They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Silat Player]

6 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

And we weren’t going to sniff them again with Crean. Of course he had Grant Geleon (sp?) coming in to save the day.

I did not have a Grant Gelon mention on my bingo card today. LOL

[spe317]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We’re talking to agents, wife’s, coaches, kids everyone. I’m just messing around but yes back channeling is going on. Probably with many people but I know of one for sure.

Word on the street is we’re talking to Sampson’s old denim tailor. Gotta convince him to come to Bloomington and crank out those old Canadian tuxes before we can get into the nitty gritty with Kelvin. 

[Henryville Hoosier]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We’re talking to agents, wife’s, coaches, kids everyone. I’m just messing around but yes back channeling is going on. Probably with many people but I know of one for sure.

Happy wife, happy life 

[Ryno6284]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We’re talking to agents, wife’s, coaches, kids everyone. I’m just messing around but yes back channeling is going on. Probably with many people but I know of one for sure.

Okay the way "I'm not guessing either" was written I wasn't sure which way you meant it. Thanks for clarifying!

[JimmerNoe]

12 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We’re talking to agents, wife’s, coaches, kids everyone. I’m just messing around but yes back channeling is going on. Probably with many people but I know of one for sure.

 

1 minute ago, Ryno6284 said:

Okay the way "I'm not guessing either" was written I wasn't sure which way you meant it. Thanks for clarifying!

“I’m not guessing” is the my least favorite Rabby-ism. Used almost exclusively when we are about to lose a recruit that he had been previously clickbaiting as a high likelihood of coming to IU.

[HoosierHoopster]

IU has the money / NIL, the facilities, the conference, the recruiting base, the platform- old blue blood image lurking beneath, the exposure, the ongoing elite development of several other of our sports programs (football, women’s bball, baseball, always soccer), and at least an existing core of good players. 

We absolutely have the ability to bring in one of the really good coaches out there.

No more bad hires. Time to bring in that proven winning, program developing, recruiting, still relatively young, modern bball running coach.
 

I’m an optimist. I think it’s finally going to happen at the end of this season.

[ap2345]

24 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

100%. Also as @cleeter said if you get rid of Woodson today then Dusty starts getting questions asked about the IU job before we play them. Or Brad does at the trade deadline. But now everyone can say IU has a coach right now. There is no job opening. 
 

But we’re talking to people for sure. I’m not guessing either.

1,000,000,000,000%

[Chris007]

15 minutes ago, Herotime said:

Spill it, brother!

As a booster you don’t raise 10-12 million a year to go talk to the coach of South Dakota State.

[Chris007]

8 minutes ago, Henryville Hoosier said:

Happy wife, happy life 

That’s usually the case. 

[MonteMarcaccini]

1 hour ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Hard pass.  Like Archie, I just don’t think he measures up to the job.

I get the size joke but, otherwise?  His resume is miles better than Archie’s was at time of hire.  It’s actually very similar, if not better, than Sampson’s was when IU hired him.

if you don’t like Cronin, it’s because of his unfiltered personality or style of play (which is similar to Sampson, Beard, Barnes etc.).  Not because of his resume at Murray, Cincy and UCLA.  
Not my first or second choice, but he would be a massive upgrade from Woodson. 
I’ll be paying attention to his public comments before and after the game on the 14th.

[Chris007]

5 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

 

“I’m not guessing” is the my least favorite Rabby-ism. Used almost exclusively when we are about to lose a recruit that he had been previously clickbaiting as a high likelihood of coming to IU.

That’s why I used it. Just cause Rabby loves to use it.

[Scotty R]

I saw one article saying firing Woodson mid season could be bad for IU and their search for a new coach. Other programs see we fired Woodson and they will be more likely to start with talks of contract extensions with their coaches.

[ap2345]

21 minutes ago, Herotime said:

Spill it, brother!

It’s not a secret. There is one candidate that IU is having discussions with. He’s just some masshole.

[ap2345]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

I saw one article saying firing Woodson mid season could be bad for IU and their search for a new coach. Other programs see we fired Woodson and they will be more likely to start with talks of contract extensions with their coaches.

Yes

[Papacap]

What I’m picking up is, if Woodson gets fired before Michigan, it’s Stevens. If not, it’s May. Pretty sure I’m getting that right ;)

[JimmerNoe]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

That’s why I used it. Just cause Rabby loves to use it.

Oh I know it! I was just taking any chance I get to whine about that phrase because of how many times I’ve read “IU is out of this one. I’m not guessing.”  :(

on another note I’m glad to hear you’re locking in already and we’ve got some flight data and back channeling you’re hearing! I look forward to the next few months and hopefully some celebratory IPAs when we shock the world

[Hoosier DaDa]

19 hours ago, Scotty R said:

I have figured out that you are IndianaResident16 over on HSN

Is he as annoying over there as he is here?

[RaceToTheTop]

13 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I saw one article saying firing Woodson mid season could be bad for IU and their search for a new coach. Other programs see we fired Woodson and they will be more likely to start with talks of contract extensions with their coaches.

Other schools know that we aren't retaining Woodson.

[MikeRoberts]

18 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

As a booster you don’t raise 10-12 million a year to go talk to the coach of South Dakota State.

Does that include the $8.4m that is going to Woodson? 

[Kentuckysucks]

15 minutes ago, MonteMarcaccini said:

I get the size joke but, otherwise?  His resume is miles better than Archie’s was at time of hire.  It’s actually very similar, if not better, than Sampson’s was when IU hired him.

if you don’t like Cronin, it’s because of his unfiltered personality or style of play (which is similar to Sampson, Beard, Barnes etc.).  Not because of his resume at Murray, Cincy and UCLA.  
Not my first or second choice, but he would be a massive upgrade from Woodson. 
I’ll be paying attention to his public comments before and after the game on the 14th.

I have no doubt he’d have us in the tournament just about every year with some S16 runs.  Other than the one FF during the COVID season he never does more though. Would obviously be a massive upgrade but he wouldn’t make my top 5 of realistic candidates.