They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Trish]

I wonder if we see some coaches / support staff leave this off-season because they see the writing on the wall. 

[AKHoosier]

So is Dane Fife totally never an option to be on an IU sideline ever again?

As long as he's on board with NIL, I like the idea of him being on Dusty May's staff here to coach the defense. 

Our defense has gotten progressively worse since he left after the first year and I wonder if that isn't a coincidence. 

[Uspshoosier]

58 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I thought the same thing both FAU and ISU lost this weekend

So much parity in college basketball that almost every candidate for IU is going to have head scratching losses.  The days of teams running the table in the conference are over or at least until the COVID seniors are done and you don’t have 25 year olds playing against 17-18 year olds.    

[Chris007]

27 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Good to see that Woody has his priorities straight.

12 million buyout why not. Just trying to get ready for the NBA all-star game. An hour after the game was over I was way over knee deep in beers and pain-numbing things

[OldBuddy67]

14 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

So is Dane Fife totally never an option to be on an IU sideline ever again?

As long as he's on board with NIL, I like the idea of him being on Dusty May's staff here to coach the defense. 

Our defense has gotten progressively worse since he left after the first year and I wonder if that isn't a coincidence. 

Yes!! I've obviously forgotten, but someone please refresh our memory on the whole Fife situation! 

[Kentuckysucks]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

12 million buyout why not. Just trying to get ready for the NBA all-star game. An hour after the game was over I was way over knee deep in beers and pain-numbing things

This was me yesterday.  Doctor probably won't be happy when I get my physical next month.  I'm going to blame Mike Woodson.  Maybe I should just stop caring.

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

I thought the same thing both FAU and ISU lost this weekend

Gonna happen. But the FAU loss is instructive for a different reason: USF has been a lousy program forever. They hired a Guy and flipped the script immediately. Leading their conference with 5 new starters.

[Banksyrules]

Let’s hope someone in his family advices him to step down.  It will get brutal next year and honestly not worth it. 

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

Gonna happen. But the FAU loss is instructive for a different reason: USF has been a lousy program forever. They hired a Guy and flipped the script immediately. Leading their conference with 5 new starters.

Yessir. Given IU’s basketball resources it only takes one ‘right’ hire to make things very good for a very, very long time. And that change will be apparent pretty early on if we make the right hire.

Give me a guy in his 30’s or 40’s; the right one is out there. Identify him and let’s roll.

 

[JF87]

37 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Good to see that Woody has his priorities straight.

It seems like our coaches and players don't hate losing enough.  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Yessir. Given IU’s basketball resources it only takes one ‘right’ hire to make things very good for a very, very long time. And that change will be apparent pretty early on if we make the right hire.

Give me a guy in his 30’s or 40’s; the right one is out there. Identify him and let’s roll.

 

yep, its a new age in coaching.  3 year windows instead of 6.  Roster flipping is real.  Pick your leader and get to work.  

[Trish]

5 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

Let’s hope someone in his family advices him to step down.  It will get brutal next year and honestly not worth it. 

It will get ugly when some players start leaving in March. 

[8bucks]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yessir. Given IU’s basketball resources it only takes one ‘right’ hire to make things very good for a very, very long time. And that change will be apparent pretty early on if we make the right hire.

Give me a guy in his 30’s or 40’s; the right one is out there. Identify him and let’s roll.

 

We may still need more patience than we have shown other coaches.  But a younger guy like May (or similar) I think we would be more willing to let them learn on the job than someone in their late 60's.  

[IUHoosierJoe]

25 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

So is Dane Fife totally never an option to be on an IU sideline ever again?

As long as he's on board with NIL, I like the idea of him being on Dusty May's staff here to coach the defense. 

Our defense has gotten progressively worse since he left after the first year and I wonder if that isn't a coincidence. 

I think May and Fife are friends, but loyalty is something any head coach needs in an assistant.  Probably going to be tough for Fife to get an assistant job anywhere.  

[HooHooHoo22]

I’m afraid it doesn’t matter who our coach is. We seem to have a losing culture around our program. Like a Red Sox or Cubs curse. 

[IUHoosierJoe]

48 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Good to see that Woody has his priorities straight.

Wonder if these are the same sources that told him Edey was in the transfer portal.

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

Remember just because you have millions or billions doesn't mean you know anything about basketball. Also, one family in Bloomington is very loyal to Woodson. Not sure you going to get them on board to get rid of him. They were at the game yesterday and weren't overly disappointed. 

That's pathetic.  

[Henryville Hoosier]

7 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

yep, its a new age in coaching.  3 year windows instead of 6.  Roster flipping is real.  Pick your leader and get to work.  

You bring up a good point, the portal shortens the coaching timeline to get good or you’re on the hot seat. 

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

And for the under-40 crowd, our only memories of Mike Woodson will be Mike Woodson the coach. He won’t be “Mike Woodson the great player,” he’ll be “Mike Woodson the awful coach.” 

That probably applies to the under-50 crowed. I'm 46 but was too young to remember him as a player. Someone 4 years older than me might remember him but it would likely be in a vague sense.

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Golfman25 said:

That's pathetic.  

I agree but what do you do when it's the #1 donor and the richest man in the state