DChoosier

It’s not mis-leading at all. Everyone I referenced were portal guys and I was responding to the comment that portal guys rarely impact teams. They do. I didn’t say they all switched this past season. UCONN’s leading scorer, Newton, arrived at UCONN via the portal, played at East Carolina for three years but you don’t count him as a portal guy? Doesn’t make sense.

Portal guys can help….a lot. The top 2 scorers for #1 UCONN are portal guys. 3/4 of their top scoring guards are portal guys. #1 seed UNC has four double point a game scorers. 2/4 of them are portal guys. #1 seed Houston’s leading scorer is a portal guy #2 seed Arizona’s top FOUR scorers are all portal guys #2 seed Iowa State’s leading scorer is a portal guy as are 2/4 of their double point a game guys (and 6/8 of their top scorers) #2 seed Tennessee’s leading scorer is a portal guy (21.9 a game and their next highest scorer is at 11.9) Many other examples such as Kansas top 2 scorers are portal guys, etc etc etc.

They will make less than they did this year but I’m going to guess they (Gunn/Banks/Sparks) assumed , or were told, that the bank $$$ would be closed for them next year.

No matter what happens, or how bad it gets, there is no way (zero chance) the fan base will be permanently fractured if someone comes in at some point and starts winning in a big way. A Final Four etc would bring back the “Ill never watch or support IU again” crowd.

He sounds interesting/needed especially if MM is gone.

Who would beat whom in a Nutter vs Jurkin contest ?

So they have basically fired Woodson but effective next year?!?! WTF. Nothing says incompetent more than willfully agreeing to endure another poor season while also being willing to negatively impact recruiting for the next 2 seasons. The administration has to exit the echo chamber of “we must tread lightly with Woody” and look at the big picture. At this point they are on the verge of taking the worst path possible (other than extending him).

I couldn’t agree more. The decision makers are literally willing to tank the next season. Maybe Woody has somehow convinced them that we will get the number one pick by finishing last.

We have only heard our name called 2 of the last 8 years…… Just awful/incomprehensible/sad.

Since you changed your avatar I have been paying a lot more attention to your posts :)

Maybe Cig can get several JMU basketball players to transfer to IU. What the hell…we need some bodies and if our basketball staff can’t land players maybe Cig can lend a helping hand. :)

I have no idea what MR is going to do but have thought the same thing you posted. Where else is he going to repeatedly get the ball on offense and be allowed to shoot from anywhere he wants? Maybe he leaves because he feels that we will be crappy again next year but maybe the $$$, probably seeing Ware go to the league, and being the focus of the offense will keep him around.

The Huskers guards are going to crush us but I illogically pick: IU - 75 Huskers - 71

To be clear…I’m not defending the year but I’d put beating Wiscy, MSU plus two road games (and putting together 5 W’s in a row) a step above just beating mediocre teams. 2-3 of them will be in the tourney.

4 positives tonight 1) advance to the next game 2) 5 W’s in a row 3) Banks is well rested 4) Since we won Trish can get some sleep rather than post his 15 versions of fire Woodson

Yep, The year, and the immediate future, are not great but some that thought we would go 0-4 at the end of the season now disparage every single win. Whatever. I assumed the locker room was dead and here we are….5 W’s in a row (yes, I’m ready for the “accepting lower standards” blah blah blah comments).

Terrible year but after 5 wins in a row I’m ready to sit back and read how every team we beat is shite.

I agree that you are something

I’ll give you credit. You are relentless/obsessed.

It will be interesting to hear what Malik does as his market value is quite high. I assume he has been fielding ACC/SEC/Big 12 offers. Any news if MM has been offered a raise or is it just assumed he is gone?

I can’t imagine what college would have been like for me if I was making 250-500k (?) a year while hanging around with a ton of “interested” coeds. I probably would have begged the NCAA for 7 years but most likely would have been kicked out within a year.

If that is how Scott D etc feel I hope they step back and ask themselves “what is the upside to keeping Woody for next season”? The answer is obviously that there is zero upside to another season. Why delay the inevitable?

Team with almost zero guards - 74 PSU - 68

I’m in agreement that we need a new coach but your comparison of Payne vs Woody is laughable. Payne went 12-52 in his first two years while Woodson went to the tourney (with admittedly poor results) both of his two first years. EDIT: On a side note….. recruiting, NIL, portal etc makes college coaching a royal pain in the @$$ but the exit plans are sweet. Payne is scheduled to receive $8,000,000 for doing a terrible, terrible job.

Not doubting you, or defending Woody, but am curious as to how Woodys ego led to the PSU losses. They were definitely bad/terrible losses but was his ego different vs PSU as opposed to the game we just won against MSU?