Brown was reported to have written a troubling text to a German freshman player in which he stated that he would be the "new Hitler" in the young man's life. The widely reported conversation sparked outrage, prompting Brown to resign from his job so that Indy could terminate connections. An investigation later concluded that there was no evidence that Brown was actually going to carry out his threat, but this didn't stop him from suffering major backlash from fans and members of the media. In addition to this incident, many other problems reportedly existed within the school's basketball program. For example, it was claimed that some players were given special favors by staff members during practice and game time. There were also allegations that players had been involved in violent incidents during times when they should have been resting before test days. Indy responded to these accusations by hiring Ed Pinckney as their new head coach. Pinckney had previously worked with Brown at Louisville and was expected to bring much-needed change to the program. However, this plan came undone after only one season when Pinckney was fired himself following a trip to the NCAA tournament. It is believed that the main reason for both coaches' departures from Indy was because of their differences in opinion regarding how to run practices and games.