Ed Cooley to Georgetown

[PNolanFan]

If you are a providence fan you have to still be grateful to Cooley for elevating the program, 7 tourney appearances, you would have to go back like 35 years to get that many I believe. I say this as their fanbase seems to be trashing him now which makes no sense. I think I saw someone earlier on the board compare it to the edsall situation which I think actually makes sense. Now Cooley if he leaves will do it with alot more class than edsall did so not a direct comparison

 

[McLovin]

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.

Heard he asked for (and was guaranteed) $3 million per year in NIL money at Georgetown…

 

[Kembacity]

PC should hire a female coach. Break the gender barrier. That would be BIG news. Really put Providence on the map.

Their fans would LOVE that!

 

[Madmannsucks]

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!

Doubt Coach Ollie will be going anywhere soon. The people he works for have loads of money and have no problem spending it.

 

[SubbaBub]

Makes zero sense unless its a payday for Cooley. Moving from one small Catholic school to another in the same conference is a huge middle finger to the PC program that finally reached respectability.

Cooley must think his PC tenure has topped out with UConn once again the head and shoulders best program north of Philly. Credit to Hurley for that.

Gtown is a moribund program though credit to them for finally ending the John Thompson legacy straight jacket.

 

[FriarJ]

I don’t know how much stock to put into that, but Cooley did nothing postgame to indicate that he was staying at PC - he sounded like he was gone.

Absolutely devastating for Providence fans. They’ve been talking about this being his dream job forever and not only is he dumping them, but he’s dumping them for an in-conference rival.

We’ve told Providence fans for years that they have a hard ceiling…well, Ed Cooley is about to show it to them.

The fans have been talking about it? It’s all Ed Cooley f ing talked about. He was always FOS apparently and I ate all of it. Leave, it’s a free country but spare us all the Us, We, Together, Family, Friar nonsense. It was I, Me, Alone, Selfish, Hoyas all along. He tanked a season, to go to a fellow conference member. Fire him today.

 

[dennismenace]

John Thompson and even his son are gone forever. So are the glory days of Georgetown Providence should move their campus to Newport and re-label themselves as "the Commodores" in honor of Cornelius Vanderbilt and his mansion in Newport called "The Breakers."

 

[PWS]

Recruiting wise maybe not

In the beginning, Patrick recruited well at GT. His problem was 4 or 5 of them would transfer out after year one. After several cycles of this, the recruiting dropped off & they went completely off the rails picking up transfer problems to fill in the gaps.

 

[Deleted at users request]

This is a great move for both Georgetown and Cooley. Hope he makes them a powerhouse again and hope Pitino does the same for St John’s.

Having those 2 as our conference leaders would be so much better with their markets over teams like Xavier and Marquette.

Cooley is going to kill it over there with all the resources available. It’s probably the most attractive school in conference to recruit at outside of our own.

 

[FriarJ]

The only reason Providence had a brief revival was because UConn had Kevin Ollie recruiting from a bar stool for three years.


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.

People don’t care about Providence College in RI? You are giving Cooley a run for his money in being FOS and I’m not even halfway through this thread yet.

 

[Deleted at users request]

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.

This part is probably the reason it was the only job he’d take outside of Providence. The DC area would be more likely to be supportive of him if he did decided to lead in other ways not related to basketball. It’s a very short list of coaches who could’ve coached at GTown and I’m happy they found a great match in Cooley.

 

[PWS]

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.

Contrary to what our PC friends think, GT is a better job. They have way more money to spend than PC, & they have finally been released from the chains of JT. Plus, they are in the middle of a great recruiting area. GT still has a name in the DMV. It has faded somewhat, but still resonate.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I hope this drags out for a couple of weeks. Friar tears are delicious.

 

[Kolumbo]

John Thompson and even his son are gone forever. So are the glory days of Georgetown unless you want to be a lawyer or swamp creature. Providence should move their campus to Newport and re-label themselves as "the Commodores" in honor of Cornelius Vanderbilt and his mansion in Newport called "The Breakers."

Not a bad idea but Newport already has the Seahawks

 

[zls44]

The fans have been talking about it? It’s all Ed Cooley f ing talked about. He was always FOS apparently and I ate all of it. Leave, it’s a free country but spare us all the Us, We, Together, Family, Friar nonsense. It was I, Me, Alone, Selfish, Hoyas all along. He tanked a season, to go to a fellow conference member. Fire him today.

lmfao FIRE HIM, yes!!!

 

[superjohn]

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.

That's nice and all but it was nearly 40 years ago, clinging to that past has destroyed the program. Maybe it's time for them to stop trying to recapture it and move on.

Retro is cool but I don't think Ed Cooley is bringing back the Georgetown Starter jacket for black youth all around America.

 

[Waquoit]

Makes zero sense unless its a payday for Cooley.

Zero sense maybe but 200,000,000 extra cents per year

 

[bfs3]

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.

I don’t follow coaching hires too closely but I feel like Kimani would wait for a better opportunity than Iona. I wouldn’t be happy about it but that would be a good hire for Providence. They’ll probably want head coach experience

 

[BGesus4]

The fans have been talking about it? It’s all Ed Cooley f ing talked about. He was always FOS apparently and I ate all of it. Leave, it’s a free country but spare us all the Us, We, Together, Family, Friar nonsense. It was I, Me, Alone, Selfish, Hoyas all along. He tanked a season, to go to a fellow conference member. Fire him today.

Definitely the trajectory of your season coinciding with gtown discussions is a horrible look for him, but the rest is just what the coaching game is. He was trying to build a brand he could sell to kids while he was there and it somewhat worked, but he found what he thinks is a materially better opportunity for whatever reasons, so he took it.

 

[Deleted at users request]

People don’t care about Providence College in RI? You are giving Cooley a run for his money in being FOS and I’m not even halfway through this thread yet.

Lol no, I’m not sure of any reason why Providence would be nationally relevant.

 

[auror]

I don’t follow coaching hires too closely but I feel like Kimani would wait for a better opportunity than Iona. I wouldn’t be happy about it but that would be a good hire for Providence. They’ll probably want head coach experience

It's a lower conference, but has a good recent tradition and support and likely some good left-behind players. You gotta win to move up. A lot easier to take on a winning program and keep it winning than build it from scratch. It's a stepping stone.

 

[navery12]

I don’t follow coaching hires too closely but I feel like Kimani would wait for a better opportunity than Iona. I wouldn’t be happy about it but that would be a good hire for Providence. They’ll probably want head coach experience

I feel like it's as good of a coaching job as he can expect for a first job. Solid low major program, right in his recruiting footprint. He might end up waiting, but not sure if it'll end up being a better opportunity

 

[connVA]

Check out this Cooley interview with Clark Kellogg about his child hood in Providence and shows the land he grew up at and his adopted parents. It can’t be easy to just walk away from your hometown.

With that being said, Providence should give the FDU coach a look. He has won at every level.

Wow- I almost forgot about this. When Georgetown visits, they definitely need to troll him with clips from this on the Jumbotron LOL

 

[ctchamps]

Definitely the trajectory of your season coinciding with gtown discussions is a horrible look for him, but the rest is just what the coaching game is. He was trying to build a brand he could sell to kids while he was there and it somewhat worked, but he found what he thinks is a materially better opportunity for whatever reasons, so he took it.

It's lousy for PC and the way things are playing out but if PC was resistant to working with the NIL then they bear some responsibility for his leaving. Perhaps they felt they didn't need to do anything because they mistakenly believed Cooley would never leave. But not having a decent NIL will kill any program and a coach along with it.

So Cooley's leaving may overcome the schools inertia. In the long run it could help their bb program. At the very least he chose not to sink with the ship. And making more money with more potential to make a name for himself is not a bad choice either.

I have spoken because this is the way!

 

[businesslawyer]

People don’t care about Providence College in RI? You are giving Cooley a run for his money in being FOS and I’m not even halfway through this thread yet.

Don’t think you should be so butthurt. There are employees all over the country who give their all to a job when they have it, but when they are offered a better one go. That’s not only their right — it’s perfectly fair and rational.

I don’t doubt that Cooley talking to Georgetown hurt Providence down the stretch, but whose fault is that? If Cooley truly wasn’t giving his all, it’s his. If he was, while he made a decision that he’d prefer G’Town and his agent was on it, but his players slacked off because of the rumors, that’s on the players.

 

[slepers]

This is a great move for both Georgetown and Cooley. Hope he makes them a powerhouse again and hope Pitino does the same for St John’s.

Having those 2 as our conference leaders would be so much better with their markets over teams like Xavier and Marquette.

Cooley is going to kill it over there with all the resources available. It’s probably the most attractive school in conference to recruit at outside of our own.

UConn will be the conference leader.

 

[Fishy]

People don’t care about Providence College in RI? You are giving Cooley a run for his money in being FOS and I’m not even halfway through this thread yet.

The thought that he can’t ever live in Rhode Island because he’s leaving PC Is laughable.

He can buy a house in Newport. Those people have never even heard of Providence College.

 

[CL82]

Lol, stopped by the Friar board. In a matter of hours, Cooley has morphed from being Mother Teresa to Osama bin Ladan. It’s glorious. And absolutely Syracusian meltdown.

 

[nadav]

I hope the switch in programs doesn’t make him stop lecturing us on how to be fans. I don’t know what we would do.

 

[Palatine]

UConn will be the conference leader.

I don't get the Georgetown love. They were more a coach (John Thompson) than a program. They faded as a national brand and did little after he left. They are a clear second to Maryland in their own market. They haven't come close to filling the Verizon Center in decades and that is unlikely to change very soon. And he will have to compete with other national programs have deep recruiting ties to the area.

Cooley can probably have the same amount of success at Georgetown as he had in Rhode Island. That would be an improvement. But the idea he makes them a national player is iffy at best.