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I think you need to relisten to the first three minutes, to me it was very much about Goode. He should get platitudes for doing that and instead Dakich is sniping him.

I mean as obvious as it is to us fans how in over his head MW is, can you imagine how much more obvious it is to coaches with a more in-depth knowledge of the game? They must be in utter disbelief watching game tape.

Exactly, we'll get a big unexpected win and he'll start eviscerating the fans.

I think Ya would be a better choice if we actually wanted to do well the rest of the way. If Kenya had the chops to be a head coach, he would be one by now. And how many years has he been an asisstant at IU? He has a cushy gig that pays him well so he doesn't rock the boat and is probably mimic'ing Woody from an effort level at this point simply because he can.

His seat is not even lukewarm nor should it be.

Exactly. I don't care if Donna who likes Woodson because she went to school with him 45 years ago and watches 2 games year would think he got a raw deal. And how could any of the pundits defend him at this point? Here's a preseason ranking that had us 18th, based on the sheer amount of talent we were bringing in. Now we're at or outside the top 60 in both Kenpom and Net, despite probably being top 5 in NIL spent. We're an extremely mediocre basketball team that is not improving and having off the court issues which call into quesiton how focused/locked in these players are. If pundits want to defend him, then I would question whether they have ulterior motives. 2024-25 preseason top 25 men's college basketball rankings - ESPN (To be clear, I'm quoting you and agreeing with your sentiments)

Dear lord, senior night. Are we going to have to hear from Leal and Galloway again?

What “optics”? You have NW students creating signs for us to keep Woodson. Anyone that follows college basketball at all thinks Woodson is an awful coach. And I don’t see anyone in the media defending him. Who are the optics police? Honestly, who would even bat an eye at this point if we fired him?

I have the sense that the players wouldn't be game for the culture shock that would be coming their way. I talked to Hulls two summers at a golf event ago before last season started, and he said the intensity of practices had materially increased with additions of Gabe and Payton Sparks (not sure what that says about TJD and Kopp's last year). Both of those guys are gone/not playing, so I would imagine the current guys aren't being challenged all that much from an intensity perspective. A lot of speculation on my part, but I would bet it's true.

I live in Chicago and would normally always go to this game. But I can't bring myself to spend money watching this team. (after dropping $800 to watch IU in playoffs haha) I'll be curious as to the fan split tonight and whether I'm an anomaly or the norm.

We passed that about 30k posts ago.

The circumstances are different now though. Last year at least the argument could be made that all Woody needed was his guys. Well he got them, and the team is massively underachieving. Students and fans have all turned, and it’s just going to get worse. There’s no logical argument to keep him. The administration’s hand will be forced. And rich people generally don’t get rich by being dumb. They ponied up the cash for this year’s team because they thought it would work. It didn’t and they won’t again for this coach. All this “woe is me” he could still get a 5th year is pointless. It’s not going to happen.

It would also help if every loss wasn’t by a million points.

You can't hire him, institute a zero tolerance policy, and then be surprised when he continues to do what he's always done. Do what you can to minimize it (e.g., give him a full-time driver) and keep it out of the public. A zero tolerance policy would do more harm than good because then you have to enforce it when he inevitably screws up. I'd also be inclined to hire him, but that could change if I learned the severity of the alcoholism / domestic abuse is worse than what we know.

I'm sorry but Galloway is a huge part of the problem. No leadership and hasn't improved at all in the last couple of years. He's phoning it in like everyone else.

Why? Because you disagree with her? I don’t agree with her a lot of the time, but she’s respectful and courteous.

Did you see what he did at Georgia? He had those teams in the Kenpom 200s.

I really thought he would be the guy to take on the leadership mantle this year. But in that regard, I think he's more Will Sheehey and less Miller Kopp.

Maybe he actually believed that Mike Woodson was the right guy for the job? Just because it was dumb doesn’t mean he didn’t believe it.

Have you ever heard a college or NBA athlete say that they were negatively affected by home crowd fans? I don't think I have. I do think there is such a thing as team morale, and maybe fans aren't helping but I think it's quite a stretch to say they're the cause.

I played in an event with Kenya about a year and half ago. Nice guy, but had just had an unplanned newborn and looked a bit rough. Purely conjecture on my part, but he just didn’t seem like a guy that would be putting in the extra hours on a scout.

Are we sure Woodson even wants to coach anymore?

Wild how hard Cronin went on his guys and assistant coaches. UCLA coach Mick Cronin rips Bruins players as 'soft' and 'delusional' after second half collapse vs. Michigan - CBSSports.com

Big Ten winners and losers from transfer portal's winter window - Yahoo Sports

I like it.