Jon Rothstein is this week's guest on the New Haven Register podcast

[HooperScooper]

Rothstein talks about UConn’s NCAA tournament status, what the Huskies can accomplish this season, how many Big East teams could make the Big Dance and much more — including how he comes up with all those catchphrases like “Dan Hurley: The Carpenter,” “Ed Cooley: The American Dream,” etc.

UConn Report podcast: CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein is this week’s guest

Few national college basketball writers are more dedicated than Jon Rothstein, so who...

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[bendm]

Rothstein is our guy. not many teams have a dedicated PR guy in the national media.
Duke has Bilas and Vitale.
Katz has been gushing about the BIG10 recently.
Dakich is an Indy guy.
Rece Davis is a frontrunner.
Walton loves the PAC.
McDonough is a Cuse guy.
Gottleib is Big12
Brando and Dykes love the SEC...

 

[Tyler2Rings]

This. Is. March.

 

[ucawn]

Rothstein is our guy. not many teams have a dedicated PR guy in the national media.

I don’t think this is the case...

I think Goodman or Greenberg could become the guy for us, but Rothstein is pretty balanced across college bball.

 

[auror]

I don’t think this is the case...

I think Goodman or Greenberg could become the guy for us, but Rothstein is pretty balanced across college bball.

He's not dedicated to just us, but clearly loves Hurley and has consistently pumped us up. As mentioned in the other thread, he's one of the few people to rank us this past week.

 

[bendm]

I don’t think this is the case...

I think Goodman or Greenberg could become the guy for us, but Rothstein is pretty balanced across college bball.

he dubbed Dan Hurley "The Carpenter" what other coach has he given a nickname?

 

[ju6381]

he dubbed Dan Hurley "The Carpenter" what other coach has he given a nickname?

About 10 others.

 

[superjohn]

He's not dedicated to just us, but clearly loves Hurley and has consistently pumped us up. As mentioned in the other thread, he's one of the few people to rank us this past week.

All these guys love Hurley. It's very different than how it used to be.

 

[bendm]

About 10 others.

examples in the form of tweets/links please

 

[ucawn]

examples in the form of tweets/links please

Ed Cooley
Kevin Willard
Leonard Hamilton
St Bons coach
Dana Altman
Chris Beard

That’s just off the top of my head. (For coaches)

 

[bendm]

Ed Cooley
Kevin Willard
Leonard Hamilton
St Bons coach
Dana Altman
Chris Beard

That’s just off the top of my head. (For coaches)

but what are the nicknames?? i've never heard them

 

[Marat]

Jon thinks we can win a game or two in the tournament. I guess that is based on the seeding.

 

[ucawn]

examples in the form of tweets/links please

Here read through them. Some don’t make it onto the merchandise

 

[ucawn]

but what are the nicknames?? i've never heard them

American Dream
Chiropractor
Chief OG
More with less
He aligns rubix cubes
Locked and loaded

 

[Marat]

American Dream
Chiropractor
Chief OG
More with less
He aligns rubix cubes
Locked and loaded

Interesting.

I prefer Carpenter to American Dream, and chiropractor .

 

[SportsFan88]

I don’t think this is the case...

I think Goodman or Greenberg could become the guy for us, but Rothstein is pretty balanced across college bball.

It’s crazy cause I felt Goodman use to hate us when Ollie was “coaching”

 

[ucp990411]

Jon thinks we can win a game or two in the tournament. I guess that is based on the seeding.

How about ending the season on a 13 game winning streak?

 

[djct1999]

 

[SportsFan88]

Seth Davis needs to go sit in the corner for that take SMH