The Grass is Green

[Shocks2005]

Good article and publicity showcasing why its not always best to jump to the first "big" name that comes along. No need to hurry when things are good, feel good and continue to look good.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10951348/college-basketball-coaches-not-jumping-quickly-next-open-job

[Bluzrover]

Saw this too and was going to post in one of the other threads. I don't think it will stop the pundits or rumor mill but serves to reinforce what I have come to realize why 3G sticks around. WSU is a great job right now and the atmosphere in CKA is second to none. From my perspective, HCGM has a few more tricks up his sleeve before he's done in Wichita and has only begun to show the nation what he's capable of producing.

[im4wsu]

Good article and publicity showcasing why its not always best to jump to the first "big" name that comes along. No need to hurry when things are good, feel good and continue to look good.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...-next-open-job

Good question -- what if I don't get another opportunity like the job I've got right now?

[SPEShockAlum]

This is not only true for college basketball coaches, but for any and all professionals. There is a lot to be said for the "goodwill" established after spending several years someplace. At the end of the day, everyone has to look out for him/herself and family, but the grass is not always greener.

[Shockeriffic]

Good coaches like Marshall will be successful no matter what the circumstances. I'm glad he's decided to be successful here. On the other side of the fence, there are guys like Lowery and Jacobsen that will never get the kind of offers they could have taken when they were the hot coach.

[Kung Wu]

Lowery would have flamed out years ago but at least would have had that one, maybe two, year (s) to talk about with his grandchildren.

[Aargh]

Someone want to forward that article to Jenn Bates?

[SHOCKvalue]

Someone want to forward that article to Jenn Bates?

I think you meant Parsons, the shipping peanut salesman.

[The Mad Hatter]

I think you meant Parsons, the shipping peanut salesman.

Given that Jenn wrote an extensive article about the inevitability of Marshall leaving, I'm pretty sure the original target is the intended one, even if would also apply to Parsons.

[MadaboutWu]

I liked the article but I have two beefs. One, it seemed the first in a series where the rest will be about what it will take to get these coaches to leave. Kind of defeats the purpose. Two, the framework always features non-BCS coaches. What about coaches at middling BCS schools or even pretty good ones? Sure there names get thrown out as candidates for moves but the whole way it is talked about is different. There isn't a constant drumbeat about how they will inevitably move or the surprise when they don't.

Probably the wrong article to pick on to make these points as it is mostly arguing against the dominant narrative.

[Shocks2005]

Mad, there is a separate article discussing the top dogs in the NCAA and what it would take for them to leave including Self. Which it doesn't surprise me that it basically says that for many of them only the NBA would do, which is probably very accurate. I don't think it is any surprise that many schools would have to pay big to get Smart, Marshall and others. What is nice is that a national media person is actually admitting that "Hey, these schools have it good. Why would they leave that?"

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Two, the framework always features non-BCS coaches. What about coaches at middling BCS schools or even pretty good ones? Sure there names get thrown out as candidates for moves but the whole way it is talked about is different. There isn't a constant drumbeat about how they will inevitably move or the surprise when they don't.

This

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

I liked the article but I have two beefs. One, it seemed the first in a series where the rest will be about what it will take to get these coaches to leave. Kind of defeats the purpose. Two, the framework always features non-BCS coaches. What about coaches at middling BCS schools or even pretty good ones? Sure there names get thrown out as candidates for moves but the whole way it is talked about is different. There isn't a constant drumbeat about how they will inevitably move or the surprise when they don't.

Probably the wrong article to pick on to make these points as it is mostly arguing against the dominant narrative.

Jay Wright was featured kind of heavily in the article. Football or not Nova isnt that bad of a job.

[Aargh]

Why write about middling BCS coaches? They're not going to move up. They've alredy shown what they can do "at that level" - and no other school "at that level" wants their results. Middling BCS coaches move down (Altman from KSU to CU, Haith from Mizzou to Tulsa, McDermott from Iowa State to CU - hmmm - seems to be a pattern).

[wu_shizzle]

I liked the article but I have two beefs. One, it seemed the first in a series where the rest will be about what it will take to get these coaches to leave. Kind of defeats the purpose. Two, the framework always features non-BCS coaches. What about coaches at middling BCS schools or even pretty good ones? Sure there names get thrown out as candidates for moves but the whole way it is talked about is different. There isn't a constant drumbeat about how they will inevitably move or the surprise when they don't.

Probably the wrong article to pick on to make these points as it is mostly arguing against the dominant narrative.

Link: The Hardest Job in College Basketball: Head Coach at a Struggling BCS Program

Or, "Why Gregg Marshall is the smartest coach in College Basketball"

"Every job has its challenges," Marshall said. "You've just got to be savvy enough to try to avoid not stepping in the pitfalls that each job presents."