Maybe they should do what the Cubs did, hire him and then inform Woody, lol
I could see Whitten screwing it up as well. She'd prolly be all for keeping Woodson 2-3 more years with below mediocre results than hiring a good coach. I mean... You can already tell.
What role does she have in hiring a basketball coach? I was under the impression that decision would be made by the BOT and the AD?
Guess you weren’t around when Herbert inserted himself into the hiring of Sampson due to the “optics” of having fired Davis.
Yes I was around but I didn’t know the president of the university made the ultimate decision.
Bingo. And jist have a feeling Whitten wont want anything to do with Beard. Even though charges were dropped. Loony whacko administration has always been and will continue to be the reason this program will suck going forward.
Yet they dont think of this. OSU and UL dont have the loons IU does making the decisions so they will fire and hire while we stick with Woodson and go 13-16 7-13 next year. Its why losing out is way better in the end then winning 4/5 more games. People just think about this weekend, when they need to think about next year and beyond.
Yea. It doesn’t seem like she would like Beard for obvious reasons — probably won’t click and I’m sure she views her role as protecting IU’s image. Hire him and she gets a lot of questions she doesn’t want. Beard would have to push for the job, and that doesn’t seem likely.
Auburn and Houston (ranked top 10) are quite content with their coaches....neither of which would be accepted at IU. St. John's isn't ranked..but they too are likely quite satisfied. IU might be empty-handed...but no dirt under the fingernails...so I guess we are setting pretty?
Cignetti hasn't won a game here yet, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
Exactly.
True, but I like him and I need to find something to be positive about lol.
Why would you include her? Actions indicate she moved quickly with football.
I hope she would do the same with basketball.
I'm with you. I'd sacrifice this season if it brought about a coaching change. Short-term pain for long-term gain.
He wouldn’t have ever been asked anywhere else as far as a high major program
Well, he didn't. But people keep repeating that myth. Davis resigned. And he wasn't forced out.
So true. But he once donned an IU uniform, which makes him uniquely qualified to coach the Hoosiers ... or so Dolson thought.
Don’t worry, the spring portal is going to transform IU into a good team!
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They should have done that 20 years ago.
