Bob Marlin

[ULvictory]

Someone should also remind him that some of the "millenials" leading the charge to fire Marlin were fans before he ever heard of Lafayette, Louisiana.

What’s funny is that I’m not even one of them.

Not once have I called for Marlin’s job. But that doesn’t mean I can’t hold him accountable as a fan and donor. Some people around here need to know that it’s ok to do that.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Exactly what does holding somebody accountable mean if the job isn't at stake?

All I know is he shouldn’t have had an extension worth a net five years.

[cajun_lannister]

GSU- Ron Hunter (~$600k, $550k base + $50k bonus)
UL- Bob Marlin (~$550k)
GS- Mark Byington ($250k base salary + ??? booster contribution)
ULM-Keith Richard (????)
Ark St- Mike Balado ($375k)
Little Rock- Darrell Walker ($250k)
Troy- Phil Cunningham (~$290k)
USA- Richie Riely ($332k)
UTA- Chris Ogden ($440k)
TXST- Danny Kaspar ($270k)
App- Jim Fox ($250k)
CCU- Cliff Ellis ($275k)

So his was bounced from the tournament by a guy who makes $220K less a year ... Yay

[zephyr]

Exactly what does holding somebody accountable mean if the job isn't at stake?

All I know is he shouldn’t have had an extension worth a net five years.

Well, by creating a list of what we want out of our program with definable criteria that need to be met, we can hold him accountable if he doesn't reach these goals by NOT giving him extensions, raises and more job security if he fails to meet them as well as communicating our expectations so that all know if he is meeting them or not. Since you aren't going to fire a coach for one bad year or one year where you are snake bitten by injuries etc., you identify expectations over a 3-5-10 year period of where we expect to be. This can include levels of fundraising he has to meet for his program, recruiting success etc.

[cajun_lannister]

Someone should also remind him that some of the "millenials" leading the charge to fire Marlin were fans before he ever heard of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Also those fan will be donating and buying tickets here long after Marlin and Walker are 6 feet under

[ULvictory]

Exactly what does holding somebody accountable mean if the job isn't at stake?

All I know is he shouldn’t have had an extension worth a net five years.

Asking for a coach to perform at a higher level doesn’t always mean that he/she will suddenly get canned unless those performances repeat themselves consistently. What I’ve seen is a coaching staff that recently had a good year in 2017-2018 but put all of their eggs in that basket. If seasons like this continue, then yes. That seat will get hotter. But for now, we will have to sit here and muster the justifications of winning 19 games against lackluster competition and finishing 5th in this conference.

The fact remains that we have one NCAA tournament appearance in 9 seasons. And we are currently 8-8 in our conference tournament. Not good.

[ManAboutTown]

I am most disappointed by the windfall of excuses and spin. Here are the facts:

1 NCAA appearance in 9 years (2 in 20+)
1 conference tourney appearance in 10+ years
Losing record against top 200 RPI
AWFUL home schedules for a decade
Apathy at an all time high

Can’t spin that. Can’t excuse that. Can’t promote that.

[cajun_lannister]

Hearing Willis Wilson could be in trouble at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

He finished top 3 in the Southland 4 of the last 6 years

Southland schools making better decisions than us

[VObserver]

Hearing Willis Wilson could be in trouble at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

He finished top 3 in the Southland 4 of the last 6 years

Southland schools making better decisions than us

That should come as no surprise. In basketball we have pretty much a Southland mentality. It is more important to the social club fans and to the coaches and administrators to play McNeese and Nichols than it is to improve the program.

[ZoomZoom]

Hearing Willis Wilson could be in trouble at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

He finished top 3 in the Southland 4 of the last 6 years

Southland schools making better decisions than us

ACU is trying to put the heat on the SLC. Being a private university, they went sit down with Butler and created a model. ACU doesn’t have the resources Butler does, but they have a plan. Only time will tell.

[VObserver]

ACU is trying to put the heat on the SLC. Being a private university, they went sit down with Butler and created a model. ACU doesn’t have the resources Butler does, but they have a plan. Only time will tell.

ACU has pretty substantial resources. Lots of Permian Basin oil money in their alumni base. They aren't TCU or Baylor rich, but they aren't paupers. $425,000,000 endowment.

[cajun_lannister]

That should come as no surprise. In basketball we have pretty much a Southland mentality. It is more important to the social club fans and to the coaches and administrators to play McNeese and Nichols than it is to improve the program.

If big time fans rather free plan rides than trips to the Ncaa tournament I'm speechless truly USLing it