Reported Salary for Marshall; $620K to $800k WOW

[Cubanbull]

It is  agood sign for our basketball program. and this guy would be agreat choice. If you can compete vs Big boys while coaching and recruiting at Winthrop thats good enough for me. If we dont get him someone else will.

[BigShoop]

I think it's a good move.

[Brad]

Marshall Mulling USF's Offer

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By BRETT McMURPHY The Tampa Tribune

Published: Mar 21, 2007

TAMPA - Winthrop's Gregg Marshall, who led the Eagles to seven NCAA Tournaments in nine seasons, has emerged as the leading candidate to become coach at the University of South Florida.

Marshall met with USF athletic director Doug Woolard Tuesday night in Rock Hill, S.C. As of late Wednesday night, Marshall was deciding whether to come to Tampa or accept a $400,000 a year offer to stay at Winthrop, which would be nearly half of what USF would offer.

On Tuesday night, Woolard flew to Charlotte, N.C., and made the 20-minute drive to Marshall's home in Rock Hill. Marshall is the third candidate Woolard has interviewed.

Woolard also interviewed South Alabama coach John Pelphrey in Atlanta Saturday and spoke with former Virginia coach Pete Gillen last week, but neither one received a job offer.

Winthrop assistant athletic director Jack Frost said former Kentucky athletic director C.M. Newton, who is assisting Woolard as a consultant on USF's search, asked and received permission Tuesday for Woolard to speak with Marshall.

Winthrop president Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio and Athletic Director Tom Hickman met with Marshall on Wednesday to discuss increasing his salary, Frost said. They have been working on increasing Marshall's salary since before the NCAA Tournament, Frost said.

Marshall has eight years remaining on his current contract worth $270,000 a year, but was offered $400,000 a year by Winthrop officials.

New Mexico also asked for permission to speak with Marshall, Frost said. However, ESPN reported Wednesday night that New Mexico is reportedly working on a deal to hire Iowa's Steve Alford.

That means Marshall must chose between USF and Winthrop. Woolard had said previously he would make a significant investment and commitment for a new coach, meaning the Bulls likely would offer at least double the $310,000 salary that former coach Robert McCullum received.

This year was Marshall's most impressive season as Winthrop upset Notre Dame 74-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Oregon 75-61 in the second round.

All of Winthrop's losses this season were to NCAA Tournament teams -- North Carolina (73-66), Maryland (71-60), Wisconsin (82-79 in overtime) and Texas A&M (71-51).

The Eagles (29-5) also set a school record for victories, earned the school's first Associated Press Top 25 ranking (No. 24) and had the first unbeaten season (14-0) in Big South history.

Marshall has been named Big South coach of the year four times.

He is 1-7 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, but as a No. 15 seed nearly upset No. 2 seed Tennessee last year, losing 63-61 on a last-second 3-pointer.

Last June, Marshall accepted the College of Charleston job and was introduced as Charleston's coach at a news conference on June 28, only to change his mind the next day and return as Winthrop's coach.

UMass coach Travis Ford, who was scheduled to meet with Woolard Monday but canceled, is no longer interested in the position and expected to receive a new deal at UMass.

http://www.tbo.com/sports/bulls/MGBHVZTPKZE.html

The title of the story says Marshall Mulling USF's Offer.  In the body of the article, it says what "USF would offer"..

Did USF offer or not?

Now I have not contacted Brett to clarify what he means by that, however I have obtained information that says there HAS NOT been a contract offered to mull at this point.  

[Brad]

TheState.com adds some more information:

Marshall denies move to South Florida

Winthrop makes formal offer for a new contract with more money for coach

By PATRICK OBLEY

pobley@thestate.com

While the Tampa Bay area was buzzing with reports that Gregg Marshall had accepted an $800,000 deal to leave Winthrop for South Florida, the man in question was sitting at his desk in Rock Hill.

“Entirely untrue,” Marshall said Thursday afternoon. “ I did speak to them. They’re very nice people, a very nice program.”

Marshall met with his team Thursday, but only to go over the Eagles’ offseason conditioning program.

“No, it’s not that kind (of meeting),” Marshall said, referring to meetings coaches often call to tell players their plan to leave. “Just going over spring procedures.”

The rumor mill cranked up this week when Winthrop granted New Mexico and South Florida permission to talk to Marshall. On Tuesday night, South Florida athletics director Doug Woolard traveled to Rock Hill to make a pitch in person. At the time, the Bulls were prepared to offer Marshall a package slightly in excess of the deal on the table from Winthrop president Anthony DiGiorgio and athletics director Tom Hickman.

The Eagles’ leadership made the offer a formal one on Wednesday afternoon — a new 10-year deal with an annual compensation between $300,000 and $400,000.

In addition to more money, South Florida offers Marshall a job in the powerful 16-team Big East. The Bulls also recently renovated their basketball home, the Sun Dome, giving the venue 11,000 seats.

Events on Thursday accelerated the coaching search at some schools while creating new ones at others. New Mexico pulled out of the Marshall chase when their first choice, Steve Alford, agreed to an offer late Wednesday. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s long-standing opening was filled by Kentucky’s Tubby Smith. With major openings at Kentucky and Michigan, conventional wisdom suggests Marshall should wait to see how the dominos fall. That appears to be what he is doing ... for now.

For coaches, especially hot commodities such as Marshall, the Final Four often is basketball’s version of a meat market, with virtually every school with an opening looking for a coach in attendance.

Marshall will be there.

“I have no timetable for this right now,” Marshall said. “All I’m planning right now is to go to the Final Four next Wednesday.”

In other words, expect the rumor mills to be churning fresh gossip night and day throughout next week.

Reach Obley at (803) 771-8473.

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[JoeBulls]

You will know WAY before that final four.

No way woolard just sits out there hanging...

He will get the..

"We made our offer, we need an answer by wends so we can try to find another coach."

[HaulingBull Sucks]

You will know WAY before that final four.

No way woolard just sits out there hanging...

He will get the..

"We made our offer, we need an answer by wends so we can try to find another coach."

It appears that we didn't make him an offer.

Winthrop coach: USF 'very nice' program

   Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall confirmed Thursday that he has talked with USF athletic director Doug Woolard about the Bulls' basketball job. And while he's interested in the opening, the 44-year-old told a South Carolina newspaper Thursday that any reports that he had been offered the job were incorrect.

By GREG AUMAN

Published March 23, 2007

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/23/Sports/Winthrop_coach__USF__.shtml

[SeaBull]

Is it bad that I'm satisfied with a $1.00/hr raise as an intern?

[SeaBull]

You will know WAY before that final four.

No way woolard just sits out there hanging...

He will get the..

"We made our offer, we need an answer by wends so we can try to find another coach."

It appears that we didn't make him an offer.

Winthrop coach: USF 'very nice' program

   Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall confirmed Thursday that he has talked with USF athletic director Doug Woolard about the Bulls' basketball job. And while he's interested in the opening, the 44-year-old told a South Carolina newspaper Thursday that any reports that he had been offered the job were incorrect.

By GREG AUMAN

Published March 23, 2007

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/23/Sports/Winthrop_coach__USF__.shtml

Why is the St. Pete Times SOOOOO much better than the Trib?

So, he is basically denying the fact that he was offered, not the job itself.

[Guest JulmisteForPrez]

Yeah, and we're sitting at two weeks w/o a coach now.

Time to get it done.

[Held_AccountaBull]

Screw marshall and hire someone that wants to be here. he is just wasting our time