I realize Woodson has a well-deserved, long, slack-filled, candy-striped rope thanks to being a former player under RMK, Buckner pal (client?), King of Indiana, under .500 NBA career, business partner with the Cook family… and that hump, man… so I don’t mean to set the bar too high or anything because it makes me uncomfortable to do that… nepotism-factor affects us all…
BUT here are some notable year four performances from some other folks…
Conference-finish, tourney result:
Painter - T2, S16
Coach K - T3, R32
Izzo - 1, FF
Underwood - 2, R32
Gard - 4, R32
Matta - 5, NIT champs, but um, two 1st places and a FF by year 3
Holtmann - (OSU) 5, 1st round, had a 2nd place B10 finish and been to tourney twice in year 1-3, 2nd round exits both times, canned mid-season in year 7 after missing the tourney the prior year and looking likely to miss it again. Just noting.
Chris Collins - 5, R32 (@NORTHWESTERN), to note, has never lost to Woody, 5-straight Ws
Juwan Howard - 5, NIT, recall Howard won the B10 and went to the E8 in year 2 (fired after year 5, after missing tourney for 2nd year). Note: Former UM player, six years as NBA assistant, this was his first and only college coaching job, back now as NBA assistant.
Tom Crean - 5, S16, Crean started his IU career with the entire roster consisting of one walk-on, who was not named Trayce.
Calipari - T2, NIT, but, um, a Natty, a FF and an E8 by year 3 (three things IU hasn’t done in 22 years)
Donovan - T1, Natty Runner-up
Pearl - (Auburn) T1, R32
Few - 1, R32
Self - 1, E8
Scheyer - 2, E8 (oh, wait, that’s just his 2nd year)
Hubert Davis - 1, S16 (oh, wait, that’s just his 3rd year)
Jay Wright - 3, S16
Dan Hurley - 1, NC (his 2nd NC)
Oats - 1, S16
Bob Knight - 1, E8 (undefeated in the B10, his 3rd B10 title in his first four years) 👀
Sampson (Houston) - T2, R32
Rick Barnes (Tennessee) - T2, S16
Buzz Williams (Texas A&M) - 2, R64
Otzelberger - Only been there three years, but has a 2nd place and two S16s in that time, ranked #3 right now
Pat Kelsey - oh wait, only in 1st year, 8-1 in conference, all new roster, beat year 4 Woodson by 28 points
So, yeah… pulling for Woody to deliver
buyout drops in half on 3/31
BUT here are some notable year four performances from some other folks…
Conference-finish, tourney result:
Painter - T2, S16
Coach K - T3, R32
Izzo - 1, FF
Underwood - 2, R32
Gard - 4, R32
Matta - 5, NIT champs, but um, two 1st places and a FF by year 3
Holtmann - (OSU) 5, 1st round, had a 2nd place B10 finish and been to tourney twice in year 1-3, 2nd round exits both times, canned mid-season in year 7 after missing the tourney the prior year and looking likely to miss it again. Just noting.
Chris Collins - 5, R32 (@NORTHWESTERN), to note, has never lost to Woody, 5-straight Ws
Juwan Howard - 5, NIT, recall Howard won the B10 and went to the E8 in year 2 (fired after year 5, after missing tourney for 2nd year). Note: Former UM player, six years as NBA assistant, this was his first and only college coaching job, back now as NBA assistant.
Tom Crean - 5, S16, Crean started his IU career with the entire roster consisting of one walk-on, who was not named Trayce.
Calipari - T2, NIT, but, um, a Natty, a FF and an E8 by year 3 (three things IU hasn’t done in 22 years)
Donovan - T1, Natty Runner-up
Pearl - (Auburn) T1, R32
Few - 1, R32
Self - 1, E8
Scheyer - 2, E8 (oh, wait, that’s just his 2nd year)
Hubert Davis - 1, S16 (oh, wait, that’s just his 3rd year)
Jay Wright - 3, S16
Dan Hurley - 1, NC (his 2nd NC)
Oats - 1, S16
Bob Knight - 1, E8 (undefeated in the B10, his 3rd B10 title in his first four years) 👀
Sampson (Houston) - T2, R32
Rick Barnes (Tennessee) - T2, S16
Buzz Williams (Texas A&M) - 2, R64
Otzelberger - Only been there three years, but has a 2nd place and two S16s in that time, ranked #3 right now
Pat Kelsey - oh wait, only in 1st year, 8-1 in conference, all new roster, beat year 4 Woodson by 28 points
So, yeah… pulling for Woody to deliver
buyout drops in half on 3/31
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