AZ Hoosier

It should never have happened... and I believe that the Indiana attorney general should investigate Quinn Buckner and the BoT for the nepotistic deal that brought Woodson back as coach... it didn't smell right from the start, and after 4 years, it doesn't smell any better.

I've seen many references to April 7... what is so magical about that date?

But I don't know of anyone who did less with more than Mediocre Mike. Coach DeVries >>>>> Woodson, so let's give him a chance... and time to "cook".

Wise words from the guy who became pen pals with Scott Dolson just over a year ago... :D

Maybe Goode?

Did Coach just drop the "it's Indiana" thang?

Or Louisville... they're getting everyone else... so, why not? :D

What else would you expect from a schizophrenic athletic department?

I'm sure the King thinks that it's a "parting gift".

It's not even red... how low is that? Making him drive around in a UK blue Geo Metro... /s

Man, the level of depression around here is off the charts... I'd love to have the razor blade concession around here...

Screw "comfortably" ... gotta give 'til it hurts! :D

This might help, Coach Pope... Run for the Border

Do you know the family? If not, how can you possibly know what they want...

I hear that Purdue is always looking for new fans...

If the coach has built a relationship with the player via in-home visits, texts, calls, recruiting... I can see it making some sense...

Gotta love Little Ricky...

Well, we did too last year... let's get us a team, pay what we have to, and fire this mother up!

Mullins ain't happening this year... maybe in the future, but not this year.

Rabby's trying to find significance/justification for his own existence...

Not nearly as fortunate as we are...

This. Getting into an emotional bidding war is a bad place to be... He's gone, move on...

Yeah, they went to the tournament with teams who had chemistry and coaches who had clues... then they came to catch bags from Woodson... THAT's how that turned out.

I don't have the stats to answer this, but how many of the sophomores and juniors in the portals are staying after one year? I have seen some of these kids jumping from school to school 2 or 3 times... so while NIL helps you build a competitive team quickly, it also keeps the carousel spinning... unfortunately, that's also true of HS recruits...

Or... maybe there are other factors... like wanting to be close to home for family... Yeah, IU has been dysfunctional for 10 years or more, but the changing of the guard (Buckner/Woodson out, Dolson/DeVries in) will help that. Maybe reputation plays a role, but given the new direction and the desire to hire a "real" college coach is also a factor. Crean was streaky and at times, odd, Archie had the personality of a bag to doorknobs, Woodson was lazy and arrogant... all of that is gone... I don't think it's going to be as hard of a sell as some think it will be... DeVries has a plan, and we need to let him work that plan. He will win some and lose some, but we're gonna be ok. Coach DD has done it twice, he will do it again.