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I wonder if fans booing is simply all part of the process.

And they should have been fired even sooner. Davis and Miller for sure stayed too long. Crean maybe deserved his last year but it was obvious where the program was going. And now we have Woodson. Her narrative may be silly. But until Woodson is fired before the end of the season, she’s correct. Even if it’s trolling.

She may be trolling. But her position that IU is slow to make decisions is true. And the smoke that a decision may be made before the season’s end is just smoke so far. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen. But while she may be trolling, she’s been correct. We will see if that changes.

And that, my friends, is why IU basketball is simply fodder for good teams to play. Nothing like setting the bar to “don’t break the rules”.

The other argument is, we squeak into the tourney, win a game, and then the Woodson cadre say, see? We are back. I don’t buy the argument from rational people that that wouldn’t be good enough.

Yep. And I’m not specifically meaning you. She has taken a lot of grief here, much deserved. But her basic premise that IU doesn’t work in the way we would like to fire him now may end up the most likely scenario.

We can joke about Cathy but her prediction is still on the table and may end being correct if he’s with us through the end of the season.

The fact that he has any leverage is all that needs to be said about how bad the IU basketball program is.

Hmm, a failed coach is going out kicking and screaming and IU should give a crap? IU should say you have coached your last game. Do you want us to announce you have been fired or do you want to have a different story to tell the public? Why we would negotiate anything beyond what’s in the contract is silly if it means he remains coach. But, shitty decision makers are why we are in this mess, so throwing good money after bad is on par.

I’m now on the side that if optics is playing a role, and he is for sure gone, then now is a perfect time. I don’t know anyone personally who would be surprised or upset if he was fired. But letting him stay opens the possibility that IU squeaks into the tourney or wins some games against good teams. Then optics may get dicey. No reason to risk that.

If there is a plan to make a mid-season move that depends on the outcome of specific games, it’s a terrible plan. Which is why I don’t think there is a plan to get rid of him mid-season. If there isn’t enough evidence to get rid of him now for the head honchos, then he’s coaching the rest of the season.

I don’t see how this loss is on the King. He shouldn’t have to tell them to foul when we had a foul to give. He can’t make Malik not score on his perfectly planned final play. He can’t help that randomly putting in players with 3 seconds left wouldn’t confuse Maryland. And he can’t help it if Rice misses a gimme as the clock expires.

Just gotta get over the hump of being up by 4 at home with less than a minute to go. totally doable

Glad Maryland decided just to make this a 3 point shooting game, so hope their prayers don’t start getting answered.

Pound it inside from here on out.