OT: Providence

[Dove]

Good luck today. I’m not sure that even I could rub in a loss to Cooley.

I have faith in you.

 

[CL82]

Lol, Cooley just said "I hope Kim leaves Providence College better than he found it."

Was that a backhanded slap at of Providence as an interim stop?

 

[gsmooth]

I was on Hartford for the Georgetown game 2 weeks ago. The players from Georgetown players just got on the court and the boos were a lot louder. When Cooley shows up, oh boy!

 

[huskyjawz]

I have not looked forward to any non-UConn game in years as much as I have for this one. Decibel level should be through the roof. Keep us posted @gsmooth with what your seeing and hearing.

As much as a scum that Cooley is, I hate Providence more. Go Hoyas.

Me too, but as much as I hate PC, I'm with them on this one. F Cooley.

 

[CL82]

Me too, but as much as I hate PC, I'm with them on this one. F Cooley.

Same. I absolutely respect their hate.

That said, Georgetown winning at Providence and Cooley doing the shhh! gesture at the crowd afterwards would be the icing on the cake.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

Lol, Cooley just said "I hope Kim leaves Providence College better than he found it."

Was that a backhanded slap at of Providence as an interim stop?

I heard that too. It's a reasonable sentiment, but geez man, it's like he's intentionally trying to rub salt.
He could have said that 100 different ways. He could have said something other than Divine Providence. He is a smart man. He is not that obtuse.

 

[XLCenterFan]

That may all be true, however, he has won 3 NCAA Tournament games in 17 Seasons. He did them a favor by leaving. The ceiling will be much higher under a really good coach.

Hard to win tourney games at Fairfield. I believe that if he was still the PC coach, and was still there for the foreseeable future, he could have had a tenure that included F4 runs. Would he have been consistent? Probably not. But PC likely would have been better off with him long-term. Now it’s just another restart.

 

[gsmooth]

I have not looked forward to any non-UConn game in years as much as I have for this one. Decibel level should be through the roof. Keep us posted @gsmooth with what your seeing and hearing.

As much as a scum that Cooley is, I hate Providence more. Go Hoyas.

No doubt I will

 

[Scottobot]

I also think if Cooley had taking team to final four before he left there would be no hard feelings if he left, but he left Providence on the cusp of getting job done without actually doing it.

eg Hurley can do whatever he wants at this point and I will still respect him and like him. I wanted Ollie out as coach because he wasn’t doing well, but will always like him because he lead team to a championship.

 

[gsmooth]

Lol, Cooley just said "I hope Kim leaves Providence College better than he found it."

Was that a backhanded slap at of Providence as an interim stop?

When did Cooley say that?

 

[CL82]

I heard that too. It's a reasonable sentiment, but geez man, it's like he's intentionally trying to rub salt.
He could have said that 100 different ways. He could have said something other than Divine Providence. He is a smart man. He is not that obtuse.

He's definitely taking shots at the Providence fanbase.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

When did Cooley say that?

A couple minutes ago in the pregame Fox interview with Jim jackson

 

[gsmooth]

The season ticket holders here just told me they have never heard the PA announcer warn the crowd about good behavior in the other games. BTW I see Jeff Goodman

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

He's definitely taking shots at the Providence fanbase.

I wasn't sure at first, but it has to be.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

BTW I see Jeff Goodman

Sorry

 

[CL82]

When did Cooley say that?

Pregame interview in the hallway at the Amp

 

[superjohn]

Are his mistresses at the game?

 

[Punkbo]

Coach Cooley is a cool cat and a good dude. Good luck today Coach.

 

[gsmooth]

The boos for ED Cooley were deafening. The energy here is crazy

 

[CL82]

I saw fear in Cooley's eyes when he entered the arena.

Hats off to Friars fans. The energy there seems electric. Think I just heard a "I hate Cooley" chant. Correction: I believe that i is a "fuq Ed Cooley!" chant.

 

[Bazz2014]

Just watching from TV, it feels like the roof is gonna come off that place. Powder keg ready to blow.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Two things. 6 million a year. He kept Providence relevant for a long time. Very unusual for a coach to go to a conference rival. I don’t hate him for that.

 

[Punkbo]

OK. Back to reality. This was a fun distraction, but it’s just another college basketball game. We only really care about UConn basketball. Go Huskies!

 

[gsmooth]

Pregame interview in the hallway at the Amp

Wow. Give them another reason to hate you Ed

 

[AntG168]

This crowd is a let down so far. Not toxic enough. I don’t watch PC games for fun. I’m watching for the chaos. Somebody say something mean