OT: St. John's coaching search

[UConnNick]

Have to admit that this is pretty brutal to see if you’re a St John’s fan

I'm confused. I thought Syrexcuse was New York's team.

 

[Guapo]

They have one, one who's got more money than any UConn booster and he now hates them. It's hilarious.

Yeah but do they have an alum willing to drop 3 mill on a new baseball stadium?

UConn>SJU once again.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Sure, but someone inexplicably thinks Valpo, a small Lutheran school, in the middle of bum phark Indiana is somehow similar to the Queens' carp hole or minimally more similar to urban UAB. Alternatively, none of the 3 schools and settings share much in common.

 

[Guapo]

Mike Anderson to SJU is the the coaching equivalent of UConn in the AAC

 

[StunningSteve]

Mike Anderson to SJU is the the coaching equivalent of UConn in the AAC

I think Cronin to UCLA is more equivalent to UConn in the AAC.

UConn's decision to stay with ESPN and build a brand new conference has worked out now twice. Its been a proven formula.
Moving to FS1 (and making half the new AAC deal) would've been a disaster.
Although things dipped under Ollie's watch, the UConn brand has provided a ballast for the conference to successfully build around. In much the same way Cronin was a ballast for the Cincinnati program after the departure of Huggins split the UC fanbase.

 

[Guapo]

I think Cronin to UCLA is more equivalent to UConn in the AAC.

UConn's decision to stay with ESPN and build a brand new conference has worked out now twice. Its been a proven formula.
Moving to FS1 (and making half the new AAC deal) would've been a disaster.
Although things dipped under Ollie's watch, the UConn brand has provided a ballast for the conference to successfully build around. In much the same way Cronin was a ballast for the Cincinnati program after the departure of Huggins split the UC fanbase.

This was meant to be more along the lines of “Mike Anderson is a southern coach, who usually coaches at large public, southern football oriented schools where basketball is often an afterthought” (I.e. the AAC)

 

[MCNPA]

Yeah but do they have an alum willing to drop 3 mill on a new baseball stadium?

UConn>SJU once again.

Repole offered 10 mil towards hiring Hurley and offered to pay the President and his assistant a lifetime severance if they stepped down. That’s shows commitment! He actually loves SJU, just doesn’t want it to be run like a lemonade stand. I have no doubt it pushed them to make a good hire, of which Mike Anderson certainly is.

 

[Guapo]

Repole offered 10 mil towards hiring Hurley and offered to pay the President and his assistant a lifetime severance if they stepped down. That’s shows commitment! He actually loves SJU, just doesn’t want it to be run like a lemonade stand. I have no doubt it pushed them to make a good hire, of which Mike Anderson certainly is.

Are...are you a Johnnies fan??

 

[nadav]

Amazing thread