Sorry can't fire Marlin

[Turbine]

And to think that a new coach will boost revenues from attendance immediately, I point you to Football.

Not football in a vacuum.

You forget how the administration tried to use the new FB hire to create an artificial financial windfall and how it unfortunatly backfired.

[CajunVic]

We are at a level of diminishing returns with this coach and program. A reset is needed. It's hard to put an economic impact on a change prior to said change happening. The longer the program continues to go on this path, the harder it is to recover those attendance numbers you speak of. At some point, enough is enough.

That is all and good, however someone needs to write the check for the reset when it happens. I don't see anyone jumping up to do that and the University does not have the money to do it. So, there you go.

[zephyr]

That is all and good, however someone needs to write the check for the reset when it happens. I don't see anyone jumping up to do that and the University does not have the money to do it. So, there you go.

Nobody has been asked to do so. According to the administration, basketball was the one sport they were not concerned about. People used the buyout as a reason this wouldn't or couldn't happen but they also thought the buyout was more than double what it really is. Now that it is manageable amount, harder questions should be asked of the administration.

[Cajunsmike]

Mike, the question is not about improvement. That is given that if things don't drastically improve a change will finally take place. I think the bigger concern is what if things stay the same? I do not believe we will win the conference next year and I don't believe we'll be in the bottom 1/3 of the league either. Problem is what happens when we finish 4th with one of the more experienced teams in the league and a relatively healthy roster? Concern is that it is likely enough to get an extension for a middle of the road season.

I don't think an extension is granted with a middle of the pack finish. Don't know if a change is made at that point either. Obviously high finish means he retains his job and a lower half finish means a change is likely. That middle ground is an unknown.

[cajuns80]

I don't think an extension is granted with a middle of the pack finish. Don't know if a change is made at that point either. Obviously high finish means he retains his job and a lower half finish means a change is likely. That middle ground is an unknown.

There should be no middle ground. Its championship and tournament berth or he sees the door.

[Cajunsmike]

There should be no middle ground. Its championship and tournament berth or he sees the door.

I understand that is your opinion and that of several others. However, I don't think the administration sees it that simply. What you think SHOULD be the case and what WILL be the case are likely 2 different things. I would bet lot of money that a regular season title, a loss in the tournament finals, and an NIT Bid does not result in a change. Neither you nor I have much influence on how they see things now or how they will see things 13 months from now. Of course we have no idea what next year will bring or what circumstances will impact those results.

[CajunVic]

I understand that is your opinion and that of several others. However, I don't think the administration sees it that simply. What you think SHOULD be the case and what WILL be the case are likely 2 different things. I would bet lot of money that a regular season title, a loss in the tournament finals, and an NIT Bid does not result in a change. Neither you nor I have much influence on how they see things now or how they will see things 13 months from now. Of course we have no idea what next year will bring or what circumstances will impact those results.

Lots of dancing here - something this program has not done a lot of.

[Cajunsmike]

Lots of dancing here - something this program has not done a lot of.

That response gave me a chuckle.

[CajunVic]

That response gave me a chuckle.

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[zephyr]

I understand that is your opinion and that of several others. However, I don't think the administration sees it that simply. What you think SHOULD be the case and what WILL be the case are likely 2 different things. I would bet lot of money that a regular season title, a loss in the tournament finals, and an NIT Bid does not result in a change. Neither you nor I have much influence on how they see things now or how they will see things 13 months from now. Of course we have no idea what next year will bring or what circumstances will impact those results.

A bigger question would be if we finished 3rd in regular season and say....lost in the tournament finals. That's where I'm worried because lets be honest, Marlin is a pro at self preservation. Any time people start wondering aloud about his job, he has a solid year. My opinion would be to still move on but my fear is that Maggard would not pull the trigger even though Marlin has shown he will be forever stuck in that average success range.