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Issues with Woody running players through the wringer in practice, which is hurting the team? Heard that rumor today

Seems like there’s a huge disconnect from the fan base and the administration. Mainly glass for so many years… seems like Dolson has fixed some issues (scheduling)… but student section placement, uniforms, practice facility, and others seem to still be there. I know he just chocked his fiancé, but Chris beard had a students only game at the Texas volleyball arena last year, has fireside chats, good uniforms, new arena, built an amazing practice facility while at tech…. Why is it so hard for IU to even keep up? I’ve never seen a team miss this many open looks… don’t think it’s a Woodson issue yet… but could be searching in his 4th year if this continues

Genuinely curious as to how far away IU is to being elite consistently again? Are we close or far? And what changes need to happen to get there? Side note- Kansas’ uniforms looked great today… ours are so dumpy. That needs to change

not sure if its been stated already... but can someone with insider info elaborate on what the skeletons in Beards closet were and why we didn't go after him? Same issue, or something else? ... Like what info was available a few years ago? Also looks like I have to change my profile pic

I also want to point out that I think B10 schools let coaches stay for way too long... take too long to fire and they usually make poor hires... maybe it's poor hires because no one wants to coach here bc of the style of play..... For Example: IMO if I'm the Iowa AD, I'm letting Fran go after this year. Here's why... He's never made it out of the first weekend... If I'm Iowa/Minnesota/NW/Maryland/Nebraska... I'm hiring Matt Langel as the 44yr old up and comer:

Are they though? I don't understand IU and the B10 in virtue signaling "we play it the right way".. Let it be the wild west.

Hmmm I get that if you're the CEO and it ain't broke don't fix it / don't mess with whats working... But thats a horrible mindset. A series of short term gains for long term losses IMO.... Leadership is so bad in the B10...

This makes sense.... If conferences like SEC, ACC, B12 all have their best programs at the very top grabbing the best talent, then that permeates throughout the league during league play. If IU was on the same level of Kansas then I could see IU bringing the whole conference up.

as in "thats the million $ question"...?

What's wild to me.... If media.. Big 10 Fans,... Casual Fans... National Media... All know that there are serious problems. Why has no-body at the top of the Big10 addressed them? Not sure if its officiating or style of play... but how has this been almost a 30 year problem at this point?

I’m in favor of just ending the season if we lose this game

Hard to watch a do or die game where we struggle to keep it within 10 points

Do you have sources?

How is it not a program issue?

So 10 missed tournaments in 14 years. 6 straight misses with 3 different coaches. One missed tournament is a coach or player issue. This is a PROGRAM issue. This is because of Fred Glass, no? He has to take full responsibility as he ran the athletic department for a DECADE. There were obvious deficiencies with Crean and Archie in their first year's that never improved. Do we expect that Woodson's deficiencies will be turned around next year? Was this year just growing pains? Is IU doing anything to recognize and fix the fact that a once proud and storied program is no better than a mid-major? We are not even a top 10 Big10 program.

Wonder if that’s on Dolson, or state of affairs his predecessor left him in

Was there any indication that Stevens was ever interested in the job? or did we just go in blind with the brinks truck?

So reflecting after last nights game. UCLA - Fires Alford: Gets embarrassed by offering Calipari, Then Rick Barnes, Then Jamie Dixon I think / sure I'm forgetting someone Then settle on Mick Cronin They go to FF and have top 25 Team. IU - Fires Crean, Billy D says no Stevens either says no or was never contacted Hire Archie Fire Archie Stevens says no again Apparently all top coaches say no We hire Woodson Miss the tournament 6 years in a row

Chris, Is it normal for a school like Kansas, UK, Arizona, Duke, UNC, to split the head coaches salary with a booster? This seems strange to me? So Indiana is not an attractive job - did any of those coaches say why they said no?

Was Dolson, the AD, not allowed to hire the coach?

I believe they renegotiated his salary, which wasn't public. This is based on the conversation with Goodman.

Imagine you're IU athletics.... You're Fred Glass or Scott Dolson.. You know you're firing your head coach in 1 or 2 years.... How do you make the job more attractive? Do you PAY up, start facilities upgrades (even if just planned), new licensing agreement with Nike, Better Scheduling, Donors who can facilitate bag boys, and 10 other small things you could do?... Or do you pay an average salary, not make the job any more attractive because "Its Indiana"... Its not that IU isn't attractive because of external factors that we can't control... It's not attractive because our admin isn't making it attractive. BTW.. The head coach of Wake forest makes $2.04M, Woodson makes $3M, Chris Beard $5M, John Calipari $8M. We offered Steven's $10M yr... but he was still owed $30M from his Boston Contract. so its not like he was getting a huge pay raise.

Well said. Does no one want IU if we're paying $7m a year and have facilities and fantastic administration? Or does no one want IU getting paid average salary, poor facilities, bad sponsorship, and an inept administration?

Can someone provide inside info on why "No one wanted the job".... How is louisville a better destination that IU?

At least lose to him in a bidding war than assume he's not going to come and not even reach out.