I bet Charlie Weiss and Rich Rod wish that their elite programs would have given them this kind of patience.
Neither Weiss or Rich Rod started anywhere close to the hole that IU was in. Not remotely.
Michigan had talent coming back and finished in 2nd place in the Big Ten and an overall 9-4 record before Dick Rod took over.
Notre Dame finished 6-5 when Willingham was fired but had plenty of young talent which Weiss rode to back to back winning records.
The starting situations aren't the same.
Maybe Crean gets fired, but more than likely they are scared that all his recruits he has coming in the next 3 years bail if they do, plus he has a huge contract left. We'll see what happens, but I'm guessing with the expectations this year, two more devastating injuries, Guy's ineligibility, he probably isn't going anywhere anytime soon.