One good season won’t make IU a football school.
It's pretty obvious what happened. If Quinn wasn't BoT/Chairman there is no way Woody gets hired.
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.
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.
i suspect CC is not enjoying this in the least bit.
Sadly, I remember it being said Fife fell out of favor for mouthing his politics in the locker room. Those were some contentious times in deep blue Monroe Co and Fife was apparently spewing the wrong color.
Cignetti could very well make Indiana a football school. I'm 100% serious. It's a big and beautiful thing; embrace it.
Let’s hope so. I hate to think of Cignetti as a Mike Davis-like “one hit wonder”. Lasting superpowers take time to emerge. I wish Curt was younger, but if so, one of those true superpowers would more likely snarf him up.
“could” but it isn’t there yet. If he repeats it next year, I think IU should pour more money into that program. Upgrade or build a new stadium, new indoor facility, etc.
Dolson had an agreement with dusty may, they offered Woodson 4 more years on his payout at 1 mil per year, Woodson refused
The newest of the banners is approaching 40 years old. Since the early 90's they've been contenders maybe 3 or 4 years?
You must not be paying attention, IU is pouring $ into FB. Coach, coaching staff, NIL, and stadium upgrades about to be announced. IU people know this.
Id rather them not make the B1G Tournament. Who cares about that 11vs14 game lmao. A squeaker over Minnesota and rhen a 17 pt loss to Wisconsin in quarterfinals.. Id rather they lose out before conference tournament and not make it.
Yes but not on par with the top programs. Iu is on par with top programs in basketball spending.
That was probably true last spring. Not anymore.
His team is arguably better next year talent wise. Schedule is harder. But if they don’t win 9 games and go to a Florida bowl I think the season will be a disappointment.
Butler has turned into a hard job with the BE and I don’t think they’re handing out bags up there. But still. I thought they’d be better.
No duh, IUFB can’t become OSU or UM overnight and will probably never get to the top-10 in payroll spend. 10-20 maybe in a few years. But for us IU fans the improvement is exciting. Much better than following IUBB.
Dolson was told he needs to get one more year. but if he is willing to step aside on his own, you can offer him this. Dolson wanted to replace him those above him didn't
What did you take offense of, in what I said?
You didn't know IU was pouring money into FB. I simply pointed out that IU is doing that.
IU should be a football first program. It’s any athletic department’s bell cow. Basketball has relevance, but not nearly as much as 20-30 years ago. The way the game is played has changed. It’s not as popular. Football is where it’s at.
Although in his third year at Butler he doesn’t look to be getting it done. I’m sure with no D-1 football and a small private school, maybe Butler isn’t competitive in NIL. But Matta isn’t in A-10 or midwestern city or whatever league school was in during his first tenure there.
Everything in life runs its course…popularity of events, organizations, coaches, etc. Some are sustained longer than others with some cycled in shorter course of execution. It happened to Knight. It’s apparently happening to Matta (What’s the matter with Matta?) and yes, even our current coach, Mike Woodson who will be remembered as a short hitter.
