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As disappointing as this is, I’m more concerned that we may have a mass exodus once the season’s over. I hope I’m wrong, but this could just be the beginning of a complete rebuild.

It does suck, but that’s the world we live in today, and it isn’t going to get any better, so we have to adapt. I hate it, but there’s no going back, and the days of developing players will be the exception not the rule.

Like it or not, that’s the reality (NIL/Portal) of college basketball in today’s world regardless of the coach…get used to it. Nick Saban came out this week, and basically said that’s why he retired.

It doesn’t get much better than watching the Hoosiers win at Minnesota, and then tune into the Warriors game and watch TJD have an unreal performance!

He’s gone

He’s been so bad tonight!

Thank you!

One thing that hasn’t really been discussed is if the players still support Coach Woodson…any inside information on that?

Agree

What difference a team makes when you get 33 pts from your guards!

Here comes the blowout…I’m switching to the women’s game on Peacock.

I can’t remember one game the entire season where we closed out the 1st half on a strong note.

It’s sad☹️

Good point about the NBA….with a schedule of 82 games, a loss here and there is no big deal, so you move on to the next game. Unfortunately, you don’t have that luxury in college, and that may affect his decision making. We’ll see if he adapts next year assuming he’s back.

But somebody has to make 3s for us to win!

I didn’t say the last two years were a rousing success, but they sure were an improvement over the previous years. You have to remember I was around for the RMK’s three national championships, so I know what success looks and feels like. I’m as disappointed as most about this year’s results, but I also know things can change in a hurry in today’s game, so I hope the powers to be make the right decision about next season, whatever that ends up being.

Like I say, we’ll see next year, if he really means it, because that will be his last, if he doesn’t follow through. But this is all speculation, because we’re not the ones making the decision. Personally, I can live with it either way, but I think it’s a bad look for the school and recruiting to fire a coach after one off year. But, that’s just my opinion.

Because I believe him when he says he would like to play 4 out and 1 in, but personnel dictates what style you play, and unfortunately, we had no choice this year. We missed on the guys that would have made a difference, and our returning players either didn’t improve or in some cases regressed. No excuses though, because it all falls on the head coach. Next season will be his make or break year.

I agree, and that’s why we’re in this situation. So, if he gets another year, he better land some scoring guards or it could be worse next season. Best case is he turns it around, and we’re the top scoring team in the nation…that’s the optimist in me!

Please, not Bruce Webber!

Like I said, I think he gets another year, so we’ll see. He whiffed in the portal this year, with the exception of Ware, and was forced to go big again out of necessity. Without going down low, we wouldn’t have scored 50 pts in most games. Our guards are that bad.

As a fan I go back to the 71-72 season, and have to admit Woodson was one of my favorite players, but I don’t think that clouds my opinion of him as a coach. I just believe he’s capable of changing the style of play (scheme) with the right roster. As I said, we struck and missed on some game changers this off season, and he rolled the dice and decided to go with the backcourt we had and that was a mistake, so that’s on him. I think he gets one more year to prove everyone wrong. The danger is with all the talk about a coaching change, we may have such a mass exodus at the end of the season that the portal won’t provide enough relief next year….so we’ll see.

Good points, and if it’s the same next season, I’ll be at the front of the line saying it’s time for a change.

I don’t think it’s so much a refusal to play modern day basketball as it is was we missed on guys like Knecht and Timberlake, and the decision was made to go with X, Cupps and Galloway, with the hope that Gunn and Banks would make a sophomore leap, and be threats from the outside. We all know how that turned out, so we were left with the same old let’s go down low to Reneau and Ware. Now is that on Woodson - yes, but is it correctable - yes. So I say, let’s see how next season plays out.

I think we win tonight, but if I’m wrong, and we lose out, then I couldn’t argue if he’s let go. Although, I still think it would be a mistake to let him go after only 3 seasons. Even though this season has been a disaster, I don’t think it’s wise to fire a coach for one off year. If we have a repeat next year, then yes.