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Colorado State is expected to make UConn coach Jim Mora the school’s next head coach.

A lot of posts saying this is THE reason he's leaving. If you've heard it from him, let us know. Otherwise I'm thinking it's a combination of the seven or eight factors I've see tossed around in here; some football, some lifestyle.
Don't be mad he's leaving before the bowl; i have no doubt that DB said "go if you're going, i need to get started on replacing you". My only worry is how the players found out... hope it wasn't twitter.
 
B1GEast said:
This makes it make sense. I personally think that his name should have been connected to bigger programs.

Colorado State doesn't make much sense until you see the relationship.

A friendly AD is a huge plus for any head coach, a good relationship with the AD or even deputy AD will shield the coach from loud donors, boosters and even the BOT.

All of the above can eat away at a coaches focus.

A good relationship will allow the coach leverage to make their choices and decisions about a lot of things, like scheduling, NIL, travel and so much more.

I don't know much, none of us do, about the type of relationship Mora had with Benedict and University staff, but this move now makes a ton of sense.

Mora left for more control.
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Or it's just a small world. He didn't have a friendly AD here?

Mora left because the son of DC that his Dad hired is a Deputy AD at CSU? Really?
 
FfldCntyFan said:
He was one of the loudest on this forum, but there are still quite a few basketball fans (not on the boneyard) who think this way.
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Some yes. But I think the post that started this suggested that somehow, UConn joining the new Pac for all sports would be anything but an unmitigated disaster for all sports except maybe football (not clearly an upgrade there either). Games would start no earlier than 9:00 PM. Some would be at 11:00 PM. The travel would be untenable for non-revenue sports. The quality of opponents would be horrifically bad. That league sucks.

I think 99% of "basketball fans" would gladly accept a P4 offer if it came. Not that it matters what we think anyway, the school would bolt the Big East at the earliest opportunity. There has been no such opportunity.
 
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buddy said:
Those that refer to UConn as a basketball school
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IU was still referred to as a bball school until this year. if UConn football is ranked #2 and makes back to back CFPs then we'll can stop calling it a bball school, deal?
 
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RedStickHusky said:
Don't be mad he's leaving before the bowl; i have no doubt that DB said "go if you're going, i need to get started on replacing you". My only worry is how the players found out... hope it wasn't twitter.
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These things are never clean: as distasteful as it is in a perfect world, you can find hundreds of examples of coaches parting the way edsall did.

Now that we're in the NIL era, I'd think players totally get this is a business. I'd imagine a coupla Huskies will be headed to Fort Collins as is their right.

Which reminds me: Pryce Yates is the perfect cautionary tale for "the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence." I'm sorry it didn't work out for him at UNC and that his injury turned out to be a career-ender.. But I can't help thinking the defense might have been a little better had he stuck around.
 
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bendm said:
IU was still referred to as a bball school until this year. if UConn football is ranked #2 and makes back to back CFPs then we'll can stop calling it a bball school, deal?
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Indiana is still a basketball school despite being #2 in football.
 
buddy said:
That mindset is exactly what keeps UConn out of the P4. Big East = Death.
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football and bball fans are united in the desire to join a P4 but if you think AAC/PAC is better for the athletic program than BE/Indy we can argue until the sun goes down and then it's handbags at dawn.
 
buddy said:
That mindset is exactly what keeps UConn out of the P4. Big East = Death.
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No it's not. We have the two best basketball programs in the country the past 25+ years, of course we're a basketball school.
 
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ZooCougar said:
Or it's just a small world. He didn't have a friendly AD here?

Mora left because the son of DC that his Dad hired is a Deputy AD at CSU? Really?
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Why not. I just laid out my reasons as to why the coach/ad relationship matter.

That's the only thing that makes sense in a senseless move.

There's no mention of any bigger programs throwing lots of money to Mora.

That's how I see it and I'm sticking with it.
 
Best wishes to JMJ as he heads out to that current coaching graveyard.
He likes the Rockies, likes being in a conference. Period.
 
superjohn said:
No it's not. We have the two best basketball programs in the country the past 25+ years, of course we're a basketball school.
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Out of curiosity, what's your over/under on when the second of the two best programs (Villanova) makes their next final four appearance?
 
Rich said:
Yeah. I hear you. Never looked at my parents the same once I learned Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were, um, you know.
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I know what?
 
Mora left one year too late...
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