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(10-09-2020 09:20 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(10-09-2020 08:16 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  And some of y’all thought we would never have another chance to hire Gregg Marshall.

Presuming that the reporting is enough to move WSU to cut ties with Marshall, would he be too hot to pick up, even presuming that he'd have to sit this season out because of the timing? I'd imagine there's a few schools that would accept the risks and optics to improve their place, but how far does he drop?

And you joke, but let's say JJ retires at the end of this season and Marshall puts in for it. Should ODU take the chance? What conditions are there? For this exercise, let's presume that the Goodman report covers the bulk of what he did, and isn't the tip of the iceberg. He's obviously a very good coach, but if you're the parent of a prospect, how comfortable are you with your kid playing for him?

People complain about Jones. Jones is Mother Teresa compared to him. Stay far away.

Really, I love to win but I don't want to support people like Marshall.

(10-09-2020 09:53 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(10-09-2020 09:32 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  If half of the stuff in that report are true (and based on his public demeanor, I'd say it's likely to be fairly accurate), there is no way I'd want him to coach ODU. Frankly, I'd rather lose than have that kind of behavior associated with the program.

I agree. Winning is great but not at the cost of institutional and personal values. If one of the most prominent members of the university was a known abuser when you hired him, that sort of thing reverberates through the entire community. It's a massive breach of trust: We'll get your sons and daughters ready to take on the world but if one of their leaders happens to smack them around and use racial slurs against them, that's unfortunate but hey, he's getting us to the Big Dance! Hard pass.

But you know someone will roll the dice. I could see Liberty, if their current coach parlays his recent success into a P5 job.

Yeah, Liberty has no values.

(10-09-2020 08:27 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  This does not come as a huge surprise. The punching a player thing is way out of bounds, and comes as a bit of a shock, I guess, but GM has always had a reputation of not being a nice person. It was the reason it took him so long to get out of Winthrop and probably is the reason he has been at WSU for so long.

Well there is also the fact that this is may not have happened. Hope he gets due process and if it turns out true hope he gets sued.


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(10-09-2020 09:32 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  If half of the stuff in that report are true (and based on his public demeanor, I'd say it's likely to be fairly accurate), there is no way I'd want him to coach ODU. Frankly, I'd rather lose than have that kind of behavior associated with the program.

I agree... if it is true.


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(10-09-2020 08:16 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  And some of y’all thought we would never have another chance to hire Gregg Marshall.

I’m sure vcu would take him and dump rhoades.

(10-09-2020 08:16 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  And some of y’all thought we would never have another chance to hire Gregg Marshall.

(10-09-2020 09:32 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  If half of the stuff in that report are true (and based on his public demeanor, I'd say it's likely to be fairly accurate), there is no way I'd want him to coach ODU. Frankly, I'd rather lose than have that kind of behavior associated with the program.

(10-14-2020 01:08 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(10-09-2020 09:32 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  If half of the stuff in that report are true (and based on his public demeanor, I'd say it's likely to be fairly accurate), there is no way I'd want him to coach ODU. Frankly, I'd rather lose than have that kind of behavior associated with the program.