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First, I'm certain there are many others on this fine board that could write this so much better than I. However, I'm responsible for having the feelings I do and it's for me to put it out here.
Why is the WSU basketball program where it is right now?
1) It's definitely not Isaac Brown. All he did was try to make a bad situation last year better and he did. So much so, he is now our Head Coach for better or for worse.
2) It's not the players that left in mass, although I'm not upset about a few of them leaving.
3) The timing of all of this is bad. The COVID era would have diminished fan attendance regardless. However, it just adds to WSU's problems. Even without COVID, the landscape of college basketball attendance was changing.
Now it's all about TV revenue which the AAC was caught in the middle. Not quite good enough, but almost. Unfortunately, my main reasons for wanting to go to the AAC are either gone or will be. This, too, will be impacting our program.
I might even add that some of the attendance problems may be coming from WSU itself and its policies regarding Priority Points.
4) At the heart of this is primarily Gregg Marshall and, to a lesser degree, AD Boatright.
I feel that fHC Turgeon started the comeback of WSU basketball. I also feel his timing for leaving was also good for several reasons. One of those was Gregg Marshall coming to WSU. Marshall built WSU into a national brand, maybe bigger than it ever had been. Little did we know the foundation of all this had some big cracks in it. Marshall's "style" of coaching was on its way out. Unfortunately, Marshall didn't see it or didn't care. Boatright was new to the job and knew who buttered WSU athletics' bread. The outburst in Canada was bad enough. Little did we know. It ended up mattering how bad things were with Marshall's relationship with some players and the sh*t hit the pan. Those things were undoubtably known by Boatright. The portal also made it easy for a mass exodus. Wonder if he saw that coming?
Let's add to this that WSU would be strapped for money for some time to come. Why? Because the AD knew about all that went on and did little to nothing early enough about it (even if he could). So, they were complicit. I feel that's why Marshall got all the severance money he did. But make no mistake, he was initially responsible for what all happened and strapping WSU financially for years didn't matter. I, too, did not like the contract Boatright made with Brown. We may never know whether it was all Boatright's doing or if Brown felt he could take advantage of the "current situation" in America. However, those monies pale in comparison to what all Marshall is getting.
Discuss?
Why is the WSU basketball program where it is right now?
1) It's definitely not Isaac Brown. All he did was try to make a bad situation last year better and he did. So much so, he is now our Head Coach for better or for worse.
2) It's not the players that left in mass, although I'm not upset about a few of them leaving.
3) The timing of all of this is bad. The COVID era would have diminished fan attendance regardless. However, it just adds to WSU's problems. Even without COVID, the landscape of college basketball attendance was changing.
Now it's all about TV revenue which the AAC was caught in the middle. Not quite good enough, but almost. Unfortunately, my main reasons for wanting to go to the AAC are either gone or will be. This, too, will be impacting our program.
I might even add that some of the attendance problems may be coming from WSU itself and its policies regarding Priority Points.
4) At the heart of this is primarily Gregg Marshall and, to a lesser degree, AD Boatright.
I feel that fHC Turgeon started the comeback of WSU basketball. I also feel his timing for leaving was also good for several reasons. One of those was Gregg Marshall coming to WSU. Marshall built WSU into a national brand, maybe bigger than it ever had been. Little did we know the foundation of all this had some big cracks in it. Marshall's "style" of coaching was on its way out. Unfortunately, Marshall didn't see it or didn't care. Boatright was new to the job and knew who buttered WSU athletics' bread. The outburst in Canada was bad enough. Little did we know. It ended up mattering how bad things were with Marshall's relationship with some players and the sh*t hit the pan. Those things were undoubtably known by Boatright. The portal also made it easy for a mass exodus. Wonder if he saw that coming?
Let's add to this that WSU would be strapped for money for some time to come. Why? Because the AD knew about all that went on and did little to nothing early enough about it (even if he could). So, they were complicit. I feel that's why Marshall got all the severance money he did. But make no mistake, he was initially responsible for what all happened and strapping WSU financially for years didn't matter. I, too, did not like the contract Boatright made with Brown. We may never know whether it was all Boatright's doing or if Brown felt he could take advantage of the "current situation" in America. However, those monies pale in comparison to what all Marshall is getting.
Discuss?
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