Scholl On Homer Radio Show

[Viper]

Homer is a really good guy.  You might not like his show, but he's done a lot of good for MU.

He just pledged to donate $5K to MU if they hire Beilein before Monday.

and to think Homer is a UW grad! Played varsity tennis there. But, He sincerely loves MU and MU hoops. Also, not his job to drill the AD in an interview.

[MUfan12]

Homer is a UW grad and has said the only connection he has with MUBB is that they pay me.

If you've spent any time with him it's clear how much he cares about the program.

[Norm]

I don't get the Homer hate on here. He's entertaining to listen to during the games, has had a good rapport with Thompson, McIlvane and now Smith, and seems to really enjoy MU basketball. Among college basketball radio voices, he's pretty good compared to others out there.

[Mu8891]

Ziggy

U put it in teal, but I've actually heard that u are close to correct.  Scholl wanted an experienced former HC type on the bench.   

[The Lens]

The donors mattered.  The fans voices may have included those with money but this process started long before the PT article was posted.

That article 100% mattered.  It's actually scary how much it mattered.

[Silent Verbal]

That part was strange. Wondered if perhaps they pressured Wojo to hire a more experienced assistant than Wojo would typically hire to coach/ball at lunch.

You don't need to put that part in teal.  That may well have been something Scholl discussed with Wojo, which Wojo was not receptive to.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Scholl mentions it again right at the beginning of this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj5qNW4T-Pk

Thank You

[GooooMarquette]

That article 100% mattered.  It's actually scary how much it mattered.

If the article was a big factor, we need a new AD before we hire our new coach.

A decision this big needs to be made by a strong leader exercising rational analysis and sound judgment...not as a knee-jerk reaction to a blog post. It doesn't matter how well written the post was; it should NOT have been a significant factor in this decision.

[Doo]

Agree 100% and Lens never says why he knows "100%" that the article was "scary" significant the in Wojo's firing.   

[rocky_warrior]

Jesus man I don't know if this was an attempt to compliment the fan base or if he's that ignorant but the statement "I just learned over the past little while how important winning is to our fans"  really rubbed me the wrong way for an AD talking about our stories program.

His words were vague, but I have a feeling he was really saying "Until last night I didn't think our donors/fans were willing to drop > $9mil on a buyout because Wojo hasn't been winning enough"

[GooooMarquette]

His words were vague, but I have a feeling he was really saying "Until last night I didn't think our donors/fans were willing to drop > $9mil on a buyout because Wojo hasn't been winning enough"

That makes a lot more sense.

[The Lens]

Agree 100% and Lens never says why he knows "100%" that the article was "scary" significant the in Wojo's firing.

No one asked...

[5DollarPitcher]

That part was strange. Wondered if perhaps they pressured Wojo to hire a more experienced assistant than Wojo would typically hire to coach/ball at lunch.

You don't need teal there. That's likely what it was. Scholl tells Wojo the only way forward is if you get a proven X's and O's guy that has been a head coach and you let him take charge in select situations or you're gone. Wojo decided to keep his pride and cash in the buyout.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I think the article gave very powerful and rich people the vocabulary they needed to properly express their dissatisfaction with Wojo. They were always dissatisfied but maybe didn't know how to explain what they were dissatisfied with. I think Wojo was already on the way to getting fired this year before the article came out but it probably helped loosen the pursestrings a bit.

[79Warrior]

That article 100% mattered.  It's actually scary how much it mattered.

Wrong. The decision was made already.

[rocky_warrior]

Scholl mentions it again right at the beginning of this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj5qNW4T-Pk

Bumping again, because Scholl actually answers a lot of question here (i.e. - worth the 8 minutes...on 2x speed)

[mu_hilltopper]

That article 100% mattered.  It's actually scary how much it mattered.

I agree.  The article .. (and the billboard, really,) showed it wasn't just the usual: fans griping they didn't win a national championship this year.  It gave everyone a vocabulary, and another flashing red light for Scholl.

The season was over.  For 5-6 days, you and your boss have "several" conversations about finding the path forward and he does not fire you.   Then he does.

[swoopem]

The donors mattered.  The fans voices may have included those with money but this process started long before the PT article was posted.

Probably true but this is coming from the guy who made it a point to tell everyone, in every thread, that Wojo wouldn't be fired.

You have no idea what you're talking about

[Pakuni]

Contrary to what some claimed, the PT article mattered (awesome job again to those involved). The fan's voices mattered.

No, Marquette University did not make a multimillion dollar decision in a span of 24 hours based on the posting of a fan blog.

[79Warrior]

No, Marquette University did not make a multimillion dollar decision in a span of 24 hours based on the posting of a fan blog.

100% correct. Serious discussions were taking place as soon as we were eliminated in the BE tourney. The Administration and the BOT has been getting an earful the last several months. Marquette does not make decisions in a span of 24 hours about anything.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

I think it's hard to say a fan blog article pushed the admin to change a decision.

I can see that it could have confirmed how far the fan base had become alienated with the direction of the program and there was not a likely a path to a happy ending next year with a few coaching 'adjustments'.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Probably true but this is coming from the guy who made it a point to tell everyone, in every thread, that Wojo wouldn't be fired.

You have no idea what you're talking about

To defend Fluffy here, and you can hear it in Scholl's talks, the idea of paying a multimillion dollar payout out of MU's operational budget was not a reality until the last few days when donors stepped up. The press release was very clear to point that out as that is bad karma when layoffs are occurring all over the university.

As Scholl said it was a close call. Who knows what the conversations between Wojo and Scholl were, but MU may have tried the Haurbaugh clause to extend (among other things) to give Steve one more chance, and Wojo dug in. That may have been the tipping point for Scholl, who then went looking for buyout money and found eager donors. That solved the internal hurdles.

[jesmu84]

Wrong. The decision was made already.

This is what I was trying to get at in other threads.

Posters talk down about other posters for not listening to "inside" info.

But, here's 2 competing opinions.

How is someone not on the inside supposed to know who is right?

[swoopem]

To defend Fluffy here, and you can hear it in Scholl's talks, the idea of paying a multimillion dollar payout out of MU's operational budget was not a reality until the last few days when donors stepped up. The press release was very clear to point that out as that is bad karma when layoffs are occurring all over the university.

As Scholl said it was a close call. Who knows what the conversations between Wojo and Scholl were, but MU may have tried the Haurbaugh clause to extend (among other things) to give Steve one more chance, and Wojo dug in. That may have been the tipping point for Scholl, who then went looking for buyout money and found eager donors. That solved the internal hurdles.

Nope. The tipping point was Wojo not wanting to change his staff...like an idiot

Anyone with a pulse knew he had to make changes to his staff but he was too stubborn to do so

[Dr. Blackheart]

Nope. The tipping point was Wojo not wanting to change his staff...like an idiot

Anyone with a pulse knew he had to make changes to his staff but he was too stubborn to do so

That wasn't my point (tipping), my point (and the point of the thread stream) was MU's original plan as to bring him back. Fluffy wasn't wrong at the time.