Indiana program, who fell down and rose back quickly, perhaps it's in the fan base. Minnesota fell and everyone jumped off the bandwagon. The comeback has thus been difficult. Indiana fell and their fans cheered even louder. Now they're back. Everyone wants these quick fixes all the time. Good things just don't happen that way.