Yeah that’s it. It was gospel to some.Did a rivals writer say that he failed a physical then later retracted it?
Iirc, there was another rumor here that he was asked, and refused to take the physical.
Edit, adding link
Conflicting Reports Emerge About Whether Thad Matta Failed Physical After Agreeing to Become Next Indiana Basketball Coach
It now appears that Matta was not offered the Indiana coaching job, as had been first reported by Indiana's Rivals site.www.si.com
the good thing is we are the only team that recruits the portal, we can get whoever we want out of there
Ughhhh…North Carolina dipped in year 2 and was 90 ish after making a final 2. With many of the team intact. They were 1-9 in quad 1 wins. Who has more NIL? Us? They ended up at 60 with no bid. Should they have fired Davis? Look I’m not happy with Woodson this year but it’s insane to fire him this year. No program is or will be doing that without cause.
Stop. Did Woody win 29 games and make the Championship game? That is called earning time, including a pass on the next year. End of argument.
No but he did get IU back into the tournament and 2nd in the B1G. Also, they had Roy in the bag. We don’t have a Roy to bag. Big difference.
That team was mediocre, weak conference, we all know this. Ended with a signature Woody blow out in the 2nd round. Not comparable.
Matta would be similar to Roy...just saying...
Nothing personal....but remind me to never listen to your coaching suggestions in the future!
Seems like alot of foorball schools take bbal more seriously than our admins do. Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, etc.
We were picked to win the big ten last year so I would not call a 12-8 record anything to write home about it was actually underachieving a bit. And the second straight ncaa blowout well yeah that was fun.
You need to include Mrs. Howell to be complete! Rich, nutty and fun old lady — could be interesting.
LOL. Whatever. Enjoy the continued downfall of IU hoops and it's zoom action to 15 wins next season.
This is inaccurate. OSU did not fire Matta, he quit due to health issues.
You are a goof. I’m not defending him per se. I’m stating why the administration isn’t going to move this year. So lol all you want. Gave examples. All you say is “stuff”. Oh and Purdue runs the same stuff. You just can’t distinguish it. Follow the orange ball…
To me you fill gaps here and there via the portal. You don’t build a team with it. That’s my fear if the worst comes to pass this year. Johnson, Walker graduate. Ware and Mgbako leave for the draft and Gunn and/or Banks leave. With only 1 recruit signed, you’re looking at needing to add 5 or 6 players.
That is a lot of portal. All my opinions aside, it’s going to be wild to watch what we end up with. 😳
True and this was pre Viagra era. Thurston the Third was probably not gettin it done at this point.
A LOT of people were talking about how we missed on Holtmann and how awesome he was…
It was year 3 of Miller. People were complaining about how IU's admin is stupid because they could have had Holtmann. Or Mack, but we got Archie instead. They were the shiny new coaching toys of 2019-20.
It was year 2. I just found a thread with all the nuggets. Same ones screaming. Holtmann and Mack…with some jay wright…pitino etc sprinkled in. Holtmann and Mack was the top flavors though.
In a year where it is glaring how horrid our roster construction is, got to give it to ol Tommy. He built a hell of a team. I mean we would kill for a sophomore Remy on this team. He never played, like 10 mins a game on that squad, and was shooting 48 % from three and could dribble. We got CJ...
If they end up needing 6 players….it’ll likely get weird. At that point you’re like the drunk frat guy outside the bar at closing time. Anyone is fair game.
I’m not loving Woody RN either. But “anyone is better than Woody” is a stupid thing to say.
Would he be able to do that here, in this offense? Probably not.
I know among the basketball guys, we were viewed as having gotten the best of the bunch in Miller. Bilas for example, was very high on him.
Still need a ball handler too though with XJ's injury. And one that could also make a 3 would've helped a ton.
You know what I mean, come on. It’s a hyperbole to make a point. Let me rephrase your honor: there are 25+ college bball coaches we could hire that would be better than Woody.
It’s sad to be right and wrong all at the same time. It’s like fighting over who has the better turd.
and yet my gut tells me any of those 3 would be better than where we are. I wish I didn't feel that way!
yeah, I don’t feel one iota better about IU after the OSU news.
