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[QUOTE="Windsorlocks, post: 2242894, member: 5993"] You have to be old enough, because history isn't just the last 25 years. I've followed bb in New England since the late 50's. Providence is definitely part of that history. Both with coaches and players. It's just not true to say they have almost no history, they had success far earlier then we did. I know in the 70's they were one of the top independents in the country. Some legendary players from Lenny Wilkins to Marvin Barnes. But, ya gotta be old enough to have that in the memory banks. A different era, but I remember the history from that earlier era. It's not ancient history yet, lol. It is part of the bb tradition here in the Northeast. (There was an earlier era when Holy Cross won it all! All part of the history here). It was their athletic director, and Providence coach, Dave Gavitt, who gave us the Big East in the first place. That's part of the history of college bb. Providence coaches Mullaney and Gavitt were innovators in the college game. That is a part of bb history in the Northeast. History has blessed us, with 4 national championships, but Providence is building a modern facility, as mentioned, I think to be ready in 2018, Providence itself is a lively city, a lot of the pros from Boston spend their night life in Providence, I've got family there, have been to Waterfire, it's a hellava party those nights, and Cooley is just good at what he does where recruiting is concerned. He is definetly getting his share, and they will soon have the facilities they have not had. That's got to have helped with recent recruiting. I doubt he would come to UConn, because I believe he believes he can eventually succeed in Providence. Yes, UConn has the 4 titles and a far more impressive history and resume with those titles in this era, but everything points to Cooley wanting to actually do something where he is, and I doubt he thinks he's done that yet. I've said it before. Sooner or later he's going to have a good run where he is. And he's plugged Providence to their fans too much to make a move to Storrs. They would see it as a betrayal if he went to certain schools, and UConn would be one of those schools. I don't think money or our recent status in college bb would be enough. The NBE is an interesting experiment in a football dominated college sports economy. If it expanded to 12, Dayton and Connecticut would be nice. [/QUOTE]
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