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It’s a $500k per year job! It’s not a lateraldamnyoutuesday wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:08 pmThat feels like an extremely lateral move at this point. I could see us losing Sprinkle to a Mountain West team or something of that level, but not another mid-major
And the WCC had multiple teams in the tourney this year. One of them is playing right now.Ilikecats wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:21 pmIt’s a $500k per year job! It’s not a lateraldamnyoutuesday wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:08 pmThat feels like an extremely lateral move at this point. I could see us losing Sprinkle to a Mountain West team or something of that level, but not another mid-major
That was my thought initially too but the more I thought about it, the more it makes sense. The WCC is the 9th ranked conference per Sagarin, Big Sky is 22nd. Yes that is bolstered by Gonzaga but St. Mary's, San Francisco were both top 25 Net Ranked teams this year and all 3 went dancing with San Fran being the worst seed at 10, BYU 54th, Santa Clara 67th. MSU was a Big Sky best all the way down at 120th.damnyoutuesday wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:08 pmThat feels like an extremely lateral move at this point. I could see us losing Sprinkle to a Mountain West team or something of that level, but not another mid-major
To add to that, Danny is a California guy. I know he's a Montanan, but he loves California. Bozeman is a great destination for a lot of people, but we can't assume everybody wants to live in a small-ish mountain town.CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:14 amThat was my thought initially too but the more I thought about it, the more it makes sense. The WCC is the 9th ranked conference per Sagarin, Big Sky is 22nd. Yes that is bolstered by Gonzaga but St. Mary's, San Francisco were both top 25 Net Ranked teams this year and all 3 went dancing with San Fran being the worst seed at 10, BYU 54th, Santa Clara 67th. MSU was a Big Sky best all the way down at 120th.damnyoutuesday wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:08 pmThat feels like an extremely lateral move at this point. I could see us losing Sprinkle to a Mountain West team or something of that level, but not another mid-major
San Diego is not a good squad right now but if he can turn them around like he did at MSU that will position him for a bigger jump. Plus all of Sprinkle's connections and ties are west coast. And yes he will double his salary if not a bit more.
The biggest challenge will be making the tournament in a league that has been dominated by two teams in the last 10+ years, but there is no reason USD can't make the dance along with Gonzaga and St. Mary's.
I'd imagine we have some supporters who own some real estate in Bozeman. Even if they built homes of some sort that they rented out to coaches for a reasonable amount, it would be a huge help. They'd still make some revenue and continue to own the property, and MSU could attract assistant coaches that can afford rent in a decent space. If the boosters were ponying up enough cash to supplement the salaries to a decent living wage, you're probably looking at $1-2 million each year. This way they could spend a few million bucks, write off an in-kind donation somehow (I'm not an accountant but I'm sure there's a way to get it done), and still own valuable real estate in Bozeman.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:37 amWe really need some boosters to step up and help support increased coaches salaries, if we want to keep the good ones around. Pretty sad that making over $100k a year is not even remotely close enough to what is needed to live in bozeman (for any job).
Colter/Skyline Sports tweeted yesterday that he has heard that Sprinkle is a candidate at USD. He certainly did not go as far as the "deep in negotiations" tweet though, so I think that is still coming from just one source.
Even if this is false, and he doesn't take any job this offseason it really only is a matter of time with Sprinkle unfortunately, unless somehow MSU can offer him some big $ but I don't think money is what Sprinkle ultimately wants, I think he wants to be a big time coach.
I agree Coach Sprink wants to be a big time coach...but why not at MSU? Coach Few has built Gonzaga into a powerhouse over 2 decades....I think MSU can become a mid-major power too....CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:24 pmEven if this is false, and he doesn't take any job this offseason it really only is a matter of time with Sprinkle unfortunately, unless somehow MSU can offer him some big $ but I don't think money is what Sprinkle ultimately wants, I think he wants to be a big time coach.
The problem here is that the WCC is arguably the best mid-major basketball conference in the country, and the Big Sky is perennially in the bottom third of the conference rankings. MSU or any other Big Sky team can't become a mid-major power unless the entire conference gets better around them, or else it's just a string of 13/14/15 seeds in the Tournament and maybe an upset first round win every decade.Catfanatic84 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:36 pmI agree Coach Sprink wants to be a big time coach...but why not at MSU? Coach Few has built Gonzaga into a powerhouse over 2 decades....I think MSU can become a mid-major power too....CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:24 pmEven if this is false, and he doesn't take any job this offseason it really only is a matter of time with Sprinkle unfortunately, unless somehow MSU can offer him some big $ but I don't think money is what Sprinkle ultimately wants, I think he wants to be a big time coach.
It would also take a big financial commitment from the school and community too. That hasn’t happened yet but could in the future. Money, money, money means success.Catfanatic84 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:36 pmI agree Coach Sprink wants to be a big time coach...but why not at MSU? Coach Few has built Gonzaga into a powerhouse over 2 decades....I think MSU can become a mid-major power too....CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:24 pmEven if this is false, and he doesn't take any job this offseason it really only is a matter of time with Sprinkle unfortunately, unless somehow MSU can offer him some big $ but I don't think money is what Sprinkle ultimately wants, I think he wants to be a big time coach.
