An 8-23 season for Minnesota is bad enough. A No. 223 finish -- one spot behind St. John's -- in the KenPom.com adjusted efficiency rankings is insult aplenty. Having a tearful senior, half-thrilled and half-exhausted, explaining the importance of winning at least one conference game as the highlight of your season is rough.
But when the president of the university greets your newly hired athletic director with interjections like this ...
"Frankly, this has been a tough week and a tough couple of months for our men's basketball program. I'm profoundly disappointed in the continuing episodes, poor judgment, alleged crimes, and it simply can't continue," Eric Kaler said.