Jeff Jacobs: UConn basketball has hit rock bottom

[Chin Diesel]

Rock bottom is always worse than a rational person can imagine.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

A workout violation would not be anything remotely close enough to fire Ollie with cause. Assuming these "workout violations" aren't with agents or bookies present, these are NCAA slaps on the wrist. At most the players involved might sit out one game next year or something. Ollie would bring UConn to court and win if they tried to call that firing for cause.

 

[Fishy]

You can never tell where rock bottom was until you’re no longer there.

But I’m pretty confident that we’re not there yet. There are worse days to come and I think they will come rather soon.

Buckle up!

 

[EROCK CONN]

Jacobs makes Debbie Downer seem like the worlds greatest optimist...man he looks miserable ....Id pay to have that guy keep his mouth shut.

 

[Bryan Lord]

I was at rock bottom once. Now I have 590 trophy points on a failing message board.

 

[BugsyCT]

You can't hit rock bottom if you're falling in a bottomless pit.

That's us.

 

[UCFBfan]

If UConn Football has taught me anything, it’s that things can always get worse after thinking you’ve hit rock bottom.

Beat me to it Mike.

The term "rock bottom" has been bandied about a lot on the football board the past decade.

Don't ever underestimate what the real rock bottom is.

Add me to this list as also a hardcore follower of CR back in the day. Every time we thought we hit Rock bottom, BE fall out, ACC snub, and then RU to B1G something new came up. So yeah, rock bottom is not here yet

 

[uconnfan68]

First thing I thought of...

If this is a violation, it’s time to sue Emmert. His vendetta has gone on too long.

 

[The Viking]

Storrs ...I would assume he would have someone as a coach in waiting ala Tom Moore for example at his side to take over after 1-2 years
But again it’s not like I’m betting the house on it. I’m just saying don’t be stunned.

 

[Kitaman]

Our program can find a way to go beneath the rock.

 

[Captbluefin]

Did we not have a former NBA trainer that Carlos Dainels guy here for a few months then he just up and left???? Or was he asked to leave???

This could very well be tied to the “ training violation “

Just a thought

 

[intlzncster]

Storrs ...I would assume he would have someone as a coach in waiting ala Tom Moore for example at his side to take over after 1-2 years
But again it’s not like I’m betting the house on it. I’m just saying don’t be stunned.

There's a 100% chance JC's family would not allow it. They'd like to keep him alive as long as possible for the grand kids et al. You know, the important stuff.

 

[Tenspro2002]

NCAA rules dictate that coaches aren't allowed to participate in player workouts at certain times throughout the year. They're also somewhat limited in terms of total time spent during the season.

If there's one thing we can be sure of, it's that this team hasn't received an excess of coaching.

 

[Tenspro2002]

So Geno takes the men's job & receives a raise. A new Wbb coach steps in. Simple. How long before we make the tourney again Jeff?

It used to be said, maybe by Geno himself, that if he were to take over the men's program, it would make both teams worse.

That is obviously no longer the case.

That said, he shouldn't jeopardize the dominant WBB program that is the only calling card this AD has at the moment.

 

[BlueDogs]

If UConn Football has taught me anything, it’s that things can always get worse after thinking you’ve hit rock bottom.

Yup, we burrowed through the rock bottom to find at least the upper layers of hell itself.

 

[Travelman6]

Ya, finishing 8th in the AAC and losing to a seriously depleted 9th place team is pretty darn low. At this point, going on like this, with Ollie in tow, Tulane might pass the Huskies next year. The AAC positioning might be....ep, double digits, holding off the likes of USF and ECU. I mean, didn't USF absolutely demolish SMU just the other day?

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Say what you want about Jacobs, but either he - or his editors - are genuinely poop journalists in the most rudimentary of definitions.

 

[metsfan2323]

The football team never hit rock bottom. Rock bottom is where Diaco was going to take us before AD Dave fired him. No doubt in my mind we would have 0 - 12 in 2017 if Diaco were the coach.

I expect AD Dave to make the same move now with Ollie.

 

[metsfan2323]

the Calhoun mention in the Jacobs article is interesting. I heard something two months ago that makes me think if Calhoun was asked to return he would be all over it.

If Calhoun returned and everyone worth keeping on the roster (including Larrier) came back we could have a very quick turnaround. Calhoun would probably turn Adams into a first team All American.

Break out the puke buckets!

 

[UConnNick]

It used to be said, maybe by Geno himself, that if he were to take over the men's program, it would make both teams worse.

That is obviously no longer the case.

That said, he shouldn't jeopardize the dominant WBB program that is the only calling card this AD has at the moment.

Not true...field hockey!

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The only way Calhoun is even a consideration is if there is a succession plan in place the day he walks in, and it's pre-determined that he's only here two years max. That said, I'd put the probability of this happening at about 1%.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

If Calhoun returned and everyone worth keeping on the roster (including Larrier) came back we could have a very quick turnaround. Calhoun would probably turn Adams into a first team All American.

Break out the puke buckets!

I get the sense Calhoun would put up with Larrier's idiocy on the court for about 15 seconds.

 

[zls44]

I get the sense Calhoun would put up with Larrier's idiocy on the court for about 15 seconds.

Honestly feel that he wouldn't have taken Larrier for USJ after watching him in practice and at VCU. Sometimes it just isn't worth it.

 

[CL82]

It used to be said, maybe by Geno himself, that if he were to take over the men's program, it would make both teams worse.

That is obviously no longer the case.

That said, he shouldn't jeopardize the dominant WBB program that is the only calling card this AD has at the moment.

That's nonsense. He's got a thing going as best WBB coach of all time. He's 2.5 seasons away of passing Pat Summit for all time wins. That's pretty much the only record he doesn't own. If he already had, maybe he'd take a shot, but I doubt it.

 

[MadDogRevival]

I was at rock bottom once. Now I have 590 trophy points on a failing message board.

Took the time to request a new password after forgetting, specifically to like this post. Wonderful!