Indiana coach Archie Miller addresses rollercoaster season, Michigan cancelation

Indiana coach Archie Miller covered a variety of topics on his weekly radio show on Monday night.

The Hoosiers coach first addressed Indiana’s disappointing loss to Rutgers over the weekend. The defeat came just days after Indiana earned a road victory over No. 7 Iowa.

“It was an extremely high and extremely low week, but that’s what this league is about,” Miller said. “As you learn, you have to take the emotional roller-coaster out of it and evaluate what you did.”

Archie Miller says going into the Rutgers game he liked his team's preparation:

"Leading into the game we worked the same way we worked going into Iowa … we just didn’t have the oomph."

"The bottom line is, Rutgers was the tougher team." #iubb

— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 26, 2021

Miller also discussed the upcoming schedule, which is no longer expected to include Michigan — at least not anytime soon. The Hoosiers and Wolverines were scheduled to meet on Saturday but Michigan’s athletic department is in the midst of a two-week pause due to a COVID-19 variant.

As a result, Indiana will not play a game between Jan. 24 and Feb. 2, when the Hoosiers are scheduled to face Illinois. Miller said he’s not expecting a schedule adjustment from the Big Ten.

Archie Miller says he's been waiting to see if the Big Ten would rework the Hoosiers' schedule given their next game vs. Michigan was postponed. He hasn't heard anything.

"I don’t see it coming. For us this might be the most extended time (off) we have." #iubb

— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 26, 2021

Tip-off for Indiana-Illinois is 7 p.m. ET on Feb. 2.