They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[TTT]

9 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Because I hid it almost immediately after it was posted.  Totally out of line.

FYI I did not call anyone a name or personally attack anyone.  Rather , I gave an opinion, viewpoint , description of my observation/s.  Your comment/s towards me rise to the level of slander.  You are totally out of line.  Those of you who do not like my comment/s and are continually confused every chance you get and offended…. You are welcome.

My comment/s were not as offensive as some I have read on some threads including this one.

[TTT]

9 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

And in case you’re wondering, THAT’s why your post was just hidden, @TTT

Yeesh.

Yeesh back at you.  I addressed it I am sure not to your liking.

[coonhounds]

Yeesh back at you.  I addressed it I am sure not to your liking.

Let's just let it go and follow the rules. It not a big deal! The real thing to focus on is getting rid of this coach!

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[darB s'tI]

7 hours ago, AZ Hoosier said:

First two excuses in the presser:
We're.young...
We miss our senior point guard...

I, personally, do not miss our senior point guard. He's a bad look for IU, in general. More harm than good.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

Date	Opponent	IU	Opp	Margin	Venue
Nov '23	U Conn	57	77	20	New York
Dec '23	Auburn	76	104	28	Atlanta
Dec '23	Kansas	71	75	4	Bloomington
Jan '24	Nebraska	70	86	16	Lincoln, NE
Jan '24	Rutgers	57	66	9	Piscataway
Jan '24	Purdue	66	87	21	Bloomington
Jan '24	Wisconsin	79	91	12	Madison
Jan '24	Illinois	52	70	18	Champaign
Feb '24	Penn State	71	85	14	Bloomington
Feb '24	Purdue	59	79	20	West Lafayette
Feb '24	Northwestern	72	76	4	Bloomington
Feb '24	Nebraska	70	85	15	Bloomington
	23-24 AVG	67	82	15	9 of 12 Double Digits

[IUrocker]

Please tell me that moves the needle on him being gone after this year. Only two chances we have left to win in front of our home crowd now are against Wisconsin and Michigan State. Literally let a winless road team in conference come in and beat us pretty easily. Listening to Fischer on the radio during the game, obviously there wasn’t much to cheer about, but when they happened to do so, you could tell there were a lot less people there because of the lack of volume it seemed to have. Plus when they booed, boy did you hear it clearly. 

[IUrocker]

Seeing a lot of people saying this team has quit. Isn’t that a sign of them tuning out their coach and wanting to be done with him. Shouldn’t that give Dolson and anyone else of importance the hint that we need to move on?  Or is that just gonna make them think “Woodson needs to get a different group of players in here that won’t tune him out.” If that ends up being the case then yikes. I reallllly hope they don’t see it that way. 

[bigrod]

2 minutes ago, IUrocker said:

Seeing a lot of people saying this team has quit. Isn’t that a sign of them tuning out their coach and wanting to be done with him. Shouldn’t that give Dolson and anyone else of importance the hint that we need to move on?  Or is that just gonna make them think “Woodson needs to get a different group of players in here that won’t tune him out.” If that ends up being the case then yikes. I reallllly hope they don’t see it that way. 

But, this is Indiana... We do everything possible to squander opportunity until we are backed into a corner and have little to no good options. It's kinda our thing.

[AZ Hoosier]

I suppose but **** usual is a sunshine pumper

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Some would say that’s an insulting label [emoji15]

[KYHoosier]

The media and fans are clearly over the Mike Woodson era. So much bad PR surrounding him. I truly do not see how this can continue for another season without completely alienating the entire fan base. 

[str8baller]

Nationwide cell carrier outages…about the only thing that could slow this thread down :)

 

 On a related note, whatever it was last night was the last straw for some. I’ve gotten at least 3 texts this morning from friends. These are “non-message board” guys. Life long IU fans. All decent former HS or college players. A couple are either coaches or work at the HS level. I say all that because, I want to point out they aren’t reactionary type guys. The basic conclusion: This team is as bad as any of the other ones we’ve had, and the product on the floor is embarrassing to them. The most die-hard IU-guy of them—very similar to a lot of you guys—said he hasn’t watched since January. That surprised me.   
 

If I’m a gambling man, I’d put money on Woody being back next year. But the natives are restless!

[Chris007]

On my way to work, I didn't see Woodson's vehicle so I thought maybe he had been let go, then I remembered he was probably just out all night partying with Chris Tucker. 

[OldBuddy67]

Not upset at all about last night! As we know, continuing to lose is the only way to get rid of Woodson!

[LamarCheeks]

24 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

On my way to work, I didn't see Woodson's vehicle so I thought maybe he had been let go, then I remembered he was probably just out all night partying with Chris Tucker. 

Woody was smart enough to stay in the shadows -- away from the camera lens. LOL! 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, IUrocker said:

Seeing a lot of people saying this team has quit. Isn’t that a sign of them tuning out their coach and wanting to be done with him. Shouldn’t that give Dolson and anyone else of importance the hint that we need to move on?  Or is that just gonna make them think “Woodson needs to get a different group of players in here that won’t tune him out.” If that ends up being the case then yikes. I reallllly hope they don’t see it that way. 

Scott Dolson lives and breathes IU basketball. He was a Michigan City Rogers player, Delray Brooks' roommate at IU, and a four year IUBB manager under RMK. Scott Dolson was sitting courtside last night, as he did for the Penn State game. He heard every boo and he took careful mental notes, even more than the average fan, of the level of disconnection.

And as much sh!t as he's taking, Quinn Buckner also lives and breathes IU basketball, and loves it deeply. Yes, he was likely one of the principal drivers that led to Woody being hired, but that doesn't mean he loves watching his friend get destroyed while derailing his beloved IU program. 

If this goes on? There will be no chance at effective recruiting. Word travels among players and the only ones who will come are those looking for a paycheck. That's a sure-fire losing proposition. And that's an actuarial disaster for the athletic department's cash cow and supposed marquee program.

So I'll say it again: if we lose four or more of our last six (now three out of five)? I see it as likely (not guaranteed, but likely) that a change will be coming. It just. Makes. Sense.

 

[Five Prime]

The algorithm to hire a basketball coach should never start with, "what is your affiliation with the school?".  Rather, it should be something more along the lines of, "Can you coach college basketball?".

This is more in response to Dakichs stupid f-ing tweet about firing Woodson and hiring Cheaney and Hulls.  A ridiculous idea that would only further compound the problems surrounding the program. 

[LamarCheeks]

3 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

The algorithm to hire a basketball coach should never start with, "what is your affiliation with the school?".  Rather, it should be something more along the lines of, "Can you coach college basketball?".

This is more in response to Dakichs stupid f-ing tweet about firing Woodson and hiring Cheaney and Hulls.  A ridiculous idea that would only further compound the problems surrounding the program. 

Plus, according to Chris007, who seems to know Calbert -- he has no interest in full-time coaching. He likes the limited role he has now. If Dakich had his finger on the pulse of the program as much as he wants everyone to believe, you would think he'd know that.

[Alford Bailey]

If you were looking for a performance to flip the script on Woodson coming back you got it. 

[OldBuddy67]

Does anyone know how/why someone thought it a good idea to give Woodson a 1 million dollar raise after last season? What a dumb decision...............

[AKHoosier]

Does anyone even see a win left on the schedule?

Just when you think it couldn't get any worse, you look at the schedule and realize we may have already celebrated our last victory of the year.