MBB G13 Final: Louisiana 73, SLU 72

[CajunAmos]

Just throwing this out there, but I would say that if spending a few more bucks on softball would be what it would take to have the crowds in place to help the girls get to the WCWS, I'd gladly take that money from the basketball program.

Yes, I know........NCAA tournament $$$, eyeballs around the nation for basketball versus softball, yada yada yada......that's just how I feel.

I think our current softball season ticket pricing is near the top in the country. I don't know that their budget is overall, but it wouldn't surprise me if we're in the top 25.

[CajunVic]

Lots of agenda driven math going on around here.

[CajunAmos]

Usf budget is 50 mill so they spends 7.5% of their athletic budget on basketball we spent close to 8.2 I would like to see ours around 5%

Now do UCF their coach base salary is less than Marlins and they have a budget of almost 60 mill

Pages 20-27 in the linked document.

https://www.usf.edu/business-finance...dget-17-18.pdf

[cajun4life]

Lots of agenda driven math going on around here.

My agenda is to maximize the potential of each sport. Would you agree we are not there in basketball after 9 seasons of Bob Marlin?

[Turbine]

Lots of agenda driven math going on around here.

a genda? Male or female?

[CajunVic]

My agenda is to maximize the potential of each sport. Would you agree we are not there in basketball after 9 seasons of Bob Marlin?

All I can say is that Dr. M has all the numbers and information and I trust Dr. M. I'll go where he goes.

[CajunVic]

a genda? Male or female?

YES

[zephyr]

Marlin outcoached himself from some diehard fan approval.

He took an underage EP, coached him into the NBA early, and denied himself the "combo" of Payton & Long as a Senior/Junior tandem.

If Marlin had that dnh year on his resume, the mediocre crowd would be silent. ... Perhaps

58% winning percentage in pretty bad basketball conference and worse overall schedule. 1 NCAA appearance and 1 title each for conference championship and/or conference tournament championship in 9 years. That's mediocre.Keep grasping for each and every straw you can though.

[zephyr]

Just throwing this out there, but I would say that if spending a few more bucks on softball would be what it would take to have the crowds in place to help the girls get to the WCWS, I'd gladly take that money from the basketball program.

Yes, I know........NCAA tournament $$$, eyeballs around the nation for basketball versus softball, yada yada yada......that's just how I feel.

I'm glad we feel differently.

[zephyr]

Usf budget is 50 mill so they spends 7.5% of their athletic budget on basketball we spent close to 8.2 I would like to see ours around 5%

Now do UCF their coach base salary is less than Marlins and they have a budget of almost 60 mill

I don't. I know that football tends to drive the bus and is certainly an overwhelming expense in relation to your overall athletic budget but we will always be capped in football. We are never going to play for a National Title and ultimately competing on the grand national stage is much more unlikely than building a championship worthy basketball program. I certainly don't want to bastardize our MBB program to chase a pipe dream.

[cajun_lannister]

I don't. I know that football tends to drive the bus and is certainly an overwhelming expense in relation to your overall athletic budget but we will always be capped in football. We are never going to play for a National Title and ultimately competing on the grand national stage is much more unlikely than building a championship worthy basketball program. I certainly don't want to bastardize our MBB program to chase a pipe dream.

I would be ok if we ramped up spending if we went after a high profile assistant coach that can get us signature wins.

But going down the road we are going down currently will get us nowhere

[zephyr]

I understand the rational behind your statement, but it doesn't help our overall athletic program to fund MBB program with less and expect even the AAC to look at us seriously. The bottom line is if we can't help them improve their conference strength in football and basketball, we are no help at all. If college baseball and softball had any influence on conference realignment, we would not be in the SBC today.

I have faith in Dr. Maggard and his decision to extend Coach Marlin's contract. I think when it's all said and done, supporters will realize it was the best decision to be made at this time. Yes, I'm apathetic to MBB right now, but do realize that we must do a better job of raising funds and funding the program right now. Coach Marlin is either going to meet the challenge of expectations set forth in his contract or be bought out eventually. The next two years will tell us what we need to know. JMO

My question is whether we actually have defined expectations of Marlin as it relates to his contract.