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

[CSP]

I think the uniforms are VERY good right now. 

[Stuhoo]

On 3/21/2021 at 3:48 PM, Hovadipo said:

I’d love Woodson. 
 

On Matta’s bench. 

 

SHAZAM!

Your wish is granted.

 

[Trish]

5 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

So what exactly does this mean? I'd never heard the name Bill Comar until a couple of weeks ago. What exactly will Matta's role be responsible for? He can't recruit and I thought I also read that he isn't allowed to be involved coaching in practice. I'm convinced that Matta being there is a good thing, I just don't yet know why (hah!). Helping navigate NCAA rules? Advising on recruiting? I'm sure he's got some long standing recruiting relationships what will be helpful. What else? 

He's an advisor. Back-channel recruiting and advisor to coaching / program.  Basically an assistant GM of an NBA.

 

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Have details of Woodsons contract been released?  How much is he making and what's the buyout?

6 year contract. We can assume he's not making too much and the buy-out won't be anything to worry about. 

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, IUguy77 said:

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen talk of us getting home run assistants. Can’t get a home run coach so what makes people think we are getting home run assistants to prop up an average to bad head coaching hire?

Yeah your right, probably should just go out and hire 3 middle school coaches. We can't get anyone. 

[ap2345]

How does picking uniforms work. Does Adidas just come up with them or do they get the approval from the coaching staff and does the staff ask a few of the players for their opinion on them before finalizing? I've always been curious how this works at D1 schools. 

[ap2345]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yeah your right, probably should just go out and hire 3 middle school coaches. We can't get anyone. 

I think I'll throw my hat in the ring for an assistant job if that's the case. I think I can beat that out lol 

[rcbowla]

I will admit, when I learned of the hire from my brother I was far from excited. Even with him telling me of Matta becoming staff, I wondered if Matta would be able to involve himself in the ways he’s most capable and in ways most beneficial to the program. I’ve warmed up to it since. With the right assistant hires combined with the experience and connections of Matta and Woodson, this could bode well. I’m skeptical and worried we might be back in this same boat a half a decade later, but I prefer to be optimistic and float with this choice until the on-court performance gives me better judgment. Besides, I can’t change a thing in my position anyways  
With all that said, what excites me most about this hire is the fact he loves Indiana. It truly is his dream job. Crean, and I know many of you hate to even read his name, came to Indiana raving about how Indiana basketball was the greatest coaching job on the planet. When he arrived, I could tell he meant that with sincerity. His enthusiasm for the history of IU basketball swept across much of the state like a virus. It brought in a slew of great in-state players including Cody Zeller and Yogi Ferrell. Some didn’t pan out like most hoped, but he made Indiana high schoolers rethink Indiana basketball and made many jump at the chance to bring it back to prominence. It even led to a pre-season #1 ranking that lasted much of the season. I’m not saying IU will have a preseason ranking to match anytime soon, nor am I saying they’ll have stud players like Zeller and Yogi jump onboard. But, with Woodson’s love of the game...and more importantly, his love for IU...I tend to believe anything is possible. Couple that possibility with a talented coaching staff of assistants capable of player-development and recruiting along with some luck with the portal and/or key returning players, and I think theres a chance for a momentum which leads to short-term improvement and potentially long-term success. What I’m much more certain of is there’s little chance (and hardly any room) for a backslide resulting in a worse scenario than where Indiana has been in recent memory.
It wasn’t my choice, but I’m onboard. Like I said, what choice do I have anyways? It’s not like I’ll ever quit watching IU basketball like some others have suggested they might. I’m a lifer. I was here for the Colts when they moved to town and I was here for IU basketball all along. I know how to root for the underdog and weather the ugliness of loss, but I’m also old enough to remember watching Indiana in its glory years, as well as the Colts. Sometimes many years of loss makes it that much sweeter to experience victories
Welcome, Woodson and staff. I’m rooting for you!

It does add an appreciation factor which everyone here experienced in 2011-2012 after the dark ages the 3 years prior. Or like enduring during the Jeff George years then finally getting the Captain Comeback/Manning years with the colts. Or with IU football the last couple of years. Sometimes being in the depths of despair and frustration make the breakthrough to success all the more sweeter. Let's get this Woody Wagon rolling and breakthrough some mother ******* walls!

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[BadgerVol]

22 minutes ago, Me So Hornsby said:

 

Boy if you don’t think the way jerseys look and how cool kids will look in them have any effect on recruits I don’t know what to tell you. The look matters. Maybe not the most important thing, but it matters


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Cut of clothes CAN matter some. Recruiting is first and foremost the relationship with the coach and staff but all the little things add up.

But things like candy striped pants you don’t have to change. They’re iconic. Just like the Alabama helmets. 

[Chris007]

Just now, ap2345 said:

I think I'll throw my hat in the ring for an assistant job if that's the case. I think I can beat that out lol 

You and I would be great hires. I'm just messing around but dang some people are so negative around here.

[DWB]

Just now, ap2345 said:

How does picking uniforms work. Does Adidas just come up with them or do they get the approval from the coaching staff and does the staff ask a few of the players for their opinion on them before finalizing? I've always been curious how this works at D1 schools. 

No first hand knowledge, but having had a stint in the clothing industry,  I would suspect that Adidas has designers on staff that come up with  several prototypes (like auto guys have concept cars) and run them by the schools for approval. Not sure what IU's approval process is, but one would think the players would have some type of input. (maybe not major, but some)

[NashvilleHoosier]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

Is IU a blueblood?  Only three programs have NCAA titles in 4 different decades.  Sustained success.  Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina.  That's it.  That's the list.

Yes.

[Coach Robby]

Some of y'all that are calling this a bad hire...what exactly are your credentials to deem this so? The guy has had the job less than 24 hours, and it's terrible? How can something that hasn't even taken place yet be so terrible? Give it a shot. 

Damn man, I hope some of you aren't this negative in real life. You'd be unbearable to be around. Let it take some time. 

[Golfman25]

All this talk about uniforms and facilities is just excuses that loser programs make.  Just stop.  Winning and future opportunities bring in the best players. 

[Hovadipo]

3 minutes ago, DWB said:

No first hand knowledge, but having had a stint in the clothing industry,  I would suspect that Adidas has designers on staff that come up with  several prototypes (like auto guys have concept cars) and run them by the schools for approval. Not sure what IU's approval process is, but one would think the players would have some type of input. (maybe not major, but some)

Players don’t have any input, but the rest is correct. Usually the head coach gets the final say, but Fred had a lot of input with uniforms. I think he was one of the ones pushing for the camo that football wore last year. This stuff is done years in advance of them being worn most times. 

[Trish]

$21million /6yrs seems fair to me. 

 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

I know the press conference is on BTN/Fox Sports App but will it also go live on YouTube, Twitter or Facebook or anything?

[DWB]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Players don’t have any input, but the rest is correct. Usually the head coach gets the final say, but Fred had a lot of input with uniforms. I think he was one of the ones pushing for the camo that football wore last year. This stuff is done years in advance of them being worn most times. 

Not saying you're wrong at all, but the clothing industry changes every 3-6 months. Deciding on uniforms years in advance is really surprising to me.

Anyway, back to Coach Woody !

[tyappleg]

Are we really arguing about jerseys for the 1,256,457th time?

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Treesh said:

$21million /6yrs seems fair to me. 

 

I'm guessing you are pretty close to correct

[JaybobHoosier]

8 hours ago, BadgerVol said:

Not gonna go that road with you. I’ll name names “NOT Stevens” and then you’ll just say they wouldn’t come regardless of the money we thru at them. So you. Can take your “win.” Woodson is the best candidate we could have gotten and we should all be thrilled at such a great hire.

Kudos.

Not trying to get in the middle Badge, but @mdn82 is one of the real good guys. He wouldn’t be calling you out, just honestly asking a question. 
Go IU and Coach Woodson!