Hoosierinbham

Interesting. That could bring someone like Pearl into the discussion.

I gotta say, his honesty is very refreshing. That interview definitely shifts how I would think about him as an option. Love his view on the 1 day turnaround games being prep for the NCAA tournament. It’s also great that he views the season as prep for the NCAA tournament. The B1G needs more coaches that think and recruit that way, rather than building rugby teams and counting on terrible home court refereeing advantages.

I gotta say, his honesty is very refreshing. That interview definitely shifts how I would think about him as an option. Love his view on the 1 day turnaround games being prep for the NCAA tournament. It’s also great that he views the season as prep for the NCAA tournament. The B1G needs more coaches that think and recruit that way, rather than building rugby teams and counting on terrible home court refereeing advantages.

I would hope so. If we had to put out that ego-saving statement for him, Woodson better have a zero tolerance policy on running his mouth. He’s harmed this program enough!

I’ve had the same thoughts. Let the people that forced Woodson to be retained own it to the point they are never again allowed to have influence over basketball decisions at IU.

That would be amazing if it was Fife with Moye assisting. There would be absolutely zero tolerance for lack of effort.

And we have a winner!

He was our high school coach at Mountain Brook and turned a stagnant, affluent school into a juggernaut. He had offers last season, but won't go somewhere that doesn't have competitive NIL. He's a math savant, and takes advantage of analytics. Plays a 4 out offense, and attacking defense. I'm admittedly biased, but I would LOVE to have him at IU.

Give me a young, aggressive coach that plays modern college offense. If you haven't watched Bucky McMillan at Samford, he puts a great product on the floor. Follow the coach Cig recruiting model, production over potential.

While I'm on a Birmingham roll, I'll be interested to see who finally gives Bucky McMillan at Samford a shot at a major job. We've watched "Buckyball" for years, and he has a great chance to be successful with the right opportunity. He's already turned down some jobs that lack administrative support and NIL resources. I don't think he's quite ready for a job like Kentucky, but I also think he would win big there.

Living in Birmingham, I'm friends with several former Bama players, and some other VERY connected people. Oats was contacted at least twice. There was an initial "no", and a follow-up attempt as they were rebuffed by their other targets.

I wonder what his buyout will be after next year?

I honestly knew nothing about him until a couple months ago. The more I learn, the more he sounds like a younger Oats in style and competitiveness. I haven't seen them play more than highlights, so how would his defensive philosophy be described? I love the aggressiveness of Bucky McMillan at Samford, so I hope he likes to pressure the ball and 3 point shooters.

His style seems similar to Nate Oats. I really like their offense and spacing.

This is where I was heading with my question. Could it get so bad in the next few weeks that the boosters pivot and give Dolson a blank check to go get Pearl or another willing proven coach? Doubtful, but otherwise I fear between Woodson's incompetence, and our fans level of toxicity towards him, next season will crater our program even further than I ever would've imagined possible.