Fire Coach Woodson Thread

[Henryville Hoosier 972]

26 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Because no one is going to tell Mike Woodson how to run his program unless it's someone he trusts. 

You have to remember Woodson thinks he's done a great job. He thinks he will fix this in the portal. 

How do you fix a great job

[pumpfake 3,935]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

The third person has said no a couple of times already. 

It makes you wonder when we only reached out to three people how serious we were. We need to have a full-fledged search.

Woodson needs to announce his retirement, so we can openly start talking to other coaches to gauge the real interest. 

Dusty is putting his staff together for Louisville so he will be out for next season. 

If the third is who I suspect it is, why bother? Once a masshole, always a masshole.

I really fear our choices in a year will be limited, with no consensus preferred candidate.

[Stuhoo 80,667]

15 minutes ago, FritzIam4IU said:

Sounds like someone needs to stage an intervention. 

The only person that could "stage an intervention" is Terri Woodson.

[Kentuckysucks 2,259]

5 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

If the third is who I suspect it is, why bother? Once a nasshole, always a masshole.

I really fear our choices in a year will be limited, with no consensus preferred candidate.

We'll end up hiring Alford.  It's gonna be so bad no one else will take the job.

[Golfman25 5,366]

1 hour ago, Feathery said:

Oats just signed a massive contract at Bama. Their board of regents have to approve it still but it’s going to make him a top 5 paid coach I believe I heard. So he isn’t leaving. 

That's my point.  Why would he?  Because we have so many true fans?  

[Chris007 44,065]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

We'll end up hiring Alford.  It's gonna be so bad no one else will take the job.

I'm a little down at this point but this really wouldn't even surprise me

[8bucks 6,438]

32 minutes ago, hper50 said:

This will probably not be well-received... but in my mind, we have two options:

1) mid-major coach with proven success / resume (May, Schertz, etc)

2) high-major coach who doesn't have the proven success / resume, but has the traits and qualities which would lead us to believe he could and would succeed here (Shrews, etc)

Option 3 of a P5 coach with proven success will never exist unless it's a very rare circumstance. Even then, I'd bet against it. The way SEC / football schools have started investing in basketball (with facilities, NIL resources, huge salary pool for HC & assistants, etc) over the last decade or so (while still having limited fanbase pressure) makes our job more and more ordinary.

You don't have to love May, Schertz, or Shrewsberry. They all come with risk. But if we're gonna sit around waiting for the perfect candidate, we're gonna be stuck in neutral for a long time.

Where does the Iowa State coach fit in this.  P5 coach with similar level of success as May, Schertz?

[Kentuckysucks 2,259]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I'm a little down at this point but this really wouldn't even surprise me

It really wouldn't.  Dolson loves him and Quinn hates him.  Quinn will be out of the picture next year. 

[Chris007 44,065]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

It really wouldn't.  Dolson loves him and Quinn hates him.  Quinn will be out of the picture next year. 

If you make the job so bad, you can always say no one else wants it. 

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2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

We'll end up hiring Alford.  It's gonna be so bad no one else will take the job.

I wish Alford would have recognized the problem with how he handled the PP situation at Iowa and worked to make some amends publicly.  Admit he was blinded by loyalty to player and incorrectly assumed things he should not have blah blah blah.  I don't think he would be a high end coach here but I think he could be more steady that Crean with those same levels of peaks every so often.  

Hoping for better though 

[Alford Bailey 12,375]

8 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

Where does the Iowa State coach fit in this.  P5 coach with similar level of success as May, Schertz?

The P5 part who just won the BIG 12 championship sets him apart from the other two. Not similar at all.

[Golfman25 5,366]

57 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

It's absolutely ridiculous. 

You don't ask someone to retire. You either make them or fire them. 

You either reach out to coaches or you don't. You don't ask if we think about making our crappy coach retire would you be interested in our job. 

The whole thing is a clown show 

Dolson needs to grow a pair and make a move now -- by tournament's end.  Ramifications be dammed.  Fk Buckner, BOT, and any other POS interfering with the program.  

[OKHOOSIER 2,260]

2 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

The P5 part who just won the BIG 12 championship sets him apart from the other two.

He would be high on my list of "getable" P5 guys. Hasn't really coached east of the Mississippi but is from Wisconsin. I think he is a star in the making. 

[Ryno6284 2,660]

3 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

The P5 part who just won the BIG 12 championship sets him apart from the other two.

I think TJ stays at Iowa st. I believe he cut his teeth there.

[Hoosier DaDa 2,450]

WHY WHY didn't we lose out instead of winning 5 straight, this thread might of been shut down :( :(  There is no hope for next season.

[Golfman25 5,366]

54 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

They won't care next year if it is a proven guy or not. They only cared that it was a proven guy to take over for Woodson this year.

Quinn is going to let them hire whoever they want next time. It could be a high school kid

Don't give them any ideas.  

[Trish 11,556]

Good morning Hoosiers! 

GOOD NEWS: Indiana won't get blown out AGAIN in the NCAA tournament for a third straight year.

BAD NEWS: Mike Woodson will be the head coach for one more year.

I'm expecting a couple transfers today, I've been checking the portal and I haven't seen them yet. But then again, it's too early for Mike Woodson to be telling kids they're gone.

 

[Ryno6284 2,660]

I don’t think Alford would even want to come back here after being in the MWC and doing very well!

[Kentuckysucks 2,259]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

If you make the job so bad, you can always say no one else wants it. 

Honestly it could be worse.  I would never advocate for hiring him in a million years but if Woody leaves the cupboard bare (likely) and all the the P5 coaches say no and it's him or the next mid-major of the month it might be the best option.  Let he and maybe Fife run things for a while and see what happens.  Who's to say they wouldn't have some success.  Would definitely be an upgrade from Woody and Archie.  Now let's all pray it never comes to that.

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7 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

The P5 part who just won the BIG 12 championship sets him apart from the other two. Not similar at all.

Did you read the OPs post i responded to? He did not seem to account for a young P5 coach just starting to have success, especially at a school that is not a typical power house. I agree he does not match those lower level guys but there are guys like him that are different from P5 guys with more sustained success.