They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Tasmanian Devil said:

I’m going to play Devils Advocate: is K(C)athy coming on here to try to steer the narrative a certain direction?

I have no idea if the things she is saying are legit or not. Kind of seem suspicious that somebody comes in out of the blue with a post like that as their first post; what’s the impetus for her to do that?

Bingo. I hope she takes the temperature of the room while she's here. 

[Tasmanian Devil]

10 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Glass didn't hire Crean and Buckner wasn't involved with that hire. 

Force Glass’ hand to FIRE?

[BleedCubbieBlue]

8 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

It's Quinn, Cindy Lucchese, Cathy Langham, and Vivian Winston. I believe Winston is the alumni elected one and the other 3 are appt. by the governor.

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The Student Trustee is also up in 2025.

[JSHoosier]

9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yeah he doesn't listen to his assistants already, so let's fire one and get another one he doesn't want to listen too. That fixes everything. 

You forgot, get ones that's one of his friends and as bad a coach as him ala Kenny Payne.

If there's one thing IUBB needs it's more bad coaches on the bench.

[LamarCheeks]

10 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Glass didn't hire Crean and Buckner wasn't involved with that hire. 

When I read that post, I took it to mean the ouster of Crean -- not his hiring. 

Just how I interpreted it. 

[TadQueasy]

Welcome aboard KathyC.  Interesting thoughts.  I am sure that will lead to prob 20 more pages this morning, lol. 

When it became apparent that things could possibly change this year I was pretty much in the May camp.  Now you guys around here have got me on board with Pearl.  

If we come out of this deal with either of those guys leading our program I will be happy. 

But I just worry we are all being led on another wild goose chase and we will either end up with another year of Woody or some no name coach from University of Hackensack to be the next coach. 

[rcbowla]

I’m going to play Devils Advocate: is K©athy coming on here to try to steer the narrative a certain direction?
I have no idea if the things she is saying are legit or not. Kind of seem suspicious that somebody comes in out of the blue with a post like that as their first post; what’s the impetus for her to do that?

You're not alone. Had same thought.

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[Kentuckysucks]

31 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

It wasn’t Dolson. He and QB are friends, colleagues and devoted stewards of IU and Indiana basketball. Dolson would never undermine QB, especially that way. That’s not how he works at all.

He sure slipped that buyout clause into Woody's $1M pay raise making it much easier to cut bait.  Seems calculated.

[CSP]

#6 seems in stark contrast of what other are saying-- including Rabjohns, correct? 

If the brass at IU want us to believe their s***--- make changes. The correct ones. 

[mark1981]

48 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yes, at least 10 former players met with him last week saying they are ready to move on. 

They need to stage an intervention.

[KYHoosier]

25 minutes ago, JF87 said:

I know that most of you have jumped on the Bruce Pearl train.  That's understandable, Bruce is high energy with a great personality.  He also plays a winning brand of basketball.  Pearl would be a much better coach for IU than Mike Woodson.  My concern is that the Pearl camp is just using IU for leverage.  There's just too much noise around Pearl to IU.  I think Dolson is professional enough that the leaks and rumors aren't coming from the IU side.  That would mean they are coming from Pearl's camp.  If so, Pearl really could be campaigning for his IU dream job.  However, I think it's more likely that he's simply pressuring Auburn for facilities upgrades or to have his son named his designated successor. Just some concerns from a pessimist. 

Even if he is leveraging IU and doesn't end up being hired, the consolation prize would be Dusty May. No brainer to move on from Woodson. This isn't the same situation as missing out on Brad Stevens and ending with Mike Woodson. With that being said, I'm really hoping we land BP.

[JSHoosier]

9 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

Welcome aboard KathyC.  Interesting thoughts.  I am sure that will lead to prob 20 more pages this morning, lol. 

When it became apparent that things could possibly change this year I was pretty much in the May camp.  Now you guys around here have got me on board with Pearl.  

If we come out of this deal with either of those guys leading our program I will be happy. 

But I just worry we are all being led on another wild goose chase and we will either end up with another year of Woody or some no name coach from University of Hackensack to be the next coach. 

I'd rather have Pearl on the sideline, I'm more confident in him being able to win here. With where IU is I also couldn't care less about a possibility of 25 years of May when needing a new coach in 3 is just as likely.

[AnotherSznOnTheBrink]

1 hour ago, KathywithaC said:

People are getting way ahead of themselves. Some reality:

1. Buckner has great influence, but he’s not solely pulling the levers here, at least not in the way he did when he forced Glass’s hand on Crean;

2. Dolson is in charge, but he understands that situations like this require internal vetting and consensus before anything happens. This is a group sport;

3. There are some very important stakeholders who would need to do an “about face” on Pearl for him to be hired;

4. If he remains, Woody will shake up his staff;

5. The player defection possibility is very real, as is the Woodying;

6. Don’t believe the rumor that this is Dolson positioning himself publicly in an internal battle with QB. To be kind, that’s misinformed. To be accurate, it’s nonsense to those who know those two.

Thats all for now.

Since you seem to possibly know these stakeholders, can you please share a message: It is now 2024, not 1984. The things Bruce Pearl has been in trouble for aren’t even illegal anymore. I would very much enjoy them making the best on court decision for this program, and to quit holding this storied program back. I’ve played for coaches that are in the Indiana HoF, and none of them are perfect, but they are all beloved. Sound familiar?

[Deserthoozier]

16 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

My only thing with this is you can't say IU is my dream job but the timing has never been right, then we offer the job and you use it to get more at Auburn. That would be some real BS

Agree, but Brad was and still is a complete masshole!!

[NashvilleHoosier]

47 minutes ago, Demo said:

Welcome aboard Kathy, and that is quite the Eric Gordon vs Chattanooga debut. Love it. 

I believe it’s spelled “Kathyc” ;-)

[LIHoosier]

8 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

The Student Trustee is also up in 2025.

The term student is loosely interpreted. The 'student' if I remember right is like 28 going for a 2nd doctoral degree. Probably older than 1/3 of the posters here.

[Tasmanian Devil]

1 minute ago, Deserthoozier said:

Agree, but Brad was and still is a complete masshole!!

Still want Scott to send the Masshole a FU text.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

17 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Are any other BoT up in 2025?

1. Quinn Buckner - appointed - term expires 2025
2. Cindy Lucchese - appointed - term expires 2025
3. Cathy Langham - appointed - term expires 2025
4. Jeremy Morris - elected - term expires 2024
5. J. Timothy Morris - appointed - term expires 2026
6. Kyle Seibert - appointed - term expires 2025
7. Donna Spears - elected - term expires 2026
8. Isaac Torres - appointed - term expires 2026
9. Vivian Winston - elected - term expires 2025

[Kentuckysucks]

21 minutes ago, Papacap said:

This point from Kathywithac

4. If he remains, Woody will shake up his staff

is one that I don’t get. This is not a slam on Kathywithac. Just my opinion on this overall. Hey, the program is sucking wind, so the answer is, shake up the staff and keep the HC?

This isn’t a situation where Woody has a track record so needs a new assistant to help with something specific. Like a football coach who gets a new special teams coach because they suck at it. Staff turnover while keeping Woody is simply kicking the can and would show that IU is a second rate athletic department.

The thing is if you bring him back you have to be 100% certain that next season will be much, much better...25 wins, top 3-4 B1G finish, get past the opening weekend, etc.  If it's anything less heads would absolutely have to roll. 

Absolutely no one thought Woody made any sense as a hire and no one believes another year is a good thing.  You just cannot make multiple blunders like that in a row.  I truly believe Dolson knows this and he's trying desperately to make a move.

[tyappleg]

1 hour ago, KathywithaC said:

People are getting way ahead of themselves. Some reality:

1. Buckner has great influence, but he’s not solely pulling the levers here, at least not in the way he did when he forced Glass’s hand on Crean;

2. Dolson is in charge, but he understands that situations like this require internal vetting and consensus before anything happens. This is a group sport;

3. There are some very important stakeholders who would need to do an “about face” on Pearl for him to be hired;

4. If he remains, Woody will shake up his staff;

5. The player defection possibility is very real, as is the Woodying;

6. Don’t believe the rumor that this is Dolson positioning himself publicly in an internal battle with QB. To be kind, that’s misinformed. To be accurate, it’s nonsense to those who know those two.

Thats all for now.

This is a lot of information and regardless of what's happening behind the scenes.  If this administration can't do the obvious thing (Fire the 67 year old man who has no ******* clue what he is doing). It is a complete and total failure by everyone involved.