Mick Cronin on UCONN and some Hurley Tidbits

[Ripper32]

He also called Calhoun the greatest to ever patrol the sideline.

He also said that UCONN is perfectly situated to recruit NYC and the New England prep schools.

According to Mick, Hurley is a fanatical Bengals fan who makes a pilgrimage to Cincy once a year.

 

[BGesus4]

He also called Calhoun the greatest to ever patrol the sideline.

He also said that UCONN is perfectly situated to recruit NYC and the New England prep schools.

According to Mick, Hurley is a fanatical Bengals fan who makes a pilgrimage to Cincy once a year.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Great interview.

We need to notify @kobe as this will give him the warm & fuzzies.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

Good interview.

 

[maineuconnfan]

This was a really good interview...He has some really good insights.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Had no idea Mick was so likable and open. Great interview.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

5:10 for the Calhoun/UConn segment

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Had no idea Mick was so likable and open. Great interview.

UCLA was a dumpster fire this year but I really grew to like Mick. He's got some cringeworthy moments like all fireballs do but he seems like a cool guy.

 

[John]

 

[BPT2Storrs]

Never understood the hate for Mick Cronin. Yes, he’s a psycho on the sideline but so was Calhoun and so is Hurley.

He’s a passionate coach, but he definitely seems to know his stuff.

 

[Mr. French]

Mick is a good dude actually.

 

[GlastonTim]

Not a fan of Cowherd. Like Mick now.

 

[UConnJim]

I really thought Cronin would take the Louisville job. Maybe he is waiting for an even bigger opportunity as I think the UCLA job in the Big 10 is going to be a tough job.

 

[Ripper32]

I agree with Mick about Arizona being overlooked.

 

[kobe]

Great interview.

We need to notify @kobe as this will give him the warm & fuzzies.

 

[upstater]

Only thing I'd say at the very beginning is that Castle, Karaban and Clingan are underclassmen. So it's really Newton and Spencer who are the older players, not the other 3.

 

[superjohn]

UCLA was a dumpster fire this year but I really grew to like Mick. He's got some cringeworthy moments like all fireballs do but he seems like a cool guy.

I've always liked Mick, he's good for the game and seems like a solid dude.

Cincinnati basketball will never get back to where they were under him.

 

[huskyjawz]

Calhoun went after Cronin in 2011 when he thought that Mick was the one coach to not vote for Kemba for All Big East. Turns out it wasn't Mick and Jimmy had to backtrack.

 

[August_West]

Great interview.

We need to notify @kobe as this will give him the warm & fuzzies.

#KobeLikestoWatch

 

[Dove]

He also called Calhoun the greatest to ever patrol the sideline.

He also said that UCONN is perfectly situated to recruit NYC and the New England prep schools.

According to Mick, Hurley is a fanatical Bengals fan who makes a pilgrimage to Cincy once a year.

Wow. Mick is a great guest there.

 

[NatiHuskiFan]

He also called Calhoun the greatest to ever patrol the sideline.

He also said that UCONN is perfectly situated to recruit NYC and the New England prep schools.

According to Mick, Hurley is a fanatical Bengals fan who makes a pilgrimage to Cincy once a year.

If I recall, Andrea Hurley posted a video of Dan celebrating the Bengals going to the Super Bowl after beating KC.

 

[tuvent08]

I feel like my world has been thrown off kilter in seeing that Mick is an obviously good dude.

 

[Mike Honcho]

#KobeLikestoWatch

This hashtag deserves to trend.

#KobeLikestoWatch

 

[Kolumbo]

I saw Cowherd out at a bar and he has this weird vibe. He was with a woman and he had this bizarre glare, it's kind of creepy. 2nd, what a lousy set. Cowherd's perched up behind this huge desk and poor Mick is sitting about 3 feet lower 20 feet away in a sofa chair looking like a 2nd grade kid after school. I agree with the comments though, he seems like a righteous dude.

 

[gsmooth]

Had no idea Mick was so likable and open. Great interview.

I never really understood the Mick Cronin hate at all. He is always been a likeable guy IMO. He is intense to the max on the sidelines, so what. Hurley is, too. A lot of other fanbases hate Hurley. That's their problem, I like Hurley.

 

[pj]

I really thought Cronin would take the Louisville job. Maybe he is waiting for an even bigger opportunity as I think the UCLA job in the Big 10 is going to be a tough job.

Disagree there, I think UCLA may come back in the B10. It opens up national recruiting for them. Travel will be an issue.

 

[Travelman6]

So everyone has moved on from calling him an angry leprechaun?

I never really understood the Mick Cronin hate at all. He is always been a likeable guy IMO. He is intense to the max on the sidelines, so what. Hurley is, too. A lot of other fanbases hate Hurley. That's their problem, I like Hurley.

Public opinion changes rapidly. A few years ago when UConn was in the aac people here despised him. He's on the other side of the country now, as far away as he could possibly be at least within the US. If he came to Seton Hall next year people would soon hate him again.

 

[dennismenace]

Never understood the hate for Mick Cronin. Yes, he’s a psycho on the sideline but so was Calhoun and so is Hurley.

He’s a passionate coach, but he definitely seems to know his stuff.

Not so sure it's hate. He's just a "very worthy opponent" who can get anyone's juices going with his bantam rooster sideline antics. I actually miss him as an opposing coach and everyone seems to love to make fun of him (carrot-top, leprechaun etc.). But make no mistake, he gets his players to play very hard and he is a hell of a competitor. More than any other coach he used to relish the "rockfight" analogy of playing Uconn and used to refer to those games as rockfights. His teams were always tough. He brought out the best in them. Another Big East coach who has made a name for himself.

 

[dennismenace]

So everyone has moved on from calling him an angry leprechaun?

Never. Don't confuse the nice gentleman in the chair with the firebrand when he is competing. It's going to be a long evening when you face him. That's just poking fun at him. He is a character like Rollie M. or John Thompson and many others.

 

[Drew]

Nobody does it better than Colin- fantastic interview. Love watching The Herd!