Ohio State's basketball program is in remarkably better shape than it was 11 years ago, but it's easy to forget how close it never came to happening...
There's a sort of "what have you done for me now" culture that permeates sports at all levels. No matter the accomplishment or success, fans will eventually clamor for more, especially if they go just a short time without a major success.
With that in mind it's easy to forget that 11 years ago, Ohio State basketball was in bad shape. Really bad shape. Dealing with the scandal and firing of Jim O'Brien, Buckeye fans were left with a program that had always played second fiddle to football and ran up a track record of 35 years of mediocrity.