BirdsEyeView wrote:I will remember the community support my school that I coach receives the next time I get offered $4 million instead of my $1 million contract.
I'll turn them down and say "although you are giving me $3 million more than what I am currently making, the community support here at my school is just too good. Sorry."
Saying you can just replace him if those emergency big boosters never stepped up is very ignorant. You have to hit a home run with a new hire ONCE AGAIN. Even Power 5 schools who get coaches poached can't replicate the success.
Illinois lost Bill Self to Kansas
Illinois has been in the dumpster ever since Bill Self's recruits left (Deron Williams/Dee Brown)
Illinois has the funding and donor backing, yet can't find a really good coach to fix that.
If GM is gone because the donors did not step up (which they needed to EVEN WITH ALL THAT MONEY COMING IN FROM TICKET SALES AND MERCHANDISE SALES over the years), you would have to hit another home run on your next hire....having money AND community support does not mean you will get that.
Exhibit A: Bradley and Geno Ford
You are going down a tangent that has nothing to do with what I'm trying to say.
Yes if you are only able to offer 1 million, no one in their right mind will turn down 4 million.
There is no reason why other schools can't get to the numbers WSU was providing Marshall before the Alabama offer. 4 Million is stupid high. Like Top 5 high. 2 million (Which WSU was able to provide based primarily on community support) is still Top 10%.
Yes, you are correct, it's not a guarantee that you will get another great hire. It sure helps though. At 2 million though, you aren't playing the gambling game as much. You can look at coaches that have some success at higher levels. At 500-750k those options are limited.
The point is, WSU community support is what helped get WSU to a higher level. It put WSU in a position to be successful no matter what happened with the coach. It's not based on 1 or 2 people. Community support not only is support in principle but its community $$$$ support.