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[QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 3388597, member: 488"]
I don't doubt that Hurley will eventually get this program going.  The question is whether the payoff will be worth the wait.

The task confronting Hurley now is distinctly different than the one he's faced at his prior two stops.  The further you climb the ladder, the more player retention becomes an issue.  We don't know how long Akok and Bouknight are going to be in school.  We also don't know how well Hurley can anticipate their departures and groom their replacements.  It goes without saying that he will be facing a tougher schedule than he ever has before.

One of the challenges that I think people have underestimated when it comes to Hurley is his age.  He's 47.  That's the same age as his predecessor, and although he has a lot more coaching experience than KO did when he took the job, none of it has been at this level.  Coaching UConn is an entirely different beast than Wagner or Rhode Island, and lifting a program to respectability is completely different than elevating it from good to great.  I'm not saying he won't have success here.  I'm saying you might have to take your small victories where you can get them early in his tenure.
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