They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[BlueDevil 9,556]

These fire and coach search threads are fun but it would be cool not to do this again for ohhh say 20-25 years from now. 

[Napleshoosier 10,886]

9 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43723592/sources-woodson-unlikely-return-indiana-next-season

It’s gonna get ugly in the Hall Saturday …..woody is going to freak out…he might walkout at half and I wouldn’t blame him.  The humiliation he is going to put himself through is …hands up.. crazy.

[BlueDevil 9,556]

Just now, Napleshoosier said:

It’s gonna get ugly in the Hall Saturday …..woody is going to freak out…he might walkout at half and I wouldn’t blame him.  The humiliation he is going to put himself through is …hands up.. crazy.

Maybe I am in the minority here but I’m all about it. 

[WRSMick55 261]

17 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

I thought he was quitting today. Instead he is finishing the year and knowing him if he went on a run somehow he'd declare I'm not retiring anymore. Just can him now

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I’m retired. You just don’t announce I’m retired, there’s paperwork involved. And once you sign, you just can’t say I’ve changed my mind and go on like you didn’t.

[Napleshoosier 10,886]

Just now, BlueDevil said:

Maybe I am in the minority here but I’m all about it. 

The guy is asking for it!  

[LIHoosier 27,737]

3 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

not that it has anything to do with the this thread, but my god the IU lady's uniforms are hideous...

yeah I know get off my porch and all that crap..just saying..

carry on... let's get BS!!

Its Black History Month unis, the men's team is probably wearing the same thing sometime this month or a black and red version.

[OliviaPope40 7,443]

Does anybody think Adam Howard might have been on to something.

[reconmkd 4,750]

1 minute ago, LIHoosier said:

Its Black History Month unis, the men's team is probably wearing the same thing sometime this month or a black and red version.

Men will wear them for the UCLA game.

[JerryYeagley23 5,151]

6 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

not that it has anything to do with the this thread, but my god the IU lady's uniforms are hideous...

yeah I know get off my porch and all that crap..just saying..

carry on... let's get BS!!

Think they’re a black history month jersey. All the women’s teams have worn them with their own logo the only icon on the top. 

[mamasa 15,969]

6 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

I’ll crack a beer to that 

I’ll tap a keg for no, lol

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,695]

Relax. He is gone. Do I want him gone now? Yes! It doesn't look like that is going to happen, so I can still be happy, he isn't coming back. 

[Scotty R 3,682]

16 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

You're going to trust what he says Scotty? Lol

He even said he didn't know if it was true and that is why I said if true and not it was true.

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,415]

[spe317 1,014]

1 minute ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

Think they’re a black history month jersey. All the women’s teams have worn them with their own logo the only icon on the top. 

Mr JerryYeagley23, have I told you lately…that I love you? You make a grown-ish man cry. 

[HinnyHoosier 6,612]

43 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Yeah let’s do 10 pages on semantics sounds like a friggin’ smashing good time!

Thread: 1,971 semantic arguments. 

[Chris007 62,524]

16 minutes ago, VFury said:

Are those in order?

I think they can be mixed and matched except number 1.

[Golfman25 6,790]

1 hour ago, TheWatShot said:

I bet they're scared to death Woodson will badmouth the program after he's gone, and that's why they're so desperate for him to step down. 

 

Losing program doing losing program things. 

scared of what Woodson would say.  Yeah right.  That's the pot calling the kettle, well you know the thing.  :)  

[SlammySammy 1,736]

If you read carefully what Jerry said, he said “we’re getting our guy”….very specific and I’m sure one could argue the majority of those in those forum would consider their guy to be Brad Steven’s….i mean, “numbers are being discussed”….

 

[AH1971 3,185]

12 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

Curious why you are so certain he is going to finish the year vs. retire and step away. 
He very well could, and you could be right, but nothing has been announced yet. “Specifics”, “Announcement” still to come per everything I’ve read. 

Because IU isn’t going to forcibly remove a coach in the middle of the season because he lost some games. That’s just not who they are or what they’re about. Never have, never will. 

[lillurk 5,123]

I would guess the leak is not from the coach’s side, all things considered. It doesn’t give him any leverage.

I understand the “why is THIS the story?” thought, and I am not an insider, nor an agent/lawyer (though we have some of each group here, so chime in if I’m wrong).

I believe the rub is that if he’s fired, he gets the contract, I believe at $1M/year until he’s paid what he’s due. If he retires, he forfeits what he’s owed.

My guess is that he DOESN’T want to be fired, DOES want the whole pot of $, and thus wants to have it both ways.

So the sorts of delays we’re living with are probably negotiations to amend the terms of the separation such that he gets less than he’s owed but also gets to claim he’s retired. And given his status as “one of our own,” it’s probably best for the program to work with him if the number negotiated is reasonable.