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Edward Sargent said:
This is not a good move for him. He will be haunted by PC fans the rest of his life and should not live in RI again. Recruiting wise he will do no better than Patrick did and I think he may bring Gtown to what PC was but probably no better
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If he can recruit like Ewing he will be in good shape. Recruiting was never the problem for Ewing. Retaining players and everything else with coaching was a big problem for Ewing
 
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I know it isn't going to happen...but could you imagine the insanity of the Big East if Providence hired Kevin Ollie?!

Ollie at Providence
Cooley at Georgetown
Pitino at St Johns

...add all that to the current coaching lineup of the BE with Hurley, Smart, Miller, Holloway, Matta McDermott, etc

That would be completely crazy with the characters and history of all involved. Hell, the Big East could probably make more money off of a Netfilx reality series following all the teams/coaches around in a documentary than they do off their actual media rights deal! :D
 
Sucks for PC because Cooley is probably their coaching ceiling. They are not going to pull in a big name (lol at Donovan) and anyone else will jump to B1G/ACC/SEC if they have success.

And it sucks for me because I was actually enjoying our rivalry and competitiveness and I'm afraid they could be in for some lean years. They should hire an easily hateable coach...like Bryant HC Grasso
 
Edward Sargent said:
This is not a good move for him. He will be haunted by PC fans the rest of his life and should not live in RI again. Recruiting wise he will do no better than Patrick did and I think he may bring Gtown to what PC was but probably no better
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Being haunted by PC fans is like being heckled by deaf people.
 
That Guy said:
If the fact that one of their own, born and raised in Providence, is willing to leave and take another job in conference doesn't finally convince PC fans that they'll never be a top program, then I don't know what will lol.
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A UConn championship and a few more beat-downs should do the trick.
 
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UConnSportsGuy said:
I know it isn't going to happen...but could you imagine the insanity of the Big East if Providence hired Kevin Ollie?!
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The only reason Providence had a brief revival was because UConn had Kevin Ollie recruiting from a bar stool for three years.
Edward Sargent said:
This is not a good move for him. He will be haunted by PC fans the rest of his life and should not live in RI again. Recruiting wise he will do no better than Patrick did and I think he may bring Gtown to what PC was but probably no better
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I don’t think he gives a crap about any of that - and you overestimate Providence’s reach in Rhode Island. This isn’t the state U, it’s a lil fritter of a private school.

I think he likely feels like it’s time for a move and it probably is. Recruiting is no longer easy with UConn back up and running next door. Getting out and getting a new five-year deal somewhere else probably feels like an escape hatch for him. It just so happens that the hatch goes to Georgetown and not somewhere else - I think any port in a storm.
 
Fishy said:
I think he likely feels like it’s time for a move and it probably is. Recruiting is no longer easy with UConn back up and running next door. Getting out and getting a new five-year deal somewhere else probably feels like an escape hatch for him. It just so happens that the hatch goes to Georgetown and not somewhere else - I think any port in a storm.
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I think a lot of that is true, but I think more than any port in a storm. He probably just also has high esteem for Georgetown. Cooley was 15 when they won the title. Then he was mentored by Big John. I imagine he feels a certain way about what the Head Coach of Georgetown means for the African American community as well, and sees it as a place for him to be a leader of more than just the players of Providence. You can tell by the way he talks up the Big East that 1) he loves the conference and 2) He wants to be the face of it.
 
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I feel bad for our cute little brother wannabe something fans. I really do. Thought Cooley had something going on there where he was safe for life. Kinda like HCRE was here back in 2010, he was doing enough for their fan base

Lots of good coaches out there, hope PC lands a good one. I don't want them to suck, I just want to be better, it's tradition
 
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Hard to see why Cooley would go to Georgetown, seemingly a lateral move, unless Georgetown is offering a better NIL situation. Which they very well may, they are certainly richer and have a bigger donor base than PC.

If Cooley can recruit better with NIL support, you have to think he can bring Georgetown into the top tier of the Big East. Would be fun.
 
husky429 said:
Slimeball.

Providence should invest in some young mid-major guy with a high ceiling. Not a washed up, recycled coach like Brey.
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One coaching pundit’s take:



Kim English definitely fits that mold. Has recruited well at George Mason and they had a solid 20-13 season in his second year at the helm.
 
CL82 said:
Translation: Not only is he going to Georgetown, but he’s also going to be taking some of his players.
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That won't be too awkward when Georgetown plays PC next year.....
 
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