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Spot on. Cig was huge, assuming he likely works out, which appears to be the case!, we've got the biggest and most important sport moving in the right direction. Cig also demonstrates the proper Org Chart. He reports to Scott, but also has a good relationship and support from Pam. I never hear about what donors or trustees want with FB, the donors just send money without a peep like they should, and the trustees stay out of it. We've got the blueprint. Time to implement it again with basketball.

I suspect Scott and Pam need to show they’re in charge now and the stupid idiots are either gone (Quinn) or will be boxed into the background (other trustees/donors). The IU job has some great things going for it, but I’ve always worried coaches see how we manage our program and it’s a big negative.

Yea. A raise is fine if Woody was performing exceptionally well. I don’t think he was. Kinda funny he got that extra $1M/yr and $4.2M higher buyout and then immediately after the wheels totally came off. Classic IU.

It was, but the total buyout was increased by $4.2M at the same time.

Yea. He hadn’t achieved anything notable and it wasn’t like another school was going to poach him (lol!!!).

Woody’s $1M raise in 2023 after two years of doing the basics (one tourney win) was nonsense. It also increased his buyout, though it helps we can pay it out slowly, it’s still more money out the door. I’m sure Quinn was behind it — more money deposited to Mack Financial.

Yea. May is far from a certainty.

Yea it's public you can google it.

Sweet. I'd love a great modern X's and O's coach. Plug him into our NIL and let's go. Just need Scott to make sure he translate to IU so we avoid an Archie situation.

This is not even a January action item!!!

Yea. We hire him all the articles about our new coach will include a note about the DV allegations. The pictures aren’t good if anyone looks at them. Not what IU wants. If he had another incident here, the people who took a risk on him may get fired.

I’m talking about staying on the staff. Hulls is a winner. If the new coach does want him fine, it’s their choice.

I get your point. IMO, telling his wife to leave the room in any circumstance is poor form and dumb. If it happened.

Former cheerleader. Explained why he lost all that weight for a while… he was almost no longer Pork Chop. He got the weight back though.

The thread is so entertaining, especially when IUBB hits Defcon 1.

Yea. Calbert is my all time favorite player, but he has ties to the old guard. Hulls joined when we were at rock bottom, got his @$$ kicked, and got through it to be a leader of a very good team. I’ve got a ton of respect for him and hope he can continue here.

I can’t imagine MM surviving at Duke.

Next coach may be cleaning house big time. Part of the issue is I would guess these guys are on NIL deals way too high vs how good they are. We have to overpay to get players here.

IU has more NIL, easier transfer rules, and more fan interest. Is that that enough to get him to move? I don't know. UM is a great school and it's a good gig. He may just stay there and keep building.

Yea. I love the Scott and Pam combo. So does Cig. Pam has an important role to play in teaming up with Scott to get control of the bball program back from all the bad influences. Now that Buckner (her boss) is a lame duck, she is probably more free to assert herself in this mess and clean it up.

I honestly can't imagine what Scott has to deal with internally and behind the scenes. It must be insane. But this is his life's calling to seize control and clean up this mess!

For PU fans, the worst case scenario for them is any sort of coaching change. We are still a sleeping giant, or more accurately a giant poisoned by our own moron trustees and donors, but if we can hire a coach that gets us healthy again we can be pretty good. Best case for PU is more Woody, but those days are rapidly coming to an end.

If true that's f'cking insane. For a program like IU to suck so bad for 25 years, it's world class idiots like this behind the scenes making it happen.

Buckner and Ferguson. At least Doyel called them out yesterday in the Star so more people are aware of these two morons. But they answer to no one, and no one bothers to try and ask them questions. They did neglected their duties, did serious damage to IUBB, and they will face no repercussions. I'm praying Dolson is in control and he does a good enough job as AD to have control for a long time. If we have an AD change, I worry about the power vacuum letting idiot trustees and donors back in.