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Bring em out, bring em out, bring em out… @AH1971 @steubenhoosier

True, but only when Mike Woodson tells Mike Woodson it’s time for some questioning!

Sadly, at this point, 1 loss PU - every time! Faith in coaching, maximizes talent, gets team to peak at the right time. Been to Championship game w/in past year. Doesn’t have to schedule cupcake city pre-B1G in order to try to have enough wins to squeak into the tourney. The colors really suck, and the mascot is really f’in freaky…but, it’s a no brainer for most of us!

Team looks very unconnected…especially for how experienced this group is. Don’t care if it’s early in the season. These guys have been together since spring and/or early summer. Some may say that’s on the players. It’s certainly not a talent issue. Pretending like it’s not a coaching issue is becoming a major stretch! How long do some keep trying to sell us on how nice the emperor’s new cloths look?

He looked pretty awesome, up 17, until Woody platooned out the first team for like 8 minutes and lost the chemistry and had then nearly tie it up at the half

Refs bailing us out, to keep getting B1G game paychecks.

Mike Woodson really sucks! That’s all!

I think everyone is just done seeing season after season wasted with little optimism for change in the future until THE CHANGE is made. 21 wins as a ceiling and first round out doesn’t cut it. Hope we’re wrong about this season - but the days of ‘give em 4 yrs to bring in their own guys’ and the optics of having a quick trigger finger are long gone. This is big time professional sports…and we’ve smoldered the brand and product for far too long. Bring in someone who is willing to bet on themselves and not feel like the job is an entitlement. We’re all on page 1183 of a message board talking about firing a guy b/c he hasn’t shown success and is arrogant. Of course there’s going to be anger.

And everyone on here has been absolutely soooo adamant that he hasn’t learned a thing from Armond Hill! Cmon people!!

Woody’s success has been linked to dropping big bags, to bring in last minute talent - and convincing TJD to come back - twice! Not game day acumen, team construction or motivation (ie coaching). Archie was neutered from Woody’s advantages from the get go b/c NIL wasn’t a thing yet, and the potential to play in under the table money was cut off completely b/c of his brother’s tie up in the FBI scandal at the time. Archie’s coaching chops left a tremendous amount to be desired as well…but, to say Woody’s the better college coach is stretching it. Much better talent, slightly better results - neutral coaching at best.

“Hi, Armond Hill here! Let me tell you, Woody’s always right — I mean just ALL THE TIME! It’s just uncanny!!” Quietly collecting my $200k of taxpayer funds. Best seat in the house and can still get a solid nap in, bout every game. My biggest strategy help…’just listen to Coach Woodson everyone!’

Word is that Walsh was seeking his same position, open at Ohio State over the summer. Didn’t get it though. (He’s from Ohio).

Our pre-B1G SOS is going to be atrocious. Will matter come seeding time, and puts more pressure on winning against competitive teams in conference.

Thrilled that the old sleepy guy is still in the prime seat on the bench! That nodding off habit after 7pm is tough to break. Can’t believe he didn’t get picked up by another program. His recruiting and in game adjustment prowess is immeasurable. Final four for certain with sleepy gramps there!

No Bardo!!! Always a blessing!

I promise you, $10MM (difference between what adidas is giving KU v. IU) a year makes a BIG difference whether it be basketball or football!

Cash to the Uni is critical to athletic success..in the past, right now, and well into future. It pays for coaches, assistants, soon to be players (direct from Uni w/pending NCAA settlement) and EVERYTHING else needed to be competitive. A dollar in is one less needed…so boosts NiL and everything else. If you care to be competitive…you’ve got to care about the $$…like it or not. on the brands themselves…who cares, but Nike is generally cooler than adidas w/kids…but they won’t really care if their getting a better deal. Generally viewed in US as more innovative design and technology than Adidas

Not sure…not that I’ve seen, but probably a lot of them still waiting to re-up. But, how insulting that KU’s value is 3x to Adidas than IU’s. No wonder Gassnola wasn’t sending any guys our way…except in 11th hour deals. Louisville’s terms, when they had Pitino, were even more egregious. if were the preeminent soccer program, and they’re the preeminent soccer gear brand…then it sure seems like we just said ok. maybe we’d of been better off getting online at Nike

Here’s the difference… KU Adidas deal = $14MM in cash and gear a year, plus $500k to academics. It also happened during the heat of the Federal case, where to save face KU actually had the gall to sue Adidas and hang their legal defense on the Adidas claiming by paying players to go to KU, it compromised the university’s integrity. lol!! Balls!! https://chancellor.ku.edu/news/article/2019/04/24/ku-announces-14-year-agreement-adidas#:~:text=Today we are pleased to,apparel partnerships in college athletics. 5 yrs later, IU accepts $5.4MM a year…all gear…because ‘with NIL the landscape is changing’. Same deal it got in 2014!! https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-athletics-and-adidas-finalize-10-year-contract-extension/ Seems we’re not quite tier 1 w/triple stripe. I would argue lower Dolson at least a full letter grade in the other forum…if not more. We could’ve gotten more from Russell Athletic FFS!!

Seattle....just kidding...maybe???

Only if he’s a huge Purdue fan!!

Pure conjuncture…“Remember Scott, you’re just sooo lucky to be in this position! Everyone has bad days at work. Remember the seats you get! At least this was a closed door meeting that no one heard, even if they can sorta sense it!”

She should get an NIL bump from Hoosiers Connect!

I’d say we come up w/roughly the same overall GPA,…solidly in the C range! I didn’t break wins by year, but generally agree. Lower on embarrassments…Liam McNeely, Boogie, X speed, MM tacos, key in state recruiting no shows until arm twisted, B1G NcAA coaches mtg no shows, sr night statements, plays inside out 90’s style (even if the case, read the room!!) etc. Solidly mid “C” work…but “It’s Indiana!!!” @$4.5MM a year.

Grades filled in for the CMW era