Dolson

[bailey777]

I really want to believe it wasn't his decision and quinn forced this on him. But if it was it really makes my question him. I find it very hard to believe nobody else wanted this job so they settled on woodson. I want to hope it was just quinn saying you have to hire my iu guy. Because if it wasn't what was dolson thinking. This was likely never going to work. Having to hire fife and Matta was the first red flag.

 

[ndhuntington]

I don't know who's fault it was but hiring a NBA coach to coach college basketball with no experience that should get Dolson fired for being that dumb.

 

[UTFO]

I really want to believe it wasn't his decision and quinn forced this on him. But if it was it really makes my question him. I find it very hard to believe nobody else wanted this job so they settled on woodson. I want to hope it was just quinn saying you have to hire my iu guy. Because if it wasn't what was dolson thinking. This was likely never going to work. Having to hire fife and Matta was the first red flag.

I want Buckner and the old crew on Mars while Dolson makes this decision.

Here's why: these people are making me feel differently about our banners, and my childhood for that matter.

I look at them now and just feel old.

No more IU Alumni other than Hulls should be retained. Clean break. Once we have a real coach set us right, then we can honor our past players.

We certainly can't let them steer the ship any longer. We'll be in the MAC by 2028.

 

[Crossblock]

I never thought I would see the day when people recognized IU as a "Football First" School, but if We haven't reached that point We are getting close. When does Spring Practice start?

 

[Al Bino]

I really want to believe it wasn't his decision and quinn forced this on him. But if it was it really makes my question him. I find it very hard to believe nobody else wanted this job so they settled on woodson. I want to hope it was just quinn saying you have to hire my iu guy. Because if it wasn't what was dolson thinking. This was likely never going to work. Having to hire fife and Matta was the first red flag.

IMO, you answered your own concerns.
The fact that Fife and Matta were hired indicates to me that Woodson was not Dolson choice. Have you EVER seen hires like that with a new coach?
Plus the fact that Dolson credited Buckner with facilitating communication with Woodson.
I imagine the conversation going something like this
QB - You are going to hire Mike.
SD - Your the boss but I want to bring on some help for him.
The rest is sad history.

 

[bsmitty08]

I never thought I would see the day when people recognized IU as a "Football First" School, but if We haven't reached that point We are getting close. When does Spring Practice start?

One good season won’t make IU a football school.
Basketball is IU’s name in the major sports world.

 

[Tammany Hall]

I really want to believe it wasn't his decision and quinn forced this on him. But if it was it really makes my question him. I find it very hard to believe nobody else wanted this job so they settled on woodson. I want to hope it was just quinn saying you have to hire my iu guy. Because if it wasn't what was dolson thinking. This was likely never going to work. Having to hire fife and Matta was the first red flag.

It's pretty obvious what happened. If Quinn wasn't BoT/Chairman there is no way Woody gets hired.

Look what Scott did with football. He may not get the next bball hire right, but he is our best shot. The last thing we need are all the trustees and donors getting involved again like they have for 25 years because they will screw things up.

 

[abraxis]

I want Buckner and the old crew on Mars while Dolson makes this decision.

Here's why: these people are making me feel differently about our banners, and my childhood for that matter.

I look at them now and just feel old.

No more IU Alumni other than Hulls should be retained. Clean break. Once we have a real coach set us right, then we can honor our past players.

We certainly can't let them steer the ship any longer. We'll be in the MAC by 2028.

I even question Calbert Cheaney’s presence on the bench. When the camera is on him announcers always make it sound like what a special privilege it is for these kids to be taught by this IU basketball “saint” but I wonder how effective he is. Is he just putting his time in enjoying the Bloomington cush life with the perk of watching college basketball from a great seat? He looks like an expressionless stiff, much like Woodson’s other henchmen. Where’s the enthusiasm? I bet he enjoys Woodson’s hand-rolled Cuban leaf, too.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

IMO, you answered your own concerns.
The fact that Fife and Matta were hired indicates to me that Woodson was not Dolson choice. Have you EVER seen hires like that with a new coach?
Plus the fact that Dolson credited Buckner with facilitating communication with Woodson.
I imagine the conversation going something like this
QB - You are going to hire Mike.
SD - Your the boss but I want to bring on some help for him.
The rest is sad history.

I agree with you here Al. Something really fishy about the timing of all those hires. News started to surface that Matta was the choice and then there was this manufactured failed physical charade. Then Woodson’s name suddenly comes up. I think Buckner orchestrated this to get his guy in and they came to some kind of agreement with the other two to keep them on in the advisory role making Fife, the assistant.
When Fife tried to give input and coaching, Woodson’s ego got in the way, and he shut that down, and the two were gone quicker than you could blink. Matta had been around long enough and witnessed how good basketball operations . He could smell a shit show coming from a mile away so no wonder he bolted.