Bill Carmody had 13 years to get Northwestern into the NCAA tournament for the first time, and it never quite worked out.

Forget the defensive shortcomings Maryland exhibited against Lafayette. Ignore the slog in the Terrapins' victory over Georgia Southern.

Taking a look at college hoops coaches with a lot to prove in 2012-13.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has never seen anything like this.
Former Rutgers coach Fred Hill, who accepted a buyout last year after an incident at a Scarlet Knights baseball game, will join Northwestern as an assistant coach, according to two persons with knowledge of the situation.
As gaudy as that 22-0 record is for top-ranked Ohio State, the Buckeyes aren't thinking they possess a secret formula that no one else has.