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Travelman32 said:
I don't they brought it upon themselves
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Same here. They think they can just point to whichever coach they want and that person will leave their program, even if it's an elite program like UConn coming off back-to-back NCs, because of their (1) tradition and (2) deep, deep pockets. I literally saw people commenting that stealing Hurley from UConn was a smart way to prevent a rival school from catching them in the NC count. The absurd arrogance, the willingness to use their football-money SEC leverage to squash the competition in a completely rigged system... They deserve to fail painfully and often.

They even said UConn doesn't have football/doesn't care about football, as if we choose not to be in a power conference, instead of being squeezed out/blocked out by a cartel. Let them eat bluegrass.
 
Supposedly Kidd-Gilchrist is going to be their shooting coach and they’re hiring Boogie Cousins as their mental performance coach.

It’s very important to AD Barnhart to keep some Bluegrass flavor on staff, per sources.

Just a few rumors my direct sources told me. Depends largely on if head coach Jim Boeheim will bring in his own staff.
 
One of the great realizations in life is that (1) everyone thinks there is a number that will make their life demonstrably happier; (2) it's always a little bit more than they have and (3) they're usually wrong.

Pearl seems too obvious here. I assume he would walk to Lexington if they offered. Failing that, might as well kick the tires on Tom Crean or Kenny Payne.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
One of the great realizations in life is that (1) everyone thinks there is a number that will make their life demonstrably happier; (2) it's always a little bit more than they have and (3) they're usually wrong.

Pearl seems too obvious here. I assume he would walk to Lexington if they offered. Failing that, might as well kick the tires on Tom Crean or Kenny Payne.
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Pearl would run there if offered but the word is the AD can't stand him, not sure about the donors. They should hire him, he would most likely do awesome there.
 
Greg Paulus has done wonders up here at Niagara, they should look at him.

Duke blue blood.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Failing that, might as well kick the tires on Tom Crean or Kenny Payne.
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superjohn said:
Pearl would run there if offered but the word is the AD can't stand him, not sure about the donors. They should hire him, he would most likely do awesome there.
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The UK AD is a problem for some people. Falling out with Cal is just one thing. I think there's only a specific type of person who is going to want to work with him. Drew was one, and the best one. Him not locking him down (almost certainly because of the crazy behavior of UK fans) has ****ed them. Pope is another who I think would be good working with him, but he's multiple steps down, and definitely not as good as Cal.
 
kobe said:
so happy you boys are getting a small taste of the bbn.

when we played uk in the tournament a while ago, one of our players got a tech against them and bbn harassed him with death threats on facebook.
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Emphasis on A WHILE AGO

Lololololol
 
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Travelman32 said:
I don't they brought it upon themselves
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That's the funny part. "take the high road guys, don't be as bad as them"

Sorry, a couple jabs about the state of Kentucky isn't remotely close to the vitriol their fanbase spreads. And the worst part is that they don't even attempt to hide it. Sure we have some bad fans who say some out of pocket stuff, but we also have mods and a host of people that will call them out. They just laugh with each other, retweet each other, and celebrate the nastiness.
 
They actually think it's all about the money. Have no idea what relationships are all about. And they don't have a better tradition than us in 2024 either

We are the college basketball center of the universe, and nobody else is

Never mind Oakland and St Peters, their demise started when they couldn't beat Texas Western College
 
Not that anyone cares but I spent 2 hours last night on the Syracusefan board reading all the UConn threads posted since the elite 8 (there’s a surprising number of them). The majority were well informed, begrudgingly complimentary, and hilariously self deprecating. Most didn’t even want Hurley leaving to go coach for the “vulturous UK fans that scream where’s my natty?! where’s my natty?! from up in the rafters.” It honestly changed my opinion of their fanbase. Maybe I’m just in a good mood or maybe it’s because I spent the last 3 days on the BBN board. You’ll find more wisdom graffitied across the truck stop glory holes of America than on there.
 
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bendm said:
Not that anyone cares but I spent 2 hours last night on the Syracusefan board reading all the UConn threads posted since the elite 8 (there’s a surprising number of them). The majority were well informed, begrudgingly complimentary, and hilariously self deprecating. Most didn’t even want Hurley leaving to go coach for the “vulturous UK fans that scream where’s my natty?! where’s my natty?! from up in the rafters.” It honestly changed my opinion of their fanbase. Maybe I’m just in a good mood or maybe it’s because I spent the last 3 days on the BBN board. You’ll find more wisdom graffitied across the truck stop glory holes of America than on there.
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We are honestly spoiled having Hurley and the caliber of players and young men that have come through Storrs in recent years. I’m a Patriots fan too so I remind myself to enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. Nothing does forever, but sometimes the ride can last pretty long.
 
TheHorde said:
We are honestly spoiled having Hurley and the caliber of players and young men that have come through Storrs in recent years. I’m a Patriots fan too so I remind myself to enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. Nothing does forever, but sometimes the ride can last pretty long.
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Nothing does last forever. As a NY Yankees fan I know that even though the 90s dynasty made me believe that it would. UConn winning back to back is sports nirvana. UConn men's basketball is my favorite team in all of sports.
 
We have this program in a place where we should be able to continue on without Hurley when the time comes. Just keep winning, providing resources and doing things the right way and when the time comes, a great coach will find it an honor to take the job. What we can’t become, is a Kentucky. If your fan base repels coaches, you’ve really overdone it.
 
bendm said:
Not that anyone cares but I spent 2 hours last night on the Syracusefan board reading all the UConn threads posted since the elite 8 (there’s a surprising number of them). The majority were well informed, begrudgingly complimentary, and hilariously self deprecating. Most didn’t even want Hurley leaving to go coach for the “vulturous UK fans that scream where’s my natty?! where’s my natty?! from up in the rafters.” It honestly changed my opinion of their fanbase. Maybe I’m just in a good mood or maybe it’s because I spent the last 3 days on the BBN board. You’ll find more wisdom graffitied across the truck stop glory holes of America than on there.
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How bored do you have to be to spend 2 hours reading the Syracuse board? Lol
 
They're a truly bipolar fanbase... They have a thread sharing how they were crying at the Mark Pope introduction rally.
 
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