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B. In regard to how Baylor and WSU compare:
1. While WSU's situation was hardly as bad as Baylor's, we have had a recruit die, multiple recruits pull out of their commitments, and multiple players miss a lot of time or the full season with injury (including Matt, who was the player we could least afford to lose because he is our only true point guard). I would say that, yes, that qualifies as a tough situation.
2. The season isn't over and WSU has more wins than Baylor had in Drew's first season, and has been right on the cusp of a number of other wins.
C. What does bringing out preseason fan expectations prove? The only thing it might prove is that fans had too high expectations, but that would say nothing about whether Marshall is a good coach. In any case, the number of injuries and the non arrival of Orukpe impact whether those preseason expectations could be met. We don't know what this team could have done if it was healthy.
D. The fact that Marshall makes more that Drew is not the point. The point is that if, over the long term, the coach turns out to be the right hire, he is worth the money. Drew is clearly worth the money Baylor is paying him (and to say otherwise early in his tenure would have been wrong). If Marshall has long term success, he will clearly be worth the money we paid to secure hiring him. It is far too early to say he is worth the money, but it is also far too early to say that he isn't. One bad season a bad hire does not make.
(By the way, are you going to be calling to Art Briles' head for getting paid $1.8 million per year to coach the Baylor football team if they have yet another losing season?)
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