The Fall of Auburn

Putting aside your personal feelings/relationship...if ANY coach walks away from a chance to make history in thrie sport it begs some further scrutiny. If Eddie walked away from coaching the US Olympic team to coach Geeks kids at a club team you wouldn't bat an eye? But you get pissed off because I feel its important to bring up questions? A few of Marsh's various accomplishments: NCAA Women's Coach of the Year: '01, '02, '03 NCAA Men's Coach of the Year: '94, '97, '99, '03, '03, '04 SEC Men's Coach of the Year: '92, '93, '97 (co-coach), '98, '99, '01, '03, '04 , '05, '06 SEC Women's Coach of the Year: '93 (co-coach), '02, '03 Knoxville News-Sentinel Men's Coach of the Year: '93, '95, '98, '99, '01, '03, '04 , '05 Knoxville News-Sentinel Women's Coach of the Year: '92, '93, '03 "Inside the Auburn Tigers" Coach of the Year: '93, '96, '97, '03, '04 •Coached 1,312 All-Americans •Coached 40 NCAA Individual Titles •Coached 25 NCAA Relay Titles •Coached 178 Individual SEC Champions •Coached 52 SEC Relay Champions Internationally •Coached 52 athletes that won medals in 90 events •2004 Olympics had total of 12 Auburn Athletes Coached total of 22 Olympians •2006 United States Sports Academy Distinguished Service Award recipient •2005 Walter Gilbert Award recipient •2005 USA World Championships Assistant Men's Coach •2003 & 2005 USA Men's Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Head Coach •2003 USA World Championship Head Coach •2000 USA Men's Olympic Team Assistant Coach •1999 USA Men's Pan-Pacific Team Assistant Coach •1996 USA Men's Olympic Team Assistant Coach •1995 USA Men's Pan-Pacific Team Head Coach •1994 USA World Championships Assistant Women's Coach •2003 & 1999 National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy You think that not going for a sixth consecutive (men's, I assume) NCAA championship means he left in a scandal? That's very weak, indeed. He has accomplished quite a lot and, perhaps, that one thing might not have meant quite as much to him as it obviously does to you. He has a family. He has done more at Auburn than many coaches have done at any school. What if he had other plans? Why are you so very keen on assuming there is some conspiracy here? Again, I assert that your enthusiasm in posting about Marsh's "scandalous" behavior is nothing but gutless gossip. Either have the guts to be specific or admit you just enjoy spreading gossip. You keep saying you brought up the point to find out if others agree but I see no one agreeing with you here. Your comparison with Eddie leaving an Olympic coaching position to coach "geeks at a swim club" is pathetic. Try again. Or, better yet, get educated about what kind of position Marsh holds at MAC.

Putting aside your personal feelings/relationship...if ANY coach walks away from a chance to make history in thrie sport it begs some further scrutiny. If Eddie walked away from coaching the US Olympic team to coach Geeks kids at a club team you wouldn't bat an eye? But you get pissed off because I feel its important to bring up questions? A few of Marsh's various accomplishments: NCAA Women's Coach of the Year: '01, '02, '03 NCAA Men's Coach of the Year: '94, '97, '99, '03, '03, '04 SEC Men's Coach of the Year: '92, '93, '97 (co-coach), '98, '99, '01, '03, '04 , '05, '06 SEC Women's Coach of the Year: '93 (co-coach), '02, '03 Knoxville News-Sentinel Men's Coach of the Year: '93, '95, '98, '99, '01, '03, '04 , '05 Knoxville News-Sentinel Women's Coach of the Year: '92, '93, '03 "Inside the Auburn Tigers" Coach of the Year: '93, '96, '97, '03, '04 •Coached 1,312 All-Americans •Coached 40 NCAA Individual Titles •Coached 25 NCAA Relay Titles •Coached 178 Individual SEC Champions •Coached 52 SEC Relay Champions Internationally •Coached 52 athletes that won medals in 90 events •2004 Olympics had total of 12 Auburn Athletes Coached total of 22 Olympians •2006 United States Sports Academy Distinguished Service Award recipient •2005 Walter Gilbert Award recipient •2005 USA World Championships Assistant Men's Coach •2003 & 2005 USA Men's Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Head Coach •2003 USA World Championship Head Coach •2000 USA Men's Olympic Team Assistant Coach •1999 USA Men's Pan-Pacific Team Assistant Coach •1996 USA Men's Olympic Team Assistant Coach •1995 USA Men's Pan-Pacific Team Head Coach •1994 USA World Championships Assistant Women's Coach •2003 & 1999 National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy You think that not going for a sixth consecutive (men's, I assume) NCAA championship means he left in a scandal? That's very weak, indeed. He has accomplished quite a lot and, perhaps, that one thing might not have meant quite as much to him as it obviously does to you. He has a family. He has done more at Auburn than many coaches have done at any school. What if he had other plans? Why are you so very keen on assuming there is some conspiracy here? Again, I assert that your enthusiasm in posting about Marsh's "scandalous" behavior is nothing but gutless gossip. Either have the guts to be specific or admit you just enjoy spreading gossip. You keep saying you brought up the point to find out if others agree but I see no one agreeing with you here. Your comparison with Eddie leaving an Olympic coaching position to coach "geeks at a swim club" is pathetic. Try again. Or, better yet, get educated about what kind of position Marsh holds at MAC.