Coaches getting axed thread

[Panthers to the Bone]

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Mizzou potential candidate list. I think this paragraph is pretty telling. Cool to see that it's recognized the comfort level Jake has in CF. This is really a good article...you should read all of it.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/article_53eca514-5628-11e0-abf8-0017a4a78c22.html

* Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa: Missouri Valley Conference insiders and veterans will tell you that Jacobson is easily the best coach in the MVC. They rave about his in-game strategy, and his teams' preparation level. After two consecutive first-place finishes, he had UNI on track to do it again this season in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year -- but then a key player (Lucas O'Rear) was lost to injury, and the Panthers finished a respectable 4th. Jacobson has shown he can't beat Kansas; last year's shocking upset of Kansas in the second round was a coaching classic. And then there's the karma factor. The last time Mizzou hired a coach away from Northern Iowa? Norm Stewart. But can Jacobson recruit the more elite talent he'd need to win with in the Big 12? Before you say no, just take a look at what Valley coaching alum Mark Turgeon has done at Texas A&M. Jacobson, however, is very happy at UNI. He's not restless or looking to move on. He wouldn't be as anxious to take another job as you might believe.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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PTTB, why Painter? Purdue is a damn good program, at least equal to Missouri I would think. Now, if he has some issues with the administration, that's a little different deal. But, program wise they have to be on par. Purdue also has one the better engineering programs in the country, and engineers = dollars. It's BS is he's one of the lowest paid coaches in the Big Ten.

Also, it's interesting that Lusk pulled out of the NIU job. They must have some unrealistic expectations. They've NEVER won, but must think they have a sleeping giant or something. Ricardo Patton was only there a few years. Was there some issue with violations or unethical conduct? If not, he should've been given far more time to turn around a crap program.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/article_53eca514-5628-11e0-abf8-0017a4a78c22.html

But check out the Painter quote from last summer. In an interview with the Lafayette (Ind.) Journal-Courier, Painter certainly left the door open.

"You always do your best as an employee for an institution, but you have to take care of you and your family when it comes to negotiating the best contract for yourself," Painter said.

And Painter negotiated an escape clause from his contract that went into effect after the end of Purdue's season. If Painter leaves the only penalty is having to relinquish about $1.2 million in bonuses that were to be paid out later. But there is no buyout. Painter is free to go. And he specifically set his contract up to have such freedom.

"Some coaches have had astronomical buyouts and they go to another job and they're paying it off for three, four, five or six years and you don't want to be in that kind of position," Painter told the Journal & Courier. "Any time you can put yourself in a position to have a lower buyout, that only makes sense."

[UNIChippewa]

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Good article PTTB, thanks for sharing.

[jnutt]

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* Gregg Marshall, Wichita State: Did an exceptional job in a steppingstone job at Winthrop, leading the team to seven NCAA Tournaments in nine years. Had to rebuild Wichita State and is four years in; finished second in each of the last two seasons. Kind of a quirky personality, which is a polite way to put it. OK, let me be more direct: the guy can be a real jerk. (Then again, so can I.) But he's a good coach.

oh PLEEEEEEEEASE take him away from the Valley. We got rid of Les, he's got to go next.

[BCPanther]

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Disagree.

He may be a jackwagon, but if the league is going to become relevant again, we need good coaches like GG...

[UNI83]

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Disagree.

He may be a jackwagon, but if the league is going to become relevant again, we need good coaches like GG...

I question if he is as a good of a coach as we are led to believe. He has the most talented team in the league two years in a row (yes WSU was more talented than us in 2010 but we had the better team) and doesn't win any kind of title.

[jnutt]

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i would say the no name guy who finally got his shot in Indy State is a good coach, Lansing. Martin is a good coach at Mo State. In order to get this conference back we need to WIN no matter who the coach is

[06panther10]

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If Marshall could not win the valley with a loaded roster like he had this year in what was a very down year for the league, I question whether he can ever win in the MVC.

That team should have been playing in the NCAA tournament this year.

[jnutt]

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Cyclone fans acting like Hawkeyes. hey lets put in Ben Jacobson's name into an article that has nothing to do with him so when someone googles it, we get hits...

http://www.gocyclones.com/news.php?ID=3893

Here is a recap from my chat with Iowa State offensive line coach Bill Bleil on Thursday while I wonder if Northern Iowa fans are worried about men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson becoming a viable candidate for the Missouri opening.

why don't we worry about keeping our facilities from being in a lake again this summer instead of the coach at an in state school that owns us, right ISU?

[CyCarp]

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I question if he is as a good of a coach as we are led to believe. He has the most talented team in the league two years in a row (yes WSU was more talented than us in 2010 but we had the better team) and doesn't win any kind of title.

My Wichita St buddy can't wait for him to take a different gig. I can totally see why.