They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[IU Prof]

Great line by Sam Vecenie in the story on the Athletic about McNeeley decommiting:

"It was confirmed yesterday that Woodson would return for the 2024-25 season, a choice that seems to have frustrated an Indiana fanbase that has been forced to watch an offense that resembles someone attempting to flush a clogged toilet repeatedly all season."

https://theathletic.com/5325254/2024/03/07/indiana-liam-mcneeley-decommit/

[Hornsby]

Other than Mackenzie Mgbako in the spring of 2023, Indiana has not landed a commitment from a high school player in nearly two years.

Woodson just gets one more grant to work his portal magic!!

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[HoosierCoop]

[AZ Hoosier]

26 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Doing it the day after a "source" says Woody will be back next year is, certainly, .... 

Coincidental timing? A choice? 

Beauty is in the eye of the interpreter. Good luck at Kansas or Texas Liam.

this whole thing is beyond surreal...

[go iu bb]

18 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

There is a good chance we can finally get rid of the Hysterics. Eric went live on Twitter saying it’s the fans fault. He clearly got that from the staff. He’s been ripped on Peegs in multiple threads for the last 2 hours. They are hammering him. I love it.

Isn't a lot of their access due to their NIL collective and doesn't that NIL collective depend on fans donating? Seems like he's shooting himself in the foot.

[Hoosier987]

22 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

There is a good chance we can finally get rid of the Hysterics. Eric went live on Twitter saying it’s the fans fault. He clearly got that from the staff. He’s been ripped on Peegs in multiple threads for the last 2 hours. They are hammering him. I love it.

He seems to have back tracked significantly since when he first spoke….probably realized it was such a ridiculous take. 

[AZ Hoosier]

2 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

He seems to have back tracked significantly since when he first spoke….probably realized it was such a ridiculous take. 

Yeah, but stuff on the internet is written with a Sharpie... it ain't going away... ever.

[Hovadipo]

24 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

There is a good chance we can finally get rid of the Hysterics. Eric went live on Twitter saying it’s the fans fault. He clearly got that from the staff. He’s been ripped on Peegs in multiple threads for the last 2 hours. They are hammering him. I love it.

Thank god. Well aware that we don’t need any more “serious program” discourse, but does anyone think Bill Self would let those two numbnuts within 100 miles of his program? Zero. Redeeming. Qualities.

[cbp4iu]

One more question for the laughs. Are IU fans toxic or smart? Because I'm guessing majority of the fans knew Liam was leaving. Most of the fans know that Woodson won’t change… And most of us know by stats that the portal in bulk is not good. I think IU fans personally are one of the smartest fan bases.

[Home Jersey]

Final thought from me tonight: 

For anyone associated with the program to try and put ANY of this on the fans, is straight up manipulation / gaslighting / abusive tactics. Take your pick of word choice. But it's screwed all the way up. 

[cbp4iu]

30 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

There is a good chance we can finally get rid of the Hysterics. Eric went live on Twitter saying it’s the fans fault. He clearly got that from the staff. He’s been ripped on Peegs in multiple threads for the last 2 hours. They are hammering him. I love it.

I swear he pays some of these fans to come on and say nice things about Woodson. Some of the questions tonight were laughing.

[Hornsby]

The craziest takes I have seen so far on Twitter are:

1. Liam is just doing this to try and get more money out of IU.
2. He is worried about competing with Trey and MM for playing time.

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[RaceToTheTop]

27 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

No, you're misunderstanding the portal. That window is the time the players have to enter the portal. They don't have to choose a school within that timeframe. That the window is shorter isn't really a big deal, the large majority of players have been in the portal well before 45 days after it opened in the past.

Now, whether Woodson can get enough quality players out of the portal is a completely different topic. I doubt it.

Best chance to get players in the portal is for a cold rainy spring in Indiana.  Less chance to golf.

[rcbowla]

Watching AC. Tonsoni is hosting with X's and Joe's and he is visibly livid right now. He's drinking Gumball Head (solid choice) and Jack Daniel's lol. Tonsoni is so freaking over it all and I love it.

[Hornsby]

Watching AC. Tonsoni is hosting with X's and Joe's and he is visibly livid right now. He's drinking Gumball Head (solid choice) and Jack Daniel's lol. Tonsoni is so freaking over it all and I love it.

He was over it last week.

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[IUHoosierJoe]

17 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Isn't a lot of their access due to their NIL collective and doesn't that NIL collective depend on fans donating? Seems like he's shooting himself in the foot.

And in the process, shooting the whole program in the foot.  If it’s got any feet remaining.

[RaceToTheTop]

18 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Isn't a lot of their access due to their NIL collective and doesn't that NIL collective depend on fans donating? Seems like he's shooting himself in the foot.

Problem is the grey hairs that donate to "one of Bobby's players" because he was....you know...one of Bobby's players.

[go iu bb]

4 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

The craziest takes I have seen so far on Twitter are:

1. Liam is just doing this to try and get more money out of IU.
2. He is worried about competing with Trey and MM for playing time.

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I said #2 somewhere, maybe the decommitment thread, sarcastically because I knew some fans would try to put that spin on it. 

[hoosiersoxfan]

5 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Watching AC. Tonsoni is hosting with X's and Joe's and he is visibly livid right now. He's drinking Gumball Head (solid choice) and Jack Daniel's lol. Tonsoni is so freaking over it all and I love it.

I like Tonsoni he always tells it like it is. Is Jerod Morris on too? He seems like a great guy but he’s always making excuses for the team when things go wrong. He’s definitely a glass half full person when it comes to IUBB. 

[rcbowla]

4 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

He was over it last week.

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He said he was over it when Woody got hired.