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]

St. Johns is run by the Vincentian Mission, it is not Jesuit. But if your point was merely that it is Catholic then Moser would indeed have an easier time navigating that culture.

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