Fire Coach Woodson Thread

[Kentuckysucks 2,207]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Did you even read the article? Because nowhere in it does it claim what you claim that it says, i.e., that “Steven’s, Rick Pitino and Nate Oates all turned down the job.”

The Pitino stuff is especially laughable. It’s all based on Pitino’s comments from this tweet. https://twitter.com/mikerodak/status/1371902704361091076?s=61&t=rO3XWU_xhZIobOsxbDJjYQ

You can’t “turn down” a job offer you never received, and there is a 0.0% chance that iu would offer Pitino the job. 

I came here to end my career at Iona lol

[Tom White 1,435]

1 hour ago, steubenhoosier said:

Sure it would. It’s a public institution funded by tax dollars. Pretty sure there is a hiring process for state employees 

A state U in Indiana cannot receive tax dollars for use in the athletic department. That is the law.

[Herotime 750]

10 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

https://saturdaytradition.com/indiana-football/report-two-new-names-attached-to-indiana-basketballs-coaching-search/

Interestingly, I didn’t see the Bozich article ever mention Pitino. After Steven’s and Matta it says, “Other names who are believed to be under consideration are Texas Tech coach Chris Beard, former Michigan coach John Beilein; Pacers assistant coach Calbert Cheaney; Baylor coach Scott Drew; Eric Musselman of Arkansas and Michigan State assistant coach Dane Fife, a former IU player.”

[Hoosierfan2017 21,057]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I came here to end my career at Iona lol

Two years later he leaves for St. John’s lol. Idk what’s worse, believing that IU offered Pitino the job, or believing that Pitino would’ve said no if IU offered it to him. 

[Scotty R 2,127]

55 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

Did you read my post? I said “I don’t know if he’s going to keep his job or not.” Does that sound like I’m defending him? 
 

My objection is the incessant, and imo over the top bashing of him, or any coach for that matter.. Someone said that I am just looking for ways to defend him.. which I am not. But when it’s insinuated that players are going out to the bars after the games and they are just following Woodson’s example because he was pictured having a glass of wine. That’s not reaching for it?

This thread has gone on for 250 pages of people basically saying the same things, and attaboying each other. Open it up hoping that there is something new to learn. Instead it’s the same guys saying the same stuff. The hump jokes were old on page 2.

It is funny you left HSN because if the negativity and people criticizing your stance in Woodson

 Now you are here acting the same way and be defensive when someone questions your stance.

[steubenhoosier 827]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Did you even read the article? Because nowhere in it does it claim what you claim that it says, i.e., that “Steven’s, Rick Pitino and Nate Oates all turned down the job.”

The Pitino stuff is especially laughable. It’s all based on Pitino’s comments from this tweet. https://twitter.com/mikerodak/status/1371902704361091076?s=61&t=rO3XWU_xhZIobOsxbDJjYQ

You can’t “turn down” a job offer you never received, and there is a 0.0% chance that iu would offer Pitino the job. 

The very first paragraph says that they expressed no interest in the job. That wouldn’t have happened out of the blue unless inquiries were made.

My point being, this was more than a”wink wink, you’re hired Woody” process.

[Hornsby 1,671]

Interestingly, I didn’t see the Bozich article ever mention Pitino. After Steven’s and Matta it says, “Other names who are believed to be under consideration are Texas Tech coach Chris Beard, former Michigan coach John Beilein; Pacers assistant coach Calbert Cheaney; Baylor coach Scott Drew; Eric Musselman of Arkansas and Michigan State assistant coach Dane Fife, a former IU player.”

Beilein would have taken the job. No way he was ever offered.

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[steubenhoosier 827]

5 minutes ago, Herotime said:

Interestingly, I didn’t see the Bozich article ever mention Pitino. After Steven’s and Matta it says, “Other names who are believed to be under consideration are Texas Tech coach Chris Beard, former Michigan coach John Beilein; Pacers assistant coach Calbert Cheaney; Baylor coach Scott Drew; Eric Musselman of Arkansas and Michigan State assistant coach Dane Fife, a former IU player.”

The article I quoted it’s in the second paragraph 

[JSHoosier 19,913]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Two years later he leaves for St. John’s lol. Idk what’s worse, believing that IU offered Pitino the job, or believing that Pitino would’ve said no if IU offered it to him. 

No kidding. We nuked the program over too many text messages, there's not a chance IU ever considered Pitino.

[LamarCheeks 18,274]

3 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

The very first paragraph says that they expressed no interest in the job. That wouldn’t have happened out of the blue unless inquiries were made.

 

Just because they expressed no interest in the job doesn't mean IU inquired about either. 

[IUFAN1976 2,836]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

This is kind of a weird article. This guy says Stevens, Pitino and Oats expressed no interest in the job. But where does that come from? I don't recall Pitino or Oats ever being in the mix. Could be that tweet was the source for Pitino, and perhaps at a post-game presser someone mentioned IU to Oats and he said he had no interest -- because that's what everyone says until someone reaches out with an offer. 

Not sure how credible this guy is. I, probably like most here, followed the coaching search pretty closely and I don't recall ever hearing Oats or Pitino mentioned in connection with IU. Many on this board expressed an interest in both, but I'm not sure IU ever did. 

They didn’t! 

[steubenhoosier 827]

4 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

It is funny you left HSN because if the negativity and people criticizing your stance in Woodson

 Now you are here acting the same way and be defensive when someone questions your stance.

 Not defensive at all Scott.

[Herotime 750]

1 minute ago, steubenhoosier said:

The article I quoted it’s in the second paragraph 

I saw Pitino’s name in the Schutte article, but didn’t in the Bozich one.

[steubenhoosier 827]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

Just because they expressed no interest in the job doesn't mean IU inquired about either. 

I can’t believe that they would all 3 come out and say something without having been approached first 

[LamarCheeks 18,274]

1 hour ago, steubenhoosier said:

I can’t believe that they would all 3 come out and say something without having been approached first 

I can. 

I went on record as saying I wasn't interested in the job -- and nobody from IU had reached out to me (though a few days after Archie was fired, my cellie was on the fritz, so I might have missed a couple calls). 

[Hoosierfan2017 21,057]

13 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

The very first paragraph says that they expressed no interest in the job. That wouldn’t have happened out of the blue unless inquiries were made.

My point being, this was more than a”wink wink, you’re hired Woody” process.

They expressed “no interest” in the job because they were asked about it by reporters. You’re acting like they called a press conference to announce their lack of interest in the job. Pitino was asked about it in a press conference before his team’s NCAA tournament game, and he answered the question. In the same answer he said that Iona was his last coaching stop, and then he left two years later. Do you really think a school with IU’s holier than thou attitude would have offered the job to one of the sleaziest coaches in college basketball? 

[Herotime 750]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

They expressed “no interest” in the job because they were asked about it by reporters. Pitino was asked about it in a press conference before his team’s NCAA tournament game. In the same answer he said that Iona was his last coaching stop, and then he left two years later. Do you really think a school with IU’s holier than thou attitude would have offered the job to one of the sleaziest coaches in college basketball? 

I wish

[steubenhoosier 827]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

They expressed “no interest” in the job because they were asked about it by reporters. You’re acting like they called a press conference to announce their lack of interest in the job. Pitino was asked about it in a press conference before his team’s NCAA tournament game, and he answered the question. In the same answer he said that Iona was his last coaching stop, and then he left two years later. Do you really think a school with IU’s holier than thou attitude would have offered the job to one of the sleaziest coaches in college basketball? 

They hired and put up with Sampson while he let the inmates run the asylum. So, yes.

[LamarCheeks 18,274]

5 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

They hired and put up with Sampson while he let the inmates run the asylum. So, yes.

Sampson was booted before even finishing his second season because he violated NCAA rules, then lied about it. 

So, no. 

[Hoosierfan2017 21,057]

5 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

They hired and put up with Sampson while he let the inmates run the asylum. So, yes.

13 years before 2021, and then they fired him and completely nuked the program. So no, they didn’t put up with Sampson, though they should have