They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[lillurk 4,613]

12 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

My question is why does everybody just assumes these guys actually know anything and there were actually these discussions going on.

Seven years if track record of knowing things, for starters

[OKHOOSIER 5,455]

13 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Definitely a possibility regardless. I know some kids look like they still are trying for Woody but the locker room is pretty clearly having issues. Program is in a terrible spot... I just have a visual of us losing by 30 to Purdue and the stadium chanting to fire our coach, a program legend... getting his tail kicked by our rivals. And "We Want Dusty" would be something that the CBB world remembers for years. That would be mortifying for most people but apparently not Woody. 

People were worried about the optics of firing a coach after three seasons with two tournament appearances. Anyone with a couple brain cells to rub together could look at the way we played, the recruiting, the huge losses, the overall lack of good wins (even with TJD), the portal method,  and see where this train was headed. 
 

I would much have preferred the “optics” of firing Woody after three years than how ugly Michigan will be if we get nuked and he’s on the sideline. People want to blame the fans— you’ll actually have that opportunity due to waiting a year too long to fire him if he’s on the sidelines losing at home again. 

[Scotty R 3,102]

Just now, lillurk said:

Seven years if track record of knowing things, for starters

To me they have been wrong a lot more than being right. I hope these guys are right this time but it seems like people are gullible on here

[AZ Hoosier 9,871]

35 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

You saw it last night in the game, but an added dynamic to this is there are players who still clearly like playing for Woody and all this noise does nothing but motivate them to play harder and want to prove all the haters wrong.  Us against them mentality can really work for a short period.    

I was thinking about this as the game unfolded last night... some of these guys are willing to lay it on the line to keep Woodson on the sidelines, but only when his back is absolutely against the wall. Why haven't these guys played with the same reckless abandon from the start of the season? Why has this fervor not been on display all season this far?

It's doing the bare minimum to keep the crap fest rolling. No more. No less.

[ap2345 10,699]

IU is going to allow the narrative that Indiana fans are awful to grow if they allow Woodson to coach anymore games at Assembly Hall  

[Scotty R 3,102]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

I was thinking about this as the game unfolded last night... some of these guys are willing to lay it on the line to keep Woodson on the sidelines, but only when his back is absolutely against the wall. Why haven't these guys played with the same reckless abandon from the start of the season? Why has this fervor not been on display all season this far?

It's doing the bare minimum to keep the crap fest rolling. No more. No less.

Exactly, if they truly love playing for Woodson why did they come out and play dead vs UI

[Scotty R 3,102]

Going from watching our game last night to watching UK and Alabama you just can tell the difference in quality of play. Our game isn't even in the same area code as these teams 

[Hornsby 3,587]

If Quinn Buckner lets Mike Woodson walk back into Assembly Hall to get booed relentlessly for an entire season… who needs enemies with friends like that… maybe Woody has some sort of kink for being hated and doesn’t mind as long as the checks keep clearing and wine keeps flowing lol. We know he doesn’t get too upset about losing anyways.

You really think he gets booed if he is 6-3 next weekend.

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[Home Jersey 13,577]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

IU is going to allow the narrative that Indiana fans are awful to grow if they allow Woodson to coach anymore games at Assembly Hall  

We already know they’re more than content to let those narratives run wild. We are sacrificial lambs on the altar of their own egos… fodder for their own vanity projects… just keep the money flowing in fellas. That’s Your Job as a True Fan of Indiana Basketball.

[WeeDerkaNaut 580]

1 hour ago, TheWatShot said:

I think I've got all the stages of this process figured out:

1) We get embarrassed, fans are pissed, we all want Woodson gone right away.

2) Our insiders/whisperers start telling us things we want to hear, leaving us eager for more and hopeful a change is coming.

3) The team picks up an unexpected, ugly win. 

4) Our insiders/whisperers start walking back what they've said. 

5) We prepare for the next inevitable beatdown. 

 

Looks like we're at #4. 

Our program is the definition of insanity...

[Scotty R 3,102]

Just now, Hornsby said:

You really think he gets booed if he is 6-3 next weekend.

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Yes, if we get behind 10 early in the game

[Chris007 58,666]

25 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Unless it is someone from outside the program (highly unlikely), you're not lining up an interim while the head coach is still employed.  No assistant is going to take that risk.  Dolson et. al. probably talked, but nothing is going to happen right now.  It's all nonsense.     

I know for sure the staff has been talked to about the next steps. I’m not guessing on that. 

[Home Jersey 13,577]

1 minute ago, Hornsby said:

You really think he gets booed if he is 6-3 next weekend.

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Not the same amount of boos and chants as Illinois, but the “vibe” will continue being off, everyone groaning from the start of the game… even in AH I think fans will have a short leash at this point

[Hoosierfan2017 24,060]

23 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

My question is why does everybody just assumes these guys actually know anything and there were actually these discussions going on.

Hope. My ~20 years as an IU fan have nearly killed all of it, but there’s still a little left. A fifth Woodson season would finish my hope off, though. 

[Scotty R 3,102]

I thought there was talk of the students boycotting the game against Maryland 

[Chris007 58,666]

9 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

To me they have been wrong a lot more than being right. I hope these guys are right this time but it seems like people are gullible on here

Just because it doesn’t work out exactly like people say it will doesn’t mean their information is bad. People are just passing along what they heard. I was told there is a plan in place that has no timetable but this weekend at the earliest.

[Scotty R 3,102]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Hope. My ~20 years as an IU fan have nearly killed all of it, but there’s still a little left. A fifth Woodson season would finish my hope off, though. 

I am not taking about next season just the talk of them firing him right now 

[Parakeet Jones 3,882]

I’m just throwing this out there for speculation. Clearly there are people more in the know than me, but the following crossed my mind. If I recall correctly, when Mike Davis announced he was stepping down at the end of the season, he did so at a post game press conference after a win, I believe against Penn St. I wonder, win or lose, if history might repeat itself Wednesday night and we get a statement after the NW game that retirement is happening at season’s end. The hope from all parties involved being that that announcement will be enough to silence most of the boos, negativity, etc to get through the next two months. 

[Hoosier DaDa 3,584]

31 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

My question is why does everybody just assumes these guys actually know anything and there were actually these discussions going on.

Because they have emails to prove it. Just kidding lol.

[MikeRoberts 7,767]

15 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

IU is going to allow the narrative that Indiana fans are awful to grow if they allow Woodson to coach anymore games at Assembly Hall  

So, what does that mean in terms of action?