stever20 wrote:billyjack wrote:The fact is that X is a Top-5 team, and their roster is stacked again next year.
Last year they were 7 minutes away from an Elite-8.
X isnt a "flash in the pan" program. Theyre built for sustained success.
Cards fans are banking on:
- Mack's wife being from Louisville.
- Dez Wells, which is way way in the past.
- Money, which Xavier can match.
- Prestige, which Xavier already has, without the hookers.
Note also that Louisville fans have a history of turning on their coaches, as much as their fans make believe otherwise. The ran Denny Crum out of town, and were nipping at Pitino's heels in mid 2012 right around the time his staff turned up the hooker volume.
Mack's price tag would be very high, and at that point Gregg Marshall would move. The Texas job is already taken. Louisville can blow away Wichita with money, and Marshall wont have to drive to Peoria anymore.
The fact is, Louisville would be a step up from Xavier. Pretty much everyone accepts that. I'm not saying he's going to leave- but it's going to take a job like a Louisville for him to move.
ivet wrote:Current salaries of Coaches.
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salarie ... all/coach/
Pitino makes over 6 mil right now. Mack just a little over 1 mil. I'm sure there is a buy out clause which probably would be chump change for UL. I wouldn't hold it against him if he jumped ship. Money talks.
stever20 wrote:I see Louisville offering Mack like 3-4 million. It's one of the top bare minimum 10-12 programs in the country. Louisville is a job that can get a coach from another power program to move- it's that high on the pecking order.
And sorry Redman, but Louisville IS that high up on the pecking order..... This isn't Wake Forest or Tennessee or California. It's a program that's in the top 10 in almost every category in history- wins, winning pct, tourneys, final 4's, titles. A few years ago when ESPN did their top 50 programs in the last 50 years, Louisville was 6th; they've since won another title. Louisville is that strong.
NJRedman wrote:stever20 wrote:I see Louisville offering Mack like 3-4 million. It's one of the top bare minimum 10-12 programs in the country. Louisville is a job that can get a coach from another power program to move- it's that high on the pecking order.
And sorry Redman, but Louisville IS that high up on the pecking order..... This isn't Wake Forest or Tennessee or California. It's a program that's in the top 10 in almost every category in history- wins, winning pct, tourneys, final 4's, titles. A few years ago when ESPN did their top 50 programs in the last 50 years, Louisville was 6th; they've since won another title. Louisville is that strong.
Who the F said it was Wake Forest? Certainly not me so stop making chit up. We all know you will have every good coach leaving for another school because you are a negative Nancy. None of what you said has anything to do with what I posted. They aren't going to offer him 6 million. I doubt they offer anyone 6 million. Once again since you keep ignoring my points. LOUISVILLE IS GOING TO HAVE TO ALLOCATE MORE OF THEIR MONEY TO FOOTBALL TO KEEP UP WITH THE SEC AND B1G SCHOOLS. MONEY THAT USED TO GO TO BBALL WILL NOW HAVE TO GO TO FOOTBALL...EVEN AT A BASKETBALL SCHOOL LIKE LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL IS KING.
BTW They also turn on their coaches and even wanted Pitino gone before he won that national title.
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