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IU guy was never my big thing, but tell me that doesn't give you chills.

I am sticking with my Assoc AD avatar until it can be improved on.

I disagree. The question will be posed and avoided. Most know it would be a lie. But beyond Stevens, I think it is murky at best.

Another thing, I am pretty optimistic about the Woodson/Matta/asst(recruiters) dynamic they are setting up, but if at 3 yrs in it is not going well, I see Woodson as a guy that would gracefully step down. This dude is doing this 75% because he wants IU to be his IU, and 25% $$. If he saw that he wasn't the guy, I think he would walk away if requested.

Unfortunately, he is yet to understand that Woodson is old and no one knows who he is and Matta is cripled and 4 yrs removed form college BB... yet.

Maybe not Al but I think he sees his position as diminishing, so NBD. As a side my son always quotes Frozone when he sees Al's pointy chin. Cracks me up every time:

And byB1G contacts, he meant his frat bros as OSU

I'm pretty sure you are the one that is confused.

If you can coach that guy, you can coach anyone.

Hunter and Lewis would be my choices. Hopefully CMW lft some meat on the table to pay asst's handsomely.

So as an IU guy in the transfer portal. You hear that an ex-Hoosier, which has 25 yrs of NBA coaching experience and a HOF level college coach is now ADBO replacing your failed previous mid major HC, how is this not a positive that you come Racing back to? Pun intended

As to #3 I agree to a degree. IU is a lot of expectations with little positive momentum making it less attractive, but I think the days of UK, Duke, UNC just plucking anyone are gone. Does Beard take Duke over Texas? Does Oates leave Bama for UNC? I don't thik so. The money at these programs will be there to retain a good coach. Name me a coach that left a successful P5 program for a blueblood without connection in the last 2 decades.

Butt hurt 22-30 Calm prospective 40-55 Glad I woke up this morning, everything else is gravy 65+

Maybe they wanted to let them self purge the program, Self-Creaning is the new thing.

Not in homes and not formally, but he sure as hell will have back channels with coaches that will be solid gold.

So, the biggest problem I see with Mike Woodson is that he has never recrui... What's that? Thad Matta? The guy that ripped the heart of Indiana talent to Colombus, that Thad Matta? He is going to be what? Nevermind.

Reposting this for some prospective on CMW's NBA success: Someone give me some context for the Woodson hate. He is a well respected, defensive minded coach that, by the player interviews posted on here seems to hold players( even NBA players) accountable. His record as the Hawks HC overall was mediocre, but the team improved every year to the point of 53-29 in his last season. As Knicks HC, he coached them to their only 1st place finish in the Atlantic division since 1993 and most , wins since 1994. HeII, his 37 wins in his 2nd season are more wins than any NYK team he didn't coach since 2003. He isn't my first choice, but it seems that a lot of dislike for him, much like like for others is just a lot of posters parroting others. I get he would need some strong recruiters, but I don't see the reason for all the angst towards him as HC If I am wrong, I don't watch NBA, so I might well be, please point to what I am missing.

I really like his answer, I just want that answer to becoming from Stevens, Wright, Bennett, Oats, or Drew.

I imagine he and UT are like high school sweethearts coming off their first marriages just waiting on the prices to go down on the plane tickets to hawaii in 4 days. There is no doubt about either ones intentions.

Bama works on a completely different scale than IU. IU will not get Oats, because Bama fails to match any offer. That is 100% not going to happen. The couching staff budget was $65M in 2019, 50% more than IU. Do you think they blink about going up to $68M?

His buyout drops from $5M to $4M for in conference and from $2.5M to $2M for out of conference April 1st.

There is a difference to this process then all those since BK. There is resolve from SD to big donors that it is high time to get this ship righted. They may end up with an unknown quantity as the hire, but it won't be for lacking effort or resources to go for marlin instead of bluegill.

How so? They are going to hire someone with the idea and intent that he is better than the worst coach at IU in 50 years, not a high bar to surpass. What makes picking a guy next year any better than this year? The only difference is saving a donor $7M, which they felt was better spent on buying Miller out than seeing another year of CAM basketball. Oh, and I would like to sincerely thank that Donor.

I think the problem lies in that I doubt any of these candidates would bring it up with an AD while on a tournament run. I think you let your agent work things out, then after the season ends for you, you either announce your departure or take the offer to your current AD to secure a raise. So , any deal could go south before it is actually announced and then SD could be on to option #3+. Funny thing is Mike Davis did stump for a raise, complaining about his pay at a tourney presser just a year after being given the job. I thought it was in very poor taste, but it worked out for him, as he shortly after showed how bad of a coach he really was, but had already locked himself in for 4 more yrs.