They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 minute ago, Shooter said:

Is there some report out there about IU and Conwell? He would absolutely be a priority target for me, but ISU is still playing and I haven't seen anything about him being in the portal.

He is not in the portal and would be surprising if any ISU kids made that move until their season ended.

[Hoosier DaDa]

6 hours ago, JF87 said:

Coach Woodson has three assistants and Armond Hill to discuss basketball and strategize with.  Randy Wittman and I believe one other person were hired as consultants the last few years to provide input to coach Woodson.  The fact that we don't value the three-point shot and incorporate analytics into our style of play and roster construction is all on Mike Woodson.  The information has to have been provided to him, so I have to assume he just chooses to ignore it. 

Sounds like none of them are doing their job from top to bottom: QB, BoT, Dolson, Sleepy Hill, Old Bean Randy (I really loved his game back in the day), Jordy, Calbert, any 3 of the assistants, and down to the team managers hell even Martha because if Woody isn't listening to reasoning then why is he still here?  If all these people are in an uproar no job for Woody.  I'm curious to know do they all just sit back and say 6 million is going to fix it and we good. 

 

FIRE WOODSON OR RETIRE PLEASE 

[Banksyrules]

FIRE COACH WOODSON. Jerk doesn't want to help the women's team. Need more NIL for actual good programs please. 

[Geometry Hoosier]

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

I would never think to ask any of you how much money you made last year or to post copies of your tax returns for all of btb to see. 

 

[Scooter T Washington]

Imo Woodson needs to develop some continuity on his team. The fact the he has to replace almost half of his scholarship players each year via the portal isn’t the way to do it. He needs a balance of older and younger players, aka high school players. 
Also, the college game has primarily been guard driven and as of late IU is where shooters come to die. There no way if my son was a guard I’d let him have anything to do with this style of offense. Throw in the fact that Woodson appears to be a lame duck coach, I think it’s going to be a challenge for him to get some good guards out of the portal. A lot of teams have done a lot better with less talent because those teams have good guard play and that’s what IU has been missing for the past 6+ years. Btw, I think the reason IU can’t find any shooters is because IU is cursed by the ghost of Matt Roth..lol 

[Geometry Hoosier]

I played college baseball for 4 years. Two years on a juco team that was top 5 in the nation my freshman year and anywhere from top 10-15 my sophomore year. I then transferred to a D1 school where I absolutely despised my coach and school. It was mentally draining to play there and I hated every minute of it. I then transferred to an NAIA school so I wouldn’t have to sit out a year. I’ll be the first to tell you that I regrettably only went to school to play ball. I tell you all this because I just can’t understand why, given the state of IU basketball,  would recruits want to play here?  Especially for a coach who hasn’t demonstrated he can compete against other schools who are recruiting them. I realize they’re getting paid good money, but how long before they look back and regret their decision? Play for a coach you like in offense that fits your style. Don’t be miserable for some extra cash. 
 

Okay, I’ll get off my soapbox 

[str8baller]

6 hours ago, Demo said:

If Arizona fans are complaining about Tommy Lloyd, we're not talking about "real fans", we're talking about "stupid fans".

Wisconsin fans were clamoring for Gard to be gone. AD had to give a vote of confidence.  
 

Fans are irrational. The fact that IU fans aren’t anymore is a bit of a sign of how far we’ve fallen. 

[str8baller]

9 minutes ago, Geometry Hoosier said:

I played college baseball for 4 years. Two years on a juco team that was top 5 in the nation my freshman year and anywhere from top 10-15 my sophomore year. I then transferred to a D1 school where I absolutely despised my coach and school. It was mentally draining to play there and I hated every minute of it. I then transferred to an NAIA school so I wouldn’t have to sit out a year. I’ll be the first to tell you that I regrettably only went to school to play ball. I tell you all this because I just can’t understand why, given the state of IU basketball,  would recruits want to play here?  Especially for a coach who hasn’t demonstrated he can compete against other schools who are recruiting them. I realize they’re getting paid good money, but how long before they look back and regret their decision? Play for a coach you like in offense that fits your style. Don’t be miserable for some extra cash. 
 

Okay, I’ll get off my soapbox 

Money, fame, chicks.   It’s definitely not winning basketball though.

[Hoosierfan2017]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Wisconsin fans were clamoring for Gard to be gone. AD had to give a vote of confidence.  
 

Fans are irrational. The fact that IU fans aren’t anymore is a bit of a sign of how far we’ve fallen. 

Gard’s been pretty meh, though. Good regular seasons mostly but hasn’t made it past the first weekend since 2017. 2 tournament wins since then. 

[str8baller]

19 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Gard’s been pretty meh, though. Good regular seasons mostly but hasn’t made it past the first weekend since 2017. 2 tournament wins since then. 

Sure. But it’s Wisconsin. They were awful until two good coaches in a row in Bennett and Bo, neither winning a title unfortunately. But now they have standards—higher standards than IU apparently. 20 years changes a lot.  

[Hoosierfan2017]

9 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Sure. But it’s Wisconsin. They were awful until two good coaches in a row in Bennett and Bo, neither winning a title unfortunately. But now they have standards—higher standards than IU apparently. 20 years changes a lot.  

I don’t really disagree, but I can see why they want someone new. Gard’s only success was with Ryan’s players, and since then he’s struggled in the tournament. We’d want a change too and Wisconsin has been way more successful than IU this century. 

[str8baller]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

We’d want a change too

That part I’m not so sure about. 

[Trish]

Matt Painter is in the E8, meanwhile Mike Woodson is at home drinking wine after failing to make the tournament with 3 5 Star recruits on his roster. 
 

Mike Woodson doing his Job in March folks!

[Hoosierfan2017]

6 minutes ago, Trish said:

Matt Painter is in the E8, meanwhile Mike Woodson is at home drinking wine after failing to make the tournament with 3 5 Star recruits on his roster. 
 

Mike Woodson doing his Job in March folks!

Look… Mike Woodson just found the perfect red to pair with his Fuente Fuente OpisX Reserva d’Chateau. He’s doing what he was brought here to do.

[AZ Hoosier]

2 hours ago, Geometry Hoosier said:

I played college baseball for 4 years. Two years on a juco team that was top 5 in the nation my freshman year and anywhere from top 10-15 my sophomore year. I then transferred to a D1 school where I absolutely despised my coach and school. It was mentally draining to play there and I hated every minute of it. I then transferred to an NAIA school so I wouldn’t have to sit out a year. I’ll be the first to tell you that I regrettably only went to school to play ball. I tell you all this because I just can’t understand why, given the state of IU basketball,  would recruits want to play here?  Especially for a coach who hasn’t demonstrated he can compete against other schools who are recruiting them. I realize they’re getting paid good money, but how long before they look back and regret their decision? Play for a coach you like in offense that fits your style. Don’t be miserable for some extra cash. 
 

Okay, I’ll get off my soapbox 

But it's Mike Woodson. You'd get to play for an Indiana legend.

DWS

[AZ Hoosier]

2 hours ago, str8baller said:

Sure. But it’s Wisconsin. They were awful until two good coaches in a row in Bennett and Bo, neither winning a title unfortunately. But now they have standards—higher standards than IU apparently. 20 years changes a lot.  

It hasn't changed much around here in the last 20 years.

Fire Mike Woodson.

[JF87]

19 hours ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Yeah I’ve been thinking we might have more open scholarships next year than we did this year.

I have a feeling that Jordan Rayford may be on scholarship next year to fill a slot.  

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

13 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Gard’s been pretty meh, though. Good regular seasons mostly but hasn’t made it past the first weekend since 2017. 2 tournament wins since then. 

Fire Gard and hire Bennett?

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy]

At the risk of sounding contradicting or sounding like I'm a Woodson apologist, what will firing Woodson do for us, especially if the next coach doesn't deliver the results fans desire? 

This is different from football, where there's absolutely no history to build from, so I can understand why people are far more passionate about this side of Hoosiers athletics... And yes, you can guess how I became an IU fan, but help me out here.

[Alford Bailey]

We are gonna be glad we waited a year. The coaching hires made so far are underwhelming at best.