Marlin's Record

[zephyr]

Yes

So, 25-30 wins with a regular season conference title which would make us two time defending conference champs but we unfortunately get bounced out of the SBC tournament. You are saying that Marlin should be fired and you will not come back to watch a game until he is if this scenario plays out?

[Boomer]

Oh, so you WERE serious when you previously mentioned those HS coaches? Oh, I thought everyone just assumed that you were joking around. Well, how many of those coaches you named went straight to college as a HC? Yeah, no thanks. I'd rather Byron Starks over all of those others because we at least know he can recruit.

.....and you sir get the reward for correct observation.....take all those guys and have them compete in any sport......the best record over an extended period would be the coach who was using the best talent.....yes there are exceptions, but the better players win!!,

[Turbine]

One draw back to this is once teams are out of contention....do they give their best effort and skew the potential real results?....

I would much prefer teams try like crazy at the start of the season with stragglers playing spoiler at the end of the regular season.

Tournament appearance should be the reward, also-rans pulling the tournament upset is not valuably rewarding.

[MetryCajun]

I would be ok with a final 4 for the tournament. The regular season could be a lot more interesting as the teams try like hell to get in. Obviously, coaches would hate it because making the final 4 would be difficult. Lower conferences have to make the regular season more meaningful so they can boost attendance.

[GeauxCajuns]

I’m pretty certain this will never happen but I really wish the conference tourney would be done away with and let the reg season champ be the automatic qualifier. To me...what u do over the long haul is more of an accurate gauge of who the best team is, as opposed to who gets hot over a 3-4 day period. Especially in a 1 bid league

its the same logic as getting rid of the ncaa's then. just crown the team with the best record and not have a tourney.

i will say im in favor of maybe just the top 4 or 6 from conference going to a conference tourney, but we still need the tourney.

[Cajunsmike]

520,000 dollars and we can’t find better ?
Kovatch at Carencro and Broussard at STM and Mouton at Ascension .
Pick your own team

You and Cajun Proud are the only ones I recall indicating we should make a change now. In fact Cajun Proud may have said he would wait another year to make a decision. Others have pointed out what they believe are improvement needs strongly but that is different than advocating a change. Everyone has a right to an opinion and the freedom to express it. Just realize that view is held by very few others and that it has no impact whatsoever on decisions to be made

[CajunJeaux]

You and Cajun Proud are the only ones I recall indicating we should make a change now. In fact Cajun Proud may have said he would wait another year to make a decision. Others have pointed out what they believe are improvement needs strongly but that is different than advocating a change. Everyone has a right to an opinion and the freedom to express it. Just realize that view is held by very few others and that it has no impact whatsoever on decisions to be made

Mike...one can only assume there is a certain agenda behind one of the calls for firing...

[CajunProud]

Mike...one can only assume there is a certain agenda behind one of the calls for firing...

No agenda here. Only want a successful athletic program on all fronts. Also, it's nothing personal against any of the coaches.

[CajunProud]

You and Cajun Proud are the only ones I recall indicating we should make a change now. In fact Cajun Proud may have said he would wait another year to make a decision. Others have pointed out what they believe are improvement needs strongly but that is different than advocating a change. Everyone has a right to an opinion and the freedom to express it. Just realize that view is held by very few others and that it has no impact whatsoever on decisions to be made

I did indicate waiting another year, as I believe Marlin has earned at least one more year.

[GeauxCajuns]

No agenda here. Only want a successful athletic program on all fronts. Also, it's nothing personal against any of the coaches.

he was speaking of the other on commenting

[tank]

FYI .... 520,000 dollars per year is a lot of money . When a coach can pick his own assistants,and pick his own team , he should compete year in and year out for the championship. We claim we have the best facilities to attract good talented players. We claim to have good coaching and good administration . What else is missing from competing yearly ?
Are we happy with middle of the pack ? I am talking long term. I am talking all sports. 8 years and 1 title . Same with football, same with baseball,same with softball, same with women’s basketball,volleyball,soccer,track and field, etc. Take some of those high salaries and fund the “other” sports that are successful. I don’t care who runs the ship , I just want it to be run worth the money spent .
My opinion only , probably the minority , but in this great country, I can express it !!

[CajunEXPRESS]

its the same logic as getting rid of the ncaa's then. just crown the team with the best record and not have a tourney.

i will say im in favor of maybe just the top 4 or 6 from conference going to a conference tourney, but we still need the tourney.

Not even close to the same logic. The NCAA Division I basketball is made up of over three hundred schools. Dozens of conferences, and vastly different assets and schedules. The SBC is about schools that pretty much mirror each other in many of the things that I just listed.