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“Well again, Malik is a big piece of the puzzle, and then Tucker was out with a finger. I mean, it’s tough man. When you’re short handed like this there’s nothing I can do, especially on the road. Coaching’s hard man. I just gotta keep workin, and pushin these guys to get us where we need to be.” - postgame Woodson, probably

He’ll just be like, “well again, we were short handed tonight so there’s nothin much I could do..”

I wonder if some of the players have made it to the point where they don’t care about winning these next couple games if it means Woody will be out the door. Maybe they aren’t on board with Woody anymore and have packed it in…I mean heck, Mackenzie liked a post that said “Fire Woodson”, haha. They have just been playing like they don’t give a crap at all lately (more so than normal). If this ends up being Woodson’s last game if they play poorly enough, they have to know that right?

So you think after tonight’s game there will be an interim for the rest of the season regardless of the outcome, which is why you said just get through tonight? Dang that’d be great.

So regardless of tonight’s outcome, if we just have to get through tonight, he will no longer be coach after tonight game, correct? p.s. Im in favor of throwing the “Fire Scott Dolson” thread straight into the trash.

Hopefully the emergency meeting was to say “we can NOT let this man get on the team plane to Columbus…” haha.

Would something like that actually happen though? Woodson end up not getting on the flight without some type of statement saying he’s not the coach any longer?

I just don’t want a chance at a lucky performance at Ohio State or Northwestern to buy Woodson more time before he’s out. It’s fools gold. We know how he acts, we know how the team acts/plays. Ohio State could happen to have an off game and we get lucky to win and then Woodson beats his chest saying see, I told you so, I’m the king. Screw that crap.

If they end up going the announcement route at the next home game, I would hope the next two games have nothing to do with the decision to do that. They should already be at that point.

You heard anything else that makes you confident they are leaning towards naming an interim replacement rather than letting him ride out the season then “retire”?

Just hoping those meetings that took place about how to get rid of him immediately are still gaining traction. Chris mentioned some things are getting worked out like who to get to be the interim coach, so I really hope it ends up going that route soon rather than an announcement of some sort that he’s finishing out the season and then retiring.

So if they are to the point of figuring out who the interim will be, is it safe to say it’s certain he will be gone way before the season is over and we don’t have to wonder if he’ll get to try and ride out the season? I’d most definitely rather find out he’s leaving than getting an announcement of some sort saying he’s retiring after the conclusion of the season.

I saw someone say on the Inside The Hall website board comments “there’s a student boycott coming for the Maryland home game…just FYI”.

I saw somewhere that the students plan to boycott the next home game against Maryland, so I guess we’ll see if that ends up happening or not.

If conversations have been made about how to get rid of him immediately, I really do hope we hear something for certain before the Ohio State game. With how bad last night was, I don’t like the thought of nothing being said for too long. Doesn’t make sense to let things get even worse. Fans have had it.

So is this the “running it back” thing Leal spoke of? I should chill and be glad we’re not down 50.

I’m not completely ready to give up on the Brad Stevens possibility until we actually see that he’s not the coach. I just think he’s in a different situation family wise as well as business wise with Boston to make me believe there could still be a chance. Obviously if it doesn’t happen, I wouldn’t be surprised. Otherwise, if it means Dusty is next on the list and he’s just waiting in the wings to make the move to IU (knowing his Michigan contract buyout situation), then I’ll be just as excited either way. Like guys in the know have said, I think Dolsons list is 1. Stevens 2. May….and if Dolson gets his way he shouldn’t have to worry about going past that.

Yep, I can for sure see this as being a possible scenario. I agree that Woody seems more lackadaisical than before, and it’s aside from just the losses. I’m curious to know that if this is indeed the way things are working out, it’ll mean no matter how bad we fall of the tracks the rest of the way, we can expect to see Woodson finish out the season. Is there actually the possibility of him being done before the season ends if the losses get bad enough? I know some have mentioned he could be gone after an Illinois loss, but if there’s been some sort of exit strategy in place where he gets some money to “retire” at the end of the year, then I don’t see it happening…..but if he could indeed be done after an Illinois loss, then let’s lose by 30 just to make sure, haha.

As someone who definitely wants him gone, the optimist in me says that maybe he was given the $6 million because he knows it’s his last year, so it was everyone’s way of saying “here you go Mike, try and get yourself the best roster money can buy that you can try and use to go out with a bang your last season as coach. If you succeed with it, great, go out in style…and if not, oh well at least we tried to set you up for success, and you’re still gone.”

Well then heck, let’s do it! Haha

Saw on the other site that there’s been some new rumor/talk that Dusty May is Dolson’s #1 guy and that’s it’s not even close.

Im sorry, but I just about got to a point there towards the end of that game where I hoped Winthrop would pull it off…just to make Woodson have to soak up the embarrassment. I’m past ready to hear boos on the tv. So much talent and so little clue on how to make it all work to its potential. Woodson’s getting paid though, so that’s all that matters. Sickening.

Heck yeah, almost beat them by double digits!

Obviously fantastic news. Would be so much easier to root for a good season if we knew for a fact the guy was gone at the end of the season.