Marlin Extension? After 2 years?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Marlin had a great first year and I think an extension was agreed on, but not the specifics. In the meantime it was put on hold to accommodate Hud. IMO the administration is simply honoring what it told Marlin it would do. At least I hope that is the reason.

Marlin does not look like the type of guy who would think twice about leaving for a slightly better job yet we will reward him for year one, not year two. Crazy I know.

[duggie85]

I've never read anything where Marlin stated Robert Lee is to blame.

Not to mention, Marlin has actually improved the program from a win/loss perspective. Which IMO, that's doing his job.

Whether he deserves an extension, I don't know. But to say he hasn't improved what he inherited is not true.

[sportsfanatic21]

All I can say is that last season, Andrews was the only player left over from Coach Lee's tenure. At least I think so. And that being the case, I'm not so sure I want to give Coach Marlin a ton of credit for running off all of these "bad apples". Outside of Andrews, didn't Coach Marlin recruit and sign them? Once again, and I'm not 100% sure that Marlin is working on a current 5 year deal, but if he is, he still has 3 more years left. What in the world has he done to warrant an extension?

The winning streak in 2010 was nice, but wasn't that with quite a few of Lee's players? And outside of that streak, this program has been a disaster. In my opinion, Coach Marlin should be able to have the remaining 3 years left on his deal to get things moving in the right direction. If he does, great! If not, and we extend his current deal, then we are stuck buying out the extended years, or suffering through the length of the extension. I'm all for the "vote of confidence" or "show of support", but an extension at this point, is unwarranted, unnecessary, and could end up biting the University in the behind. Extensions are for achievement, I've seen none so far.

[Cajunsmike]

Despite the issues locally, keep in mind that Coach Marlin has secured a commitment from the 2012 Acadiana player of the year. We will see if he signs as promised in November.

[Just1More]

Is this the same stupid administration that gave Hudspeth a new contract and hired Garry Brodhead!!!??? Damn those fools!

[MetryCajun]

Is this the same stupid administration that gave Hudspeth a new contract and hired Garry Brodhead!!!??? Damn those fools!

I fail to see the correlation. The Hud contract was the no brainer of all no brainers. I did not even know who Broadhead was until I just looked it up. Is he supposed to be some hotshot coaching prospect?
It now sounds like Farmer foolishly promised Marlin an extension after one .500 season. Since that time Marlin has virtually blown up the program and now has to start over. He may well get this progam turned around, but an extension will not be the deciding factor in his sucess/failure.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Is this the same stupid administration that gave Hudspeth a new contract and hired Garry Brodhead!!!??? Damn those fools!

The Brodhead hire is still unproven even though it looks very promising. Like the previous Hud post, that was a no brainer, and by the way the team is not blowing up in Hud's second season, like the basketball team did. Jus sayin.

[CharlieK]

Yes it is. He blew up the losing. Hopefully he will replace it with winning. I have no idea if he needs an extension, but at this point if Scott Farmer thinks he does, I'll just have to go with that. So far Scott has earned our trust.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Well Robert Lee looked pretty good after year one, and he had to live with Cyprian and Jesse scholarship problems, he had some much better classes than Marlin so far, but could never keep um all playing together. So no Marlin is not walking on water, he is melting ice bergs in the polar cap.

[Just1More]

I fail to see the correlation. The Hud contract was the no brainer of all no brainers. I did not even know who Broadhead was until I just looked it up. Is he supposed to be some hotshot coaching prospect?
It now sounds like Farmer foolishly promised Marlin an extension after one .500 season. Since that time Marlin has virtually blown up the program and now has to start over. He may well get this progam turned around, but an extension will not be the deciding factor in his sucess/failure.

The correlation is that the same admin is involved. And yes, Brodhead, for the WBB program, was a very solid decision.

I have no idea what's behind the extension at this juncture. It appears premature, but I'd have to hear Scott's logic before I through a fit like some on here. I can't say I like what's transpired over this past season, but until we see failure, I'm not saying that Marlin "blew up" the program. I think the player issues set us back. But, I need to see results, positive or negative, on the floor before I write Marlin off.

You cannot say that extensions have no effect on success/failure. Some recruits and their families see it differently. In the midst of a bit of controversy, if the admin does not feel it is a failure directly on the coach, the extension can be a vote of confidence that does assist recruiting, the coach and his staff, and the existing players. Again, I don't quite understand the extension, at this time. But, I would need to know Scott's logic before I through a temper tantrum like some others.

[Bandwagon King]

The correlation is that the same admin is involved. And yes, Brodhead, for the WBB program, was a very solid decision.

I have no idea what's behind the extension at this juncture. It appears premature, but I'd have to hear Scott's logic before I through a fit like some on here. I can't say I like what's transpired over this past season, but until we see failure, I'm not saying that Marlin "blew up" the program. I think the player issues set us back. But, I need to see results, positive or negative, on the floor before I write Marlin off.

You cannot say that extensions have no effect on success/failure. Some recruits and their families see it differently. In the midst of a bit of controversy, if the admin does not feel it is a failure directly on the coach, the extension can be a vote of confidence that does assist recruiting, the coach and his staff, and the existing players. Again, I don't quite understand the extension, at this time. But, I would need to know Scott's logic before I through a temper tantrum like some others.

I haven't read where anybody is throwing a tantrum. Maybe I missed it, but all the opinions I have read seem to have pretty good logic except the ones which say a guy needs two, three, or even more years on his current deal to be able to fetch recruits. I guarantee the last thing a recruit cares about if he likes a coach or a school is how many years that coach has on his present deal. That recruit knows if that coach is coaching at a mid major & has great success, he is more likely to leave than if the coach is doesn't. Whether the coach is fired or leaves for another job, either way he's gone. So someone better come up with real logic as to why mediocrity should be rewarded. Now that I know you J1M, I know you don't usually think that way.

[Jeaux]

Ok... Here the bottom line from a long time Basketball fan. I just wanna see wins and overall improvement. I wanna know that the coach and the player are committed to program. At the end of this year, then we can all judge. See y'all next Tuesday.