You all killed me a month ago after OSU

[Wiedersehen]

On February 14th you started a thread titled "Stick a fork in 'em" after the home loss to UCLA. So it appears you've predicted it both ways.

Fair. And I said I’d eat crow after being adamant they had turned things around. Should have stuck to my guns!

 

[IUgradman]

I do wonder if this team makes the tournament it scares away coaching candidates who see IU firing Woodson after qualifying for the tournament in three out of four seasons and think the university has too high of a standard.

When IU fired Allen it was after three straight horrible seasons, not three bowl games in four years.

 

[abraxis]

I do wonder if this team makes the tournament it scares away coaching candidates who see IU firing Woodson after qualifying for the tournament in three out of four seasons and think the university has too high of a standard.

When IU fired Allen it was after three straight horrible seasons, not three bowl games in four years.

It might be best to nip this unwarranted paranoia in the bud stage before blossoming into an invasive species of unwanted desire.

 

[ams66]

I do wonder if this team makes the tournament it scares away coaching candidates who see IU firing Woodson after qualifying for the tournament in three out of four seasons and think the university has too high of a standard.

When IU fired Allen it was after three straight horrible seasons, not three bowl games in four years.

Qualifying -- barely. On the bubble twice, squeeked in as a 12-seed "first four" play-in team and a 15 seed. Didn't make it out of the first weekend. Those don't equate to "bowl-game" seasons for me, but I guess technically it's post-season. I think any coach we'd want to have would look at those results at a school like Indiana and think with that program history and resources, he could do better.

 

[OpenWheels]

We want to scare away those candidates anyway.

Any good coach will grab it with the terms and buyouts Dolson hands out like candy.
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[Tammany Hall]

Any good coach will understand Woody did a poor job with a lot of resources, and they will assume they will do much, much better. Scott could also tell any worried candidates all the behind the scenes Woody horror stories that contributed to his termination.

I’m not worried about scaring off candidates. I am worried about how hard it is to get a coach to change jobs, but I think we will figure something out.

 

[the Donny Difference]

What do you pledge as your side of the bet if we don’t?

Taint lick

 

[CriticArisen]

Taint lick

Sounds fair

 

[Bucket Getter]

Damn man, now I will have nightmares tonight about that possibility!!

The announcer said that Woodson told him he had averaged 21 wins a season and the announcer's comment was "Evidently that isn't good enough for Indiana.".

No, it isn't, especially when Woodson stated that his temas would compete for BT and NCAA titles!
He hasn't really even sniffed one in four years.

That idiot wore me out in the first 5 minutes of the game. Admitted he hadn’t seen IU play. Claimed he went to the Washington team dinner “we put on” the night before. Had a severe bromance with Sprinkles or whatever that genius coach’s name was. And had the audacity to make fun of the candy stripes. “Can’t believe they are still wearing those!” Total jackass.

 

[OpenWheels]

He probably can't believe Michigan football still has stripes on the helmets either.

 

[.Gerdis]

Scott could also tell any worried candidates all the behind the scenes Woody horror stories that contributed to his termination.

That would be a mistake. Who would want to work for a boss that would bad mouth an employee and share privileged info?

 

[Tammany Hall]

That would be a mistake. Who would want to work for a boss that would bad mouth an employee and share privileged info?

If a candidate was worried Scott could explain it diplomatically in high level terms in 60 seconds and it wouldn’t be an issue. It’s common for candidates taking any job to ask what happened with the previous guy.

 

[bailey777]

IU is still on the bubble and all of a sudden they're S16 bound? I'll give you 10-1 odds ... my $100 vs. your $10.

Sleeper final four team.

 

[bailey777]

if we could only play washington every game.

Iu is the hottest team in the country.

 

[stollcpa]

Woodson finally figured out how to play his players. Finally figured out the correct line up.

No he hasn’t. Did you watch him let a 20 point lead be cut in half with two bigs, Rice, Carlyle and MM on court?

 

[frikkenfrakken]

Qualifying -- barely. On the bubble twice, squeeked in as a 12-seed "first four" play-in team and a 15 seed. Didn't make it out of the first weekend. Those don't equate to "bowl-game" seasons for me, but I guess technically it's post-season. I think any coach we'd want to have would look at those results at a school like Indiana and think with that program history and resources, he could do better.

15 seed?

 

[Thcgh]

Felling leaking the tape to ESPN. Go no further than that. If he had 3 straight sweet 16s in the late 90s it would have been the same outcome with Brand and the media.

Yeah **** Ron!

 

[Willdog7]

IU is still on the bubble and all of a sudden they're S16 bound? I'll give you 10-1 odds ... my $100 vs. your $10.

If I had 10.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

I’m in my mid 30s… I’ll take it. Haven’t seen much better.

You just let the older adults on here set the standard.

Anybody who watched IU in its prime under Knight, they get to set the expectation level.
This ain’t it.

This excitement over sweating it out to be the last 4 in, that isn’t acceptable. Woody tried to tell us last year was “a good year.”

This is a primary reason he hasn’t been any good. He’s been willing to settle for just barely scraping by every season and then calling it good. The head coach sets the expectations.

 

[VanPastorMan]

Bob Knight was essentially fired over not making deep tournament runs back when making the tournament was a foregone conclusion. Today our chests puff out with pride thinking if we win 1 of our final two, along with a game in the BTT, we have a chance to make it in the tournament if we win a play-in game. Just getting in the NCAA tourney is our new mark of a successful season as Patrick and Tim laugh.

It shows how we have fallen.

 

[ams66]

15 seed?

LOL. I went back to see where I got that. That was our overall seed in 2023, I read the wrong column. Funny that my brain didn't question it, shows how low expectations are lately.

 

[abraxis]

It shows how we have fallen.

Our penance has been served. We humbly beseech thee, oh Lord, to allow us to rise from the dead such that we might now flourish in college basketball, through your guidance, bathed in the bliss we once knew, from this day going forward into eternity.

 

[Indyhorn]

Are folks really still worried that Woody might return if we make Dance? Folks, the NIL benefactors didn’t pony up 5 million for a 11-seed in Dayton. Woody told them he needed an open check book to compete for goals he listed himself at his introductory press conference- and guess what we are not competing for titles. Louisville happened.

 

[kmathum]

Are folks really still worried that Woody might return if we make Dance? Folks, the NIL benefactors didn’t pony up 5 million for a 11-seed in Dayton. Woody told them he needed an open check book to compete for goals he listed himself at his introductory press conference- and guess what we are not competing for titles. Louisville happened.

My prediction. Woody makes a deep run (nothing to do with his coaching) decides to unretire and big money over rules Dolson again. Won't that be fun?

 

[ams66]

My prediction. Woody makes a deep run (nothing to do with his coaching) decides to unretire and big money over rules Dolson again. Won't that be fun?

If there was any path for Woodson to "earn his job back" he would not have been forced to retire mid-season. They would have just let the season play out and then make a decision. Why would you introduce all that drama into the season if you weren't sure.

 

[kmathum]

If there was any path for Woodson to "earn his job back" he would not have been forced to retire mid-season. They would have just let the season play out and then make a decision. Why would you introduce all that drama into the season if you weren't sure.

Yeah I have no idea. I'm just bull shitin. BUT. It wouldn't surprise me.

 

[asindc]

Yeah I have no idea. I'm just bull shitin. BUT. It wouldn't surprise me.

It would shock me, for all the obvious reasons.