If it were just another year of sucking I would be on board possibly. My concern is someone like Danny Hurley who would likely be available now and willing thanks make move might not be available or willing should this collapse of relevancy extend this another year.
If Benedict decided that Hurley is the man he wants for the job and this is his one chance to get him, then by all means he should make his move. That is what he was hired to do. However, if something like this were to happen I feel there are some things that UConn fans will need to accept.
The first is that, based on the current conference situation if we hire someone outside the Calhoun family the UConn job might be seen as a stepping stone. The good thing about a successful Ollie is that we wouldn't have to worry about him going to another school. If Hurley came here and succeeded in turning the program around he might move on to the next big thing. I am not saying this would be a certainty or even the worst thing in the world, just that there would likely be rumors at the end of each season and we couldn't brush them off as easily.
The second is that if Ollie's replacement is a dud we are likely in an even worse situation than we are now. If (God forbid) Geno were to retire in the next couple years, what would our athletic program have to hang its hat on, and why would any decent conference have incentive to add us?
I am really not trying to argue that Ollie deserves another year. I just hope that if things move a little slower than some people would like we should consider that it might be better for the program in the long run.
