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IU moves to 2nd, 23 points behind OSU. They were helped by OSU having their only winning relay disqualified, costing them 64 points. That kept IU close despite OSU having an otherwise really big day. https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-big-ten-championships-day-3-finals-live-recap/

Without an antitrust exemption, they'll keep losing cases like this. I think to convince Congress to give them that exemption, they'd have to follow the pro model with NCAA/schools and a players union negotiating a CBA that includes player contracts.

2.5 dogs so we lose by 20?

What? He has a plan and he talks about it all the time. Get to work and get them over the hump. Do you mean you actually want specifics? That's crazy talk.

Makes sense since most of the wins have been close and a lot of the losses have been blowouts.

People like winners.

IU in 3rd place after day 2, 18 points back of lead OSU. Their 400 Medley Relay got disqualified, costing them 64 points. That's rough but other than that they've done well. https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-big-ten-championships-day-2-finals-live-recap/

Some consider him to be on the hot seat so UCLA doesn't seem too keen on keeping him right now, either.

I hope that if IU is looking for a new coach this year and if May is interviewed something like this would be brought up. Talk about how big of a jump it is to the B1G, ask him would he perceives his weaknesses to be, and how he'd address those weaknesses. Hopefully, he'd have the self awareness to answer honestly with at least defensive coaching and have a real solution, like hiring an assistant that specializes in defense.

The NCAA has so many stupid rules. No wonder it's in its death throws.

It's surprising that someone calling himself "BuffKomodo" would write an article with a bad take.

I just don't understand the love he gets here. His resume doesn't support it.

Since a certain poster got hit with the ban-hammer, there hasn't been much talk about Facial Hair being the next coach. That's been quite pleasant. Thanks to whichever mod finally bounced that guy.

I'd be down with that. He's not having a good year but that is an anomaly. Took Cincy to 9 straight NCAAT and UCLA to 3 straight S16+, including that FF. Only time he hasn't had a team in the NCAAT since the '10-'11 season was the COVID year and they were 19-12, 2nd in the PAC-12 so they might have made it then. And he's 52.

And the home NW game wasn't as close as the final score. It was a blow out most of the game

That makes sense since the football hires showed the ADs IU has hired across the decades don't really know what they're looking for in a coach. They happened to get lucky with Knight but once he was gone the football hiring incompetence also became basketball hiring incompetence.

I want one to ask if he can join the cigar and wine party that Woodson is going to that night.

I see they say they have to get to work, did they say IU has to get over the hump?

Women off to a good start at the B1G Championship meet. 3rd and 1st in the 200 Medley and 800 free relays, respectively. NCAA A cuts in both. After day, IU is in the lead with 118 points followed by OSU (116) and UM (112). The championship should be between those 3 schools but mostly IU and OSU. https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-big-ten-championships-day-1-finals-live-recap/

Yes, they would have to release him but these days that is pretty much automatic if a player requests it. The schools and coaches who don't get dragged in the media (rightfully, imo) for being a$$holes. They could also just step on campus and then enter the transfer portal so it doesn't make any sense to deny a release. Even if that wasn't the case, forcing someone to be there who doesn't want to be is a bad idea, especially for a struggling program.

The only Mike Woodson I know is Mike Woodson the coach. At this point, I don't like him much. He seems arrogant and like he doesn't care too much about doing a good job. Doesn't like to recruit. Pictures of him lounging around smoking cigars and drinking wine with his buddies after a loss just rubs the wrong way. Some things that seemed eccentric when he was first hired I now view as proof of his egotism, like referring to himself in the third person and forcing Dolson to fly out to meet him instead of coming to IU to interview. That last one, especially, because it's not like he was highly sought after is just a power play to stroke his ego. No, I don't love him. I want him gone.

My point exactly. A lot of fans, myself included, were like you early in the season. We thought he'd get it figured out and turned around. Instead, we're seeing the same thing (possibly worse) and hearing the same vague answers after loses with more blaming of the players. That benefit of the doubt that many gave him early this season won't be there. I can't believe the administration doesn't see this. If they don't, there is a serious disconnect between them and the fans.

At least in the offseason this past year there was reason for optimism even though a lot was being replaced from last year. That means it took a while before fans turned negative en masse. Woodson and company won't have that next season. When they play poorly in the pre-conference portion of the season, there will be lots of people complaining and just go downhill from there. It'll get ugly.

That's correct. Hunter has been labeled as a great recruiter but he hasn't really landed many in the time he's been at IU so I'm not buying that. I think it was a mistake to keep him.