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Hey guys, I've been a little busy lately but wanted to check in after seeing an article regarding The Exodus from Egypt.
My following words are gonna work like salt in the wounds of some of ya's so avert your eyes if you are feeling sensitive today...
I've known the program was in trouble for a while (check the "we've lost our edge" thread). I posited that it could have been due to assistant coaching turnovers, the Peter Principle, or just the lack of hunger in the old dog that was quietly growing very rich. It's probably one or all three.
Gregg Marshall is a character. Coaches of his type (see: Bobby Knight) do very well when they have a culture of winning and lots of administrative support. When the foundation starts to crack though, things collapse in spectacular fashion. Hopefully the cracks we see now can be patched.
Players aren't going to run through walls if they don't believe there's a prize on the other side. The magic seems gone and players/parents are starting to think it may never return. Nobody has the patience to see things develop in this day and age. Everybody wants instant gratification. The players are spoiled rotten and the parents can be even worse. HCGM's style is not that dissimilar to Gene Stephenson's - "we will forge them in fire". Both styles require 110% buy-ins.
Here's CB's list of solutions:
1) Gregg retires with honors and we bring in new energy, passion, and ideas with Chris Jans.
2) Gregg starts recruiting "MVC level" (under-recruited) players again and gives them their shot in the AAC. In this sense he will have total authority over their lives and their parents.
3) Continue along the exact same path because now that I've floated the idea of Gregg retiring, he will go to the Final Four next year.
Stay safe folks and don't congregate unless absolutely necessary.
T
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My following words are gonna work like salt in the wounds of some of ya's so avert your eyes if you are feeling sensitive today...
I've known the program was in trouble for a while (check the "we've lost our edge" thread). I posited that it could have been due to assistant coaching turnovers, the Peter Principle, or just the lack of hunger in the old dog that was quietly growing very rich. It's probably one or all three.
Gregg Marshall is a character. Coaches of his type (see: Bobby Knight) do very well when they have a culture of winning and lots of administrative support. When the foundation starts to crack though, things collapse in spectacular fashion. Hopefully the cracks we see now can be patched.
Players aren't going to run through walls if they don't believe there's a prize on the other side. The magic seems gone and players/parents are starting to think it may never return. Nobody has the patience to see things develop in this day and age. Everybody wants instant gratification. The players are spoiled rotten and the parents can be even worse. HCGM's style is not that dissimilar to Gene Stephenson's - "we will forge them in fire". Both styles require 110% buy-ins.
Here's CB's list of solutions:
1) Gregg retires with honors and we bring in new energy, passion, and ideas with Chris Jans.
2) Gregg starts recruiting "MVC level" (under-recruited) players again and gives them their shot in the AAC. In this sense he will have total authority over their lives and their parents.
3) Continue along the exact same path because now that I've floated the idea of Gregg retiring, he will go to the Final Four next year.
Stay safe folks and don't congregate unless absolutely necessary.
T
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