Inside Indiana Board

Fischer opens with Butler, asks Crean if film gave him different viewpoint.

"No, not really. ... We played very hard, we were very competitive. It was a very competitive game."

Says IU "settled for too many pull-up jump shots." Says Butler wants opponents to do that, and "that only works if you let them."

"They won the layup game, and we knew that was gonna be an important part of the game. The bottom line is we didn't get enough of the rebounds at either end of the floor that we needed to get."

Also says defensive communication wasn't up to snuff.

"It was key rebounds. It was loose rebounds. Too many layups, too many things that turned into easy baskets for them, and then we didn't make up for that, because we took too many pull-up jump shots."

I think you can make out what he's talking about there.

Says there was "a lot of contact" in the Butler game, that IU didn't always play well through it like it needed to.

On Perea: "Extremely pleased with how he practiced today. And it's going to take a little time for him ... just getting that game speed, game recognition, game speed on defense ... that's going to take a little time."

Says he is an "energy giver."

More on Ferrell: "He's an excellent shooter. Just getting confident with the college speed of the game."

Again, not surprising to those who've seen him play in high school and AAU.

Crean then asked about Big Ten expansion. Repeats the same refrain about recruiting, and wanting to play on the East Coast for the sake of alumni bases out that way. Says New York is the second-biggest alumni base outside of Indiana (Chicago being No. 1), which is odd, because he said that about Atlanta in March.

Crean asked about player reaction to loss: "They were down. There;s no question about that. And it's not like I walked into the locker room and" tried to comfort them.

"I think in the last few days, the resolve has come back."

"There is nobody who was masking how they were."

Says IU has responded well in practice: "I'm not gonna single anybody out as leaders, because I think no matter who you are, you need to show" leadership, but he expects some unnamed people on his team as guys he expects to step up.

Billy from Terre Haute calls. Crean asks if he used to live in Vincennes. Indeed he did. A period of catching up ensues, including some thoughts on where Billy and his fiancee might go on their upcoming honeymoon.

He suggests French Lick, Vegas, Florida or the Bahamas.

Crean says Crossroad Classic will come back next year, contract is signed. Says "it's a great event," and again reiterates that it's good for the other schools that get an even cut of ticket sales. Says he's still not thrilled with result, even if it was a great game for the neutral.

"I;d have had a different viewpoint if we'd have won the game, because we didn't play great."

More: "He's anxious to be back, and it was going to have him out there today, for even some of it."

Allison from Bloomington has a manager question, but then talks about her dinner. And then she asks if Crean would bring in a female manager.

Crean says he had female managers at Marquette.

"We've never said never on that, and that'd be something" he would consider.

He finishes with Mount St. Mary's thoughts, and Florida Atlantic ...

Says MSM is the only game with tickets left for it. Says they have a new coach from VCU, are "very much like VCU."

"They're a fun team to watch on tape." Says his guys are pumped to just play again.

FAU is coached by Mike Jarvis and will be on ESPN, and Crean thinks "that will be fun."

And now we are done.