I know coulda, shoulda, woulda, not much can be done now. The plug should have been pulled on Woodson last year. I expected more preparation and attention to fundamentals from someone that played under Knight. They are haphazard at best. Absolutely no toughness. It is tiresome to play games of significance (ya know games against ranked or better competition) and be completely uncompetitive each. and. every. time. Rant off. I wonder if anyone cares in the Athletic Dept. that I don't view IU basketball as a must attend event or TV program to watch any longer.
Does anyone care still?
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I think the athletic dept and IU sees the declining revenue from poor attendance and reduced donations. I expect a change end of season.
They care. They’ve completely revamped how they view managing a football program, with the glimpse this past year at what an elite program can feel like, and do, for your school and athletic department.
I’m sure they are now more anxious than ever to get their bball program back to that. No one in the offices actually knows what an elite bball program feels like. But they do now know what it feels like on the football side.
And I can’t imagine the differences could be more stark between our football and bball programs right now. If the power structure changes, Dolson will fire Woodson at season’s end. And he’ll hire a proven winner and a good basketball coach. Hopefully it’s someone that can continue that, and thrive at IU.
Your keyboard to God’s ears.
The Iowa game could be the event that’s finally pulled the last and final covers from the eyes that count.
Dolson was a manager under Knight in the 1980's. I think he was there in 1987. He knows.
Forgot about that. Good call.
I don’t think “caring” is the question. The question is willingness to give up on chasing ghosts to change everything to match our NIL powers with a program that is operating firmly under 2025 thoughts and philosophies.
Dolson's problem is that he doesn't have complete autonomy to make changes like this. They involve huge $$$ and contracts. So he can't act unilaterally and fire/hire dudes on his own. No AD could. So while Dolson might understand what is needed, he needs to convince the rest.
To be honest, no I really don't care much anymore. Sure I check scores and watch an occasional game ( I think I have watched one game this year from start to finish, and maybe ten minutes od three or four others) but I find myself with the same feeling after the game whether they win or lose and that's "meh". Not happy that they won or disappointed if they lose, basically just apathy at this point. I think a change in coaching and different attitude from the players would make a difference, but honestly I'm not sure? I do like following IU football now, so still a Hoosier fan of some sort.
I interact with and work with about 25-30 IU fans weekly. All of them just flat out do not care anymore. Yes, all of them. All 35/40 and older to 70s. Its rarely ever a topic of discussion anymore other than how sad this situation is. And these are people who used to schedule around everything to watch them play. I shit you not.
I watched 3-4 games last year. This year I’ve not watched a single game. I check the board to figure out if we’ve played. I will not watch another game while Woodson is the coach. I’d rather take sand paper to my eyes than to watch low energy, fundamentally unsound, low IQ basketball.
The family and I did get to go watch IUWBB handle the badgers a couple weeks ago. That was a nice to see good ball movement and hustle. We’re going back again for the Purdue game. Much more enjoyable to watch the ladies than the bricklayers.
The family and I did get to go watch IUWBB handle the badgers a couple weeks ago. That was a nice to see good ball movement and hustle. We’re going back again for the Purdue game. Much more enjoyable to watch the ladies than the bricklayers.
That’s where the fans can come in and help. Stop going to games. Boo Woodson out of the building whenever we end up getting our asses lit up at home. Start the fire Woodson chant. A few hundred calls a day from fans to the BoT (or whoever) might help. Not sure about that last one, just spitballing here.
This is the first year since the early 80s I can say I haven’t watched a single game from starting tip to ending buzzer. I’ve watched parts/good portions of games this year, but not an entire game. I’ve missed more than a few entirely. It used to bother me if I had to miss even part of a game, let alone an entire game. It doesn’t bother me anymore.
Much of southern Indiana used to shutdown to watch IU play on TV Saturday afternoons. No farm work got done.
Used to be that would happen even if our opponent was Athletes in Action in an exhibition. I remember being at Midnight Madness in the 90s until 2-3am once. And it wasn’t a big production with lights, smoke machines and music. It was a practice. An actual practice. Crowd sitting there watching guys shoot FTs. And we sat there because we cared. We didn’t need to be entertained.
Describes me to a T. Used to get the seasonal schedule and write game times and TV channels in my calendar. Occasionally planned biz travel around it. That stopped a long time ago. I watched about 10 min last night before getting disgusted. Bundled up at halftime and took the dog for a walk. Came back, tuned in and now down 20+. Turned it off for good.
Rarely watched the last 2 seasons and not one full game this year. When I have watched, it’s the same script…lazy passes, poor D, getting lit up from outside, dumb shots, too many unforced turnovers, getting out hustled. Not enjoyable to watch at all.
Like many here, rarely missed a game on tv in the 80’s and 90’s. Knew date, tip time, network etc. These days, rarely know when they play.
Like many here, rarely missed a game on tv in the 80’s and 90’s. Knew date, tip time, network etc. These days, rarely know when they play.
I never missed a game, and most all of them weren’t on tv. Would go out to a place with satellite. Those places were always packed with IU fans. Now, everything is on my TV, but life is too short to waste the time watching. Too many other options of things to do.
A few games or more of boo's raining down on Woodson. Before the season is over will convince the rest...
