How would you spend $5 million per year to improve Penn State’s men’s basketball?
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You misunderstood me as I didn’t say we should cut other sports. I just said basketball shouldn’t be saddled with the responsibility for returning 5+ million dollars every year to the athletic dept. I’m just advocating that the basketball program be allow to spend some, if not all the revenue that sports generates back into the program.
It's as good as operating in the black. In fact, if I were a betting man, I'd be tempted to wager that the next financial statement, due later this year, will show wrestling operating at a profit.
Hire a top tier coach. For $4mil you can get almost anyone barring the top 5 & a few with long term ties to their current School. $1mil for staff.
You ask who kenntucky, lousville, Duke, Villanova, UNC would have on their short list if they suddenly needed a new coach. Then hire one of those guys. It's not rocket science.
Let that guy turn things around. He may leave after a couple of successful years, so rinse & repeat until there's sustained success before taking a chance on a lower tier guy. That comes either never, or when there's a program established that's good enough to attract top coaches without overpaying. The market place will make that clear.
You ask who kenntucky, lousville, Duke, Villanova, UNC would have on their short list if they suddenly needed a new coach. Then hire one of those guys. It's not rocket science.
Let that guy turn things around. He may leave after a couple of successful years, so rinse & repeat until there's sustained success before taking a chance on a lower tier guy. That comes either never, or when there's a program established that's good enough to attract top coaches without overpaying. The market place will make that clear.
4 million isn’t bringing the type of guys you’re talking about to Penn State. Who are the top 5 (and long term ties) Say K, Williams, Self, Izzo, Boeheim, Cal, Wright? That’s all you are ruling out? You think then that Tony Bennett is coming here? Rick Barnes is leaving the #1 team for a small bump? Few is leaving Gonzaga?
At 4 million, not even a lock to land a Cronin/Beard/Mussleman type guy.
Hire a young, dynamic, up and coming coach from a mid-major or a top assistant from one of the top programs, who has a proven track record of being able to recruit. Basically, we need to find a "Franklin" for the basketball program. $1m/year is a joke for a head coach at a Big 10 school - and won't get it done if you want to get a top notch coach with the hope of making basketball relevant at PSU. Unless you have a coach who can recruit, spending money on facilities, etc. is a waste of money.
How do schools like Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Wisconsin, Temple, Cincinnati, Creighton, Iowa, and Purdue all usually have far better talent and consistently win at a much higher rate than PSU?
I had hopes for Chambers, because of his Philly connections, but other than the one class including Carr, Stevens, and Watkins, he hasn't been able to improve the talent or depth of talent in the program. This is especially true in the front court - other than Watkins, what big men has he been able to get to PSU?
How do schools like Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Wisconsin, Temple, Cincinnati, Creighton, Iowa, and Purdue all usually have far better talent and consistently win at a much higher rate than PSU?
I had hopes for Chambers, because of his Philly connections, but other than the one class including Carr, Stevens, and Watkins, he hasn't been able to improve the talent or depth of talent in the program. This is especially true in the front court - other than Watkins, what big men has he been able to get to PSU?
Because these schools are have significant basketball tradition and their alumni and administration care about basketball success.
