o$u fired Holtman last yr.......

[4IUSox2]

Chicago sports are a bit of a shitshow right now. All across the board.

Alright, a bit OT and as true as this statement is, has there ever been a less qualified, in over one’s head more than this current mayor? As a former long time city resident and still often work there 30 years later, he’s pathetic!! The city’s well being be damned, he will do whatever the CTU and Cook County board tell him to do.

 

[stollcpa]

IU has to make the move. AH was shitty when we were 4-0. I promise it will be a shit show now. Hell, I’ll lead the charge.

Unfortunately IU doesn’t have the stomach to deservedly fire him in season. We’re going to watch this sh!t show all season. They’ll win and game or two and get our hopes up and then lose a couple they should win. Agony all year long.

 

[UncleMark]

Chicago Bears just did their first in season firing in their hundred year history. Always a chance I guess.

If the Bears can do it, why not us? You could see this coming from the UNC-G game a mile away. A program with moderately successful history would've fired their coach by now.

Yeah, but it's not like the Bears were firing Walter Payton. Woody gets this season, but he's a dead man walking if you ask me.

 

[demunn]

Yeah, but it's not like the Bears were firing Walter Payton. Woody gets this season, but he's a dead man walking if you ask me.

Even if he was as valuable to us as Payton was to the Bears (and I hate going down this path but I believe he wasn't-- as great a player as he was), he's sadly killing his playing legacy by playing this out. If things goes as most of us expect, pulling this band aid off slowly is going to be painful for everyone.

 

[UncleMark]

Even if he was as valuable to us as Payton was to the Bears (and I hate going down this path but I believe he wasn't-- as great a player as he was), he's sadly killing his playing legacy by playing this out. If things goes as most of us expect, pulling this band aid off slowly is going to be painful for everyone.

No question his legacy is being tarnished as we speak. That might be unfair, but he's never going to be viewed with as much love and appreciation now as he was when he was just viewed as one of the all time great IU players. The best thing he could do now is step down graciously at the end of the season and throw his full support behind the University and his successor. It would be a shame if he went out bitter and resentful.

 

[kkott]

No question is legacy is being tarnished as we speak. That might be unfair, but he's never going to be viewed with as much love and appreciation now as he was when he was just viewed as one of the all time great IU players. The best thing he could do now is step down graciously at the end of the season and throw his full support behind the University and his successor. It would be a shame if he went out bitter and resentful.

Personally, my guess is Mike's a pro. He will gladly take the money as long as it's given and I don't think he cares if you give it to him all at once at the end of this season, or over the rest of his contract, but he's not going to leave any on the table. If the rumors are true of him spending so much time on the golf course this summer, I'd guess he'd be happy to get a lump sum to end the season. This can't be fun for him either.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

Alright, a bit OT and as true as this statement is, has there ever been a less qualified, in over one’s head more than this current mayor? As a former long time city resident and still often work there 30 years later, he’s pathetic!! The city’s well being be damned, he will do whatever the CTU and Cook County board tell him to do.

Never thought anyone could make mayor Beetle juice look good. But he’s done it Between king Madigan’s trial, Juicy Smool-yay case, Blago, and the $100B pension deficit , This god forsaken state is a train wreck.