Matthew Glenesk

USA TODAY Sports

Former Indiana University men's basketball player and interim head coach Dan Dakich promised fireworks on his radio show Monday morning and the 1070 The Fan host didn't disappoint.

Dakich opened his show Monday talking about the latest alcohol-related incident involving Devin Davis and Emmitt Holt over the weekend. Dakich, who is never shy about expressing his opinion, said he was "embarrassed" at what is happening down in Bloomington with four alcohol incidents in nine months.

"Indiana basketball right now, very simple, if you don't stand for anything, you fall for everything," Dakich said.

Dakich took issue, not just with the fact that the underage Holt decided to drink, but with the timing of his decision -- a day before IU's "Haunted Hall of Hoops."

"The night before they are supposed to play their first public scrimmage. Do you think those kids care a little bit, a little bit about playing at Indiana University?"Emmitt Holt, is out a night before as an 18-year or 19-yer old kid, the night before he is about to play for the first time in front of Indiana fans and guess what he's doing? He's drinking and driving. Don't tell me boys will be boys. That's crap. This is the new Indiana basketball."

Dakich also took issue with many IU fans rationalizing the players' actions.

"Indiana fans, you stand for nothing. I'm so tired of hearing boys will be boys. I'm so tired of hearing, 'Well kids make mistakes.' No they don't. Not when they care about their program. Not when they care about being a basketball player more than anything else. Don't give me this crap about Halloween. Halloween didn't just start. Halloween has been around forever. These guys decide it's more important to go out drinking than prepare for a scrimmage and compete for a job. Indiana basketball stands for nothing. Absolutely nothing."

Dakich continued regarding Tom Crean's job security, including mentioning IndyStar columnist Gregg Doyel's piece on Crean and the Hoosiers program's future.

"Gregg Doyel was dead on. Indiana players, you're getting ready to get your coach fired... I love Indiana basketball down to my core. It's who I am. But not this crap..."When did you fans become so soft, become so accepting of mediocrity, promotion and crap?"