kottke

I’ve wanted to move on from Woody for a few reasons: 1) The amount of losses his teams have had by 10+ points. 2) The extremely outdated play style. Like others, I’ve always held the belief that the style doesn’t matter if you’re winning. Well, not a whole lot of winning happening. 3) The belief that he doesn’t seem to be a coach who’s going to get us to the Final Four anytime soon. 4) To build off of #3, if we aren’t going anywhere with him soon, what’s the point at his age? Why delay the inevitable? All that said, I have liked Woody. I’ve had no problem with him as a person. That has changed the second half of this season with the way he’s handled everything. Yes, he was a great player, but he’s done nothing coaching wise to entitle him to be an arrogant A-hole. Knight earned that level of respect and tolerance with his performance as a coach. Woody hasn’t.

Sounds like Trilly is hearing Dusty to OSU, but he’s still trying to confirm what he’s hearing. Hopefully not.

I really really really really really hope you are right.

Being able to watch IU games was the one battle for which I would willingly go against my wife. How am I supposed to go into battle knowing I don’t even care if I get to watch the games anymore?

I’d love to say you’re wrong, but unfortunately I think your opinion is spot on, and I’d wager most everybody here has that opinion as well. That’s what’s so maddening about all this. It’s like we’re just voiding next season before it even starts. I just don’t get it.

That’s why they’re going to extend him :-).

This is the only thing keeping me sane right now. The hope that there’s still some way we come out of this mess this year with Dusty lined up to be the next coach. Pipe dream I know.

What hire? We're stuck with Woody unless a miracle happens.

That’s really our only hope. I don’t think the administration is going to backtrack from deciding to keep him for a fourth year. Maybe he comes to his senses and realizes he is destroying his beloved basketball program.

Bridge? He blew up the f*cking bridge!

And he thought the hump was big this year…

Maybe this will be enough to push Woody to retire. Please Lord make it happen.

Sorry if already posted.

Yeah...he's dead. So he'd fit right in with Woody and his right hand man. Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away (or not, in Woody's case)....

I have no idea what a skag is but this still made me lol.

We cling to hope pretty damn well.

Ahhh Government Cheese! I remember that poster! Whatever happened to him?

Yes: ”Hey Brad, we just hired Bruce Pearl so f*ck you. Hope the family is doing well.”

We might get to 500 pages by tonight at the rate we are going.

Which makes zero sense. Archie, though he obviously sucked, was peaking (for him), in year 3. Woodson's year 3 team resembles my toilet the morning after White Castle.

Does high school count as high major?

Very interesting. This just got a whole lot easier it seems, at least from a financial perspective.

Does QB have the ultimate say? Can he be opposed 8-1 and still say...tough, we're keeping Woody?

Still hoping that won’t be the case. I will by no means be upset if they decide on Pearl instead, but if they keep Woodson and Dusty goes to OSU…ugh.