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10/09/2020 9:33 am  #1


And This Guy Still Has A Job?

Perhaps not for long.  Gregg Marshall is being investigated internally by Wichita State for abusive behavior.  According to ESPN and The Athletic, this involves both physical and verbal abuse.  On one occasion, he pushed and then punched one of his players after said player made what Marshall thought was a dirty play at a practice.  In another incident, he berated a staff member and then put one of his hands around his neck according to two witnesses. 

In another anecdote, an athlete from a different sport parked briefly in Marshall's parking space.  This was a common practice as athletes might need to run into the building for only a brief period.  Marshall  would typically drive up and block these cars when he saw anyone do this.  On one occasion, Marshall was too late and saw the student pulling out of the spot.  Realizing he couldn't keep him blocked in the spot, he proceeded to block the parking exit so the student couldn't drive away.  Marshall walked over to the driver and asked whether he knew who the fuck he was?  In the alltime greatest answer to this obnoxious, egotistical question, the student said that he didn't care who the fuck he was.  Marshall then attempted to land a punch with the student in the driver's seat.

In case you're wondering why Marshall has spent all of these years at Wichita State, the answer is because his reputation has preceded him and no major program would hire him.  In case you're wondering why is this all coming out now, I'd say it was a combination of 7 players transferring out (along with an incoming freshman reneging on his LOI), and Wichita losing its conference dominance since joining the AAC. 

 

10/09/2020 12:25 pm  #2


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Not surprising to many. Long had a reputation for a very hot temper. What goes on in Wichita apparently stays in Wichita - at least until it gets exposed.

Mike Lonergan looks much, much tamer and more aggrieved every time one of these stories pops.

 

10/13/2020 9:31 am  #3


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Gwmayhem wrote:

Perhaps not for long.  Gregg Marshall is being investigated internally by Wichita State for abusive behavior.  According to ESPN and The Athletic, this involves both physical and verbal abuse.  On one occasion, he pushed and then punched one of his players after said player made what Marshall thought was a dirty play at a practice.  In another incident, he berated a staff member and then put one of his hands around his neck according to two witnesses. 

In another anecdote, an athlete from a different sport parked briefly in Marshall's parking space.  This was a common practice as athletes might need to run into the building for only a brief period.  Marshall  would typically drive up and block these cars when he saw anyone do this.  On one occasion, Marshall was too late and saw the student pulling out of the spot.  Realizing he couldn't keep him blocked in the spot, he proceeded to block the parking exit so the student couldn't drive away.  Marshall walked over to the driver and asked whether he knew who the fuck he was?  In the alltime greatest answer to this obnoxious, egotistical question, the student said that he didn't care who the fuck he was.  Marshall then attempted to land a punch with the student in the driver's seat.

In case you're wondering why Marshall has spent all of these years at Wichita State, the answer is because his reputation has preceded him and no major program would hire him.  In case you're wondering why is this all coming out now, I'd say it was a combination of 7 players transferring out (along with an incoming freshman reneging on his LOI), and Wichita losing its conference dominance since joining the AAC. 

Gwmayhem, thank you for posting this information. I feel it is very important to make sure issues and problems like these are kept front and center. It seems to me very sad that this kind of behavior could be deemed acceptable.  

 

10/13/2020 10:28 am  #4


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Thanks 22ndandF.  A few updates on the story:

Jeff Goodman broke it after working on it for over 6 months.  Goodman spoke with dozens of players who all for the most part refused to go on the record.  The feeling is that this was a Wichita investigation and if Marshall is to keep his job, they feared what the Wichita basketball community might do to them.

Eventually, Shaq Morris, the player who Marshall punched during the practice, agreed to come forward.  Ty Taylor II also agreed to a public interview.  At least 5 other players anonymously corroborated the story of Marshall punching Morris.

Marshall presumably approached many of his former players to support him.  Those who have for the most part played prior to the 2015-16 season, when many of the alleged incidents took place.  It does not appear that many, if any, players on the 2015-16 team have publicly come to Marshall's defense.

IMO, this sounds like Goodman did a thorough job in vetting his sources.  Prior to any of this coming out, Marshall had the reputation of being a hot-tempered coach (in addition to being an excellent one as measured solely by on-court success).  There is not an awful lot going on in the Wichita, KS sports world so I'd have to imagine that Wichita State basketball is to the locals what say Alabama or Clemson football might be to their fan bases albeit on a much, much smaller scale.  In other words, everyone may know that Marshall went far over the line but at the end of the day, he may walk away with a stern warning so as to not knock down the program he has successfully built in the eyes of some of the diehards.  Deserving to be fired and actually getting fired do not always end up with the same outcome.  It will be very sad if Marshall is allowed to continue coaching at WSU, but for a school whose nickname is the Shockers, this would not exactly be shocking.

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11/06/2020 12:14 pm  #5


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A few updates on this story.  The Gregg Marshall investigation continues.  Yesterday, a group of major donors purchased an ad in the local newspaper showing their support for Marshall.  The 2015-16 players who spoke out only did so over the past month because they did not want their comments to be the first public comments on the story.  Once Jeff Goodman broke the story, and the players saw that this was an independent investigation and not one pre-determined to defend Marshall, they spoke out against their former coach.  Former players at Winthrop (where Marshall formerly coached) also did the same.

Sorry in advance if this is going to ruffle any feathers but the parallels here to Mike Lonergan's situation are very hard to ignore.  First, Marshall has been accused of both physical and verbal abuse whereas there were zero allegations of physical abuse against ML.  On the subject of verbal abuse, assuming comments attributed to ML are true, the styles of the two coaches are quite different.  Marshall allegedly gets in the faces of his players and screams at them.  Belittles them.  Shows them up.  Reminds me of The Great Santini.  Tear them down so you can build them back up and toughen them up.  Lonergan's approach appears to be more passive-aggressive.  Making ill-advised jokes that sting, like the food stamp comment.  Or, referencing players in an old-school manner during games, like referring to Derrick Gordon as the gay kid or Jeremy Lin as the Asian one.  The intent appears to be to identify a player rather than insult them, but these are things that just shouldn't be said today.  Or, complaining to players about the absurdly outrageous actions of his athletic director.  Inappropriate to be sure but not what I'd think of as mental abuse.

What of course is fascinating is that because Marshall has had greater success at a more lucrative program, it stands to reason that he may keep his job despite allegations that appear to be far more damning than what took place in Foggy Bottom.  Sadly, I didn't say surprising, only fascinating. 

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11/06/2020 3:18 pm  #6


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Clearly, some people think the Wichita St situation has some parellel to what happened at GW a couple of coaches ago. There is none. GW is a national, academics-driven University with some sports teams, Wichita St is a big arena team that rakes in more income than most of the other economic activities in its area and is affiliated with a diploma mill that draws students from about a 200 mile radius.
(As much as the 1-27 season sucked, I do not recall anyone at the time wanting to change places with then-#1 UNLV and its "issues". I don´t want GW lumped with WSU, either.)

 

11/06/2020 4:57 pm  #7


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GWAA, I'd beg to differ with there being no parallel.  Both schools play Division 1 basketball at a high enough level that reaching the NCAA Tournament is a legitimate goal for both schools in many seasons.  Nobody is lumping together WSU's athletic revenue or rabid fan base with GW's, nor is anybody lumping together GW's academics with WSU's academics.  But two schools with coaches accused of mental abuse?  One who for the moment still has his job, seemingly guilty of a lot more than the other who lost his?  Yes, there are plenty of parallels (along with plenty of differences).  

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11/17/2020 11:51 am  #8


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Marshall has been let go.  Nice to see the adults in the room overcame the cries of the infantile alum who defended this lowlife.  They've reached a settlement which I'm guessing will be undisclosed but can only hope is next to nothing (though I realize it won't be in this day and age).  This guy should be arrested let alone terminated.

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11/17/2020 12:13 pm  #9


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Walking away with $7.75 million to be paid out over the next 6 years.  One of his former players called this a joke.  One coach says that he's been treating players like this for years and to walk away with this much money is indicative of what a messed up system this is.

Truer words were never spoken.

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11/17/2020 1:41 pm  #10


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This must be what set off the dude on another post! Still bitter about ML getting a payday and the start of a long decline with no end in sight.

This is incredible - WSU pay's Marshall almost 8 million to go away when they could have fired him "with cause" and Chambers is forced out at Penn State for nothing because of a bad choice of words.

No wonder players want to go straight to the pro's. It's the players that should be making all the money in college sports, not the friggin coaches.

 

11/17/2020 3:57 pm  #11


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Misread this thread title, though it was a ML reference "6 years later and this guy still has no job???"

I guess abusing your players ends your collegiate coaching career, something known by 99.999% of sports fans, except 1 guy as the 11 fake personas masquerading as 11 people on a site year after year pretending.  
Hey what is ML up to "Joel?" over half a decade, zero job offers

No one wants to hire a guy who was fired for abusing student athletes???

 

 

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