Coach McDermott

[CF Panther]

While we're all on analogies: Mac considers UNI to be his "family". He wants his kids to go through school, continue the successful program he's built with his "family", etc. etc. Basically, he wants to run the family business. But one day, the next door neighbor offers Mac 5 or 6 TIMES what his "family" has been paying him to run their business down the street. While he hates to leave his family, the neighbors are offering to make him a rich man in a matter of only a few years. Heck, even if his contract is terminated before his 4 or 5 years are up, he walks away with 4 or 5 MILLION$$$$! On a positive note, this competing company is many times larger than his family's, and with success, Mac could potentially become the CEO of a "company" that rivals Microsoft (Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Illinois, etc. etc.). I think there are a lot of benefits to helping your "family" out, but if an offer is put in front of Mac that has 7+ figures in it, that's when we'll truely see how loyal he is to UNI. I think that Mac is a class act, but the smart move in this case is to move up the food chain. My heart says Mac would stay, but head says no way...

[wonkadog]

finally

a pretty rational post...if you're in coaching because you love to coach then your ultimate dream is to coach a college basketball team in a "major" college conference. I don't know of any coaches that would turn down more than a million bucks in a high-profile conference to stay at a smaller school. I understand you guys all want him to stay, but let's be realistic...

[UNIAlum95]

a pretty rational post...if you're in coaching because you love to coach then your ultimate dream is to coach a college basketball team in a "major" college conference. I don't know of any coaches that would turn down more than a million bucks in a high-profile conference to stay at a smaller school. I understand you guys all want him to stay, but let's be realistic...

No one here is saying he won't go. What we are saying from talking with him and his family, is that he has no intentions of leaving in the next few years. We all realize with continued success, he'll move on at some point baring some miracle budget situation where we can pay him like Creighton.

[merkpanthers]

I can't see Coach Mac leaving to coach Mizzou. Snyder should have been out about 2 years ago, so who knows why he is still coaching. To the people that think Kansas is a good coaching job....they have gone down hill pretty fast. Bucknell was a solid team and showed that by beating them in the tournament. They are only rated high because of the history of the school. Coach Mac will stay to open the McLeod center for sure.

[AmesPanther]

Kansas would be a good job still. It has a good history and a good following. The team is young and has a ton of potential as soon as they figure out that it isn't high school and most of them need to fall into being role players.

Mizzu has a good facility and a ton of money, but I don't know....

I'd say SA leaving Iowa and them offering Mac a bunch of money would be a better option.

[B.True]

For example when Larry was at ISU I was told 2 donors wanted him badly so they negotiated his then state high salary, but they agreed to "donate" every penny of it to the athletic department so essentially they paid him. Every newspaper made it out to be that us tax payers were paying him all that money; technically I guess, but really no... did you notice how little Wayne makes?

from what i've heard this is very similar to how pitino is at louisville....papa john really likes pitino and the cards....if you know what i mean

back to mac....why not stick around and he, farley and hartzell run for office in CF....just own the place??? something to be said for increasing your salary from say 150 to 300 .... but there's also something to be said for loyalty, less headaches and the knowledge that you are doing things the right way for a school that helped get you where you are.....

[B.True]

just a little question to try and get some information from our well informed posters....

minnesota is 9-4 right now, but i really don't see them doing anything in the Big10 and they just lost to Purdue...which could be the Boilers' only Big10 win this season. what is Monson's contract situation after this 2005-06 season?

i just saw Monson's name mentioned above and watch a little of that game at Purdue Saturday....the Gophers looked awful....

we all know if UNI has another solid season, McDermott's name will be thrown around for open jobs....just want to know if the Minnesota job might be open at the end of the season....

[tcondon]

we all know if UNI has another solid season, McDermott's name will be thrown around for open jobs....just want to know if the Minnesota job might be open at the end of the season....

I have heard that McDermott is a name that is on Joel Maturi's short list up in the land of Gophers.

[SMK4UNI]

I know this has all been wrote earlier but I have to throw in my 2 cents. Mac will be around for next season without a doubt. He worked so hard to get the Mcleod Center up that he wants at least one season in it. So next season is even more crucial for a BIG, and I mean VERY BIG, fan base. There is no doubt that Mac will have his boys ready to play next year and we as fans have to be there to support all of them. If Mac sees that the Mcleod Center is almost at capacity during every game, I think that would be a hard thing to walk away from. Let's get a great crowd tonight and take down the league leaders.