Where?
UConn
Which board were you reading? I’ve read the reactions on 3 of the other teams boards so far, including their main board, and all have been respectful, all have expressed regret at the loss this represents for the league. I did not find the reaction you’re describing at all. In fact, a Nova fan left this message on PC’s board:
My guess is that you did not like what you did for work, to be retiring that early. I love my work and do not want to retire until the last possible moment... I can only play so much golf, and what else is there to do?
One w/class, the other no class... I will leave it up to you to determine which was which!
There's a ton of stuff besides golf to look forward to for many of us.
I do lots of coaching, volunteer work and foreign travel. I will have plenty to do. I guess when you have a certain amount of money and can afford to retire, the BS tolerance is much less than it used to be. However, the men in my family don't live to super old age, and I'd rather spend a few years enjoying life.
I was asked in 7th grade what I wanted to do for a career and I said be retired. I was ready then. Sadly, I’ll work longer than I really want to. WFH has made that more tolerable.
Yep, it was the NIL stuff for Jay Wright. He didn't want to reinvent himself and he viewed it as a second full time job outside of his coaching job.
Travel the country, travel the world, hike, bike, lift weights, run, read, write, paint, photography, sit by the beach, sit by the lake, volunteer, play a sport, listen to music, learn an instrument, watch movies, become a good cook, learn a new language, get involved in local politics, kayak/canoe, work on cars, take care of animals, brew beer, wood carve, blow glass, home improvement, gardening/grow your own vegetables...
Nova isn't going anywhere.
This guy gets it. For those of you who think otherwise, go to The Athletic website and read about his press conference.
He doesn't though. NIL.
Why great news for UConn? Villanova isn't going anywhere and neither is its culture.
Forget it.
Not true re Jay's relationship with the administration.
Wright was among the very best coaches in all of CBB and is one of the greatest ever. Kyle Neptune is almost certainly not going to maintain the same level of success, even if he's a very good coach.
They can compete if they use NIL correctly. All the Big East schools have have donor’s that can do what Miami just did and what other Power school’s are doing, especially SEC Football. The power schools are not using the $42 million they get annually. They are using donor’s and corporations to make NIL payments to get players.
