UA turned it around in football by hiring Saban but not without making an extraordinary commitment in salary/facilities/recruiting budget. Complete control of the program was also turned over to the head coach. That same approach will be necessary if UA is really serious about having an elite baskeball program.
I think the chances for Marshall are very small but who knows? If we are willing to pay $2 million for mediocre results, why not shell out $3 million or more for excellence?
Ben Howland (formerly of UCLA) is without a job and waiting. There is also Archie Miller of Dayton and Tom Cluess of Iona.
Pro fishermen will tell you: it's not just casting a lure, it's about the presentation. If UA isn't willing to make a commitment to elite basketball, then a change will be nothing more than another hope and prayer that something magical will happen.
Folks, Bruce Pearl is a great coach. When he gets the talent going, AU will dominate us in basketball. Cecil is right. Standing still will be falling behind.
Extract from a May 22, 2014 ESPN article "Gregg Marshall - What Would it Take"
What would it take?
Which is not to say folks haven't tried. Marshall -- like Shaka Smart (and Brad Stevens, pre-Boston Celtics) -- has been on the receiving end of who-knows-how-many entreaties in the last three years, ranging widely in seriousness and prestige. Most notably, UCLA at least considered the idea last spring. Most recently, Missouri reportedly did all but re-enact the Big State scene from "He Got Game" in its attempts to lure Marshall to Columbia. None of the interest has been reciprocated, because Marshall has a better situation -- salary, bonuses, sellout crowds, recruiting budget, booster backing and almost total institutional deference -- already.
Does that mean Marshall will retire at Wichita State? Maybe not. It took longer than it might have for others, but he did eventually leave Winthrop. Marshall is, after all, a Division I basketball coach, which means he's an incredibly competitive human being in constant search for more substantial challenges. It would take far more than Texas A&M to lure him away. It would take a program with both a long-established foundation for success and a willingness to give Marshall sole ownership of the operative keys. Oh, and a ton of cash. That too. [he makes $1.75 million per year]
In their interview this week, Dana went ahead and asked Marshall the very question this series poses. What would it take for him to leave?
"I don't know," Marshall told ESPN.com this week. "But I'm very happy here. It would take something really big."
This post was edited on 3/15 8:50 AM by bamacharm
I think the chances for Marshall are very small but who knows? If we are willing to pay $2 million for mediocre results, why not shell out $3 million or more for excellence?
Ben Howland (formerly of UCLA) is without a job and waiting. There is also Archie Miller of Dayton and Tom Cluess of Iona.
Pro fishermen will tell you: it's not just casting a lure, it's about the presentation. If UA isn't willing to make a commitment to elite basketball, then a change will be nothing more than another hope and prayer that something magical will happen.
Folks, Bruce Pearl is a great coach. When he gets the talent going, AU will dominate us in basketball. Cecil is right. Standing still will be falling behind.
Extract from a May 22, 2014 ESPN article "Gregg Marshall - What Would it Take"
What would it take?
Which is not to say folks haven't tried. Marshall -- like Shaka Smart (and Brad Stevens, pre-Boston Celtics) -- has been on the receiving end of who-knows-how-many entreaties in the last three years, ranging widely in seriousness and prestige. Most notably, UCLA at least considered the idea last spring. Most recently, Missouri reportedly did all but re-enact the Big State scene from "He Got Game" in its attempts to lure Marshall to Columbia. None of the interest has been reciprocated, because Marshall has a better situation -- salary, bonuses, sellout crowds, recruiting budget, booster backing and almost total institutional deference -- already.
Does that mean Marshall will retire at Wichita State? Maybe not. It took longer than it might have for others, but he did eventually leave Winthrop. Marshall is, after all, a Division I basketball coach, which means he's an incredibly competitive human being in constant search for more substantial challenges. It would take far more than Texas A&M to lure him away. It would take a program with both a long-established foundation for success and a willingness to give Marshall sole ownership of the operative keys. Oh, and a ton of cash. That too. [he makes $1.75 million per year]
In their interview this week, Dana went ahead and asked Marshall the very question this series poses. What would it take for him to leave?
"I don't know," Marshall told ESPN.com this week. "But I'm very happy here. It would take something really big."
This post was edited on 3/15 8:50 AM by bamacharm
