Dane Fife not returning
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Whether it works out or not it going to likley going to depend on if he can get legit shooters in here and enough of them. I saw we were like 311th or something like that in three point percentage last year. That is about as bad as you can get. You cannot hit the three you are not winning big in this day and age.
I don’t see Fife as a villain. He was an assistant here, it didn’t work out. Doesn’t make me think less of him as a player or person. Life goes on. Hell, he’s walking away with $375,000. He will land on his feet somewhere and hopefully it works out great.
No not everyone is but there certainly is an effort and stuff was leaked to try and damage him. Is it al ltrue I have no idea but whatever happened to lets part ways and just move on. You know at some point Fife will probably tell his side of the story and it is going to be alot different. Once he gets new job I would not be shocked if he hits the media.
Rabby is a mind reader I guess and it all must be true!!!! Fife bad man!
I don't know. Lot of insiders and hanger on types these days. Doesn't mean it is Woodson. Not saying this is the case, but if someone is not good at their job, not a fit, or just maybe a bit abrasive word will get out.
Anyone watching Indiana the last couple months could tell something wasn't meshing with Fife. I'm sure his side will be told at some point.
If any of what was alleged is true, it could come from any number of sources. The politics aspect would obviously be known by the players and they would probably talk about that with friends and family. Recruiting issues would be known by perspective recruits and their families. I mean, I don’t think it was any major secret that Dane was removed from being the lead recruiter for Booker. I don’t think that would’ve happened had things been going swimmingly in that recruitment. So this effort that you are alluding to that people are supposedly trying to damage Fife I don’t understand. Anytime anyone gets fired there are reasons, and it’s only natural in a situation like this there is going to be speculation as to why. At the end of the day it really doesn’t matter, because it doesn’t change the fact that Fife is no longer on the staff.
For sure. Timeout, so you are going to pretend to be informed but then state you don't think coaches talk about other jobs during the season? Wow, okay.
I’m not pretending anything about being informed as to the particulars of this situation.
However, I know the difference between well run professional organizations and poorly run professional organizations because I have participated both. The successful organizations treat their outgoing professionals with dignity and respect. The failures shit on their outgoing professionals.
That's true but what if the outgoong professional was not so professional in the position?
I remember when you said there was no reason to believe there was a disconnect in the coaching staff? Amazing that you now all of the sudden believe rumors from a message board about Fife’s alleged offenses. Woodson just doesn’t know what he is doing.
still shaking the bushes for another story, scoops? Man, you were right all friggin day long about KL and Durr. Who would have guessed two guys who didn’t play would leave?
Anyway, keep those scoops coming!
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Not only believe them but run with them. Rumors that were leaked on purpose to Rabby instead of just moving on and letting go of it. Somebody wants to damage Fife no question and who knows if it is all true but people just eat up anything they are told as gospel.
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I feel bad for his family. To only be a place for a year is hard to have to pack up the house and leave again.
A lot of this is difficult to prove, Dane sent out some tweets complaining about nilAnd the university made him take them down. People have screenshots. He allegedly told Filpowski (sp) and his family when they were at dinner how stupid nIL was and you should just want to play for IU? Speculation. He didn’t bring in any recruits and was taken off the Booker recruitment. Fact. High school coaches were complaining that they weren’t hearing from Fife and he wasn’t following up on recruiting calls. This could probably be confirmed. He offered a recruit he had been told not to. Think this came from Pu board. As for conspiracy theories, hard to prove again. But seems like there is an awful lot of smoke.
He gives people what they want to hear. Whatever the popular narrative is he drives it home.
Seems to me Woodson is pretty clear on what he is doing. You may not agree, but you can't say he doesn't know what he's doing.
3rd year? There’s plenty of grumbling already.
And sure you can talk yourself into being excited. I sure did. But your opinion before he was hired was your objective thoughts.
Why can’t I say that? What has he done that proves he does know what he is doing?
There's always grumbling. Most people just repeat what they're hearing.
Absolutely. The conference was extremely weak this year, and our non conference schedule was a joke.
I don't think we can even say if the negative info is even coming from inside the program.
Lol. We can’t? Where did it come from? Dakich knows where it came from.
The strategy employed by IU here is not unique to this situation. IU has done this for generations. That’s what Dakich is telling you.
We could have been more consistent, I'll agree. But we made the tournament and according to rumors we could have our core willing to come back. To soon (by a mile) to conclude he doesn't know what he's doing.
Dakich knows how it works at IU. Anyone paying attention over the past 50 years knows too.
I see you’ve accepted that allegation as an absolute truth.
Making the tournament is not an achievement at IU. It’s the bare minimum expectation. The rumor is just a rumor at this point. Odd that you gave no credence to the Coaching Staff Turmoil rumor, but you do believe in this rumor.
Yeah, I've done it several times for a lot less money while in the Navy and we never lived in one place so long as Dane did while at MSU or IUFW. Don't feel so bad for him. He'll be fine.
We have to fight our way in just like Rutgers. That's our current reality.
Seems quite clear there's staff turmoil. At least there was until yesterday. I didn't think either way previously. It happens all the time, though. So no surprise if it happens here. Deal with it and move on.
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