Yep, he also said something to the effect that they are making Wichita State a coaching "destination". I interpreted that to mean several things, one of which is "If I leave, I'm leaving this better than I found it".
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Yep, he also said something to the effect that they are making Wichita State a coaching "destination". I interpreted that to mean several things, one of which is "If I leave, I'm leaving this better than I found it".
As of this morningI'm here -> I like still like the plan of going after Marshall, win & WIN, lose and call Mike Anderson at Arky and a$k him to come home. Fail on those call up Shaka Smart and say, "sorry dude, I know it looks like we courted those dudes but we really didn't, we wanted you the whole time" lol fail on that and prolly $teal the UAB coach. Fail on that - Intern Brennan, there ya go, there is my BATTLE plan.
If that scenario plan happens I'd advocate shutting down the program...
IOW
That ain't gonna happen.
Marshall might turn Bama down but the next guys on the list wouldn't. I'm of the opinion that there are still several coaches that would leap at the opportunity to come here and they'd likely be very successful. GM is not the beginning and the end of the list. Some people seem to be of the mindset that unless it is Marshall we'll fall off the face of the planet. It's beginning to get comical honestly.
I'm disappointed Marshall is even being talked about in the media right now. We're backing him into a corner.
I don't know. It sounded like me someone who is leaving. Maybe wishful thinking on my part. But he could not stop talking, and if I was a shocker recruit it would not have put me at ease, and coaches always have recruits in mind.
Either accepts or he doesn't. I don't see any problem with the the media attention. It means that we are still relevant. He's the one that said something foolish about "he would listen" and his team is still playing. He could have said, "I am not going to be the next coach at Alabama!"
Can't agree more. I would rather hear "coach speak" about tournament prep and focus on job at hand and then move on.
I found it refreshingly honest. I also think if you listen to the totality of his comments over the last week, this is what you get.
To Come to alabama CGM would need the following
Crazy money
something long term (10 yr contract)
and some assurances from the athletic department they will get a similar ratio of dollars per student as the football team (this will be the sticking point)
To Come to alabama CGM would need the following
Crazy money
something long term (10 yr contract)
and some assurances from the athletic department they will get a similar ratio of dollars per student as the football team (this will be the sticking point)
I like the honesty also. If not the honesty we would still be talking about Archie Miller from back on Page 20 something.
What we know about CGM:
1. He has a price and is willing to listen.
2. He is not going to jump at anything to move.
3. We are going to have to make a concentrated effort to stop being just a "football" school when and if comes as far as funding.
I don't think funding is at all an issue. Most athletic departments do not make a profit, and why is that? It's not because they can't, it's because they choose to put all those funds right back into the athletic department. Alabama has been running a profit of 20 million+ per year, compared to a deficit per year for Auburn. That's 20 million per year that could be spent in putting the Alabama athletic department that much further ahead.
So, I don't see a problem at all. If Alabama spends more on the basketball program, at worse, at worse, there's less of a profit made, which is not the real priority of a college's athletic department. If someone like Marshall comes in and demands a renewed focus on the basketball program, I fail to see how that could possibly be a problem.
Yes, there's Title IX, but they could still invest an additional ten million per year in the men's basketball team, without any Title IX issues and without running a deficit. To give you an idea, that's enough to fund the entire athletic department at Western Carolina. Besides, it's not like the additional investment is likely to get 0 return, it's one of the best bets you can make because there's actually some college basketball programs that out earn some of the top college football programs. The only way they get into trouble is if they start far out spending their revenue, but at this point they'd have to work hard to do that.
Edit: I'll add one other things, the Koch brothers can match Alabama's spending that much is true, but they can't match the other things that Alabama has. They can't match Alabama's attendance (their arena, built in 1955 seats 10K), they can't match Alabama's recruits, they can't match Alabama's exposure. Ironically, they could be what Alabama needs and give Marshall leverage to insure Alabama invests fully in the program, but there's no doubt he'll get a lot of things at Alabama he can't where he's at now.
So, I don't see a problem at all. If Alabama spends more on the basketball program, at worse, at worse, there's less of a profit made, which is not the real priority of a college's athletic department. If someone like Marshall comes in and demands a renewed focus on the basketball program, I fail to see how that could possibly be a problem.
Yes, there's Title IX, but they could still invest an additional ten million per year in the men's basketball team, without any Title IX issues and without running a deficit. To give you an idea, that's enough to fund the entire athletic department at Western Carolina. Besides, it's not like the additional investment is likely to get 0 return, it's one of the best bets you can make because there's actually some college basketball programs that out earn some of the top college football programs. The only way they get into trouble is if they start far out spending their revenue, but at this point they'd have to work hard to do that.
Edit: I'll add one other things, the Koch brothers can match Alabama's spending that much is true, but they can't match the other things that Alabama has. They can't match Alabama's attendance (their arena, built in 1955 seats 10K), they can't match Alabama's recruits, they can't match Alabama's exposure. Ironically, they could be what Alabama needs and give Marshall leverage to insure Alabama invests fully in the program, but there's no doubt he'll get a lot of things at Alabama he can't where he's at now.
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Just curious, does anyone know who makes up the search committee? Who besides Battle, is on it?
I think it's only Coach Battle that will be searching for and hiring the new coach. I'm sure he is getting input from basketball knowledgeable folks and will seek approval from key individuals (e.g. UA prez, BoT) but he is the committee AFAIK.
If you haven't read this great article on CGM right before the tourney http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/feature/25110905/marshalls-plan
oh i know, but I think it gives a good picture as how he thinks... like this
""The only way I'd leave for [a power-conference] job would be if I had an opportunity to fight on solid ground," Marshall said. "I would want to fight on equal footing."Translation: Don't call unless you're an AD willing to give Marshall all of the resources he needs to compete at the top of any league. Otherwise, you're just wasting everybody's time."
""The only way I'd leave for [a power-conference] job would be if I had an opportunity to fight on solid ground," Marshall said. "I would want to fight on equal footing."Translation: Don't call unless you're an AD willing to give Marshall all of the resources he needs to compete at the top of any league. Otherwise, you're just wasting everybody's time."
Great article! Thanks for posting the link. It gives great insight into his personality and goals in life. He seems to have his priorities in order. He said he wants a job that is historically a good one and Alabama would fit the bill from that point of view, just not recently. The money he will make here will go a long way. 3.75 million here is like 6 million in California because of the cost of living. Hopefully his wife will come sit down with the Saban's and see what they have in relation to what they could afford as far as housing here. His son is graduating school this year so that should not be a factor.The key here seems to be Darren Boatright who has close ties to the program here. If he could sell him, I think we got him.
For Boatright's sake I hope he isn't pushing Bama. I know how upset I would be if one of our assistant AD'S were inside selling someone else's program to our star coach while on our payroll. I just hope our AD and our culture are strong enough to convince someone as good as Marshall that we're worth leaving what appears to be a comfortable situation.
"One place, and I don't want to say which place, but one place offered me so much money and I basically just told them, 'I don't care how much money there is; that money won't help me sleep when I'm losing,'" Marshall said. "Winning is what I really like to do. I'm fine financially. My drug is winning." This is huge. Another thing in that article is cost of living... moving to Alabama... oh, it'll be lot cheaper, but hey... happiness is important. Maggie should be in HS as well...
I would guess if he has, it has been discretely. I would think he may have a chance to be the next AD if this works out. We've lost a long list of guys who were thought to be the successor to Mal over the years who got tired of waiting, but now we really have no one with the possible exception of Finus Gaston who could handle the job. I am not sure Finus wants the job.
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