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CBS Sports has a podcast called "eye on college basketball" that can be found on Itunes. They (Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and Sam Vecenie talked about WSU and their 7th seed selection and the Alabama/Texas jobs. Here is my summary of what they said. Probably have to go back and listen more
1. They said WSU believed that the NCAA screwed them on the 7th seed because that was the only slot open so that the NCAA wouldn't have to pay for charter jet. If they gave them their true seed they would have had to pay for their charter and ship them out of region. WSU basically said screw the NCAA were not going to make our players endure long bus ride and payed for their own charter.
2. SEC want their schools to step it basketball because even though football is their cash cow, they still have to fill programing slots for their network the six other days of the week and that is done with basketball. Therefore Alabama is going all in.
3. Alabama has list of 1. They will give Marshall whatever he wants. They won't give him a reason to turn them down, it will have to be simply he doesn't want to coach at Alabama.
4. Why is Alabama out leaking this - they want to get out in front of Texas. They feel that Texas will now have to make a move this week, as they think Texas wants Marshall.
5. Overall, in their opinion they don't seem sold on Alabama being a great job and that Marshall would jump at it, but they think if Texas comes calling there is no doubt Marshall will take that job.
1. They said WSU believed that the NCAA screwed them on the 7th seed because that was the only slot open so that the NCAA wouldn't have to pay for charter jet. If they gave them their true seed they would have had to pay for their charter and ship them out of region. WSU basically said screw the NCAA were not going to make our players endure long bus ride and payed for their own charter.
2. SEC want their schools to step it basketball because even though football is their cash cow, they still have to fill programing slots for their network the six other days of the week and that is done with basketball. Therefore Alabama is going all in.
3. Alabama has list of 1. They will give Marshall whatever he wants. They won't give him a reason to turn them down, it will have to be simply he doesn't want to coach at Alabama.
4. Why is Alabama out leaking this - they want to get out in front of Texas. They feel that Texas will now have to make a move this week, as they think Texas wants Marshall.
5. Overall, in their opinion they don't seem sold on Alabama being a great job and that Marshall would jump at it, but they think if Texas comes calling there is no doubt Marshall will take that job.