HaydenHawk56
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He is a legacy, but so was Kent Dorfman.
Unlike Flounder, Woodson was a helluva player at IU, and in the Association for a while. Had some rotten timing at Indiana, missing the 1976 and 1981 NCAA Champs by one year each and missing a chance at Olympic gold because of Carter's 1980 boycott.
I can guarantee two things. The alumni that bought out Archie Miller have fond memories of Woodson's Indiana career, and the second thing is that Bobby Knight gave his blessing. Woodson is a fierce Knight loyalist, like Quinn Buckner and Alford, and neither would have betrayed Knight.
He brings NBA pedigree, for what that's worth. And he had a great collegiate career. A modern day comp would be a healthy Josh Langford, perhaps recent Penn State Lamar Stevens.
Obvious LOL.Hiring former players seems to be the trend. I fully expect that when Fran retires after 15 years at Iowa (without making the sweet 16) Troy skinner will be the next Iowa coach
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But is an 18 kid going to commit and play for a 63 year old coach they never heard of?He is a legacy, but so was Kent Dorfman.
Unlike Flounder, Woodson was a helluva player at IU, and in the Association for a while. Had some rotten timing at Indiana, missing the 1976 and 1981 NCAA Champs by one year each and missing a chance at Olympic gold because of Carter's 1980 boycott.
I can guarantee two things. The alumni that bought out Archie Miller have fond memories of Woodson's Indiana career, and the second thing is that Bobby Knight gave his blessing. Woodson is a fierce Knight loyalist, like Quinn Buckner and Alford, and neither would have betrayed Knight.
He brings NBA pedigree, for what that's worth. And he had a great collegiate career. A modern day comp would be a healthy Josh Langford, perhaps recent Penn State Lamar Stevens.
Hiring former players seems to be the trend. I fully expect that when Fran retires after 15 years at Iowa (without making the sweet 16) Troy skinner will be the next Iowa coach
I kind of wonder if part of the reason these teams like Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan are having difficultymay be that coaches are getting paid more now than they ever were and we as a society are filled with individuals who like objects/items and to live in nice places. If a coach is now getting paid $$$$$, they can really choose to live in a nice area or climate. Top coaches can choose to live on the coast in mild or warm weather opposed to living in the midwest and putting up with the snow and cold. It's different now and I think living conditions is really playing into it now. Why go to a place and put up with that and have to try to recruit top notch recruits to come to that climate to live an play. It plays a part I feel.Indiana Basketball and Nebraska Football are pretty much the same thing. Once proud blue blood programs who are mired in mediocrity or worse because they cannot find a head coach to match the legend that built the program. Both have struggled for 20 years to recapture the magic, but in the meantime, college athletics have moved on. Bobby Knight and Tom Osborne would not thrive in today's college landscape, and chasing their shadows is self-defeating. Each program has hired pro coaches, no connection coaches, favorite son coaches, and dirt bag coaches. All have flamed out. This hire does not look any more promising to me.
It should not be that hard to win in either place given the resources, tradition, and ridiculously loyal fan bases. But, they keep looking for shiny toys instead of a steady hand.
There may be something to this, but I think the weather is impacting recruiting talent more than recruiting coaches, especially in football. Back in the day, Nebraska and Michigan could fly down to Florida and gather all the talent they wanted, and those kids knew if they wanted to be on TV, they best head North to football country. Those days are gone. SEC kids are staying in SEC countryI kind of wonder if part of the reason these teams like Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan are having difficultymay be that coaches are getting paid more now than they ever were and we as a society are filled with individuals who like objects/items and to live in nice places. If a coach is now getting paid $$$$$, they can really choose to live in a nice area or climate. Top coaches can choose to live on the coast in mild or warm weather opposed to living in the midwest and putting up with the snow and cold. It's different now and I think living conditions is really playing into it now. Why go to a place and put up with that and have to try to recruit top notch recruits to come to that climate to live an play. It plays a part I feel.