Topic: Donnie Jones has a $500,000 buyout...

[svherd]

wow, DJ leaves, HW leaves, Kane looks to be ineligible for next year. Losing Tyler, Lutz and Merthie as seniors. We'll be lucky to win 10 games next year. :o

[BIG HERDFAN]

I really see UCF having the same trouble with USF as we have with WVU in moving to the Big East! They don't like each other as much as MU and WVU don't like each other! ???

[bigwormy]

being realistic, if we can get 500,000 grand, i say see ya donnie. i wont disagree the program has improved, but to what point. we still would not have a post season tourney if it wasnt for the ignorant tourneys they made up the last couple years. the schedule was dumbed down waaayy to much this year. this team might not win 20 games with a decent schedule. the thing i believe is donnie may have peaked this year at marshall. face it folks, if HW leaves, we might not be very good next year depending on whos coming in and eligible to play. i believe donnie may know this hence getn a 300,000 grand raise and rebuilding at ucf is better than doing it again at marshall. if he falters at marshall, an oppurtunity may not fall his way again for sometime. by going to ucf, he buys himself 3-4 more years and over a million more dollars. what does it mean for marshall? it means we will get another up and coming coach who may and should take us farther than donnie has and maybe will.

[wvmafia]

being realistic, if we can get 500,000 grand, i say see ya donnie. i wont disagree the program has improved, but to what point. we still would not have a post season tourney if it wasnt for the ignorant tourneys they made up the last couple years. the schedule was dumbed down waaayy to much this year. this team might not win 20 games with a decent schedule. the thing i believe is donnie may have peaked this year at marshall. face it folks, if HW leaves, we might not be very good next year depending on whos coming in and eligible to play. i believe donnie may know this hence getn a 300,000 grand raise and rebuilding at ucf is better than doing it again at marshall. if he falters at marshall, an oppurtunity may not fall his way again for sometime. by going to ucf, he buys himself 3-4 more years and over a million more dollars. what does it mean for marshall? it means we will get another up and coming coach who may and should take us farther than donnie has and maybe will.

Sad...but true.  Realism hurts, but I cannot disagree with anything you've said.  And I'm one of Jones' biggest supporter and have been since he arrived.  In a underfunded program like our basketball program, $500k is HUGE.

[Flat Tire 2]

being realistic, if we can get 500,000 grand, i say see ya donnie. i wont disagree the program has improved, but to what point. we still would not have a post season tourney if it wasnt for the ignorant tourneys they made up the last couple years. the schedule was dumbed down waaayy to much this year. this team might not win 20 games with a decent schedule. the thing i believe is donnie may have peaked this year at marshall. face it folks, if HW leaves, we might not be very good next year depending on whos coming in and eligible to play. i believe donnie may know this hence getn a 300,000 grand raise and rebuilding at ucf is better than doing it again at marshall. if he falters at marshall, an oppurtunity may not fall his way again for sometime. by going to ucf, he buys himself 3-4 more years and over a million more dollars. what does it mean for marshall? it means we will get another up and coming coach who may and should take us farther than donnie has and maybe will.

I think you "nailed" the situation. I can't help to think that Jones looked at his situation at MU and decided to jump while he could still get another head coaching gig. JMHO.

[wvmafia]

Jones ain't going to UCF.
period
end of story

Genius...and I guess Whiteside will be back and Dieng should sign a letter of intent any day now!

LOL

Gettin' ready to go 0 for 3 big guy.