If I had to put 1-10 scale on who gets fired in the Big Ten, it would go something like this:

Collins (NU), Izzo (MSU), Beilein (UM), Turgeon (Maryland), Painter (PU), Gard (UW) =0 They are doing wondrous jobs and would take at least 4 years to undo what they've done and put them in similar situations. Though I will say out of this group, Beilein is due to retire soon and Gard has only been there two years and was given job by Bo Ryan.

Pikiell (RU) =0 First year on the job, intrigued by what he brings in recruiting wise, looking at a lot of projects from what I saw at flying to the hoop. Better be good developer of talent or he'll be out in 3 years tops.

Chambers =1 Safe for this year, is at a football school fortunately. That said, heat turns up big time next year if they miss again after bringing in his "best" recruiting class and hockey and football now being great, someone is going to develop idea to do same to BBALL.

McCaffery (Iowa) =3 His shtick of being a prick is going to catch up to him in the next couple years if they don't put together a tough NCAA outing here in the next year or two. Really thought Iowa was close to turning corner last couple of years but momentum has died and coule mire in middle of Big Ten for the next couple of years. PREDICTION=STAYS, BUT SEAT WARMS UP

Miles (NEB) =3 Tricky one to read. From what i gather so far: 5 years at Nebraska, still struggling to turn corner. From everything I heard, next year is year for them to make noise in Big Ten. If he doesn't make dance next season, heat goes up. Of course, rumblings out of Lincoln about unhappiness about football coach losing poorly down the stretch this year. Would AD want to make two big hires in same season? PREDICTION=STAYS, BUT SEAT WARMS UP

Pitino (Minny) =5 New AD is in, still recovering from previous athletic regime in which he overused university planes and such to the tune of 5 figures. It is urgent for him to make NCAA's to show he's making progress. If he doesn't make NCAA, could make possible case for coaching change despite AD being in purgatory for firing football coach. That said, he made homerun hire in football, why not in basketball? PREDICTION=MAKES NCAA, SURVIVES

Matta (O$U) =7 Matta is feeling heat already for this season. Depending on who pulls the trigger in Columbus, he could see light. Pro for Matta: has been re-targeting his recruiting towards the state and has solid kids in 2018 class led by Goodwin out of Upper Arlington. Also, from what insiders say there he is re-committing to health big time. Cons: If bean-counters have their say in Columbus, losing 4K fans per game along with no-show of students could lead to serious problems. I get that football carries the day, but basketball has to be revenue producing or else, along with broken culture courtesy of the 2011 recruiting class (trust me these guys wouldn't have hacked it at Fiami even). Along with past health, does AD ask him nicely to leave or does he get one more?
PREDICTION=GIVEN ONE MORE YEAR, RETIRES

Crean (IU) =If he makes NCAA=5. If he misses NCAA=9. There will no sugarcoating what should have been a Sweet 16 team in Indiana that consistently gets out-coached and out-hustled by other teams. Fans in Bloomington are growing restless and are tired of seeing IU be in same spot consistently.
PREDICTION=MISSES NCAA TOURNAMENT, FIRED

Groce (ILL) =10 Since leaving Ohio for the greener pastures of Illinois, he has failed to create what he had here in Athens. Despite being 200 miles closer to Chicago and being a wiz kid recruiter, he has not landed the Chicago kids as effectively as he needs to. Combine this with what I would argue as one of the 5 worst run athletic departments in the country (I argue due to booster meddling over the years and it shows), you have the recipe for a firing and new coach. New AD there in the last year and has shown he isn't afraid to make a change, especially after interim coach was given permanent tag, and hastily fired within first 72 hours on the job. Despite what some argue is a top 10 class coming on campus, I don't think this is enough to save his job unless he wins his last 10 games in a row. PREDICTION=Goes .500 again, FIRED

Would be more than willing to do something similar for MACtion for those interested.

Sadly, I agree on Coach Groce unless the trend changes. Matta's situation is interesting, but I can't see him being let go.

Crean is what I really wanted to comment on. IU has been so up and down this year, and the loss of the big man (forget the name at the moment) really hurt them. Going to tournaments is and should be their expectation, but factoring in injuries has to be a part of it too. I think overall Crean has done fairly well.

Maybe a MVC school has an opening and he goes there instead? Indiana State and Evansville aren't having the best of years. Other alternatives might include a few A-10 schools. Duquesne?

Just a thought that there are some places that might be better than Miami. I'm sure it depends on the amount of investment they'd be willing to make for a coaching staffs salaries and facilities upgrades for basketball.

Well that would have implications for other MAC schools. In this day of complaining about over sized stadiums and arenas, I am not sure how well that would be received by some, but it would be a warning shot for some schools with aging arenas. Millett Hall always reminded me of an arena one would find in the old Soviet Bloc. It wasn't built much before our beloved Convo, but with all of the aesthetics of an East German master planner circa 1968.