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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 2850462, member: 1329"] Your last sentence hits it on the head. Money and prestige don't seem to be as important to either as loyalty or being self-made. They have somewhat analogous career arcs. Building a program to a national powerhouse from not much. Both had opportunities to leave but didn't and stayed at the programs they built for 19+ years. Jim didn't win a title here until his 12th year, Mark at least has made a FF (title game at that). Jim turned down all offers, Few apparently made a list of 5 dream schools and had already turned down 2 8 years ago ([URL="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/pac-12/gonzaga-coach-mark-few-keeps-saying-no-to-big-time-jobs/"]Gonzaga coach Mark Few keeps saying no to big-time jobs[/URL]). Do you think if Jim hadn't won a title in UConn by 2005 he would have gone elsewhere to get it? Or do you think it would have made him LESS likely to go elsewhere? I'm thinking the latter. [/QUOTE]