Fire Coach Woodson Thread

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1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

But is it his secret sauce to winning?  That would be Indiana’s basketball luck.  

That’s how it worked for Huggy. When he tried to go dry, team performance would start to die. 

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Yeah except if he's a Purdue guy, then we're still effed lol

Well he was in attendance at the Illinois game.... so he got to see the toxic environment up close.

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3 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

I can’t seem to decipher the DM buyout. It starts at 5mil then goes down to 4 after one year. Not sure if that’s a season or calendar year. Either way, it’s peanuts for IU. That said, now I’m hoping it’s Brad just for the epic meltdown that would occur across the B1G if we actually landed the great white buffalo. 

Don't worry about it.  Whatever the amount is, I've already given Dolson my Capital One card number.

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12 minutes ago, Shooter said:

I have no inside info but I am concerned the Dusty May ship has sailed. Two possible explanations for our decision last offseason:

1. We passed on May because we were confident we had a big big catch lined up for when Woodson retired sometime in the next 1-3 seasons.

2. We passed on May because the powers that be actually thought Woodson was a better option than him to lead our program.

I want the truth to be #1... but that's not what my gut tells me

The Dusty May ship has definitely not sailed. 

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30 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

I have been told (others have hinted), that the talk is that we can expect a starting lineup change tonight. 

Will be interesting to see what that looks like, and who gets moved out/in that 5. Or if we trot the same group out for tip...

Way overdue, IMO

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46 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

He doesn't have a little baggage.  He has an anchors worth.  She dropped the charges but he beat her up, choked her, left bruises and bite marks on her.  That isn't a "little drinking problem", that is a massive, "After 25 years of **** show you are taking a huge risk that I am going to do something that ends all of your careers, brings a really bad light on the University, and gets me fired" type of decision.

They will have pictures of what he did to that woman and will be laying them in front of a female President and saying, "This should be our guy....trust me."  It isn't happening.  The chance of that is likely less than the chance of them reanimating Bob Knight and hiring him.

If the IU admin wants to really fracture the fanbase, they'd hire Beard. That would not be a hire made to bring the fans back. Then if he didn't win big immediately? Wow, that would make this toxicity look tame. 

Luckily, I just don't see any way IU would hire him anyways so this argument about whether or not he should be hired is moot.

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Just now, go iu bb said:

If the IU admin wants to really fracture the fanbase, they'd hire Beard. That would not be a hire made to bring the fans back. Then if he didn't win big immediately? Wow, that would make this toxicity look tame. 

Luckily, I just don't see any way IU would hire him anyways so this argument about whether or not he should be hired is moot.

If Louisville nor Kentucky didn’t hire him, no chance he’ll end up at IU. 

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2 hours ago, rcbowla said:

Sadly, if IU wins tonight and next weds I'd say all of this talk is moot for a little while. Seems to be a trend with Woody. When it gets real bad he somehow gets a few wins and maintains low-end mediocrity. 

With how much the team is focused on tweet fighting with people you might not have to worry about that. They are not focused.

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9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Not sure if you were here last year but Dolson wanted to move on. Buckner told him he could move on if he got a big name but it couldn't be Pearl, he tried Stevens but he said the timing wasn't right. So he got May, but Buckner said he wasn't a big enough name. Then he pulled the Archie got 4 years so Mike is getting 4 years.

But Dusty knew before talking to Louisville or Michigan that most likely this job was going to be open this year hence the 5 million buyout

Buckner really is such a cancer and needs to be completely removed from any authority over IU basketball. 

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41 minutes ago, 12345Brad said:

If this is the case, I can actually see the troops rallying and iu wins 

 

(or loses by 24)

Well those are the only 2 outcomes from this team. IU by 20 

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27 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

To put the Beard incident into perspective.....I have been absinthe drunk in the alleys of Okinawa at my worst and never thought of biting someone let alone my girlfriend or my wife....I know a lot of other drunkards who have done some crazy shiite but biting a wife?? Thats new one...

Full blown active  addiction is truly an ugly horrible disease that will cause episodes that are mine boggling. 

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1 hour ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I'd make Walsh and Hulls co head coaches to finish the season.  Although I know IU would never do such a thing after firing the King with Ya, Hunter, and Hill still around because...optics.

Cheaney should be the only option considered if a move is made mid-season. You can't put Hunter or especially Rosemond in charge. 

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1 minute ago, normandale97 said:

Cheaney should be the only option considered if a move is made mid-season. You can't put Hunter or especially Rosemond in charge. 

Wanna bet

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1 hour ago, MikeRoberts said:

That was my thinking too, isn’t Kenya the most experienced on our staff? Should be him if anyone 

Imagine Dolson having private meetings with everyone on staff…

”So Kenya, here’s where we’re going and we we need you to step up and take over for us for the short term. Will be a great resume builder, and we’ll kick in an extra $100k for your efforts.” 
 

“Thanks, Scott, I’m truly honored…but, going to have to pass this time. My knee has been a little sore lately,  and I really need to give it the attention it deserves. Have you tried Ya yet?”

…

Dolson, 4-5 meetings later to his admin…”Get me Adam Howard in here STAT!”

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3 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

Cheaney should be the only option considered if a move is made mid-season. You can't put Hunter or especially Rosemond in charge. 

Armond Hill.

Just kidding, that'd probably make us miss Woodson's coaching.

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14 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

If anything we have learned over the past few years that money/NIL alone can't buy you wins.

You still need someone who is the stage of his life of being willing to work hard, and has the drive to be a winner.

I honestly don't care if it's Stevens, May, McCollum, Beard, etc. Just go get a guy who works as hard as the players he coaches and let's roll.

Ok just kidding I want Stevens more than the others.

It doesn’t buy you wins but it can get you talent. Getting a quality coach over quality recruiter is even more important now. Because the talent will come for the NIL. 

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8 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Buckner really is such a cancer and needs to be completely removed from any authority over IU basketball. 

We’re firing the wrong people.  Probably to make room for more money so the King can have a raise.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/01/17/iu-athletics-cuts-25-positions-in-layoffs-as-it-braces-for-ncaa-revenue-sharing-indiana-hoosiers/77775492007/

 

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41 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

Man to Man

Hitler  runs full court press the whole game. It's called blitzkrieg.

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4 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Wanna bet

No. But it shouldn't happen. Should put a high character guy like Cheaney in there instead of two low character guys that most people don't respect. 

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6 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

Cheaney should be the only option considered if a move is made mid-season. You can't put Hunter or especially Rosemond in charge. 

One option said no thanks and then you go to the assistant who has been on staff the longest