Woodson out

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Woodson stepping down at seasons end

Sources: Woodson set to leave IU at season's end

Men's basketball coach Mike Woodson is not expected to return to Indiana next season, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

www.espn.com

 

[UCTitleTown]

Another older coach exiting. You won't see coaches older than 65 in the future. The salaries are too great to be worth hanging on too long and tarnishing their reputations.

 

[BigTenFan]

Going to be an ugly -lame duck end of season. It's really not a team - it's an NIL experiment. Wonder where top recruit Trent Sisley ends up.

 

[Scoe]

Another older coach exiting. You won't see coaches older than 65 in the future. The salaries are too great to be worth hanging on too long and tarnishing their reputations.

It's not the age he has just never been a very good head coach that hasn't changed with age.

 

[EROCK CONN]

Bizarre hire to begin with…. crazy to
think that when Indiana won its 5th and last title, both us and Duke had 0.

 

[BGesus4]

Only about two years too late

 

[cellocgg]

Gonna assume no validity here, right?

 

[pj]

Gonna assume no validity here, right?

Maybe if they move the university to New Jersey.

 

[RuffRuff]

Going to be an ugly -lame duck end of season. It's really not a team - it's an NIL experiment. Wonder where top recruit Trent Sisley ends up.

Purdue is my guess

 

[JohnFSilver]

Maybe if they move the university to New Jersey.

I can’t think of any other place that Hurley and his wife would hate more than Indiana. Lol. It’s just not him.

I could see Knicks, Celtics, nets, Philly for nba. For college, UConn, Seton Hall and Rutgers.

 

[Inyatkin]

I can’t think of any other place that Hurley and his wife would hate more than Indiana. Lol. It’s just not him.

I could see Knicks, Celtics, nets, Philly for nba. For college, UConn, Seton Hall and Rutgers.

Just to be clear, you could see Dan Hurley coaching Rutgers? That's something you could see happening?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Indiana is really just another program at this point. Tom Crean, Archie Miller and Mike Davis are really good to good coaches, and Sampson is one of the best ever, and none of them have done much since Knight left. And honestly, Knight's last 7 seasons were mediocre (Knight stole a Sweet 16 bid with a meh 1994 team). THREE Sweet 16's in the last 30 years. Xavier has eight over the same period.

Any reputational advantage that Indiana had is gone with NIL. It gets a lot of revenue from the Big 10, but it is a rural university in a state with modest economic resources and there are a lot of city schools that can compete for talent.

 

[BigTenFan]

I can’t think of any other place that Hurley and his wife would hate more than Indiana. Lol. It’s just not him.

I could see Knicks, Celtics, nets, Philly for nba. For college, UConn, Seton Hall and Rutgers.

Purdue is pretty loaded with only 1 Senior on their team. Next year's Purdue team will be stronger than this year's team....which so far has over delivered.

 

[BigTenFan]

Indiana is really just another program at this point. Tom Crean, Archie Miller and Mike Davis are really good to good coaches, and Sampson is one of the best ever, and none of them have done much since Knight left. And honestly, Knight's last 7 seasons were mediocre (Knight stole a Sweet 16 bid with a meh 1994 team). THREE Sweet 16's in the last 30 years. Xavier has eight over the same period.

Any reputational advantage that Indiana had is gone with NIL. It gets a lot of revenue from the Big 10, but it is a rural university in a state with modest economic resources and there are a lot of city schools that can compete for talent.

IU athletic dept really has unlimited economic resources- so money is not an issue. This year's team was the worst money can buy. Mark Cuban can always write a check.....

 

[UCTitleTown]

"Funky cold medina!"

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Indiana is really just another program at this point. Tom Crean, Archie Miller and Mike Davis are really good to good coaches, and Sampson is one of the best ever, and none of them have done much since Knight left. And honestly, Knight's last 7 seasons were mediocre (Knight stole a Sweet 16 bid with a meh 1994 team). THREE Sweet 16's in the last 30 years. Xavier has eight over the same period.

Any reputational advantage that Indiana had is gone with NIL. It gets a lot of revenue from the Big 10, but it is a rural university in a state with modest economic resources and there are a lot of city schools that can compete for talent.

Disagree on that one. They’ve got a huge fan base, huge NIL budget, and are first and foremost a basketball school (yes, I understand they had a great season in football). If they hire the right coach, that program turns around quickly.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Disagree on that one. They’ve got a huge fan base, huge NIL budget, and are first and foremost a basketball school (yes, I understand they had a great season in football). If they hire the right coach, that program turns around quickly.

If that is true, then every top coach should be stampeding to their door. We will know soon enough.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

If that is true, then every top coach should be stampeding to their door. We will know soon enough.

I mean, the UK search clearly shows that’s not true. Don’t think anyone would suggest UK is just another college program but they still struck out on all their top targets. I think there’s plenty of folks that don’t want the media attention that comes with the IU job or are just comfortable where they’re at. That doesn’t mean IU is just a job, the landscape for coaching moves has just fundamentally changed.

 

[Brochacho]

Hope they leave Mullins and Reibe alone.