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This should go without saying obviously, but there will be no press conference tomorrow. I’ll be able to take the lid off a bit later in the week. But will say this, anybody providing details right no

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I’ve had several PM’s so wanted to drop a quick line to the broader board. Love this group and fully intend to continue to contribute to the community, Im not going anywhere. (Sorry to a few of you) B

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So I couldn’t get much from him unfortunately. But, to me that’s a good thing. There’s been pretty much zero chatter, nor leaks for a month about coaches. He said it doesn’t matter that the season is

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It’s all probably meaningless but the one thing I don’t logically understand is forcing Woodson to retire when we still may have had a chance at making the tournament. I really don’t think you do that unless you have your guy lined up, and if your guy is locked up he probably isn’t coaching at the moment. I’m sure there are trivial reasons, such as not fans not booing, but still doesn’t make much sense to me. And then obviously our insiders shared what they were hearing which made us all feel optimistic, but for me it was their comments coupled with the logic of the overall timing that made the possibility of Stevens plausible, and it’s why I haven’t fully given up even if that makes me crazy.
 
Excited to see what this week brings, but firmly comfortable with Stevens and May, of course, as options 1 and 2.
 
Doubt Drew, Few, TJ, Wright, Oats, Lloyd, or Pearl are in play. Beard isn’t happening.
 
McDermott and McClasland are both extremely intriguing and would probably be my next calls.
 
I probably differ from other posters but I would likely put Collins in right here.
 
Cronin I guess would be solid but I would almost personally take a stab at McCollum and Byington last, leaning slightly toward Byington.
 
And of course, the one thing we can all agree on here is that Brownell would be a lazy and sad hire.
 
 
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Of course, the reasons that Woodson being forced to retire with 8 games to go could be simply because Mike Woodson sucks as a coach, is lazy, is arrogant, thinks he’s doing his job, should never have been hired and absolutely should have been cut loose last year. He’s been absolutely horrible as both a coach and a leader.
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10 minutes ago, Papacap said:

Last time I was told to sit back and relax, I ended up in a bath tub full of ice in Tijuana with one kidney. Hope this time it’s a better outcome.  

....That sounds like you're reading the unedited script for "Hangover"! lol

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13 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Back state side. Andddddd there’s chaos. Fellas we are getting Brad. Goodmans comment is nothing. Sit back and relax. 

Brooooo I'm supposed to be going to bed. You're killing me. 

But if I have to be the sacrifice to make Brad a reality then so be it. For the Glory of Old IU!

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14 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Back state side. Andddddd there’s chaos. Fellas we are getting Brad. Goodmans comment is nothing. Sit back and relax. 

Hope you’re right but didn’t you say you were going to be gone for 2 weeks???

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On 2/16/2025 at 7:34 AM, Uspshoosier said:

Disclaimer for the people in this thread 

 

This is a free message board so some of the information that is provided on this free message board may end up not happening.  I promise everyone will go on with their lives and move on if the information turns out to not happen.  We will continue to talk IU basketball and have fun conversations and even arguments on BT Banners after the search is completely done.   Again information you see on this free message board may or may not happen.   Enjoy your day 

 

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3 minutes ago, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

Hope you’re right but didn’t you say you were going to be gone for 2 weeks???

Was gone since the 7th. Was in Tokyo then Vietnam but had to cut the trip in Vietnam short by 3 days because I had to get back to work for something important. Wife wasn’t happy.

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4 hours ago, OKHOOSIER said:

I tend to agree with you here. While there’s no doubt QB and others exert and have exerted considerable influence over the hiring at IU—

Ultimately, good or bad, Dolson is in charge and the results fall squarely on his shoulders. That’s why this hire is make or break for Scott’s job.

QB is never going to come out and say “Scott is not the reason we hired or gave Woody a fourth year, give him some grace on this hire.” because it isn’t QBs job to hire and fire. He isn’t Woodys boss. Dolson is. I like Scott— he’s a smart guy and he knows that the last four years, particularly if it also costs us Dusty, are going to be laid at his feet (not Quinn’s, not Ferguson, not anyone else) if this hire is a failure. That’s just the reality in corporate America. 

I have faith he’s gonna get it right, but acting like Mike Woodson’s boss is completely blameless for Mike Woodson is not something I’m willing to do. Also the “retirement” letter was an absolute farce and an embarrassment to the school, another thing Dolson was ultimately responsible for. He’s getting way too much of a pass here IMO. 

Yes, hiring coaches is the job of the AD. But there are so many moving parts here that clearly point to Buckner and Ferguson's interference.

Dolson absolutely could have fired Woodson last year, and according to reports, he wanted to do it. But WQB inserted his influence and forced the issue. 

The chain of command is coaches (Woodson) report to the AD (Dolson), the AD reports to the president (Pam Whitten) and she answers to the Board of Trustees. Buckner is the chair of the BoT, so he's ultimately sitting at the top of the food chain. Buckner and Woodson are buddies. Former BoT member Steve Ferguson is also in the King's entourage.

So, Dolson could have fired Woodson after last year... and how does this play out?

  • Buckner leans on Whitten to fire Dolson.
  • Buckner and Ferguson lean on their donor buddies and the NIL dries up.
  • Buckner and the BoT refuses to approve/fund the replacement coach's salary.

Just because it's not Buckner's job to hire/fire coaches doesn't mean that he doesn't exert influence in this area. This information has been widely reported around here since this point last season. It's hard to fight the nepotism, corruption, interference and malfeasance from the BoT. 

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Yes, hiring coaches is the job of the AD. But there are so many moving parts here that clearly point to Buckner and Ferguson's interference.

Dolson absolutely could have fired Woodson last year, and according to reports, he wanted to do it. But WQB inserted his influence and forced the issue. 

The chain of command is coaches (Woodson) report to the AD (Dolson), the AD reports to the president (Pam Whitten) and she answers to the Board of Trustees. Buckner is the chair of the BoT, so he's ultimately sitting at the top of the food chain. Buckner and Woodson are buddies. Former BoT member Steve Ferguson is also in the King's entourage.

So, Dolson could have fired Woodson after last year... and how does this play out?

  • Buckner leans on Whitten to fire Dolson.
  • Buckner and Ferguson lean on their donor buddies and the NIL dries up.
  • Buckner and the BoT refuses to approve/fund the replacement coach's salary.

This information has been widely reported around here since this point last season. It's hard to fight the nepotism, corruption, interference and malfeasance from the BoT. 

Isnt there a thread for this? 

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I can’t help but really enjoy following these Brad predictions.  I don’t think we get him, but seeing if these predictions come true is pretty interesting.

In would love for the people who cover IU to get a whiff of these rumors.  They wouldn’t write about it, but I’d like them to just hear it.

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