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

[Old Friend 8,389]

9 minutes ago, e1999doubleglock said:

The guys that think we are still a blue blood are the guys that are disappointed. Not blaming you for thinking that way, but I do not think we are a blue blood. 

Blue blood implies nobility and infallibility. We haven't made the tournament in 5 years and have made one Elite 8 in the last 20. We have been incompetent and embarrassed by our rivals...Hardly infallible--how the hell could we look in the mirror and say we are a blue blood? I cringe when I hear it.

Luckily we have a road back to blue blood status, which other schools do not. Huge advantage. But we are not a blue blood at the moment. 

180* wrong.   Blue blood means historic.  Foundational.  All time championships both national and conference.  Programs that built and shaped what we have now in every sport (the Knicks, for example are a blue blood NBA team).    There is no "momentary" blue blood status; nor is a team "still" a blue blood.   You either are or you aren't.   In college basketball, it's Indiana, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, probably Duke and probably UCLA.   For example, what will it mean for college basketball as a whole if Purdue becomes a national powerhouse?    Not a whole hell of a lot.   What will it mean when Indiana does so again?    You know the answer as well as I do.  Reason?  College basketball's better when Indiana's good.  Same as college football's better when Notre Dame's good.  Why?  Blue bloods have that kind of clout.  And they always will.  It's not a temporary condition.   There's a reason IU is RIGHT NOW the #3 revenue generating college basketball program even as bad as they've been.  You're making up your own definition and then arguing against it.    

[Capt. Crimson 3,395]

Do you think it will take 3 years to implement Woodson's defense?

[DChoosier 7,053]

3 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Welcome home, Coach!

Great  photo.

Am I the only one concerned that Woodson has not signed a portal transfer yet?

[Banksyrules 4,220]

I’ll say one good thing. Props to the IU photography department. Those are some nice photos. 

[TadQueasy 552]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

Great  photo.

Am I the only one concerned that Woodson has not signed a portal transfer yet?

My gosh man he has not even had a press conference yet.  

 

 

[LamarCheeks 16,770]

Watching Southern Cal dismantle Oregon got me to thinking ...

Pete Carroll only had college coaching stints as an assistant -- never was a head coach. But USC took a flyer on him after a few meh NFL seasons as a head coach. And after the hire, fans were saying, "What the f--k!" But it worked out pretty damn well (except, of course, for the part where a booster buys Reggie Bush's family a house). 

Maybe this will have a similar outcome. We're kinda like USC -- a blueblood that's fallen on some hard times. 

C'mon, MIke -- be our Pete Carroll. But keep an eye on those boosters! 

[Chris007 41,810]

1 minute ago, Banksyrules said:

I’ll say one good thing. Props to the IU photography department. Those are some nice photos. 

The Cuban media center is going to be huge the next few years.

[Trish 11,366]

9 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Welcome home, Coach!

Gosh this picture would be amazing with Brad ****** Stevens!

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9 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Welcome home, Coach!

Is that a Ford!!! We were tracking the wrong black SUV all week!!!!

[HoosierTrav 7,610]

David Aldridge is fired up. I agree. 

[NCHoosier 388]

Gosh this picture would be amazing with Brad ****** Stevens!

Wrong thread...


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[DChoosier 7,053]

3 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

For example, what will it mean for college basketball as a whole if Purdue becomes a national powerhouse?    Not a whole hell of a lot.   What will it mean when Indiana does so again?    You know the answer as well as I do.  

Yep,

A little while ago I mentioned that if, in the next two years, Illinois, PU and IU all made the elite 8 both years it would be a  “nice” story for IL and PU but in IU’s case the national media would be running “they are back” stories, we would have prime time ESPN games and BT/ACC matchups, it would just be a much bigger deal, etc etc.   And if we hang another banner.......

[Hoosierfan1901 5,790]

Watch him win a championship 

[Capt. Crimson 3,395]

http://www.coachwoodsoninvitational.com/

Coach Woodson has his own golf invitational in Vegas. Just take a look at all the celebrity guests. I think he may just have a few names/stories he can drop to recruits... 

[LamarCheeks 16,770]

2 minutes ago, HoosierTrav said:

David Aldridge is fired up. I agree. 

I saw that tweet. What does DA mean by "P6 hoops?"

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1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

I saw that tweet. What does DA mean by "P6 hoops?"

Power 5 football conferences + the Big East

[Hoosierfan1901 5,790]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

I saw that tweet. What does DA mean by "P6 hoops?"

The best conferences

[DChoosier 7,053]

8 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

My gosh man he has not even had a press conference yet.  

 

 

It’s called.......sarcasm.

[TadQueasy 552]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

It’s called.......sarcasm.

Ah my apologizes.  Carry on then good sir. 

Edited March 29, 2021 by TadQueasy

[Bowhunter 2,644]

So does anyone think Lander was visiting Louisville to play there next season? I’m a big believer in him and I don’t want him to go

 

 

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