General Coach Candidate News

[TheWatShot 14,993]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard they are worried about senior day because he’s told people he wants to tell his side.

Probably the biggest reason why he should have been fired and told to clean out his office. Letting him have the microphone again is one of the dumbest things we could have possibly done. But we're IU and we like to do dumb things I guess. 

[Pagoda 2,840]

14 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard they are worried about senior day because he’s told people he wants to tell his side.

His separation agreement almost certainly has a non-disparagement clause that would prevent this by putting his buyout at risk if he goes off.

Even with that, I would not give him the mic — could result in some bad “optics.”

[Papacap 1,244]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard they are worried about senior day because he’s told people he wants to tell his side.

I’m not much for booing but if he stands there and airs his grievances in senior day, it will show he is simply in it for himself with no regard for IU. And hope he would get boo’d out of the gym. Hopefully, his hangers on will counsel him against that 

[Bowhunter 2,980]

2 hours ago, Scott_b said:

I guarantee he's very much in the loop. Wouldn't have lied just now I'm confident in that.

Are you related to Scotty R?

[Parakeet Jones 3,882]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I’m very worried about this spectacle. 

That’s one of the reasons I wish the plug would have been pulled in February. 

[DLG3 1,129]

1 hour ago, TheWatShot said:

It reads a little too similar to last year when a guy came on here and said he had a close friend in Dusty May's immediate family, and that Dusty was Louisville bound. 

That was me and I’ll stand by that statement. I have never been a troll and don’t ever intend to have “breaking news,” just add to the conversation. I still see that family member regularly, and he’s just as surprised that Michigan swept in at the 11th hour with Dusty. It just goes to show that there are so many moving parts with all these people. You can have info that you are 100% convinced of, but people change. They change their minds, they go a different direction, etc. My bad if I spoke in absolutes, but I repeated exactly what I was told, no embellishment. 

[Chris007 55,763]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

His separation agreement should have non-disparagement clause.  Even with that, I would not give him the mic — could result in some bad “optics.”

I’ve heard it does but you never know when he gets the mic

[JustWinBaby 456]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard it does but you never know when he gets the mic

It's not gonna go how he thinks it will if they let him speak.

We don't care about his story. We care about winning.

[Kentuckysucks 3,508]

4 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Probably the biggest reason why he should have been fired and told to clean out his office. Letting him have the microphone again is one of the dumbest things we could have possibly done. But we're IU and we like to do dumb things I guess. 

Indiana gonna Indiana.  Same as death and taxes.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,871]

One would hope that Buckner, Wittman and his other biggest supporters would tell him in very plain language not to make an even bigger a$$ of himself at senior night by going off on a petty rant.

[rcbowla 7,648]

9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard they are worried about senior day because he’s told people he wants to tell his side.

I'll be in attendance so I'm all for letting him just free balling lol. Entertain me.

[Kentuckysucks 3,508]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard they are worried about senior day because he’s told people he wants to tell his side.

 

[JF87 1,977]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard they are worried about senior day because he’s told people he wants to tell his side.

If that happens it would just add to the evidence that for Mike Woodson, this was never about bringing IU Basketball back as a top program or bridging the divide between older and younger IU fans.  It will just show this has always been about Mike Woodson wanting the status of being the IU coach and that to Woodson, his ego is more important than the program. 

 

[Kentuckysucks 3,508]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

One would hope that Buckner, Wittman and his other biggest supporters would tell him in very plain language not to make an even bigger a$$ of himself at senior night by going off on a petty rant.

Surely something was written into separation agreement about badmouthing the fans or the University.  Right?

[Paye32 26]

Hey everyone. First post here. I'm just here for the occasional bangers. I won't be chiming in too much but wanted to say hello to some fellow die hard Hoosier fans. Hoping for a fresh start with a great coach and a renewed, optimistic mindset for all of us moving into next season. Go Hoosiers 

[Pryght 75]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard it does but you never know when he gets the mic

If Woody does share his grievances, it could be an 8 million dollar mistake.

[HoosierMatty 511]

Wouldn't getting into a physical altercation with your assistant be grounds for being fired? He can complain all he wants, but the truth is we have given him special treatment all around because he was a former player. 

The very fact he even got this job was because of it. Certainly not his resume. This was always my concern with hiring a former player, if it doesn't work out it's hard to separate. But I would have never imagined a former player being so clueless about this job and what it entails and be so selfish on top of it.

[Tasmanian Devil 1,840]

2 hours ago, Scott_b said:

I'll be in a crimson Adidas tee that says Indiana Basketball across the chest.

Nope - gotta do that dance Y-M-C-A.

A number of people could have a red Indiana shirt on; has to be something unique.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,871]

1 minute ago, Paye32 said:

Hey everyone. First post here. I'm just here for the occasional bangers. I won't be chiming in too much but wanted to say hello to some fellow die hard Hoosier fans. Hoping for a fresh start with a great coach and a renewed, optimistic mindset for all of us moving into next season. Go Hoosiers 

Just make sure your first post isn't your last.   lol                     Glad to have you join our merry band.

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2 minutes ago, HoosierMatty said:

Wouldn't getting into a physical altercation with your assistant be grounds for being fired? He can complain all he wants, but the truth is we have given him special treatment all around because he was a former player. 

The very fact he even got this job was because of it. Certainly not his resume. This was always my concern with hiring a former player, if it doesn't work out it's hard to separate. But I would have never imagined a former player being so clueless about this job and what it entails and be so selfish on top of it.

Also part of why I could see May and his family being hesitant about taking the IU job now … if it doesn’t work out, a handful of lives are upside down.