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Post by southerncalivball on May 9, 2005 17:35:25 GMT -5
I heard this through the grapevine,
USC has offered Marv Dunphy from Pepp over $200,000 a year to come coach there.
Hawaii is looking for a coach and Speraw from UCI is very intrested.
1. Do you think Marv would leave for that kind of money? After winning the national title and building up Pepp the way he has? (His daughter plays at USC, dont know if that will affect the situation.)
2. Will Speraw really leave to go to Hawaii? If he did who would be in the running to take the UCI job?
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Post by puwave on May 9, 2005 17:45:18 GMT -5
I'm not privy to the conversations in the Dunphy household, but I find it hard to believe that Marv would leave Pepperdine after 24 years for some extra money....
Yes his daughter goes there as a setter, but that was because the Pepperdine women's coach was paranoid that Marv would step on her toes as a coach if his daughter was on the team... (that worry is of course asinine to anyone who knows Marv and his personality)...
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on May 9, 2005 18:23:47 GMT -5
Considering that Marv is a tenured professor at Pepperdine, and one of the most popular at that, there is no way he's gonna leave that to go to USC.
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Post by southerncalivball on May 9, 2005 18:27:45 GMT -5
Yeah thats understandable, thats just what i heard USC was offering him. Any ideas on the Speraw and Hawaii job??
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Post by bigfan on May 9, 2005 18:28:18 GMT -5
There could be some truth to this. USC is making millions from its football team and with a new basketball/volleyball arena being built and due to open in 2006; the money is there to make an offer to Marv. His daughter is nice.
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on May 9, 2005 18:52:29 GMT -5
Yeah thats understandable, thats just what i heard USC was offering him. Any ideas on the Speraw and Hawaii job?? Typically, for such a high-profile position in the UH Athletic Department, I'm guessing that Frazier (UH AD) will have to form a selection committee and open it up to all qualified candidates. I don't think they can just offer up the position to Speraw, even if he was the #1 choice of the Athletic Department. If it is opened up (assuming that Wilton is actually leaving, I thought he had just renewed/extended his contract a year or so ago), you can bet they'll be ALOT of candidates applying. The other thing would be that if Speraw decided to uproot, I'm not sure the salary range of the position would be enough for him to make it in Hawaii's economy. For sure, even if he were selected, there's no way he's make what Wilton is making now. Wilton's been there 12 years now and had to fight for every single raise/contract he's had. Speraw's probably getting peanuts at UCI as well, but at least at UCI he could probably find affordable living that wouldn't be too much of a commute to/from his job. That couldn't happen if he went to UH. |
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Post by IdahoBoy on May 9, 2005 19:47:54 GMT -5
The only Wilton I've heard leaving at UH is Aaron... but I'm sure Bob already knew that one.  |
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Post by sjhaysuess on May 10, 2005 1:00:46 GMT -5
Who's Alex?
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Post by roy on May 10, 2005 1:11:45 GMT -5
Alex is Marv's daughter. Hence, the speculation of moving to USC. She walked on to USC as a setter, but didn't get a scholarship. Accordingly in these posts, she is not playing for USC anymore. If Wilton is being replaced, I wouldn't be surprised. He hasn't been a very popular coach, and while he has done a decent job with the UH program, it is a bit maddening to see a program that actually makes a profit and leads the nation in attendance not make a stronger showing in the national title picture. The AD has put him on a short leash. Usually most coaches get a 3 year contract, but before the 2002 title, they were only renewing him each year. |
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Post by bigfan on May 10, 2005 9:12:42 GMT -5
From what I've heard,Alex is not playing anymore. She is not on the team anymore. |
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Post by beachdude on May 10, 2005 9:15:17 GMT -5
Roy:
I wouldn't jump all over Wilton so much. He has been consistently in the top 5 or 6 in the last 10 years. Only 4.5 scholies vs. Soji's 12 soon to be 13. Hawaii's attendance has decreased the last few years--which I don't think can be blamed on Wilton as much as the administration. Wilton is a tough coach in a tough league. He makes you lift weights, run hills and show up on time. That makes him tough?
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Post by TNT on May 10, 2005 16:37:58 GMT -5
it is a bit maddening to see a program that actually makes a profit and leads the nation in attendance not make a stronger showing in the national title picture. The AD has put him on a short leash. Usually most coaches get a 3 year contract, but before the 2002 title, they were only renewing him each year. You assume that the money volleyball makes goes towards volleyball. Volleyball (men's and women's) are basically the only sports keeping UH athletics afloat. As far as attendance goes... attendance has gone down as ticket prices have gone up. Also, attendance does not equate to fan support. To use a basketball analogy, the Hawaii crowd is nowhere close to being a 6th man. As far as contracts go, I think it was just within the last few years that Al Scates received his FIRST multi-year contract. |
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Post by IdahoBoy on May 10, 2005 17:30:27 GMT -5
Roy: I wouldn't jump all over Wilton so much. He has been consistently in the top 5 or 6 in the last 10 years. Only 4.5 scholies vs. Soji's 12 soon to be 13. Hawaii's attendance has decreased the last few years--which I don't think can be blamed on Wilton as much as the administration. Wilton is a tough coach in a tough league. He makes you lift weights, run hills and show up on time. That makes him tough? I think that part of Wilton's public appeal problem is that he suspends popular players without announcing the reason. He consistently plays with lineups that seem to work fine on the court, for off-the-court reasons without giving explanation. That type of thing makes fans a little resistent to whatever reasons they are, and cast a shadow of doubt on the coach, more than the players which I think are contributing to the attendance decrease. It has been hard to "adore the team" because it's never the same team on the court. Most people blame that on Wilton, and I think it's because he doesn't give the real reasons for keeping his players out. |
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Post by IdahoBoy on May 10, 2005 17:34:33 GMT -5
You assume that the money volleyball makes goes towards volleyball. Volleyball (men's and women's) are basically the only sports keeping UH athletics afloat. Yes, and no. Football can't be forgotten. The TV deals also are very significant in keeping the athletic program doing well. Women's basketball needs to make a few more dollars (I propose let them play in spandex). Regardless, you're pretty much correct that the profits from any program are used to cover deficits by others. I hate to say it because I love Hawaii' fans so much, but after attending a men's basketball game, I am convinced that Hawai'i fans don't have a clue about the rules and sport of basketball, rather they just enjoy heckling the referees and other teams. As educated as Hawaii fans are in Volleyball, they, in my opinion, are uneducated in basketball. |
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Post by warriordudette88 on May 10, 2005 22:59:09 GMT -5
I think that part of Wilton's public appeal problem is that he suspends popular players without announcing the reason. He consistently plays with lineups that seem to work fine on the court, for off-the-court reasons without giving explanation. Wilton seems to have mixed the lineup a lot in the last couple of years. For a few years there were no changes unless someone left, but changing it up seems to be the most recent trend. As for the suspensions--the players are the ones who need to know what they're being suspended for, not the fans. I don't think a coach would suspend a player for no reason. It has been hard to "adore the team" because it's never the same team on the court. I agree. There was no continuity this season because every couple of weeks there was a change in the lineup. They kept searching for the right combination. If casual observers can't develop a sort of relationship with the player when they watch, there is no appeal. I believe that the lack of new fans to mens volleyball is what is driving the fan attendance down. As the young high school aged girls and guys grow up they tend not to come to games anymore. The University needs to make a concerted effort to gain more young fans and keep them even when they aren't teenagers anymore. I believe that at one point the fan base for mens volleyball in Hawaii was around 12-30. I don't know if this is true anymore, because when I go to games the majority of fans that I see are older. |
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