Marlin Set To Return ( Retaining Players Paramount )

[BBcajun]

Yep

[Scott Malkinson]

Yep

Well guess I just gave myself a $2,000 raise in June... lol have fun with the 200 people left in the Dome bob

[CajunT]

It's. Always. Next. Year.

Jay forgot to mention the 1 tournament appearance in 12 years and dropping attendance. And once again, basketball is not an afterthought in the deep south. Attendance numbers in many programs. albeit most SEC schools, is up and many programs are flourishing. The SEC was arguably the best league in the country this year and that is rarely the case. I think he's right in saying here we put the diamond sports ahead of basketball which is still befuddling to me but until we change and inject some energy into the program its going to continue to die and rather than just say it will always be like that I'd prefer to at least attempt to make something happen.

He's entitled to his opinion, I'm fine with people that want Coach Marlin to return. I certainly don't agree with keeping a coach that is 6th in wins in conference over the past 4 seasons and had a losing record in the regular season and in conference.

His diehard supporters are the people left in the stands, the students and fans for the most part don't believe in Coach Marlin. I support Dr. Maggard, but I don't have to agree with his decision if he keeps Coach Marlin for another season.

[IberiaCajun]

Chris Marcus. There's a name I haven't heard in a while. He and Southall had some battles!

Epic!

[CajunEXPRESS]

I hate that stupid over used cliche'. Doug Flutie caught lightning in a bottle on his Hail Mary play in college. Frank Reich may have caught lightning in a bottle against the Houston Oilers when they played the Bills in that 35-3 comeback. No one catches lightning in a bottle for three straight years. It's the product of great organizational skills, people skills & a lot of hard work by a lot of people.

I believe that the lightning in a bottle refered to a rare special coach that encompassed the skills and insight to consistently win here. We’re about to see if it’s about Billy or our cULture change.

[ManAboutTown]

I hate that stupid over used cliche'. Doug Flutie caught lightning in a bottle on his Hail Mary play in college. Frank Reich may have caught lightning in a bottle against the Houston Oilers when they played the Bills in that 35-3 comeback. No one catches lightning in a bottle for three straight years. It's the product of great organizational skills, people skills & a lot of hard work by a lot of people.

If you’re still listening to the podcast, how much did you hate my Marlin take?

[JayWalker]

Chris Marcus. There's a name I haven't heard in a while. He and Southall had some battles!

Chris Marcus had his demons. He developed an addiction to alcohol while still in college. He managed to beat it a few years later. He died from a pulmonary embolism in 2020. He was 41.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Just when I thought I couldnt respect Jays opinion on this any less. Geezus, to come here and defend the program under Marlin is just sad. Obviously he is ok with making Marlin the highest paid coach in the league with these results. Like someone said, If this is how much we care about the results in basketball, just bring in a guy, pay him 100k and get the same results. Spend that extra money on FB and diamond sports. Im a slight step up from a casual basketball fan, and even then, I would attend 5 -10 games every year. I havent been to a game in a good 5-6 years. Milquetoast.

[CajunRebel]

We kicked this around at least a couple years ago. What is the measurement of success for the men's basketball program? Seems like the consensus was make the NCAA's at least every three years was reasonable expectation in a one bid conference. We've had spurts of success here and there making the NCAA's but never that frequency in last 25 years. But if GA St. can do it, (4 bids since 2015) dog gone it we should be able to do that here, too. IMO, we shouldn't settle for anything less.

1 out of every 3 years sounds realistic until you think about the mathematical absurdity of it. This is going to be a 14 team, one-bid conference. Realistically, maybe one team out of 14 could accomplish making the NCAAs 1 out of every 3 years.

And I'm just going to ask the question -- why would that team be us? Why should we be so exceptional? We don't have a higher budget, we don't have better basketball facilities, we don't have better fan support (butts in seats and donations,) and we don't have a recent winning history.

Napier won because he is Napier. But he also won because he got the full weight and focus of the athletic administration behind him. Napier had a near unlimited budget to set up the program the way he wanted it. Basketball has been an afterthought since Hud showed up and it shows. Heck, basketball has been an afterthought for the entire conference and it shows. As long as we continue to treat basketball like a red-headed stepchild I honestly can't put high expectations on our program.

[Million$Mullet]

1 out of every 3 years sounds realistic until you think about the mathematical absurdity of it. This is going to be a 14 team, one-bid conference. Realistically, maybe one team out of 14 could accomplish making the NCAAs 1 out of every 3 years.

And I'm just going to ask the question -- why would that team be us? Why should we be so exceptional? We don't have a higher budget, we don't have better basketball facilities, we don't have better fan support (butts in seats and donations,) and we don't have a recent winning history.

Napier won because he is Napier. But he also won because he got the full weight and focus of the athletic administration behind him. Napier had a near unlimited budget to set up the program the way he wanted it. Basketball has been an afterthought since Hud showed up and it shows. Heck, basketball has been an afterthought for the entire conference and it shows. As long as we continue to treat basketball like a red-headed stepchild I honestly can't put high expectations on our program.

Is our coach not the highest paid in the league? Do we not have more resources at our disposal than the rest of the league do? Is our gym one of the nicest? If the answer to those questions are yes then we should absolutely be at the top of the league every year with conference title expectations every year as well.

[Crawfish]

Im a slight step up from a casual basketball fan, and even then, I would attend 5 -10 games every year. I havent been to a game in a good 5-6 years. Milquetoast.

Wow, I am sure Dr. Maggard will consider this in his decision! Your attendance at 5-10 games would certainly be a boon for the program.

As I previously stated, I think Coach Marlin's tenure has ran its course, but Dr. Maggard may see it differently. I hope if Marlin does return, the players he currently has will return and make next season interesting.

[CajunRebel]

Is our coach not the highest paid in the league? Do we not have more resources at our disposal than the rest of the league do? Is our gym one of the nicest? If the answer to those questions are yes then we should absolutely be at the top of the league every year with conference title expectations every year as well.

The answers to at least 2/3 of those questions are clearly NO. And that's my point.