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What is the consensus on the staff? I’ll cut DD some slack for the roster … he had only so much time to assemble an entire roster. But what’s up with the assistants?

My understanding … Dolson decided to fire Woodson. He had May and one other coach essentially verbally agreed as plan B. He went to the BoT and Buckner said “if Archie got 4 years, my guy gets 4 years.” Buckner gave Woodson all the NIL $$ he needed for last season. And they obviously didn’t meet expectations. IU missed May by a year due to QB. Not Dolsons fault at all.

What does his system consist of? What makes it hard to grasp?

It also seemed like he was getting heavy B1G interest, then when he switched high schools, it cooled off some.

Attitude, behavior, selfish player, bad teammate. He left his last high school bc he wanted everything to be about him. That high school ended up winning the 4A title in Illinois without him. That high school has one of the best coaches in the state. im sure he could mature and it’s possible a lot of people are in his ear, but there are some initial concerns.

A lot of red flags.

Crazy to think we may have a HC with a plan! I’m not sure if it’s the case, but I always come back to trusting Dolson. I think DDV is solid and will get this going.

We don’t want this kid

The hybrid and developing young kids is great - just becoming so much harder to keep kids if they don’t see the floor until their junior year. Hopefully that’s the long-term model for IU.

I think some people are panicking right now bc we missed out on a couple guys. So I’m curious if they’re thinking second weekend or bust next season? I mean, IU has basically stunk the overwhelming majority of the past 15+ years.

Very fair.

I think that’s fair. While it’s frustrating we arent getting big names now, I’m not shocked either. Next year should be a different boat.

What are realistic expectations for next season? Sorry if wrong thread. Does DDV get the benefit of inheriting a $h1t show or is it top 3 in conference? Just having a competent coach, alone, will certainly help. I’m also not surprised we aren’t getting a couple of these guys right now just bc there are so many unknowns. While PT is guaranteed, there is literally no team - so I can understand some kids hesitancy. Even if iu is average next year, hopefully we have a foundation to build with and IU will be in a better position to attract kids next year. I think long term IU will be very solid with DDV, but may not happen next year. I also recognize a lot of us have a lot of built up frustrations and see immediate turnarounds at places like UM and Louisville.

What is the staff doing that he doesn’t like how they are handling things? Cleaning house or something?

Blew today’s game bad. Grrr