bigrod

Maybe, but he commits some head scratching fouls no matter who he is guarding.

May, after a season of watching Woody coach...

To the surprise of no one here, those on the administration that think giving Woody another year is being kind to him, have no foresight whatsoever. His legacy will be worse than this year. Wouldn't surprise me if he retires halfway through the season to avoid the mess at the end, much like the Nebraska game.

Or coming...

I will be stunned if Pearl comes to IU. After watching him after winning the conference tournament, I would be stunned if he wants to leave or if Auburn doesn't pull out all the stops to keep him if he did.

I cant help it they weren't named correctly, man!

He would do really well at IU.

Some things never change...

He's right: coaching talent.

And why do they get that money? Do you think anyone would put that money out without some kind of return? If it had nothing to do with the fans, the NIL would be the same at, say, Indiana Wesleyan as it is at IU.

This makes no sense. Do you know why he is getting a big NIL? Because of the fans. For me, personally, it was the tone, and what he said. Yeah, I'm sure Woodson's comments contributed. I have been a fan of this program since the early 80's. Luckily, I got to see some really good basketball. For the last 20 years though, this program has been totally mismanaged. But all along, it has stayed relevant. Do you know why? Because of the fans. I didn't hear anyone telling the fans to chill out when they were filling Assembly Hall in Crean's first two years when they hardly won a game. The fans have endured this sh*t show when the vast majority of programs would have been left for dead years ago. That is because of these fans who need to chill out. '24 was a critical recruiting year and what do we have to show for it? If anyone can look at the trajectory of this program and say with a straight face that the needle is pointing up, they are as blind as the administration that continues to mismanage it. So for me, having someone act like the fans are supposed to sit idly by and watch this play out again and again, yeah, I take exception to what he said. Pretty soon though, I'm afraid he will get his wish and the fans will chill out.

But he'll put up with it while cashing his check.

This program had needed to get this hire right for the last 20 years, and yet, here we are. Sitting and waiting for next year is just another failure by the administration. Plain and simple.

I'm really having a hard time understanding why anyone thinks this portal method is going to work with this staff. Look at the excuses that were consistently used this year. How is next year going to be any different? How are we going to get any good shooters to come to this team when the offense doesn't do anything to help them? Personally, I see nothing encouraging about sticking with Woodson. All it is going to do is get us another year of irrelevance. The difference between IU and real programs is that they are able to look at the current state and assess what it means for the future and make decisions. IU admin consistently waits until they are painted into a corner and then reacts to the limited options it has left itself with. How many times do we have to see the same movie on repeat to realize the ending doesn't change?

Why thankfully? It's just one more year of mediocrity, and likely missing out on good coaches yet again.

Right! You need plan A, B, C, D, and E. I'm not sure he had plan A.

He's either lazy, inept, or just too old to put the necessary energy into it. I watched a lot of college bball yesterday. Sure seemed to me like most coaches thought it was their job to run plays to get players shots. Weird...

You know what would be the cherry on top of this season? Watching our old coach, the impetus of all this misery, win it all.

Sometimes it doesn't even take that long!

I still think there's a chance (maybe more hoping) that the press release was put out to get the attention off the program looking (or getting) another coach. This gives Woodson the chance to say he is retiring, and the administration can say, well we wanted him back, but he retired. Optics... I may be selling our administration short, but there is no way an AD could look at the trajectory of this program and say, "Yes, the future is bright." We have no HS prospects even sniffing. Are we going to get a whole roster from the portal every year?? That's insane! If this administration sits on their hands again and allows this to happen, we will have another 10 years of mediocrity. I don't have enough years left in my life to sit by and watch that kind of **** show.

Yeah, but we're in the top 3. Right?? Right???

And a roster that was put together after we decided to sit on our scholarship.

But, this is Indiana... We do everything possible to squander opportunity until we are backed into a corner and have little to no good options. It's kinda our thing.

I seriously doubt Woodson is going anywhere after this season, unless he decides on his own that he is done. It doesn't sound like that will happen, but there's always a chance that he will decide he doesn't have the energy needed to get the program back. Unfortunately, I think he has much more faith in his ability than we do.