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You don't see us landing anyone although we have two scholarships?even based on that write up, I don't see us really landing anyone else. Too bad cuz I was hoping Ollie would make a splash in recruiting even tho he "only" has his 1 year contract.
You don't see us landing anyone although we have two scholarships?
By giving Ollie only a 7 month trial, Manuel essentially put the program back 1 additional year at the very least. Until he is extended or another coach is hired, this program will not move forward. No program could. I do think, especially with Ollie here for the long-term, that once that is established we will see a major uptick it what type of players he is capable of bringing in.
Maybe, but you know what will really set the program back more than 1 year? Having a lousy coach under contract for 3 or 5 years...and if Ollie were given a 5 yea deal and couldn't actually coach, even f he were o get fired after 2 years, we'll likely be 3 years out of the recruting biz. And you know what caused us to miss out on this year? NCAA sanctions which fall at the feet of one James Calhoun...By giving Ollie only a 7 month trial, Manuel essentially put the program back 1 additional year at the very least. Until he is extended or another coach is hired, this program will not move forward. No program could. I do think, especially with Ollie here for the long-term, that once that is established we will see a major uptick it what type of players he is capable of bringing in.
Maybe, but you know what will really set the program back more than 1 year? Having a lousy coach under contract for 3 or 5 years...and if Ollie were given a 5 yea deal and couldn't actually coach, even f he were o get fired after 2 years, we'll likely be 3 years out of the recruting biz. And you know what caused us to miss out on this year? NCAA sanctions which fall at the feet of one James Calhoun...
Maybe, but you know what will really set the program back more than 1 year? Having a lousy coach under contract for 3 or 5 years...and if Ollie were given a 5 yea deal and couldn't actually coach, even f he were o get fired after 2 years, we'll likely be 3 years out of the recruting biz. And you know what caused us to miss out on this year? NCAA sanctions which fall at the feet of one James Calhoun...
Would those be near the same feet which 3 NCAA Mens Basketball Championships fell?.........agree with the fact they couldn't hand over free money to a coach with no experience, but djct has a much more solid point. How can he be measured if the kids have no idea if he'll be the guy? Again, easy for me a salesman to close that business vs. my competition as I have definite answers!!!
Nobody all that good.You don't see us landing anyone although we have two scholarships?
Pumpkinhead Warde Manuel(PHWM) could have given KO a 2-3 deal with buyouts. That way everybody is covered.Pennywise, pound foolish. How much we talking here? He makes $600k? Give him a 3 year $1.5k contract, you lose $900k by firing him. or even a 2 year $1.2m contract, you lose $600k by firing him.
If Boatright leaves and Samuel is not ready to play next year, and the team has another 16 to 18 loss season, will the school lose more than $600k? Are they risking a multimillion setback?
Calhoun (Jim) is a great coach with 3 NC's & numerous e-8's. But, academically UConn is in a mess. If not for JC's outstanding record he would've been fired. Much like Bill Clinton would have been found guilty of purgury in the senate trial, but he was so popular with the public, the senate couldn't muster the 2/3ds vote.
Fired for what......kids not doing their work? Ultimately it's his program but can he be everything seriously? Don't you think they needed a better academic advisor and structure.........not enough for a Major College hoops to worry about other than every day kids work......you don't think he ever checked, maybe it was too late and it's on him but not all.......he gets paid to win and win he did......let's call the university out for not supporting the staff the way others do not just JC...............guessing you believe Calipari knows what his kids are doing in class too......they held a 3.4 average as a team.......that's funny stuff
Academic advisors are fine at UConn, have been for years. Problem with UConn's academic status is plenty of recruits should not have been accepted. Mandledove, Smith on down. For a coach with a lesser record than Calhoun's, the guy probably gets fired. Nobody with 3 NC's gets fired unless your name is Bob Knight.Fired for what......kids not doing their work? Ultimately it's his program but can he be everything seriously? Don't you think they needed a better academic advisor and structure.........not enough for a Major College hoops to worry about other than every day kids work......you don't think he ever checked, maybe it was too late and it's on him but not all.......he gets paid to win and win he did......let's call the university out for not supporting the staff the way others do not just JC...............guessing you believe Calipari knows what his kids are doing in class too......they held a 3.4 average as a team.......that's funny stuff
Academic advisors are fine at UConn, have been for years. Problem with UConn's academic status is plenty of recruits should not have been accepted. Mandledove, Smith on down. For a coach with a lesser record than Calhoun's, the guy probably gets fired. Nobody with 3 NC's gets fired unless your name is Bob Knight.
And that Calipari graduation rate will eventually catch up with him. Unfortunately, this report comes out every 6 years. Who knows where the squid will be in 6 years.
As upstater pointed out - it will never catch up to him. He has figured out the flaw in the system and is using it to his advantage.And that Calipari graduation rate will eventually catch up with him. Unfortunately, this report comes out every 6 years. Who knows where the squid will be in 6 years.
Calhoun (Jim) is a great coach with 3 NC's & numerous e-8's. But, academically UConn is in a mess. If not for JC's outstanding record he would've been fired. Much like Bill Clinton would have been found guilty of purgury in the senate trial, but he was so popular with the public, the senate couldn't muster the 2/3ds vote.
Can someone with an academic background please explain to me why retention is so important? Serious question. I remember the dean's at UConn outside of athletics made a big deal of it as well. What am I missing?
As I understand it, the coaches will be penalized, in the future, if the GSR is unacceptable. If so it will catch up with Calipari.I keep writing this to you, but you never respond. Calipari's graduation rate will never catch up to him. The NCAA's GSR is not a real graduation rate. One example: USF's GSR is 88%. Their grad rate is 0%. Kentucky can score a 100% even with multiple kids leaving and never coming back to finish their degree.
I also disagree with you about what got UConn into trouble. Whether or not students could handle the work is totally irrelevant since neither the APR or GSR measures either performance in the classroom or even graduation. The APR measures retention and eligibility. That's it.
As I understand it, the coaches will be penalized, in the future, if the GSR is unacceptable. If so it will catch up with Calipari.
What happened to UConn, regarding APR & GSR, is guys like Darius Smith, Mandledove, Tice and many others were accepted into the University. In some cases like Smith & Tice they came into the program under desperation circumstances.
The class of Mandledove, the forward from England, Stixx, and 1-2 others from that year never graduated. Again, most of them never should've been accepted. A coach of lesser success than Calhoun would've been fired