Logitano {l Wrote}:ATLeagle {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:BostonCollege1 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:Yeah... we bullet-dodged a bunch of guys. Gates, Wes Miller, Shaka, Schmidt, Wojo, Richard, throw-in Cooley and Willard... doesn’t make Grant look any better. But, it shows the craven patheticness of our program. That said, not being allowed to even consider Porter Moser may have been a mistake.
Why would Porter Moser leave what he has now for BC?
Money. Which is why he’ll leave for Marquette.
Moser won't go to Marquette.
This.
Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Logitano {l Wrote}:ATLeagle {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:BostonCollege1 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:Yeah... we bullet-dodged a bunch of guys. Gates, Wes Miller, Shaka, Schmidt, Wojo, Richard, throw-in Cooley and Willard... doesn’t make Grant look any better. But, it shows the craven patheticness of our program. That said, not being allowed to even consider Porter Moser may have been a mistake.
Why would Porter Moser leave what he has now for BC?
Money. Which is why he’ll leave for Marquette.
Moser won't go to Marquette.
This.
Yep. Fact is, Loyola can pay him more than Marquette at this point. I know the Loyola AD, Steve Watson--great guy, went to Loyola from Saint Bonnies. He keeps in regular contact with a lot of Bonnie boosters and he told many of them pretty much from the moment he got there was that there was an enormous amount of unfulfilled potential at Loyola with respect to fundraising and he has been singularly focused on driving that train and has apparently had an enormous amount of success (no doubt helped by the Final Four a couple of years ago). Marquette's operating budget is considerably higher than Loyola's ($10 million vs $4.6 million), but Marquette's been bleeding money badly for the last five years (an annual loss of over $5 million before you get to the unreleased loss number for 2020, which is expected to be $10 million--a huge chunk of that number going solely to pay for the costs associated with playing at Fiserv Forum, which they have taken an enormous bath on as a result of low attendance pre-covid and the cratering of attendance during the pandemic. While Marquette has made up the operating losses in past years by dipping into the schools general fund and hitting up certain "whale" boosters, fundraising has suffered during Wojo's mediocre run and there is a general feeling that the athletic department is going to have to pony up some massive cuts. While Marquette will always spend on basketball and I the only cuts basketball will endure will be cosmetic so the shitty school administration can say that there is belt tightening across the board, they aren't going to be able to shoot the moon with respect to salary for a new coach. Wojo made $1.7 million between salary and untaxed benefits. I doubt they will be able to go above that given the state of the Athletic Department.
In contrast, Loyola, which is actually a bigger school, in a bigger city, with more "whale" alumni donors than Marquette (and after decades of neglect, the school's endowment is approaching a billion and should catch up with Marquette in that regard within five years) is already paying Moser $1.3 million in salary and untaxed benefits. The Athletic Department has been operating at a surplus since 2016 even if you take out the Final Four windfall, which added a significant amount to the school's general fund. In sum, I am fairly certain that Loyola can match anything Marquette can offer--especially since Watson has a history of spending aggressively to reward coaching production. On top of that, there is already a media narrative of Loyola becoming the Gonzaga of the Midwest. Money usually follows that sort of hype--and Loyola has the added benefit of 25 years of DePaul imploding as a basketball program leaving the casual Chicago fan and the money that attaches to it available to exploit in such a scenario.
Now it may be that some baby rapist may come along and offer Moser $3 million plus. If that is the case, Loyola ain't matching that, but if Loyola makes a second Final Four and Moser then leaves, Loyola isn't going to have any trouble finding a well-regarded up and comer replacement.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Just to be clear, is HJS predicting Moser to Marquette on his mistaken belief Loyola was not paying him or did he successfully hedge?
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:where is gates of hell going to wind up? are the offers still waiting for them to lose in the tournament?
ATLeagle {l Wrote}:TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:where is gates of hell going to wind up? are the offers still waiting for them to lose in the tournament?
Ask Murt. He is plugged into THE source.
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:where is gates of hell going to wind up? are the offers still waiting for them to lose in the tournament?
HJS {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Just to be clear, is HJS predicting Moser to Marquette on his mistaken belief Loyola was not paying him or did he successfully hedge?
$1mm for a Final Four coach is not paying him. Funny how you think paying better than Albany makes Loyola big time.
I still thinks he jumps if Marquette offers. If folks claim Marquette has no money are true, then I’m wrong. Let’s see if they hire someone from the Colonial or land someone we all think is a better option than Grant.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Just to be clear, is HJS predicting Moser to Marquette on his mistaken belief Loyola was not paying him or did he successfully hedge?
$1mm for a Final Four coach is not paying him. Funny how you think paying better than Albany makes Loyola big time.
I still thinks he jumps if Marquette offers. If folks claim Marquette has no money are true, then I’m wrong. Let’s see if they hire someone from the Colonial or land someone we all think is a better option than Grant.
He makes closer to $1.4 and he had his salary more than doubled the last time they thought they would lose him.
HJS {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Just to be clear, is HJS predicting Moser to Marquette on his mistaken belief Loyola was not paying him or did he successfully hedge?
$1mm for a Final Four coach is not paying him. Funny how you think paying better than Albany makes Loyola big time.
I still thinks he jumps if Marquette offers. If folks claim Marquette has no money are true, then I’m wrong. Let’s see if they hire someone from the Colonial or land someone we all think is a better option than Grant.
He makes closer to $1.4 and he had his salary more than doubled the last time they thought they would lose him.
So you predicting Loyola will pay him north of $3mm if others approach. But, if he leaves or the don’t pay him, then you never cared.
HJS {l Wrote}:College of Charleston did a damn good job replacing Eddy... assuming Pat Kelsey actually shows up.
ATLeagle {l Wrote}:Indiana easily made the strangest hire of the season.
durkcal {l Wrote}:If it works, at least initially, then all these P5 $$$ openings are going to start going to NBA guys. Kind of like that weird NBA era post Nowitzki being drafted where every NBA team was drafting a Euro player that ended up sucking.
BC923 {l Wrote}:UNC job is open
BC923 {l Wrote}:UNC job is open
innocentbystander {l Wrote}:BC923 {l Wrote}:UNC job is open
Maybe they will hire Jim Christian?
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