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He was a freshman thrown into a disjointed style of play. He has the good basketball IQ and he plays hard. I'm happy he is staying. I only see an up side with him.

Next year if he's back, we'll just raise that NIL amount again.

I keep wondering how he isn't beyond embarrassed. If our boosters are putting more money in NIL because our coach is so incompetent, we have to throw even MORE money at players to beg them to play for Woodson. I mean he HAS to know why our NIL is going up. I can't imagine having a job where my bosses tell me I suck at my job and no one wants to be near me at work, so they'll pay extra to find coworkers who will put up with me. I'd die of embarrassment. I guess he really can't read a room, and he doesn't have any humility. Bad combination that is.

I only saw it today. I was hoping it was something new because Mgbako was coming back. Oh well, I hope the kids enjoy it. Fire/retire Woody

I know what you mean. Sports, music, camps are expensive. It would be a thrill to see Ware in person for most little kids. How often will they ever see anyone that tall? Fire/retire Woody

Is anyone going to enroll their young ones in Mgbako and Ware's basketball camp in April in Bloomington? Fire/retire Woody. Keeping on subject.

Social media isn't the issue. It's letting strangers on a message board affect their decision on choosing a school. They can read social media all day, if that's what they choose. But, if what they read bothers them so much, they should not continue putting themselves through that. The poster I quoted says it will keep recruits from coming to our school. I find that unsettling to be honest. I just wouldn't want to deal with a recruit that will have such a hard time worrying about other's opinions when things get difficult. That's why I said, just stay in the gym and don't frequent the message boards for that type of kid.

Have you read other team's message boards? A recruit better get thicker skin if he chooses his school based on message boards. He should be in the gym practicing, not worrying about getting his feelings hurt by what someone says on social media. God help the team that lands such a baby.

I think the whole board is on here posting. LOL!

I wouldn't be surprised if Liam and his mom tried to soften the blow to Woody by saying something like "it's not you, we picked you for our coach, it's those rotten fans." Or something like that. That sounds so much nicer than, "we've seen you coach and there's no way we're coming." I don't know, but if Woodson is going to give a reason, the nasty fans sound so much better than the alternative...lol

I have to admit, I'm a flip-flopper. I wasn't going to watch, I didn't care if MSU would beat us, but the game pulled me in. I was having fun, cheering for my team and happy for our guys...and happy for our coach. Their speeches didn't bother me, I'm kind of surprised Liam is getting so much criticism. I would be too tongued tied in front of thousands of people, and thousands watching from home to be an eloquent speaker. Liam didn't bother me, I don't think he was arrogant, I think he might have used better wording, but he is at IU to play basketball, not give speeches. He's a good kid from all reports, so I hope people lay off him. Woodson didn't bother me either. He knows he's being attacked from so many now. Right or wrong, he has the right to defend himself, just like we all do. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, so if he fails at this job, that will be his forever legacy. I just want our team to win and I want the best person to make that happen. Speaking of Dusty....lol...I heard a rumor that he wasn't ready to leave his job just yet. Could that be a reason why no change was made this year at IU? If we lose the first game this week, I'll probably be back on here calling for Woodson's head. Being an IU fan is HARD!

I like Carly Simon. You're so Vain is an appropriate song for our Mike Woodson.

My dream is that the powers that be are going to pay an NBA team to offer Woodson a position so that we can say he wasn't fired from IU. Nobody in charge wants to fire our legend, so Woodson can save face, and we can get rid of him if the Pacers or someone decide them "need" him on their staff. Sounds good to me.

The big time donors that could help with the buy-out are paying attention. All this discord could push someone to give a little more to stop this mess. Not everyone is afraid of Quinn.

I think the decision has already been made. Dolson knows what he's going to do. At least that's what I believe. He understands what next year will be like, I don't think Mike Woodson will be our coach next year. I'm probably in the minority but, bad coaching isn't the only issue going on with our coach.