Make no bones about it, I want Woody gone at the end of the year. But I would be pretty upset if he was fired or stepped down before the end of the season. I think that would only give the top brass another opportunity to make another nepotism hire - to hire another coach that Indiana wouldn't give a second look at if they had played at UI instead of IU - if Cheaney can fire up the team and pull out a few wins or go on an NIT run.

I know it's not representative or anything but I have seen a lot of chatter online about how Indiana should hire Alford or Fife or even Cheaney - there is a distressingly large contingent that hasn't learned anything from hiring Woodson and simply wants to cycle through the next underqualified Indiana alumnus that has any coaching experience whatsoever regardless of whether that experience would be sufficient to generate interest if said coach had no ties to Indiana.

I think that if Indiana gives Woodson the rest of the season it gives the program the best chance to get away from the older, most moneyed segment of the fanbase's desire to "bring back the old days." I hate it for Mike personally, but frankly the team tuning Woody out and folding down the stretch would also supply Dolson with his best argument against this contingent having too much influence during the next search.

Firing Woodson would not solve anything - sure this team is talented enough to make the tournament but they're not going to do any damage there - and it puts the program at a not-insignificant risk of hiring an underqualified interim coach that would've never been considered in any other circumstance. There isn't anyone on IU's bench that would have even been interviewed for the job after Archie was fired. It would also risk some alumni feeling like Woodson wasn't given a fair shake - he has run a clean program and the only coach that has been fired from Indiana midseason was Kelvin Sampson which wasn't for performance. Archie was allowed to finish out his final 12-win season, it'd look terrible to fire an alumnus midseason after that. But primarily I fear giving those older alumni a chance to rally around Cheaney if he tears off four straight wins to close the year or something.

In the NIL era, Indiana is primed to be very competitive in terms of the talent it can lure to campus. Under the right coach with the right scheme to deploy that talent optimally, Indiana can put together a winning formula. But Indiana has to stop getting in its own way and firing Woodson midseason would create a huge, unnecessary mess.

According to a survey by the American Alliance of Museums, 97% of Americans believe museums are an educational asset. The other 3% are Hoosier fans who are tired of the antiquated product we constantly see on the court. To say that Mike Woodson has dropped the ball this year would be a metaphorical cheap shot. The ball has dropped off Ballantine Hall, caught wind, and entered the stratosphere of ass.

For those who didn’t watch the game, both teams battled it out until the bitter end. Leads changed constantly as the clock ticked down. Every Hoosier fan watching leaned forward in anticipation. We had already given up on the season, but it’s the Purdue game! You have to watch. As the teams traded baskets and the game came down to the wire, we all guessed what might happen next. It's Indiana in the 21st century. They would blow it. In fact, it had most recently occurred only 5 days ago against Maryland. This time it was against our biggest rival. 11 seconds to go. IU is up 76-75. Purdue drives down the court and sets a play. They easily grab two points for the lead.

Woodson takes a time out, designs a play, and suddenly, we are all back at the museum.

See you next year.

Ya’ll see one of the victims of the plane crash in DC was a 2020 IU grad?

Only 1 home game in November, sheesh.

At Iowa and at Oregon will be tough back to back. Guess they get a bye in between though. Penn state will be hard too.

Feel like if we have a similar squad to this past season we win at minimum 8. Too early to tell.

Hi - I had season tickets this year and trying to figure out how the points work, hoping there's some old ticket office workers here, thanks in advance!

- For FB/BB season tickets it says there cumulative, does this mean 10 points per year (20 total points in year 2) or 10 points year 1, 20 points year 2 (30 total)? Assuming the former but curious.

- Are the 125 football bonus points yearly? Seems like a huge incentive to buy FB tickets, which likely was the plan prior to this year.

- What percentile really gets you into decent seats in the lower bowl? not looking for first 15 or 20 rows, but would love to be in the lower bowl and not in the cave. Trying to decide if donating this year is worth it and if so what it would take to jump down.

Go Hoosiers!

Hire Chris Beard.

Getting beat by Maryland in basketball is humorous at this point. All fun and games, if I was an opponent I’d be so excited.

Ignoring the fact he’s just not good… 65% free throw shooter?? C’mon…

What are everyone’s thoughts on the personal seat donation program? To me, IU is getting ahead of itself. We had a great year, and attendance was up, which is great, but making such a drastic change discourages people from buying season tickets. It’s essentially a 50% markup. For a program that’s just starting to gain its footing, this move seems risky.

Don’t get me wrong—I love the idea of increasing revenue so we can continue to compete, but it feels like too much, too fast. Dolson cited following the lead of 14 other Big Ten schools, but I haven’t been able to find a list anywhere. I’d bet those schools have much more established football programs.

It also feels like a bit of a bait-and-switch for those of us who secured our season tickets back in November.

Hasn’t happened in over 100 years. 100 years!!!!!! Thanks Mike for handing Northwestern that record.

Why can’t we play a complete game? Only play with intensity in the last 2 minutes of the game. Every time I watch I feel like they lack in the fundamentals. No hustling back on defense, no consistent strong rebounding, protecting the ball is lacking, not a lot of active hands on defense and help defense. I’m a faithful IU fan until I die but being a faithful fan shouldn’t be this difficulty should it??