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BugsyCT said:
Did it? They should be getting the death penalty for what went down there.
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I heard UNC would get the death penalty. It didn't happen. Yes this is the FBI but I'll believe Louisville will be punished when I see it.

As long as Louisville is in the ACC, it worked for them. They hired 2 of scummiest coaches possible and it got the job done.
 
Kitaman said:
We all love Ollie, but he is not the best Coach in the land. He may be the best available right now (in season), but let's not get it twisted. We are his first Coaching job, keep that in mind.
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Loved him as a player, not as a coach. I can't take the "Woe-is-me" face any longer. I prefer listening to games on radio or following in chat to seeing that hopeless expression.
 
WlfdHusky said:
It was Uconn in the old big east.
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Do 4 National Titles really mean NOTHING to a potential coach? And not 4 National titles in the 70s, all since 1999?

I understand losing Big Monday and MSG/BET is devastating, but could you imagine a school that won 4 National Titles in football since 1999 not being somewhat attractive to a COMPETENT head coach? I can't.
 
Stairmaster said:
That's a blue glasses take. Our basketball brand has taken a huge hit. Academics and history don't mean much. Our facilities were in dire need of an upgrade before the Werth Center got built, but they're not head and shoulders above the schools we want to compete with or anything.
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I don't disagree but its not like we've been a paper tiger the past few decades. There is still a solid foundation to build upon.
 
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Only thing that could help UConn is our brand hasnt diminished completely, and the AAC is looking up. We also have some solid pieces that can play alright with good coaching.
 
ASweet3781 said:
I heard UNC would get the death penalty. It didn't happen. Yes this is the FBI but I'll believe Louisville will be punished when I see it.

As long as Louisville is in the ACC, it worked for them. They hired 2 of scummiest coaches possible and it got the job done.
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And you'd be okay with UConn winning that way?

OK, I think we're done here.
 
TRest said:
Ollie is bleeding us to death. I don't care if we use a generic band aid to stop it.
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Well yeah, you have to, but potentially mitigating damage (with a couple of the names bandied around, I don't know if they'll even be at an Ollie level) is a far cry from improving the status of the program.
 
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Stairmaster said:
Well yeah, you have to, but potentially mitigating damage (with a couple of the names bandied around, I don't know if they'll even be at an Ollie level) is a far cry from improving the status of the program.
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Luckily for us, the Yard isn't making the hire. Regardless, KO has the rest of the season to show he can coach.
 
ASweet3781 said:
Seems to be. Perhaps
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How many goshdarn times do I have to type that I'm okay with Ollie being fired even if the replacement is a net zero or negative for it to get through you idiots' thick skulls?

ASweet3781 said:
Do I want them to win that way? No.

But it worked for Louisville.
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Please point to any and all evidence you have that the University of Connecticut stands any chance of running afoul of the NCAA without receiving punishment.
 
Stairmaster said:
Well yeah, you have to, but potentially mitigating damage (with a couple of the names bandied around, I don't know if they'll even be at an Ollie level) is a far cry from improving the status of the program.
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This is the hill you've climbed: URI could hire a coach as good as Danny Hurley, but UConn can not.

That is a dumb hill to die upon, son.
 
Stairmaster said:
How many goshdarn times do I have to type that I'm okay with Ollie being fired even if the replacement is a net zero or negative for it to get through you idiots' thick skulls?



Please point to any and all evidence you have that the University of Connecticut stands any chance of running afoul of the NCAA without receiving punishment.
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Lol you set yourself up for it with the sarcasm for the last year
 
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Stairmaster said:
That doesn't hold as much water elsewhere as it does within the fan base.
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It does. When you bring kids in on recruiting trips and they look up at player/championship banners it excites them. Don't get me wrong we aren't going to win over recruits vs. Kentucky, Duke, Kansas etc. But the name still means something.
 
gampelcrazies said:
It does. When you bring kids in on recruiting trips and they look up at player/championship banners it excites them. Don't get me wrong we aren't going to win over recruits vs. Kentucky, Duke, Kansas etc. But the name still means something.
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I agree, the UConn name will get a couple of recruits who might have gone to a mid-level ACC school, but the ACC is an anchor. And with the team's performance over the past couple of years, jumping to a power conference is no where in the cards.

As for KO, I would love to see a game where we ran a couple of basic plays. The bring-it-down-make-one-pass-hoist-a-three offense is just ugly and unwatchable.
 
I'm just afraid our key players are very injury prone. Every game it seems terry limps at some point or AG comes out of the game due to hitting some part of his shoulder. I'm holding my breath every game hoping they don't get injured again. One has got to assume that may be playing into how hard they play and how effective they are. I feel bad for them really.
 
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Is there a bigger name in this conference than UConn? No. Cinci fans might argue based on what the Big O did there 60 years ago, but even with him, they can't match our resume due to the 4X national championships.

Why do people believe that we can't do better than Kevin Ollie in the AAC when lesser programs in the AAC have made better hires than Ollie?

Calhoun played his hand so that we had to hire Ollie. If Ollie doesn't turn things around quickly, Calhoun can hire him again at St. Joseph's.
 
WingU-Conn said:
Is there a bigger name in this conference than UConn? No. Cinci fans might argue based on what the Big O did there 60 years ago, but even with him, they can't match our resume due to the 4X national championships.

Why do people believe that we can't do better than Kevin Ollie in the AAC when lesser programs in the AAC have made better hires than Ollie?

Calhoun played his hand so that we had to hire Ollie. If Ollie doesn't turn things around quickly, Calhoun can hire him again at St. Joseph's.
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That's a pretty funny potential hiring LOL
 
Matrim55 said:
This is the hill you've climbed: URI could hire a coach as good as Danny Hurley, but UConn can not.

That is a dumb hill to die upon, son.
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URI can afford to take chances on NEC coaches (particularly, ones whose bloodlines rendered them huge outliers) and hope they catch lightning in a bottle. We can't.
 
Stairmaster said:
Hurley will be in the ACC or B1G next year. Forget about the past; whose futures look brighter?
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Hurley is a guy that could have had a college job for a decade or more, but stayed in HS. You don't know where he'll end up next year.

And the point is, while you continue to argue that our name doesn't hold as much weight, if you're comparing us to URI and similar programs, our ceiling is still much higher than theirs.
 
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