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[JMV JustMyView]

If it's kill off the basketball fan base for good he is on the right track. Bold strategy to lose another generation of potential ticket holders

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[CajunT]

Which is why I believe it is completely rational to criticize Dr. Maggard due to the reasons you mention in this post. What I'm not sure we're doing is are we just putting all our eggs in the basket for next year or are we trying to actually build a program? We can go down the rabbit hole of what if's in regards to what happens if they have a great year next year and Marlin's future but I want to know what the end game is.

Your question is my concern going forward and why I don't agree with the decision to keep Marlin another year. I believe it's motivated by money and not using RCAF dollars to buy a coach out. In fact that is exactly what two RCAF Board members privately stated to several others and myself a week before Dr. Maggard's press release.

If he is selling that Coach Marlin is more likely to win next season than a new coach with the returning roster of athletes and several like Brown decide to play pro basketball then the season will likely implode anyway. To me this decision is just kicking the can down the road and hoping that Coach Marlin is going to catch fire and justify their decision.

[zephyr]

The end game is let him finish the contract and move on to next season under new leadership. He was kept simply because he is loyal and a nice guy. From what I am hearing Doc Savoie kept him because he has never embarrassed the university.

No, the question about our endgame is more complicated. Throw a scenario out where maybe he wins 22 games and finishes 2nd in conference and loses in the tournament finals again. What is the endgame Maggard has in mind. He's obviously taking a wait and see approach. Outside of just running through conference and making the NCAA, any result would be subjective in nature as to how well the season went and I'd like to know Maggard's expectation since going into this year he said we needed significant success for Marlin to keep his job. That did not happen

[zephyr]

Your question is my concern going forward and why I don't agree with the decision to keep Marlin another year. I believe it's motivated by money and not using RCAF dollars to buy a coach out. In fact that is exactly what two RCAF Board members privately stated to several others and myself a week before Dr. Maggard's press release.

If he is selling that Coach Marlin is more likely to win next season than a new coach with the returning roster of athletes and several like Brown decide to play pro basketball then the season will likely implode anyway. To me this decision is just kicking the can down the road and hoping that Coach Marlin is going to catch fire and justify their decision.

Exactly. The issue is if he does catch fire what do we do? We still have a very large sample size of inconsistency and disappointment. Which factor do we lean on to make the final decision.

[JMV JustMyView]

No, the question about our endgame is more complicated. Throw a scenario out where maybe he wins 22 games and finishes 2nd in conference and loses in the tournament finals again. What is the endgame Maggard has in mind. He's obviously taking a wait and see approach. Outside of just running through conference and making the NCAA, any result would be subjective in nature as to how well the season went and I'd like to know Maggard's expectation since going into this year he said we needed significant success for Marlin to keep his job. That did not happen

When did he say that?

[JMV JustMyView]

Exactly. The issue is if he does catch fire what do we do? We still have a very large sample size of inconsistency and disappointment. Which factor do we lean on to make the final decision.

Catching fire might get him an extension. At this point who cares the fan base is lose and the Cajundome will be empty.

[zephyr]

When did he say that?

Before last season, Cajunsmike had mentioned that this was the opinion inside the department as to what they were going to do about coach Marlin since the fanbase was getting very restless. They mentioned that he had to have measurable success like winning a conference championship or making the NCAA or possibly even make an NIT. Something that was tangible.

[zephyr]

Catching fire might get him an extension. At this point who cares the fan base is lose and the Cajundome will be empty.

I care. I grew up on Cajun basketball games. I grew up going to every game and waiting to get Kevin Brooks or Earl the Pearl Watkins sweatbands after the games in the tunnel. We've already seen that dropping attendance does not seem to worry Maggard in regards to driving a decision. That is what scares the hell out of me.

[JMV JustMyView]

Before last season, Cajunsmike had mentioned that this was the opinion inside the department as to what they were going to do about coach Marlin since the fanbase was getting very restless. They mentioned that he had to have measurable success like winning a conference championship or making the NCAA or possibly even make an NIT. Something that was tangible.

Opinions doesn't mean Maggard stated that.

[CajunT]

Catching fire might get him an extension. At this point who cares the fan base is lose and the Cajundome will be empty.

The fanbase should care, as much or more so as for baseball and softball. It's the second most viewed college sport in the nation. If some fans don't see that, they are probably more involved on the tribal mentality that permeates in some of our supporters.