Fire Coach Woodson Thread

[AZ Hoosier 7,743]

3 hours ago, Chris007 said:

To be clear they said last night's performance was embarrassing. Nothing about Iowa or any of the other losses. It was only embarrassing for these guys when the fans booed 

The product that Woodson has put out has been an embarrassment... the body of work is seriously lacking in results and everyone associated with the teams/games/seasons/tenure needs to feel that shame. Period.

[Kentuckysucks 2,420]

6 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

Oh, I think it will be nearly impossible for Woodson to remain as coach once the season ends, but those conversations aren’t as recent as last evening or this morning. Just wanted to be sure you understood the time frame, which is extremely unlikely to change. Glad to clarify and update this for you.

It’s going to get ugly.  Extremely ugly and the administration will have no one to blame but itself when it does . We have a massive fan base that obviously includes some crazies who are fed up with being **** on by this administration for decades.  He needs to announce his retirement now.

[AZ Hoosier 7,743]

49 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I was one of the biggest “we need to hire a name” posters. Now, though, idk. Coach Cignetti wasn’t a name. The Louisville and UK coaches weren’t names. Dusty May was sorta a name but was making a big leap in competition. With the way NIL favors a school like IU, the biggest thing we need is a grinder who breathes, eats, and lives college basketball 365 days a year.

The person you describe IS Dusty May. Dolson needs to get him locked up today.

[KathywithaC 598]

3 minutes ago, Papacap said:

The fact that someone thinks firing Woodson now is a knee jerk reaction to one loss shows just how badly our program is being run. 

I understand the emotions here, but they’re not going to sway how this gets done, and that’s true even if some people are having “discussions” last night and this morning. 

[Hovadipo 56,934]

Feel like I'm reading a script from Succession. So. Many. Buzz. Words.

[KathywithaC 598]

28 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

It’s only a little less likely than this scenario.

[Mopladysman 374]

2 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

Recent history leaves clues as to how this will proceed, including the why, how and when, as well as the who. 

All your guys with their processes sure do know how to lose. 

[Hornsby 2,269]

I wonder how last nights cigar lounge was. Did ths pacers guy show up?

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[AZ Hoosier 7,743]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

There’s frankly zero downside to making that announcement now, imo. Usually you wouldn’t because you don’t want to lose your recruits. We only have one recruit committed, aren’t really going hard after anyone else in the 2025 class right now, and the kid we do have sounds like he committed to IU and not so much to Mike Woodson. 

Agreed. Recruiting under Mike Woodson has never been the issue. It is, simply put, non-existent. His approach is to get an armored truck and back it up the the "recruits" house.

[GloryDays 5,928]

1 hour ago, hper50 said:

Rice and Tucker were the two who came to my mind for me as well

  I like Newton if he ever gets healthy I believe he's the type of guard who could thrive in the big.Pretty sure he wouldn't get thrown around like a wet dish rag like I've seen from our two imports.

Doesn't seem like a finesse type guy.Look at the guards around the league and they scream strength and toughness.

 

[AZ Hoosier 7,743]

17 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

I don’t believe he’s ever been on anyone’s list, including Dolson’s. He’s a nice guy and I know he’s reached out to IU previously, but several things would need to change if he were to be considered if / when we have an opening at the end of the season.

Well, well... look who's back... once again, your timing is impeccable... FML.

[Motley's 118]

13 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Not going to happen. 

- They're not going to get to 10 wins. 

- Even if they  do, I think the losses have been so bad they still don't make the tournament.

- Even if that happens, Woodson has lost the support of fans. It was known last year that he was losing fans. Now they're chanting for him to be fired. He's greatly underperformed with a $6M NIL budget.

I just don't see any way he's back next year, barring some miracle run, both in the regular season and into the tournament. Even then, they'd have to think long and hard about bringing him back. This won't happen though because it appears that most in the program have thrown in the towel and given up on the season, from the HC down. There just doesn't seem to be any effort.

Right. They play 5 of the next 7 on the road. That includes OSU, Purdue, WI and MSU. The home games are MD and MI. They may not win any of those and some will likely be blowout losses. They are currently 1-5 in quad 1 games. The five losses are by 28, 16, 17, 25 and 25. The one win is against PSU who isn't a NCAAT team. Even if this team somehow finds 6 wins in the remaining 13 to get to 19 wins, there will be so many blowout losses that they won't get a bid. 

Edited January 15 by Motley's

[AnotherSznOnTheBrink 242]

3 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

It’s only a little less likely than this scenario.

Chances of “I’m retiring at the end of the season” being announced if the heat gets turned up any more. 

[KathywithaC 598]

4 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

The bball program led by your guys Quinn and Woody continues to be impressive!

They aren’t “my guys” any more than they’re “your guys”. But I do understand the visceral reactions here. We haven’t had an elite program for several decades, and that’s due to a bunch of people in positions of leadership who were each convinced they knew what they were doing. Way too many cooks who can’t and couldn’t boil water.

[AZ Hoosier 7,743]

13 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

I think you and others are going to continue to be disappointed if you believe we’re moving on Woodson before the season concludes. Not sure what conversations you’ve heard about since we lost to Illinois, but these aren’t people and this isn’t a culture prone to knee jerk decisions and actions. I know there are some restless people who are talking about “where do we go from here” (this is a direct quote), but it’s not a January action item. 

Yawn.

[dwtaylor1055 1,531]

My prediction: Once CMW is fired at seasons end, both Fife and Adam Howard return with Fife as HC.  Hulls and Walsh are retained.  

lol

 

[KathywithaC 598]

4 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

All your guys with their processes sure do know how to lose. 

That’s the common thread, and it has been for a long number of years. They’re the “New Coke” in all of this.

[AZ Hoosier 7,743]

14 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

My mom always taught me to clean up any mess I made. 

In that vein, I have the perfect candidate to take over should we make a midseason move (though my guess is we won't). 

He's an IU grad, former IU player and has has coaching experience. 

Let ol' Quinn get in the trenches and take some heat for the mess he has wrought!!!

That's really not a bad suggestion. I'd love to see that, actually.

[Magnanimous 4,631]

1 hour ago, Capt. Crimson said:

I’ve seen people talking about him elsewhere but what y’all think about Ben McCollum?


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[KathywithaC 598]

15 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

While what you say is absolutely true, it's also true that everything is negotiable... how badly does Woodson want to salvage his reputation? Of course, we're also dealing with his massive ego... but, again, everything is negotiable.

How well do you know Woodson?