Could be. How many more years does your guy have left?
They probably would watch.. South Carolina is pretty much garbage at most of their athletics... so they have to have something to look forward to.. and that is WBB.
SC made a play for Jim Calhoun, if I recall. They are definitely committed to bringing in quality coaches. I'm not sure how high they'd go for WBB coach though.They probably would watch.. South Carolina is pretty much garbage at most of their athletics... so they have to have something to look forward to.. and that is WBB.
Your coach is mixed with what??
I had a comment, but I aint trying to get suspended or banned before August 26
100% I liked that team that went to the final game. Spanarkel still looks like he could play.
Remember "the Ball Coach", Steve Spurrier. We had him with the Redskins for a while.
I sure do remember Spurrier. He was that sad looking fellow on the sideline of the 2010 PapaJohn's Bowl
Dude do you not know the whole Gene DeFillippo (BC) story and Miami not wanting a far away northern school?
No. Those programs fell apart completely.
I agree. I expect some drop off because it is almost impossible to duplicate Geno’s success. That being said, the right coach can maintain a top 10 or 20 program at UCONN. But it’s going to take one confident coach willing to accept that challenge.
I'm a Marylander. I'm still trying to figure out why UMD, an absolutely perfect fit for the ACC is now in the Big 10. Locality doesn't even matter anymore. I've actually driven to WVU to see a big football game (6 hour drive) and they're in the same conference with all those Texas and Oklahoma schools.
OK. Understood.
There's a reason for it. Would be a fun project to figure out how and why things have been arranged the way they are. Good primary source document project for my HS students. There's a reason that I do not think of UConn as a "power 5 school". (of course they are WCBB)
I couldn't believe at the time, and I still can't believe that a school like BC, who was relatively new to the conference had so much power to submarine UConns admittance the ACC. I know coach K was firmly for their acceptance. As for Miami, I didn't know about their reluctance, but if it is true, maybe they should have a geography lesson so they know that Syracuse, BC, and Pitt are further away to ACC territory than UConn. I also believe that if Randy Edsell had stayed the football program would not have deteriorated and UConn would have been admitted years later rather than Louisville.
If they're smart (and they are), then they will easily be able to do so.
While I can't say for certain, head coaching salaries tend to go in one direction, up. Connecticut isn't likely to drop the salary materially, especially if hiring one of the top coaches in the nation, which Dawn Staley certainly is. I agree fully that with SEC media money coming in, South Carolina is positioned to pay as much as they'd want for the opening. I don't know their salary structure, but I wonder if Dawn getting that significant a bump would have ramifications for their other coaching positions which could make it unattractive.
Obviously for the money upgrade and stability that the B1G offers. There was also a narrative that the Maryland resented Tobacco Roads influence and power in the conference.
The current AAC deal would have moved UConn WCBB games to the ESPN+. UConn would have lost it's deal with SNY (worth about a $1M) to broadcast the games. It was less the loss of the revenue than the lack of accessibility to the games that UConn objected to. UConn WBB has a large passionate fanbase who would have lost the ability to see the games. I think that is what you are recalling.
SC is one of the few places in WCBB that there is little incentive to leave. Dawn is paid well, has good facilities, plays before packed houses, and competes for national champions. Why leave?
