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A "leak" said he was back. Nothing official from the AD. That said, I'm not holding my breath that Woodson won't be back next year.

We wanted a guy like Chris Ledlum last year. That doesn't bode well for the type of player he's looking for.

Here's Hova:

I understand you were just making points that could be made in response to the question of why to keep him. I would, however, dispute that his teams improved over the course of the season. Each year, they've had a losing streak and managed to get out of that and win some games at the end of the season. While that might seem like improvement, it isn't necessarily that. The evidence that it wasn't really improvement is that they didn't really make any noise in the B1GT and got blown out in the NCAAT in the first weekend each time.

Except they haven't released a statement as far as I know. It was leaked to the media that Woodson was coming back but that is it. No official statement either way. Pretty bad way to run things if they are decided that he's coming back.

There's a thread dedicated to only positive posts. You might be happiest there.

I said #2 somewhere, maybe the decommitment thread, sarcastically because I knew some fans would try to put that spin on it.

Huh, this thread seems to have died for some reason.... Let me pick up the phone to call my buddy Liam to find out why.

Which show is that?

Isn't a lot of their access due to their NIL collective and doesn't that NIL collective depend on fans donating? Seems like he's shooting himself in the foot.

Especially when that recruit's signature celebration move is miming a phone call.

No, you're misunderstanding the portal. That window is the time the players have to enter the portal. They don't have to choose a school within that timeframe. That the window is shorter isn't really a big deal, the large majority of players have been in the portal well before 45 days after it opened in the past. Now, whether Woodson can get enough quality players out of the portal is a completely different topic. I doubt it.

This makes a lot of sense.

Maybe he only wanted McNeeley thinking it would help to land Queen, who was the real prize as an inside player. Everyone knows the college game is played inside out. Since we missed on Queen, McNeeley wasn't needed anymore since he's a 3-point shooter.

Woodson's claim to fame will be being the First to be the Worst in the expanded B1G. He'll make sure he wins that competition by a mile.

I was thinking like this: Liam: Coach, I am decommitting and want a release from my NLI. Woodson: Sorry, I don't recognize this number. Who is this? Liam: Liam McNeeley. You're only recruit next year. Woodson: I see. Well, Lucas, we'll be sad to see you go, son. We thought you would do a great job of feeding the post.

The picture had a whole wine bottle.

You forgot the golf club.

Probably got scared off by the possibility of Mgbako and Galloway returning combined with the top level guards we'll get from the portal. Afraid he wouldn't get enough shots. Yep, that must be it. It's the only explanation that makes sense.

Why is everyone complaining? Nothing to see here, it's all good.

I believe this way more than the fanbase. Everyone says that IU doesn't shoot enough 3s and Woody disagrees then says college ball in played inside-out. Ugly, boring offense all season with lots of losses. Then the report above that after the commitment, Woodson stops recruiting him. I totally believe that. This decommitment isn't unexpected to me.

The coaching staff:

Lawrence Funderburke? He was at IU then transferred, that is why he had to sit out a year. Liam does need to get a release from the LOI, but it is rare for a coach/school to deny that. When they do, they get dragged in the media.

I was expecting this, so I'm not surprised. Meanwhile, the IU admin: