They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Trish 14,502]

2 minutes ago, moyemayhem said:

Maybe they should chant "We can do better than Dusty."

Stevens is options 1-3.

Anything outside of that, we're canceling the program and funding football. Football school! 

[bodsbums 367]

At this point, the only thing that matters to me is allowing Dolson to get on with his job and getting a replacement lined up ASAP. Personally, I feel no need to rehash the Woody era. I have already stated my preference for him to be removed immediately, but I don’t know that it really matters that much. 
The portal will open up quickly, and the new coach needs to be in place to do adequate portal evaluation and current player evaluation as it surely seems we will be replacing nearly our entire roster. Personally, there are very few players that I have any interest in returning, but the new coach might feel differently, and I am open to giving guys a second chance with proper coaching in a better system.

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 1,543]

Osterman has a Hot Board 1.0 .... something tells me Zach may frequent BTB

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[Alford Bailey 13,233]

Best if Woodson does finish the season. I want no part of an interim guy getting hot. Still gives Dolson a great start on the new guy.

[Home Jersey 16,368]

Just now, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Admin did take a calculated risk to do this all now right before the UM game.

IMO only - admin did the smart thing and wanted to remove him before the UM game. Mike and Quinn couldn’t stand for that so they blew up that plan as one last F U to Dolson before Woodson is ousted. He deserves to be booed from the minute he walks in Assembly Hall til the minute he walks out. 

[Hornsby 3,870]

It may be considered bad form to link to the alleged remarks.  This is why the moderators on this site and others that are well moderated prohibit personal attacks.  

Either way I don't believe it. How many times have we seen this claimed in real life and later find out it was made up. Without proof I'm not buying it. Woodson is going to make himself a victim in all of this imo.

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[OKHOOSIER 5,893]

1 minute ago, bodsbums said:

At this point, the only thing that matters to me is allowing Dolson to get on with his job and getting a replacement lined up ASAP. Personally, I feel no need to rehash the Woody era. I have already stated my preference for him to be removed immediately, but I don’t know that it really matters that much. 
The portal will open up quickly, and the new coach needs to be in place to do adequate portal evaluation and current player evaluation as it surely seems we will be replacing nearly our entire roster. Personally, there are very few players that I have any interest in returning, but the new coach might feel differently, and I am open to giving guys a second chance with proper coaching in a better system.

I’d take anyone who wants to stay honestly. Assuming of course we land a competent coach. Rice, in particular, but really all of them have been misused in an unforgivable fashion. Rice would be a top-5 PG in a tempo offense that spreads out the court. Even Ballo who benefits from this system offensively, is pulled way too far out on defense and in the screen and roll game. I’m convinced there is a good team here and would love to see what a good coach could do with it. 

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4 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Letting him ride out the year is just further proof we don’t have standards and terrifies me for the next hire. 
 

 

Brother, the way I see it, is this is just further proof of Quinn letting everyone know he is The Man and you’re not going to play with him in the slightest. Even if he is on his way out. Scumbag! 

[tyappleg 8,211]

I'll preface this by saying I want him out of the program today.  But I do think from an optics perspective for possible future coaches, it does make the program look better to let him have his retirement.

EDIT: but if they go out and lose by 20+ to Michigan on Saturday and the students are chanting for Dusty May, those positive optics go out the window.

[Brass Cannon 25,495]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

I'll preface this by saying I want him out of the program today.  But I do think from an optics perspective for possible future coaches, it does make the program look better to let him have his retirement.

If our next coaches is afraid that he might get fired after failing miserably for just shy of 4 years then I don’t think he’s the right guy

[Artie86 3,504]

8 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

I’d take anyone who wants to stay honestly. Assuming of course we land a competent coach. Rice, in particular, but really all of them have been misused in an unforgivable fashion. Rice would be a top-5 PG in a tempo offense that spreads out the court. Even Ballo who benefits from this system offensively, is pulled way too far out on defense and in the screen and roll game. I’m convinced there is a good team here and would love to see what a good coach could do with it. 

....great post. I feel the same way. I really feel a number of these players are plain, old spoiled brats that don't respect their coach and have been allowed to carry on without being held accountable.

If a player wants to stay, especially if it's a successful and highly respected coach he might just want to stay because he finally can be coached and managed by a good coach. jmo

[Hoosier DaDa 3,770]

18 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

huh? lol.... because Brad Stevens would ensure those 3 types of kids aren't playing for Purdue and playing for Indiana. what are you talking about? 

I'm agreeing with him. 

My bad misunderstood your post. 

[AZ Hoosier 11,020]

23 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Sorry if this is old news. I went back a few pages. IDS is claiming they met with the team last night and no responsibilities will change as of now.

Well, if this is "new news", then tomorrow should be interesting for all parties concerned... 

[jepwatso 217]

23 minutes ago, WeeDerkaNaut said:

Take off your pants and jacket?

Jacket off! Jacket off!

[Hovadipo 61,568]

14 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

https://x.com/ZachOsterman/status/1887900785054278122

Lol good lord. We need some official news for the noon hour because this is getting goofy.

[Hornsby 3,870]

I'll preface this by saying I want him out of the program today.  But I do think from an optics perspective for possible future coaches, it does make the program look better to let him have his retirement.
EDIT: but if they go out and lose by 20+ to Michigan on Saturday and the students are chanting for Dusty May, those positive optics go out the window.

It would be one thing if the season was going but it's a disaster. Nobody believes he is retiring. That's a joke.
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I don’t think future coaching prospects would put any weight into letting Woodson finish the last 8 games of a dead duck season or not. There is no benefit to him staying other than for QB, MW, and I guess the job security of Dolson, if you care about that. 

[LamarCheeks 22,197]

I know nothing about nothing and I have absolutely no connections at IU. But for all those worried about Woody possibly leaving now and an assistant having a nice run and we end up in a Mike Davis- or Bill Lynch-type situation ... 

I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE KENYA HUNTER OR YASIR ROSEMOND GET THE PERMANENT GIG. ZERO. ZILCH. ZIP. NADA. 

There, it's been said. No need for further talk about this. 

[OKHOOSIER 5,893]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Lol good lord. We need some official news for the noon hour because this is getting goofy.

I like to think BTB broke him and now he’s joined us is speculating about hypothetical coaches for our hypothetical opening. SEC SEC SEC!

[AZ Hoosier 11,020]

23 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

I do have some small defense for Woodson that I believe he is receiving racist and threatening messages. Unfortunately, we do have that dark corner of our fanbase, like many other fanbases. However, there is no credible threat IMO, just really bad people able to talk nonsense digitally without the threat of being punched in the face for being shity racists. 

None of this is about race... it's about ability, attitude, and performance. Woodson has failed on all three. He should never have been hired after a mediocre NBA coaching career, and definitely should not have been brought back for year 4. He's an abject failure as a college coach, and is, IMO, being judged on that basis alone.