| Subject: How To Keep Head Coach Megan Griffith in Morningside Heights |
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Date Posted: 15:14:31 03/14/25 Fri
In reply to:
Ivy Inquisitor
's message, "Re: Final Pre-ILT Charlie Creme Projection: 3-Bid Ivy" on 14:38:21 03/14/25 Fri
Inquisitor, I love your use of the word "deserving." That's a word I don't often use in connection with the NCAA selection committees.
Having said that, it's clear (to me, at least) that Columbia's at-large bid last year was a "make-up call" or, more accurately, a "lifetime achievement award." I think the committee felt that Columbia was the Last One Out in 2023 and was "deserving" of being the Last One Out in 2024.
So the committe said, "What the hell. We don't want to make the same team the LOO twice in a row, so we'll throw the Lions a bone."
So the League has been the recipient of some largesse from the committee once before. We shouldn't forget that.
Here's my solution to the challenge of keeping Megan Griffith in Morningside Heights:
Name my girlfriend Megan the Columbia MEN'S and WOMEN'S basketball head coach.
That's right. What does this accomplish?
(1) You pay Megan what she would ordinarily make as women's coach PLUS what she would make as Jim Engles' replacement. That is straight cash, homie, intended to keep her in the Dodge Fitness Center.
(2) Megan Griffith would for the 2025-26 season be the most famous college basketball coach in America. That is valuable to her brand. It's not cash in her pocket, but it is real, tangible value which can eventually be monetized.
(3) She will coach the men's team completely hands on, going up against James Jones, Mitch Henderson, Dave Klatsky, Jon Jacques and the two Mikes, Martin and McLaughlin. Maybe Tommy Amaker will still be in town although there's talk on the new board that he's headed out.
(Look at the ESPN+ replays. Goodness, Tommy looks tired. He's been at this game for a long time and the rules just changed in a way that was too much for Jay Wright and Nick Saban. Why would he be immune. He's got all the money he'll ever need.)
If Megan can win against that array of talent, her stock will go through the roof. She would be the toast of the town and could name her price for her next job, whether it be on the men's side or the women's side.
(4) The Lady Lionesses would be coached day-to-day by her current assistants. They will get a small bump in salary to acknowledge the additional responsibility. But Megan will have supervisory capability and the last word on management. This would still be her team. The current assistants win.
(5) Columbia University has a serious public relations problem right now. This is the kind of pub you as an alum want. This will shower favoable coverage onto Low Library.
You're welcome, Columbia University.
The legend in Tigertown is that, on his way out of town to join the Lakers, Butch van Breda Kolff recommended that Princeton hire then unknown Pete Carril. Perhaps apocryphally, van Breda Kolff challenged his bosses, "He's the best choice, but you won't have the balls to hire him."
Megan Griffith is the best choice for the Columbia men's program. Does the administration have the fallopian tubes to hire her?
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