have already discussed plans for departure and it will happen. Maybe i'm delerious, but i mean, how does it NOT happen?
I think Woodson and IU
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Yeah. Who says he's coming back? An anonymous source? Why should we believe that?
We can only wish but I think he is way too arrogant to leave like that. I think it will take a 10-20 record next year so they are forced to make him leave.
It doesn’t happen because IU always waits too long to fire coaches. Why change now?
My highly unlikely theory is that the news Woody is coming back was put out there by IU so it can look like Woody is leaving on his own at the end of the year. They can blame health issues or whatever they would like. Rumors of a players only meeting with Dolson in the last week or so surfaced and it was told to the players at that time.
I’m gunna believe it for as long as possible! Lol
I’m gunna believe it for as long as possible! Lol
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If the players know I would think it would leak out. I like your theory that Woody will go, but if there is not a leak in the next day or two, I would feel he is coming back.
I don’t even believe it. But it’s all I got at this point.
When I said I am not gong anywhere guys I knew we were doomed. Woodson will not leave on his own.
I think IU plans to take next year off from Basketball. Apparently it is just to hard to put together a team (good or bad) every stinking year. Take a break, regroup and try again in '25-'26.
Maybe then things will look better.
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Maybe then things will look better.
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The signs point to that, or maybe that's just what I want to believe. It's almost if he gave up mid-season. Hasn't contacted LM, zero recruits, doesn't want to talk about recruiting or his job, and hasn't spoken to Leal or Galloway. If I didn't know better, I'd say that Woody has been sliding into retirement while somebody else is coaching.
Are you aware of the definition of insanity? IU has a PhD in insanity
It doesn’t happen because we’re IU.
So are all the players out on him? If you have talent in an open market, sometimes a bigger paycheck doesn't keep you there. You might work hard to build your resume shortly before leaving.
Woodson will be back, his team will suck next season, and he will be fired in twelve months. Anyone who doesn’t see that is delusional.
But they’ll be young next year … and have injuries … and have to deal with toxic fans.
When the season ends and Reneau and Mgbako hit the portal that might tip the scale to fire him. Remember last year when Dickerson left to Kansas I could see Reneau and Mgbsko leaving for a winner like Kansas or Duke.
I would admit to myself that I actually suck at college coaching and retire gracefully.
Yep. But consider who you're replying to.
on my on terms, if I want to stay. I will stay. I have unfinished business.
We’d be lucky to get 10 wins next year with the potential roster we’re looking at.
Does your mom know about your computer use?
His salary with the Knicks was $4mil/yr. Any way you cut it he made good money in the NBA and I can’t believe he lives payday to payday. Assuming I wasn’t hurting for money and was further screwing my beloved Hoosiers then yes I would go without a second thought.
In my view if money isn’t a pressing issue but he stays then it indicates deeper character flaws.
I tend to agree. I'm in the minority in this thread, in that I agree with the decision to give him one more season, but I also think it's clear he won't quit however it goes. He's never quit any of his other jobs, good season or not.
His recent press conference responses also piss me off. "No comment" is not an acceptable response to reporters when they ask one of the highest paid public employees about an essential job function like recruiting.
It makes zero sense to keep him at IU. He has set the program up for failure in the future. He literally has no recruiting class and will lose at the least 4 guys.
Ware, X, Walker, MM.
Galloway, Leal possibly and not to mention he already had one open scholarship.
Program is in rough shape moving forward and IU decides to stick with him? Very odd move.
Ware, X, Walker, MM.
Galloway, Leal possibly and not to mention he already had one open scholarship.
Program is in rough shape moving forward and IU decides to stick with him? Very odd move.
Of course he's not going to quit. Woodson seems like a guy with a pretty big ego. No way a guy like this just up and walks away. Why would he, especially when it appears he has some powerful people in his corner?
I think the loss of McNeeley proves to be Woodson's "jump the shark" moment. A little inkling of it came with Queen's announcement for Maryland. I knew McNeeley had really been working on him to team up together at IU, in fulfillment of the Monteverde pipeline of coveted renown. Between the progressing season (especially) and his good buddy, Queen, leaving him as our only '24 recruit, it might not set well with Liam. ("Liam, is who I am!")
BTW, Mike Davis' "jump the shark moment" (JTSM elsewhere from here) was the Iowa home game he reportedly spent cloistered in his basement, having called in (mentally?) "sick" just hours prior to tipoff.
Archie Miller's JTSM (bingo!) was his debut game in Assembly Hall, a 29 pt loss to...hold onto your pee-shooters, the Bird-less Indiana State Sycamore's. I'd love to hear Fisch's post game coach's interview from that one. Just for the record, this JTSM could almost have been Archie's loss to PU, what might well become one of the more cherished moments in the Annals of IU Basketball History, the return of a forgiving Robert Montgomery Knight to an equally forgiving and adoring SRO crowd in fire marshall-less packed Assembly Hall. It wasn't just that we lost, but that we got taken to school by PURDUE. Whoever scheduled his return for that particular game should have been immediately banned from stepping foot inside of Dunn's Meadow or his Woods, always never ever again!
BTW, Mike Davis' "jump the shark moment" (JTSM elsewhere from here) was the Iowa home game he reportedly spent cloistered in his basement, having called in (mentally?) "sick" just hours prior to tipoff.
Archie Miller's JTSM (bingo!) was his debut game in Assembly Hall, a 29 pt loss to...hold onto your pee-shooters, the Bird-less Indiana State Sycamore's. I'd love to hear Fisch's post game coach's interview from that one. Just for the record, this JTSM could almost have been Archie's loss to PU, what might well become one of the more cherished moments in the Annals of IU Basketball History, the return of a forgiving Robert Montgomery Knight to an equally forgiving and adoring SRO crowd in fire marshall-less packed Assembly Hall. It wasn't just that we lost, but that we got taken to school by PURDUE. Whoever scheduled his return for that particular game should have been immediately banned from stepping foot inside of Dunn's Meadow or his Woods, always never ever again!
He will not be back, there's nothing to build upon and the writing is on the wall to everyone everywhere that things are in hibernation program-wise, and $$$ wise, until it's dealt with
Maybe he can turn things around. Look what the Minnesota coach did this year after last year's dismal record.
Woody is getting another year — he’s got a lot of support like it or not. It’s crazy.
He won’t quit or resign. I can’t think of any coach that has done that — maybe someone knows of an example? Also he may as well get terminated so he gets the buyout (resignation gets no buyout) and work with IU to make the messaging sound good (CMW agrees to retire or whatever).
I guess we’ll see how the portal goes.
He won’t quit or resign. I can’t think of any coach that has done that — maybe someone knows of an example? Also he may as well get terminated so he gets the buyout (resignation gets no buyout) and work with IU to make the messaging sound good (CMW agrees to retire or whatever).
I guess we’ll see how the portal goes.
Well actually, Mike Davis did just that. He announced his resignation with several games left in the season. But there is no way Woodson will do this.
Ah, I forgot, good call.
I guess they reached a settlement per below. So that’s how this could go, but I doubt it will.
“Davis has reached a contract settlement with the university and will continue to coach through the end of the season.”
I believe they are setting it up for Calbert to take over. Not saying it’s a good idea, but I believe the people who want it to remain RMK-era basketball want to hang onto the last thread.
