OT: Providence

[Deleted at users request]

How anyone doesn’t see what kind of a hole move Cooley pulled on PC is simply beyond me.

Personally, I never cared about Providence growing up because Cuse, GTown, Nova, and Pitt were all much bigger rivalries. I’ve never met a Providence fan in person either.

So yeah, I don’t know much outside of whatever public facing Cooley did which does not seem as big of a deal as the fan base has been blowing it up to be. I’m genuinely confused. It just seems like Cooley went for a better opportunity which he has every right to do like any other coach.

 

[Husky68]

Okay, As I said you don’t understand, these two words are part of his shtick at PC. I have the ef ing t-shirt.

What makes you think we don't understand, we had the "take the stairs" guy.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

so many wasted PC kids are going to get arrested

 

[UConnSwag11]

Personally, I never cared about Providence growing up because Cuse, GTown, Nova, and Pitt were all much bigger rivalries. I’ve never met a Providence fan in person either.

So yeah, I don’t know much outside of whatever public facing Cooley did which does not seem as big of a deal as the fan base has been blowing it up to be. I’m genuinely confused. It just seems like Cooley went for a better opportunity which he has every right to do like any other coach.

Probably saw the writing on the wall with UCONN back like Willard did and wanted a better opportunity. He did max out at PC

 

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Probably saw the writing on the wall with UCONN back like Willard did and wanted a better opportunity. He did max out at PC

Right. The ceiling is much higher.

Let Providence fans tell it though it was just about the affair. Lol.

If they want one of their best stretches in history to be remembered like that than hey, that just says too much about their fanbase and what they deserve.

 

[FriarJ]

No I get that. But just to play devils advocate here.

What if he DID feel that way and still loved Providence. And just did what was best for he and his family.

I doubt he would take a picture with Providence players using the motto he used to build the program and excite the community to troll them.

To me, it looks like a last ditch effort as a “hey, remember what we did together?”.

I don’t doubt he loves Providence, I also believe he did what he thought was his best option for him and his family. He walked into the athletic department right before he left and said “I ef up”.

I’ve explained the problem with his actual actions (not what he may have thought) way too many times on here. Finally, if you think all this happened because he woke up one day and decided that he needed to go to Georgetown to win then I have some land in Florida for you.

 

[Deleted at users request]

I don’t doubt he loves Providence, I also believe he did what he thought was his best option for him and his family. He walked into the athletic department right before he left and said “I ef up”.

I don’t see how this train of thought also goes with the train of thought that that tweet was meant to troll Providence fans.

 

[FriarJ]

I don’t see how this train of thought also goes with the train of thought that that tweet was meant to troll Providence fans.

It’s ego, all ego. He is not even aware of his own schtick. You simply don’t get it, you won’t get it and you are not trying to anyway. I mean the guy came out at his welcome presser and said that he’s there through Divine Providence.

You can’t possibly know because you are not one of us. I’m not expecting you to understand, but you keep talking like you do for whatever reason. Be assured what you think you know about Ed Cooley and why he did what he did and how we should feel about it is about as wrong as any take on the subject I have seen.

 

[Punkbo]

Nothing would make me happier than to see my favorite coach, Ed Cooley, waltz into Providence as an 11.5 point underdog and beat the Friars. He could then down a few quahogs and celebrate the night away at the Foxy! Go Hoyas!

 

[Deepster]

It’s ego, all ego. He is not even aware of his own schtick. You simply don’t get it, you won’t get it and you are not trying to anyway. I mean the guy came out at his welcome presser and said that he’s there through Divine Providence.

You can’t possibly know because you are not one of us. I’m not expecting you to understand, but you keep talking like you do for whatever reason. Be assured what you think you know about Ed Cooley and why he did what he did and how we should feel about it is about as wrong as any take on the subject I have seen.

 

[Deleted at users request]

Pretty much lol

 

[Deleted at users request]

It’s ego, all ego. He is not even aware of his own schtick. You simply don’t get it, you won’t get it and you are not trying to anyway. I mean the guy came out at his welcome presser and said that he’s there through Divine Providence.

You can’t possibly know because you are not one of us. I’m not expecting you to understand, but you keep talking like you do for whatever reason. Be assured what you think you know about Ed Cooley and why he did what he did and how we should feel about it is about as wrong as any take on the subject I have seen.

I mean, Harbaugh is probably going to shoutout Michigan at the Chargers press conference after showing them every offseason he’d rather be in the NFL. He’ll probably use a lot of the same mantra’s he did at Michigan there (duh because coaches bring the cultures they instilled with them).

You won’t see Michigan fans crying about it.

Y’all are simply being ungrateful and bitter lmao.

Maybe you all just aren’t used to coaches doing well there to know what this transition looks like. It’s like a guy who talked to his first beautiful girl. They don’t know how to act now.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

I'm not sure I'm the one taking things too seriously.

I will simplify things a bit:

1 - Has there been a past occurrence of a coach departing a school that has led to a reaction somewhat similar to how PC fans have reacted (and continue to react) to this one?

2 - What was so uniquely and excessively over the line (when compared to all other coaching departures) about this one case that warrants the fan base's reaction?

You are doing it again.

You are trying to be logical and scientific in a matter (fans of a sport) that its intended to drive emotion, passion, irrationality and thus make it extremely entertaining.

This is the beauty about sports. This is what makes it entertaining.

the Big East needs more of this irrational hatred and passion, not less.

 

[FriarJ]

Insecurity runs deep in this one.

 

[XLCenterFan]

This isn't just "some coach leaving a school." Cooly is a Providence kid. From the city. RI Player of the Year twice at a HS in Providence. When he got signed to PC from Fairfield, it created a massive buzz around the program. The fan base rejoiced and swelled up to the biggest it had been in years, maybe bigger than it ever was. Then he won the BE regular season. Every PC fan was ready to kiss his ass and sleep with him - male or female. lol. They thought PC hoops was back and ready to shine with their hometown boy at the helm. Then it turns out his house was on the market before the season ended and he was still talking like a long-term coach. Then he bails and left them high and dry. For a program that had no promise to one that had so much to having it ripped from them. They are furious. They took this personal, and they are drunk and scummy to begin with. Should be great TV tomorrow.

 

[dennismenace]

You may have written this

Ed Cooley did to Providence what no Big East coach had done before. Friar fans haven’t forgotten

Friar fans have long had the Georgetown game circled on their calendars as their former coach returns home.

theathletic.com

Yes, that should be fun to watch the game at PC. How can we get to see that? Replay on youtube?

 

[superjohn]

It’s ego, all ego. He is not even aware of his own schtick. You simply don’t get it, you won’t get it and you are not trying to anyway. I mean the guy came out at his welcome presser and said that he’s there through Divine Providence.

You can’t possibly know because you are not one of us. I’m not expecting you to understand, but you keep talking like you do for whatever reason. Be assured what you think you know about Ed Cooley and why he did what he did and how we should feel about it is about as wrong as any take on the subject I have seen.

You don't have to be a part of it to get, outsiders who have followed what transpired realize Cooley is a scummer.

 

[willie99]

He hadn’t tweeted in a month but somehow managed this yesterday. Enough bad can’t happen to this guy Saturday.

https://x.com/HoyaCoachCooley/status/1750230567952531870?s=20

I want PC to maul them

 

[gsmooth]

Yes, that should be fun to watch the game at PC. How can we get to see that? Replay on youtube?

The game will be on Fox tomorrow at 12:30 PM. If you can't catch that you can always type "Providence vs Georgetown" in YouTube and the YouTube channel DraftMatic should have the replay.

 

[FriarJ]

Yes, that should be fun to watch the game at PC. How can we get to see that? Replay on youtube?

If you don’t get over the air Fox then this guy has managed to stream almost every game live for years now. FriarTV

 

[FriarJ]

You don't have to be a part of it to get, outsiders who have followed what transpired realize Cooley is a scummer.

Well, I was talking to someone that was obviously being obtuse or more likely just hates PC so it clouds his ability to reason. Deepster syndrome.

 

[WlfdHusky]

I guess, but this is page after page about purely Providence internal drama. It's not about us facing them, just about why they're sad

It's one thread. Skip this one. Despite not being a UConn fan, FriarJ has been here forever and isn't a . It is a conference rival and a regional one at that. Have you bemoaned the beer and pizza threads with their endless pages as well? The variety of this board is a big part of what makes it so superior to all other fan bases boards.

 

[WlfdHusky]

I can only imagine how low class the some PC fans will be tomorrow. I didn’t think they could get lower after what they did to Andrea last year but they’ll top it tomorrow.

fify. fwiw, the fans that did that last year were pathetic losers.

 

[AntG168]

I mean, Harbaugh is probably going to shoutout Michigan at the Chargers press conference after showing them every offseason he’d rather be in the NFL. He’ll probably use a lot of the same mantra’s he did at Michigan there (duh because coaches bring the cultures they instilled with them).

You won’t see Michigan fans crying about it.

Y’all are simply being ungrateful and bitter lmao.

Maybe you all just aren’t used to coaches doing well there to know what this transition looks like. It’s like a guy who talked to his first beautiful girl. They don’t know how to act now.

I’ve always felt like their issue with him was him quitting on his team in the middle of. Preparing for tournament season. He put his house up for sell a week before the BE tournament which coincided with PC’s collapse. I think you’re being obtuse if you refuse to see this point of view. It’s not that he left PC, it’s he did it by going against everything he ever told that community. And then named dropped them at his introductory press conference. Even Harbough finished his season all the way through before accepting another job. Cooley accepted a job and essentially gave a middle finger to his current situation. If you want a better pulse from the people that ACTUALLY matter show me a player he coached last season defending him..

 

[87Xfer]

It’s ego, all ego. He is not even aware of his own schtick. You simply don’t get it, you won’t get it and you are not trying to anyway. I mean the guy came out at his welcome presser and said that he’s there through Divine Providence.

You can’t possibly know because you are not one of us. I’m not expecting you to understand, but you keep talking like you do for whatever reason. Be assured what you think you know about Ed Cooley and why he did what he did and how we should feel about it is about as wrong as any take on the subject I have seen.

I long ago blocked the nitwit, so I don't know what he (or she or they) said, but I'm guessing you're right.