Some Guy: UConn close to signing Hurley

[formerlurker]

We got to buy the donors some drinks - this was Big Time money talking to overcome some other hurdles.

Throwing money around!

LOL.

 

[ZenConn]

posted this in another thread, but will add here. Anyone remember this UCONN Pitt game. It was crazy.

Good ol Tom Moore on the sidelines too.

 

[huskymedic]

Official UConn Release: University of Connecticut Athletics Director David Benedict announced today that Dan Hurley has been selected as the 19th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball program.

Lock it before the thread mutates...

 

[outlaw]

Guys the reaction on URI board is down right hysterical ...it ranges from throw Calhoun out of the state (they said he has a house Inn Charlestown), UConn is dirty, UConn is no better than they are, to realists that understand the differences...to fighting with each other who will be coach. They also are a fair smiling that are crucifying Hurley to no end . It was a VERY enjoyable read..and this was a GREAT time posting in the thread!!!!

to be fair - imagine this thread if DH stayed at Rhody

 

[arch]

Awesome. Glad to see Benedict putting the full court press on and going to Pittsburgh to watch URI paid off.

I’ve also heard from people in the know that Calhoun wanted the job and the administration basically told him to take a lap.

Whew, only 178 pages to go.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Roommate's girlfriend working a shift for someone close to the Hurley family was right!

... guess the East Greenwich Dunk stays open

 

[Lefty2one]

Not much in terms of hope, but at least he didn't outright say, "We're sticking with URI".

 

[Kolumbo]

1. I thought we couldn't beat out a P5 school for a coach? To put it another way, any coach that could get a P5 offer wasn't going to come to UConn.
2. I thought we couldn't afford to pay a hot coach the going rate? Something...something...go fund me...ha ha...something...something.
3. I thought we couldn't attract a good coach after firing the last coach for cause?

There was a lot of wrong and a lot of fail on this board the past few months. And thank god!!! We got a great coach!

Let's assume DH's decision was entirely about UConn. At the same time, it has to indicate what a dumpster fire Pitt is right now. Regional rivals with SU, UL, VaTech; P5 revenue; a very happening pro/college town; excellent academics. That program went from being at the top of the B.E. annually to being worse than BCU.

 

[Kolumbo]

Not much in terms of hope, but at least he didn't outright say, "We're sticking with URI".

He chose URI over some very good programs. We'll see you at First Night Mr. Harris!

 

[crazyUCfan23]

“This program, which is part of one of the top public universities in the country, has a championship history and wonderful support from a passionate fan base." I'm going to take that as confirmation that Dan read this thread and it was the deciding factor in his decision.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

A lot of hard melts on Keaney Blue right now.

One very upset soul confessed to wanting to force Calhoun out of his Charleston home for taking Hurley away, with torches and pitchforks I presume.

 

[tzznandrew]

One very upset soul confessed to wanting to force Calhoun out of his Charleston home for taking Hurley away, with torches and pitchforks I presume.

Just got back from there. They have long memories: I can't care less about URI and assumed it was the same. But when you're the sun, all those other lesser stars hate you because they shine less brightly in your presence. Makes some sense that this hurts more than I figured it would for them.

 

[nadav]

Bump. Don’t you go dying on me!

 

[Lefty2one]

 

[HawkHusky]

Not much in terms of hope, but at least he didn't outright say, "We're sticking with URI".

If URI doesn't promote Cox to Head Coach, both Cox and Harris will be coming to UCONN.

 

[Urcea]

If URI doesn't promote Cox to Head Coach, both Cox and Harris will be coming to UCONN.

huge, huge get

 

[CTGoonie]

didn't someone promise to get a tattoo of this thread title if Hurley came? Who was that?

 

[tzznandrew]

didn't someone promise to get a tattoo of this thread title if Hurley came? Who was that?

I mean, I offered up my meagre life savings if he went back to URI...

 

[August_West]

didn't someone promise to get a tattoo of this thread title if Hurley came? Who was that?

I dunno, but they ought to pay me and fleud some tribute money for getting Jacobs name off the title if they go through with it.

could you imagine living your life with Jeff Jacobs name tattooed on you?

 

[80shusky]

I dunno, but they ought to pay me and fleud some tribute money for getting Jacobs name off the title if they go through with it.

could you imagine living your life with Jeff Jacobs name tattooed on you?

That makes the thread by the way. Plus some guy tweeting about it. Maybe he's Chief?

 

[Brochacho]

Hey - any Hurley news yet? Don't want to read 180 pages.

 

[tzznandrew]

Hey - any Hurley news yet? Don't want to read 180 pages.

You may need to change Custom Title: #notMYcoach , unless you're just reflexively against everyone UConn hires now. Did you want Oats that bad where you're already poisoning the well with Hurley?

 

[nadav]

If URI doesn't promote Cox to Head Coach, both Cox and Harris will be coming to UCONN.

It's possible that when negotiating the buyout URI and DH came to an agreement that he would not touch any current or committed players. I thought someone mentioned though an uncommitted guard from NJ?

 

[tcf15]

our boy wheezy

 

[8893]

our boy wheezy

Know zero about them but love the last two names, especially Fatts.