Calhoun on CBS This Morning

[HCope]

"He hasn't mellowed?" "No Sir, has not."

Thought this was a great piece by CBS

 

[Mike Honcho]

That was awesome. Thanks for posting.

 

[ucp990411]

Beautiful. Thank you. What a coach!

 

[housekeys]

Quite frankly, the best.

 

[Palatine]

Calhoun is still vastly under rated as a coach.

 

[microfich]

<manly hug>

 

[uconngb]

Calhoun is still vastly under rated as a coach.

He will never get the credit he deserves. If you really try to be as objective as possible.....I realize it's impossible for us. But just try to be objective. UConn was a cesspool when he came in. Substandard facilities, substandard coach, perennial doormat of the Big East..........for the youngsters that didn't live this, suffice to say we were Rutgers. Think about that. And 30 years later we have 4 National Championships............all because of one man with an unwavering passion. K, Roy Williams, Nosepicker, Calimari.............they have everything handed to them. Outside of Wooden, who revolutionized the game, can't think of anyone that built a program from NOTHING..........maybe LESS than nothing, than Jimmy C. Every friggin street in the state should be named after him.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Excited to see him coach at WestConn next Wednesday!

 

[ctfjr]

A gym rat's gym rat!

 

[Travelman6]

Every friggin street in the state should be named after him.

Take a left on Calhoun drive, go for about a mile and you will hit Calhoun lane, now you will want to continue on that about another mile, another left on Calhoun street, drive under James C bypass and finally take a right on Jim Calhoun Rd. You'll know you are there when you see a big Husky cross. You've gone too far if you hit James A Calhoun roundabout and will have to take the first right onto Jim C throughway.

 

[Hi-Low]

I think there is a UConn guard that could have benefited greatly from JC kicking his but the past 4 years.

 

[McLovin]

GB

 

[Brett95]

A MUST watch for any Husky fan. It is great to see him coaching again and watching that piece, I just kept thinking UConn. I've been excited for Hurley and what he will turn our program back into, but to me, Calhoun will always be our Coach.

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Coach Calhoun is the only person who I’ve ever been “star struck” when I met him. I was on my recruiting trip and was being shown the training facilities in Gampel and he happened to be in the hallway. I stuttered out something, but I was just in complete awe of him.

I think of Coach the same way we think of the Rooney family here in Pittsburgh. He was the architect of something that is much bigger than anyone could’ve imagined and means so much to so many.

 

[CL82]

How can you not love the guy? He's so real. Just a really good man. We were fortunate to have him as our coach for so many years. Hope he hangs around at least one more season to get to 900 wins.