I have met Tim Miles a couple of times ... once when he came in to do a guest spot on a program, and the other was at the arena when he came by to chat after their shoot around. He is pretty much what you see. No fake smiles, no slaps on the back. Just a genuine guy. Almost always smiling. SOOO much different than Pelini ever was.
But, I have to tell you ... seeing him jawing at Crean and being held back by assistants during the Indiana game was a shock for everybody. Even the officials were surprised.
He knows this year is going to be tough for them. Yeah, they've had a couple of injuries, but the biggest problem is he needs someone who can step up and take control of the team when Petteway goes mental. As he usually does about once a game. Last year, they had Gallegos who had the magic touch. This year??? No one has stepped up yet.