Hoosierfan2017

Ehh… of the bolded names, Galloway is the only one I’d want to see back, and I wouldn’t be all that sad if he left. Leal and Sparks are dead weight imho, and Cupps has a lot of ground to make up to be a serviceable player in the Big 10. We need a big talent infusion and those three aren’t doing it for me.

I don’t know for certain, but the press release at the time makes it sound like he decided to give it to him: ”Upon his arrival, Coach Woodson immediately re-inserted our program into the national conversation both in terms of an elevated level of success on the court and in recruiting," said IU Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson. "I knew that returning our program to the level that Hoosier fans rightfully expect would be a process that wouldn't happen overnight. I have been extremely pleased with the steps we have taken during the last two years. I believe under Coach Woodson's leadership, we have positioned the program to compete at the highest levels in recruiting, which in turn will enable us to compete at the highest levels within the Big Ten and in the NCAA Tournament."

Idk how Scott Dolson could believe that this season is just a “fluke.” All the signs were there during Woodson’s first two seasons. Year 1 - we lose 7 of our last 9 games to finish the regular season, including 5 straight losses in February. We manage to win a couple of games in the conference tournament to sneak into the NCAA tournament, only to lose by 29 points in the first round. Year 2 - we go into the season with sky high expectations. So many talks about this is the “deepest IU team in X years.” Had an ok but not great regular season. Lose by 16 points in the second round to a higher seed. Finish 23-12 Big brain Dolson decides those results merit a million dollar raise. Woodson belly flops during portal season. Year 3 - Without an all-time great player in TJD to hide some or the warts, they’re all on display in Mike Woodson’s third season. Lose to UConn by 20 points. Lose to auburn by 28 points. Lose to Nebraska by 16 points. Lose to Purdue by 21 and 20 points. Lose to Wisconsin by 12 points. Lose to Penn State by 14 points. Throw everyone under the bus and blame everyone except yourself. Can’t wait to see what year 4 has in store for us.

People on here get upset when folks “attack his character,” but Mike Woodson’s attitude absolutely stinks. He exhibits an arrogance that a coach with his college coaching track record really has no business exhibiting.

His legacy as a player 40+ years ago will be completely overshadowed by his failures as head coach. When people think “Mike Woodson/IU basketball,” this is what they will remember.

“I came back to try to put this team in the best position possible. I’m going to continue to do that.“ Feel free to start doing that anytime now.

Positive - IU didn’t lose yesterday

I can’t believe we’re stuck with another year of Mike Woodson because Dolson pinky promised him four years lmao.

We’re 8-6 WITH Xavier this season. 4 of those wins were against mid majors. 3-5 in conference play. I’m so sick of Mike Woodson and the IU administration. We need a completely overhaul from top to bottom.

But but but firing Mike Woodson would be bad publicity!!

I want him. He gone to as many sweets 16s since 2018 as IU has gone to in my lifetime. He’d be much better than Dusty.

Louisville getting Musselman while we’re stuck with another season of Mike Woodson would be absolutely brutal.

That fire made it over the hump.

That’s how I’ll remember him. I wasn’t alive when he was a player at IU. Heck, my parents were in elementary school when he was. His tenure as coach will be the only memories I have of him. Wine, cigars, and Ls. The Mike Woodson way.

Dolson will probably give him another $1 million raise like he did after Woodson achieved the unthinkable and took us to back to back NCAA tournament blowout losses.

IU is a complete and utter joke.

Objectively there’s nothing Woodson could say that would satisfy the fanbase, but he’s picking the worst possible things. Stop. Making. Excuses.

It’s the ‘woe is us’ defeatist attitude that the administration wants us to have so they can excuse cheaping out and making a mediocre hire. It’s not “IU can’t.” It’s “IU won’t.” Use some of that surplus and offer $7 million a year. If you still can’t get a proven coach (they definitely could) then just shut down the program completely.

Literally no one is saying that. We’re saying we don’t want to hire a mid major coach with one great season in his coaching career at a time when the program is on life support.

Calipari before UK: In what world is that anything like Dusty May?

The “IU guy” crowd is ridiculous and should be completely ignored, imho. The insistence on an IU guy got us Mike Woodson. There are no qualified IU guys. Fife, Alford, Lewis. None of them are guys the fanbase would want if they didn’t go to IU. Steve Alford is the most qualified of the bunch, and he’s bounced around from school to school delivering mediocre results for the past 20+ years. “IU guy,” if ever considered, should only be considered when judging between two equally qualified candidates. It should never take someone from non-candidate to candidate like it did for Mike Woodson, and like people are trying to do for Dusty May.

The “we need an IU guy” obsession got us the Mike Woodson disaster. Instead of realizing that the college a basketball coach went to decades in the past shouldn’t be a “double check plus” in the job search, some people are doubling down and demanding the mid-major flavor of the month. It’s Archie Miller and Mike Woodson combined into one.

Are we really back to the Bob Knight comparisons? In what world is Archie Miller a bad comparison to Dusty May but Bob Knight comparisons make sense?

I don’t particularly care about how much a coach did or didn’t “build a program.” Sure, a guy can go to a school and slowly build a successful program with little to no success. We’re not asking him to come build a program for the Little Sisters of the Poor. We’d be asking him to come jump into the lion’s den and compete with the very best of the best on the court and in the recruiting world. He’s never done that or anything close to that as a head coach. Archie was better prepared to come do that coming from a school like Dayton than May would be coming from a school like FAU.

The Dusty May fascination is 90% because he has an IU connection, imo. If he was Dusty May, former manager at Central Michigan University, people wouldn’t want him nearly as much. He’s had one great season as a head coach. We just hired and fired a mid-major coach who had more success in a better conference. May’s supporters say “there’s no comparison to Archie,” but there’s no way to know that. Archie was more proven at the time. I’d rather hire a proven P5 guy. I can’t do the whole “sure we stink in year 3 but we need to give him time” thing again. IU needs someone who can win right away because the fan base’s patience is completely gone.