We do have a hump that is kicking our @ss
Yeah and he is an Evansville Harrison graduate. I don't see why you bring him up. We have a coach and he has a job. Neither situation is likely to change. Move on and support the program or don't. End the pointless speculation that serves only to place doubt on our future.
Iu needs a new coach. That’s the issue
i think our administration is responsible for placing doubt on our future.
Yes announcing a coach will return is basically labeling him a lame duck
I had not thought of that. Recruits are clearly going to understand this. Could be that we will only appeal to grad transfers with one year left.
Not only that but I don't remember his boss (Dolson) making any statement at all in regards to Woody's stature within the program. Sometimes things NOT said, say a whole bunch.
It's kind of odd that this announcement was never actually announced. Nothing more descript than "sources say".
Oh, I agree he's not going anywhere. I don't think it's that unusual for an AD to give an endorsement, a statement of confidence in your coach in an environment like we've seen here.
It never ends well when it’s “announced” a coach will be back. Next year is hot seat city
I am liking the way Clemson is playing tonight . Brownell appears fiery.
It's fun to watch...maybe in 2025?
TBF, last year Clemson got screwed out of a bid. They finished 14-6 and in 3rd place in the ACC and didn't get a bid. How does that happen? He has also taken Clemson to 2 of their 5 total of Sweet 16s and now only their second Elite 8. It is not an easy place to win... at all.
You need a new talking points. The decision for next year has been made. We are now in the portal trying to salvage next year. That’s the issue
Last year their most notable win OoC was Penn State and they beat a single ranked opponent, going 7-6 in quad 1 and 4 losses in quad 3+4. ACC was super weak last season and a resume like that doesn't always cut it. 1 seed in the NIT and couldn't gut one out against Morehead St.
I'm not convinced it's seen as a bad job. Archie Miller was lauded as the best hire of the cycle and definitely had the highest profile. I genuinely believe Woodson was hired because of pressure from the Board and boosters after Dolson swung out of his shoes on Brad Stevens.
I am not sure we could get major coach not many can look at Michigan and UL. But i certainly think we could have gotten dusty this year. We dumpster dove last time because we did not do an actual search. Woodson was not just some last option we took they never did a real search. The donors are willing to give woodson a six million dollare check to buy players so we could pony up big money to get a coach but they choose the other path.
Please! Woodson’s in desperate mode trying to win next year so he doesn’t get shit canned. He’s a joke of a coach and always will be.
Putting together a really good run and with a good team, but my question about Brownell is can he recruit? He's a very good bench coach and has gotten some good players, but not highly rated ones. Wonder how many top 100 kids he has or has ever had? He's built competitive teams, but has never broken into the top tier of the ACC. Maybe Matt Painter lite? Just my impression watching him over the years, and I was really rooting for him coming from Wright St. Good but not great, but maybe he'd step up. I'd talk to him for sure, but that would be my concern.
Clemson is kind of like the Northwestern of the ACC. Tough place to win. I think he has done a good job.
It's Clemson. Kind of like NW of the ACC. Hard to attract top talents when a great deal of them are Eric Bledsoes.
I get it, I live in SC, but I'm just sharing my concern. He's been there a good long while and is one of the more tenured coaches in the ACC at this point. Produces some good teams and some OK ones... rarely a bad one. I just think people are being deluded by one great run. This team isn't that different than many he's had, imo, I just think it's got better chemistry. He'd coach the crap out of any team, and could undoubtebly get better talent at IU, but I'm not sure he'd ever get us to elite. I have no doubt we'd be in the top half of the B10 and make the tourney every year, which is better than we've had, but is it enough or could he push us even higher? Those would be my concerns if I were the one charged with selecting our HCs. My own guess is he's probably a tier below the level of the Beards and Pearls that have been mentioned here... and I may be dead wrong!
Your wife may be ugly, but you don't tell her, right? Does this make sense to you, Smitty?
Brownell is a smart and personable guy. He'd recruit just fine at IU. I have zero concerns on that.
