At a certain point, it had all become so strange, so offbeat, that Archie Miller couldn’t help but ask.
It was six days before the start of the 2020-21 season and Miller was stationed on the Assembly Hall hardwood. The Hoosiers were in the middle of a preseason scrimmage, and the team was split into cream and crimson squads. Indiana would usually host a preseason exhibition against a Division II or III opponent, but this year, as a result of COVID-19, no such contests were allowed by the NCAA.
At the end of a timeout, Miller made his way over to the scorer’s table in front of longtime public address announcer Chuck Crabb, who had a microphone wire looped in his ear.