Anyone know what men's CBB team Geno considered leaving UConn for?

[CL82]

Just wondering. Apparently he had a offer and came close to taking it.

 

[uconnfan68]

Just wondering. Apparently he had a offer and came close to taking it.

UCLA?

 

[Vowelguy]

Kansas

 

[CL82]

UCLA?

Don't know. It fits the description though.

 

[CL82]

Kansas

That can't be right.

 

[Jaybird65]

Oklahoma. Sheri Coales was assisting in trying to recruit him

 

[huskeynut]

Oklahoma

 

[Charliebball]

the Washington Generals........................

 

[dogged1]

the Washington Generals....

Makes sense. He'd go from winningest coach of all time to losingest coach of all time. That's our Geno, taking it to the extreme.

 

[UCAP_Fan]

It was Oklahoma.

 

[seeya27]

No one will believe this but I am sure it was UMass. We were at the Motor City Bowl dining with the head of the UConn Foundation and it was dinner conversation.

He said Geno wanted the job but absolutely wouldn't go through a protracted interview process -- and didn't want to be competing against other coaching candidates. In other words "take me or leave me" but nothing pubic until the deal was signed.

I remember thinking, of all places why that hot mess.

 

[Artifact]

It was, 'Oklahoma State' .

 

[Vowelguy]

This story does not describe UMass. He may have had interest at a different time, but in this case Geno's daughter was upset about them moving far away. UMass does not fit that bill.

I had thought of Kansas because of Lew Perkins but it may have been Oklahoma.

It wasn't UCLA. And I doubt Okla St.

 

[stick]

I'm pretty sure it was Oklahoma after Kelvin Sampson left for Indiana in 2006.

 

[Blueberries]

No one will believe this but I am sure it was UMass. We were at the Motor City Bowl dining with the head of the UConn Foundation and it was dinner conversation.

He said Geno wanted the job but absolutely wouldn't go through a protracted interview process -- and didn't want to be competing against other coaching candidates. In other words "take me or leave me" but nothing pubic until the deal was signed.

I remember thinking, of all places why that hot mess.

Man, as UMass grad and involved with the Mullins Center and the Mens Bball team, I would have eaten this up. I already had chosen UMass years ago in part because I could get CPTV in the dorms!

 

[LIUCHusky]

No one will believe this but I am sure it was UMass. We were at the Motor City Bowl dining with the head of the UConn Foundation and it was dinner conversation.

He said Geno wanted the job but absolutely wouldn't go through a protracted interview process -- and didn't want to be competing against other coaching candidates. In other words "take me or leave me" but nothing pubic until the deal was signed.

I remember thinking, of all places why that hot mess.

It was not UMass. You can take that to the bank.

 

[xoxxox]

He was offered an extremely high paying (rumored at $50,000,000 per year to start) head coaching position at the University of The twilight Zone, located on the planet Grautobomali in the galaxy known as L8ge5tg6534fdr. Unfortunately they have been unable to reach a satisfactory resolution to the subject of time and its relationship to Geno's future.

 

[CL82]

This story does not describe UMass. He may have had interest at a different time, but in this case Geno's daughter was upset about them moving far away. UMass does not fit that bill.

I had thought of Kansas because of Lew Perkins but it may have been Oklahoma.

It wasn't UCLA. And I doubt Okla St.

Kansas had Bill Self (perhaps the dirtiest coach in basketball). It wasn't looking.

UCLA fits the description best. I could see why that particular institution would be appealing to him.

Oklahoma... shrug... not so much.

 

[triaddukefan]

He was offered an extremely high paying (rumored at $50,000,000 per year to start) head coaching position at the University of The twilight Zone, located on the planet Grautobomali in the galaxy known as L8ge5tg6534fdr. Unfortunately they have been unable to reach a satisfactory resolution to the subject of time and its relationship to Geno's future.

How many years on that contract? Is the UTZ in a Power 5 conference?

 

[temery]

Washington Generals, But he didn't think it would be right to break the Globetrotter's record.

 

[UConnNick]

Duke. He admires their ability to get service industry jobs for the alumni, particularly as waiters and waitresses.

 

[CL82]

Duke. He admires their ability to get service industry jobs for the alumni, particularly as waiters and waitresses.

Again Coach K wasn't going anywhere so he could not have had an offer there.

 

[UConnNick]

Again Coach K wasn't going anywhere so he could not have had an offer there.

I was joking, in reference to his quote that Duke has as many grads working as waiters and waitresses as UCONN has, regarding Brittany Hunter's father insisting she go to Duke because it's a better school.

 

[CL82]

I was joking, in reference to his quote that Duke has as many grads working as waiters and waitresses as UCONN has, regarding Brittany Hunter's father insisting she go to Duke because it's a better school.

Geno actually has said that Duke is one of the men's jobs that he's consider leaving UConn for.