MIAMI/MARTIN

[ACW]

It's been confirmed by AD O'Connor.
:cry:
Parrish's Twitter:

I'm told it got "nasty" between Jim Larranaga and athletic director Tom O'Connor at the end. Both egos played a role in this happening.

:(

Been following all this on your board. Still can't believe Coach L is going to Miami of all places. Best of luck in picking up all the pieces.

Thanks. It SUCKS :banghead:

[DUShock]

It's been confirmed by AD O'Connor.
:cry:
Parrish's Twitter:

I'm told it got "nasty" between Jim Larranaga and athletic director Tom O'Connor at the end. Both egos played a role in this happening.

:(

Been following all this on your board. Still can't believe Coach L is going to Miami of all places. Best of luck in picking up all the pieces.

Thanks. It SUCKS :banghead:

I am sorry if any program can recover from this setback so late in the game it is the mighty Mason. All the best in your search but stay away from HCGM!

[ShockerFever]

Wow, that's really surprising. Mason should be loaded again for next year which makes you wonder why Larranaga would settle for a backburner Miami job. Surely, he had better offers after the 06 run, didn't he?

If it's just about money and wanting to retire there, then I guess it makes sense. But wow, really late in the game for this one..

Somebody will inherit a good team there next year.

Best of luck Mason.

[SHOCKvalue]

Sad and seemingly irrational, at least from the average outsiders perspective.

Much luck to Mason in your coaching search. As one of the better non-BCS programs out there, I would expect you to secure a high-caliber replacement, even though I know from a GMU fan's perspective it's hard to see that outcome at this point.

EDIT: Thought I saw in an article (one in reference to the compensation of 2011 NCAA tourney coaches) that Coach L made right near $1M?

[BostonWu]

Capel?

[wusphlash]

Are there any winners in this scenario?

GMU loses their long time and successful coach.
Jim L takes a short term job with no real upside.
Miami settles for a good but 61 year old coach.
Frank Martin gets stiffed by his hometown school.

None of this affects me directly but now I'm depressed. This is why I gave up soap operas.

[pinstripers]

Well, Jim finally gets the big payday he has deserved for a long time. That's a win.

[Aargh]

If they doubled Laranaga's salary, that would be more than the $1.1 mill that Martin was asking for. Martin's market value doesn't seem to be very high. It's likely KSU can keep him a long time.

Considering that the GRCOAT could never get past a single win in the NCAA's and something like 4 players left KSU's program last year, that might not be a good thing for KSU.