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Call me crazy but I wonder if some of these rumors that have suddenly popped up about SEC coaches leaving for the NBA are an attempt to keep Marshall away from UA? Perhaps I'm being overly paranoid but it just sounds fishy to me.
Nonsense! 
Archie Miller just agreed to a contract extension through 2021-2022. We can probably take him off the list of backup plans for Marshall.
Have you ever watched an NBA game? The spurs and the hawks are the best example. They are winning because of their coaching and X's and O's. Watch an NBA coach out of a TO draw up a half court set. It's usually a brilliant thing to watch!
Also I think Coach Cal's label of not a very good X's and O's coach is very unfair. Watch his in game adjustments or strictly his system in general. I actually use his dribble drive motion offensive system. I think it's an unfair label. You don't have to run a million different half court sets to be a good X's and O's coach. JMO
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Agreed! The best offense is the offense that allows your team to score. Best Defense is vise versa!
247 Sports' Jerry Meyer was on 104.5 in Nashville just now and said sources are telling him that Tyndall will be "terminated" & it's a "doomsday" scenario. Looks like we'll be competing with Tennessee for a coach soon.
Here's an update from GoVols247.
Here's an update from GoVols247.
They are broke at the moment and up to their ears in debt. I'd be surprised if they could come close to us on an offer. They will look at lower tier mid major coaches they can get for under 2 million. Besides, would you want to go to a school who fired 2 of their last 3 coaches for NCAA issues and ran the 3rd one off.
I don't think UT will be fishing in the same pond as us although they could land a good coach. Unless the recent influx of SEC Network dollars has bailed them out, they were in deep financial trouble a couple of years ago so they really aren't in competition with us. That is also assuming they can fire Tyndall with-cause and do not have to shell out even more dollars to get rid of Tyndall and his assistants.
The way I look at it, it is not the fault of Gregg Marshall that he is considered to be the top/hottest college basketball coach who is perceived to be in the top position to move up the "food chain" to a better paying, Power 5 conference coaching job. Nor is it the fault of Alabama, Coach Battle, or the press for that matter.
The rumor mill is going to do what the rumor mill does, matching him up to the best opportunity with a mixture of solidly-sourced pursuit/back-channel maneuvering and pure speculation. The press is going to ask the questions.
In my estimation, he has answered the questions candidly and as forthrightly as he could. He hasn't ducked or dodged what's on everybody's mind, but he has expounded on his thought process in a way that is not disrespectful either to his current employers or to those who want to pursue him. And he's done it in a way that shouldn't be a distraction to his current team's march through the tournament. Very impressive.
I doubt he's made his mind up in terms of "stay or go". He'll listen. And we'd probably be naive to think it is either Wichita State or Alabama. Other jobs may open up that he'd consider. But Coach Battle has at least made us a player in this deal and that's a good thing. If Marshall and his agent weren't at least interested in flirting, chances are that the rumor mill would move in a different direction. We as a university have shown a willingness in the past to plow new ground in terms of coaching salaries, and that has to carry some serious allure.
The rumor mill is going to do what the rumor mill does, matching him up to the best opportunity with a mixture of solidly-sourced pursuit/back-channel maneuvering and pure speculation. The press is going to ask the questions.
In my estimation, he has answered the questions candidly and as forthrightly as he could. He hasn't ducked or dodged what's on everybody's mind, but he has expounded on his thought process in a way that is not disrespectful either to his current employers or to those who want to pursue him. And he's done it in a way that shouldn't be a distraction to his current team's march through the tournament. Very impressive.
I doubt he's made his mind up in terms of "stay or go". He'll listen. And we'd probably be naive to think it is either Wichita State or Alabama. Other jobs may open up that he'd consider. But Coach Battle has at least made us a player in this deal and that's a good thing. If Marshall and his agent weren't at least interested in flirting, chances are that the rumor mill would move in a different direction. We as a university have shown a willingness in the past to plow new ground in terms of coaching salaries, and that has to carry some serious allure.
I named two organizations that are close and have coaches that are skating on thin ice.
First of all, I like Marshall, think he's an outstanding coach and will support him 1,000 per cent if we hire him.
Still, if we're willing to pay him more than Izzo makes at Michigan State, why not give Izzo that raise and hire a proven national title winner, who just happens to be buds with Saban. Maybe he wouldn't be interested at all but I'd dang sure give him the opportunity to say no.
Still, if we're willing to pay him more than Izzo makes at Michigan State, why not give Izzo that raise and hire a proven national title winner, who just happens to be buds with Saban. Maybe he wouldn't be interested at all but I'd dang sure give him the opportunity to say no.
I had the same thought, but I don't think he'd leave MSU for all the tea in China. He is a Michigan native and has lived there almost all of his life. I suspect we may have had someone at Alabama who knows him broach the subject with Izzo. He suggested Crean who is unhappy at Indiana, but he had 8 million dollars in baggage.
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