Official: Hurley tells UK, NOPE

[Waquoit]

I suspect the fact that Hurley’s HOF father was a high school coach also works to our advantage.

Not just that, Hurley Sr. never chased the dollars when he could of.

 

[Lefty2one]

Why is this in this thread?

That's the rumored offer from UK.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

 

[UKemba15]

Coping with not getting Drew or Hurley, just heard Kentucky fans say “coaches who win a national championship don’t leave their school. When’s the last time you’ve heard of a national championship winning coach leaving that school?”

Umm, a few days ago, when Calipari left Kentucky lol

 

[Mister P]

How well off is the school? Will a raise of Hurley's magnitude affect us?

Yes it will.

Costs for cloth to make more banners.
Costs for a larger trophy case.
Costs for changing highway signs.
Costs for the fan base to travel to watch our winning team.
I can go on …..

Money well spent !

 

[WhereistheDove?]

You couldn’t pay me $40 mil/year to live and work in Kentucky. I’d have no respect for myself.

You have to eat fast food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Limited to 3 showers per week, one of which is with your brother. And you have to divorce Andrea and marry your cousin.

I don’t know about you, but my cousin’s not that hot.

Some UK lurker is going to post this on their board and call out your Northeastern Yankee elitism. They hate that. They much prefer their southern good ol’ boy elitism!

 

[RedStickHusky]

I've thought from the start that Bob Sr. and Andrea would take turns wood shedding Danny for even looking at the offer. Chasing a bigger bag is not who they are.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

God, Jim Rome blows.

 

[storrsroars]

Kentucky still has once card up their sleeve to play. It's not about money. It's about prestige. Given Hurley's comments about his underwear getting swampy, it's time for Kentucky to pull out all the stops

 

[huskymedic]

BuT hE dIdN't SaY nO

 

[Kolumbo]

"If he turned down a rhetorical 20 million it was never about the money. And that’s fine.
Problem is those UConn yankee bastards will be more obnoxious than ever."

 

[Storrs South]

Not "Official", but I assume one of the sources was actually Hurley himself.

Which I presume also means he got the green light from his agent and are likely near finalizing a contract extension

 

[KembaRunner]

He's waiting until after the parade to screw over UConn fans and announce he's going to Kentucky!

He’s a huge parade guy.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It gets better.

 

[Travelman6]

Kentucky is a high risk opportunity with little reward and even if high reward was obtained its temporary and fleeting. Its one of the most volatile jobs you could take. They've run out coaches who have been to final fours and won it all more than once. Hurley staying at uconn is low risk with a lot of upside. He has so much good will right now he practically *s it, he'd have to do something cataclysmic to screw up here at this point he's that beloved, so why leave? If he did something like s16, ff, s16, miss, round of 32 in 5 years at Kentucky he'd be run out too.

 

[ctbro1999]

Is this Matt Jones guy legit, or some random dude with 501 followers?

 

[KembaRunner]

Would have gone with the Cam fist pump but 1b would be Bender.

 

[TheHorde]

I really feel that Hurley relishes the heel role so much that I can see us scheduling to play Kentucky in Rupp Arena before long. He’d soak up the boos and beat them by 20 lol.

 

[KembaRunner]

Is this Matt Jones guy legit, or some random dude with 501 followers?

 

[RedStickHusky]

Problem is those UConn yankee bastards will be more obnoxious than ever."

Well try but that's a big ask.

 

[Jaydumo20]

This is gonna be unpopular but I'll say it again: can we please try to leave the people who live in Kentucky alone? I don't care what some of their fans said. We are a passionate fan base, just like them. We were on pins and needles waiting for Hurley to decide when it was between us and Pitt. We know their situation as a proud program.
It seems we've got our staff in place again. Better for us to just go about our normal business and not trash another United State and our countrymen. Trash ME instead if you want.
Go Huskies

 

[Luna]

Why would he leave a blue blood to coach Kentucky?

 

[UKemba15]

Is this Matt Jones guy legit, or some random dude with 501 followers?

He’s got clout with UK fans but seems shady the way he “reports” things based on what I’ve seen the last few days. Lotta people on their message board call him out for BSing too.

 

[superjohn]

Andrea Hurley is great but why are people making it out like he would've taken the job if not for her?

He was never leaving UConn for another college job.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I really feel that Hurley relishes the heel role so much that I can see us scheduling to play Kentucky in Rupp Arena before long. He’d soak up the boos and beat them by 20 lol.

They would never. But imagine whooping them in Rupp. Would be the funniest thing ever.