Is Bob Marlin's seat even starting to warm up?

[CajunEXPRESS]

The way you raise money is for Marlin to meet with active loyal alums and businesses. Asking for a broad funding isn't gonna get you the time of day.

[oldalum]

9 wins in a row was impressive, but now we are back to business as usual. We will finish 2-5 in our last 7 regular season games. We will win one in the tournament.

What about next year?

Like is says on the shampoo bottle...... RINSE AND REPEAT.

No season tickets for me next year, or any year until Bob Marlin is no longer our coach. I will take that money and buy more baseball tickets if any are available.

[ManAboutTown]

9 wins in a row was impressive, but now we are back to business as usual. We will finish 2-5 in our last 7 regular season games. We will win one in the tournament.

What about next year?

Like is says on the shampoo bottle...... RINSE AND REPEAT.

No season tickets for me next year, or any year until Bob Marlin is no longer our coach. I will take that money and buy more baseball tickets if any are available.

I get that you're upset, and I'm psd too. But we still have a great player on our team, and this is still the sunbelt. We can make a run.

We can't crush Marlin when we're losing, not give him credit when we're winning, and then pounce again when we loss one that we have no business losing.

Having said that, I just can't wrap my head around Marlin's tenure. This is an experienced roster with possibly the best player the SunBelt has ever seen.. If you can't win the league with Shawn Long and EP, how will you win it? Very disappointed.

[cajun4life]

I get that you're upset, and I'm psd too. But we still have a great player on our team, and this is still the sunbelt. We can make a run.

We can't crush Marlin when we're losing, not give him credit when we're winning, and then pounce again when we loss one that we have no business losing.

Having said that, I just can't wrap my head around Marlin's tenure. This is an experienced roster with possibly the best player the SunBelt has ever seen.. If you can't win the league with Shawn Long and EP, how will you win it? Very disappointed.

It's easy to grasp. He isn't a good recruiter and he isn't a great coach.

Our biggest rival, La Tech, has more wins in the last 4 years than Markin has in his entire tenure here. That is unacceptable.

[marine dude]

And now jay hedgeman suspended the rest of the year!? This season is spewing oil.

[SMD7636]

Can we suspend Marlin for the rest of the year without pay?

[California Cajun]

9 wins in a row was impressive, but now we are back to business as usual. We will finish 2-5 in our last 7 regular season games. We will win one in the tournament.

What about next year?

Like is says on the shampoo bottle...... RINSE AND REPEAT.

No season tickets for me next year, or any year until Bob Marlin is no longer our coach. I will take that money and buy more baseball tickets if any are available.

I've seen this scenario play out for a host of coaches. They're retained longer than some of the more vocal opponents want, and at some point in the future there's a separation.

Honestly there seem to be certain "deja vu all over again" experiences with different presidents, coaches, and fans that transcend eras and we attack the tip of the iceberg without addressing a common denominator beneath the surface.

Certain results happen for a reason, and I suspect that we haven't uncovered that reason.

There's always a joker in the deck, a fly in the ointment, etc, that we're not turning up prominently in these discussions. We really need to find out the root cause of some of our problems before buying out too many $400k contracts.

Everybody wants to win.

[oldalum]

I wonder how many "Butts in seats" we had at our home basketball games verses how many "butts in seats" there will be for softball during the course of this season? A fan base for women's softball should never be as big, and more vocal, than a men's basketball fan base. Perhaps Mike and Bob need to trade salaries (and budgets)!

[Cajunsmike]

9 wins in a row was impressive, but now we are back to business as usual. We will finish 2-5 in our last 7 regular season games. We will win one in the tournament.

What about next year?

Like is says on the shampoo bottle...... RINSE AND REPEAT.

No season tickets for me next year, or any year until Bob Marlin is no longer our coach. I will take that money and buy more baseball tickets if any are available.

You are right in that you won't have basketball season tickets next year as Coach Marlin will still be here at this time next season. Beyond that will be determined by how he does next season. With the baseball stadium expansion, you may have an opportunity to buy more season tickets in that sport.

[Cajunsmike]

I wonder how many "Butts in seats" we had at our home basketball games verses how many "butts in seats" there will be for softball during the course of this season? A fan base for women's softball should never be as big, and more vocal, than a men's basketball fan base. Perhaps Mike and Bob need to trade salaries (and budgets)!

Coaches salaries are set by the market, not by local conditions. Nationally, basketball coaches make a lot more than diamond coaches-period. That is simply because roundball gets a lot more national coverage and will for many more years to come. Weather in the north and pace of play are big reasons why that is. What we are paying our basketball coach is the going mid major rate. Now if you think he is not earning his keep or want a replacement as you have made clear is your wish, that is a different issue. Our next basketball coach will make a similar salary to our current one. What we pay our diamond coaches is more than competitive for other mid majors. They of course deserve it and more.