They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[jepwatso 208]

23 minutes ago, WeeDerkaNaut said:

Take off your pants and jacket?

Jacket off! Jacket off!

[Hovadipo 58,337]

14 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

https://x.com/ZachOsterman/status/1887900785054278122

Lol good lord. We need some official news for the noon hour because this is getting goofy.

[Hornsby 2,858]

I'll preface this by saying I want him out of the program today.  But I do think from an optics perspective for possible future coaches, it does make the program look better to let him have his retirement.
EDIT: but if they go out and lose by 20+ to Michigan on Saturday and the students are chanting for Dusty May, those positive optics go out the window.

It would be one thing if the season was going but it's a disaster. Nobody believes he is retiring. That's a joke.
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[Home Jersey 10,660]

I don’t think future coaching prospects would put any weight into letting Woodson finish the last 8 games of a dead duck season or not. There is no benefit to him staying other than for QB, MW, and I guess the job security of Dolson, if you care about that. 

[LamarCheeks 20,301]

I know nothing about nothing and I have absolutely no connections at IU. But for all those worried about Woody possibly leaving now and an assistant having a nice run and we end up in a Mike Davis- or Bill Lynch-type situation ... 

I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE KENYA HUNTER OR YASIR ROSEMOND GET THE PERMANENT GIG. ZERO. ZILCH. ZIP. NADA. 

There, it's been said. No need for further talk about this. 

[OKHOOSIER 4,042]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Lol good lord. We need some official news for the noon hour because this is getting goofy.

I like to think BTB broke him and now he’s joined us is speculating about hypothetical coaches for our hypothetical opening. SEC SEC SEC!

[AZ Hoosier 8,599]

23 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

I do have some small defense for Woodson that I believe he is receiving racist and threatening messages. Unfortunately, we do have that dark corner of our fanbase, like many other fanbases. However, there is no credible threat IMO, just really bad people able to talk nonsense digitally without the threat of being punched in the face for being shity racists. 

None of this is about race... it's about ability, attitude, and performance. Woodson has failed on all three. He should never have been hired after a mediocre NBA coaching career, and definitely should not have been brought back for year 4. He's an abject failure as a college coach, and is, IMO, being judged on that basis alone.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,841]

I'm not disparaging the IDS and it's report but I need to see it reported by recognized media guys before I accept it 100%..

[Home Jersey 10,660]

Fire this fool today

[JSHoosier 21,055]

5 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

If our next coaches is afraid that he might get fired after failing miserably for just shy of 4 years then I don’t think he’s the right guy

If a coach is afraid they'll be fired after being as bad as Woodson they are definitely NOT the right guy.

[wirenuts 1,114]

As I sit 10 pages behind as usual I have figured out why the vague announcement....

It is obvious that scott dolson reads this board, and he had that put out there so he could get caught up with all of these pages too

[Home Jersey 10,660]

If they really force us to endure Woodson through the rest of the season, everyone should be very aware about whose boot is metaphorically on their neck. 

[Coach Robby 315]

5 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I know nothing about nothing and I have absolutely connections at IU. But for all those worried about Woody possibly leaving and an assistant having a nice run and we end up in a Mike Davis- or Bill Lynch-type situation ... 

I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE KENYA HUNTER OR YASIR ROSEMOND GETS THE PERMANENT GIG. ZERO. ZILCH. ZIP. NADA. 

There, it's been said. No need for further talk about this. 

we all know it would be Walsh anyway.... (ducks and runs)

[monskisprodigy 2,140]

IDS Article this morning said "Indiana Athletics Spokespeople told the Indiana Daily Student they do not have any information regarding Woodson's status"....

Osterman saying "nothing official yet around Mike Woodson's Future"..."Should the job open up"...

Longer it goes...the more of a circus it becomes IMO haha. 

[AZ Hoosier 8,599]

24 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Admin did take a calculated risk to do this all now right before the UM game.

I see it as a ham-fisted attempt by the IU administration to head off a toxic display at the UM game. I also see it, true to form, as Woodson trying to get ahead of any announcement and control the spin... and it looks like the thing the IU admin feared the most is now upon us.

Hey, Mike, be careful what you ask for... you just might get it.

[rcbowla 7,291]

I think the confusion is because IU wants Woody to announce retirement and Woody is saying "fire me". He knows they don't want to "fire" him now or end of season if they can help it. Woody wants them to fire him for $ and so that he can use it as fire power and garner sympathy (in his mind) from a segment of the fan base/supporters. Dolson still has to play nice with people that supported Woody so that certainly plays a part in trying to make this as amicable an exit as possible.

[theriverpilot 5,852]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

Osterman has a Hot Board 1.0 .... something tells me Zach may frequent BTB

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Paging @IUHAHN81.  

[LamarCheeks 20,301]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I'm not disparaging the IDS and it's report but I need to see it reported by recognized media guys before I accept it 100%..

I worked at the IDS when in school -- covered the basketball team for a year. There were two of us. I can assure you, my partner and I were as well connected as anybody on the outside (except for maybe Bob Hammel -- who was RMK's best friend). 

We certainly weren't any Woodward and Bernstein, but we were pretty dogged in our coverage. I know, however, things have changed in the past 30-plus years. 

(For example, RMK never allowed reporters in the locker room at road games. We got in pretty good with the basketball SID back then -- and when RMK would go to the post-game presser, the SID would sneak one of us into the locker room while the other stuck with the Knight chat. Our colleagues who covered the team in previous seasons kept asking "Man, how do you get player quotes on the road? We could never do that.")

[ap2345 9,298]

25 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Admin did take a calculated risk to do this all now right before the UM game.

And on the same day as the NBA trade deadline 

[AZ Hoosier 8,599]

3 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

I think the confusion is because IU wants Woody to announce retirement and Woody is saying "fire me". He knows they don't want to "fire" him now or end of season if they can help it. Woody wants them to fire him for $ and so that he can use it as fire power and garner sympathy (in his mind) from a segment of the fan base/supporters. Dolson still has to play nice with people that supported Woody so that certainly plays a part in trying to make this as amicable an exit as possible.

Woodson is getting the money regardless...