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Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD

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1 minute ago, iu eyedoc said:

As to #3 I agree to a degree. IU is a lot of expectations with little positive momentum making it less attractive, but I think the days of UK, Duke,  UNC  just plucking anyone are gone. Does Beard take Duke over Texas? Does Oates leave Bama for UNC? I don't thik so. The money at these programs will be there to retain a good coach. Name me a coach that left a successful P5  program for a blueblood without connection in the last 2 decades.

Gonzaga is the hottest program in the country right now. You can win anywhere if you can convince kids to play for you.

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I’m so happy we got someone who would walk over glass to get to IU. Add Matta to help, get a good staff and we can get this ball rolling. Welcome home Woody. Can’t wait for the first practice.

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Hey, Bow. At the risk of someone changing my answer spending 4 years blabbing about things I didn't say just so he can follow me around like a child and criticize me like he has nothing better to

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Let me tell you something son...from an old fart that's older than Beilein, I'm still pretty damn sharp mentally. And along with age comes wisdom. Something you appear to be a little short on at this

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Just let me know when I can get my golden ticket to get on board.


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LOL. 

We'll see what the remaining coach staff is. I don't know if we should go all Indiana staff. I mean that's kinda.. weird right lol.

Maybe Lewis.. is Roberts staying? Curious about Hunter

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Ryan Phillips tweet:

Just got texts from several Big Ten contacts. Most are lambasting the Woodson hire. One summed it up pretty well: “So a 63 yr old who’s never coached in college or recruited is the guy to rebuild that program? They could have done so much better. Indiana gonna Indiana.” #iubb

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1 minute ago, Treesh said:

LOL. 

We'll see what the remaining coach staff is. I don't know if we should go all Indiana staff. I mean that's kinda.. weird right lol.

Maybe Lewis.. is Roberts staying? Curious about Hunter

I think we need at least one of Fife or Lewis and let Woodson put together a monster recruiter. 

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10 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

4 thoughts:

1. The hire an IU guy crowd gets their wish. They will be right or we can stop this rhetoric finally. Granted it’ll cost me 4-6 years of my life.

2. Thad Matta angle is certainly interesting. Seems like a positive no matter how it goes. It’s odd for Matta to agree to. Therefore, Probably getting overpaid. Can he provide ROI? Let’s see.

3. IU isn’t a blue blood anymore. It’s been up for debate for a while. This question is answered.

4. Probably a 6-8 year hire at best. Another chance at a premier coach at that time. Or more likely it’ll be the same old, same old. Maybe a coach in waiting situation if this group can be successful. Geez.


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Looks to me like the coach in waiting is Thad Matta as he (hopefully) returns to better health. In 7 years when Woodson retires, Matta will be younger than Woodson is right now by 3 years!

I’m being serious btw.

 

 

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Counter to “Woodson is old”:

 

I can guarantee he didn’t sign on for some 3-year rebuild. He’s going to hit the transfer market HARD and be ready to compete THIS season. He’s going to go all in and it’ll either totally fail (very possible!), or there will be a lot of people extremely happy with the risky hire. 

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I think we need at least one of Fife or Lewis and let Woodson put together a monster recruiter. 

Can he bring World Wide Wes with him? (Knicks advisor currently) 

Wait, is he banned from the NCAA or am i making this up? 

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Steven’s wasn’t ready. No disrespect to woodsons ability to coach colleg kids, I hope he and we are successful, but maybe he wants the job AND is taking one for his team. He could be associate associate athletic director when Brad decides to come back to college. 

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1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Counter to “Woodson is old”:

 

I can guarantee he didn’t sign on for some 3-year rebuild. He’s going to hit the transfer market HARD and be ready to compete THIS season. He’s going to go all in and it’ll either totally fail (very possible!), or there will be a lot of people extremely happy with the risky hire. 

Can we please start with our own players? Convince Frank and Race to stay, those are two I'd really hate to lose

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I wonder if the assistants are already in place and if they will be announced with the formal announcement as well. You have to think these positions had been discussed and decided on when your hiring a 63 year old with no college experience.

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7 minutes ago, Treesh said:

That's more of the Knicks being dumb for blowing it up and firing him. That's also when Roy Hibbert was a starting NBA center. Times have changed. 

"Times have changed" is really irrelevant to the conversation...He was able to coach 2 woeful franchises to winning records when other coaches couldn't...

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2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Counter to “Woodson is old”:

 

I can guarantee he didn’t sign on for some 3-year rebuild. He’s going to hit the transfer market HARD and be ready to compete THIS season. He’s going to go all in and it’ll either totally fail (very possible!), or there will be a lot of people extremely happy with the risky hire. 

Got a feeling we are going to have a star studded staff. If Thad Matta joins the program and he’s not even on the staff, that signals to me they are getting serious. Can’t wait to see what the roster looks like for next season. 

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Can we please start with our own players? Convince Frank and Race to stay, those are two I'd really hate to lose

Definitely agree! But I think it’s just a numbers game really; we’ll have a few spots to fill at least. 

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2 minutes ago, JMett94 said:

Steven’s wasn’t ready. No disrespect to woodsons ability to coach colleg kids, I hope he and we are successful, but maybe he wants the job AND is taking one for his team. He could be associate associate athletic director when Brad decides to come back to college. 

Lol that’s not how it works. He’ll be coach as long as he wants if he wins. And if he doesn’t win, he’ll be fired. That’s it. 
 

No secret BradAnon plans. 

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