Some Guy: UConn close to signing Hurley

[ConnHuskBask]

Of course UConn guys have been "shocked" with almost every "no" they've gotten in the last few years.

Lmao, my thoughts exactly.

 

[Lefty2one]

So he's had his meeting with URI. If we don't hear something tonight I'll be worried.

 

[andy34]

 

[Exit 4]

So he's had his meeting with URI. If we don't hear something tonight I'll be worried.

Yeah, that's my feeling too. Tonight or tomorrow. If this goes beyond noon tomorrow, snow or not, well.....

 

[8893]

Of course UConn guys have been "shocked" with almost every "no" they've gotten in the last few years.

As was Calhoun when we didn't get Bill Curley.

 

[intlzncster]

AAC vs. ACC has been discussed enough in this thread, so I don't think my two cents would change much. But this statement, by the head coach of a powerhouse basketball school, should alert some.

It's not surprising at all. But we don't need to get the best kids, we need to get the right kids who can be developed. Hell, Calhoun didn't get the best kids for much of his career. I think Hurley will be able to find enough of those kids in the northeast.

Looked awhile back and saw Villanova's classes are generally in the 25-30 range. All you gotta do is get the right kids, and coach them very well. And no, the next coach will not be Jay Wright. But Jay Wright wasn't Jay Wright when he got there.

 

[Jaker]

This thread is going the way of the Diamond Stone thread.

 

[intlzncster]

This thread is going the way of the Diamond Stone thread.

At least it's for somebody who matters in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Exit 4]

I just went and checked...turns out there still is a world outside of this thread. Terrific.

 

[AntG168]

This thread is going the way of the Diamond Stone thread.

*Montez Mathis. Eerily similar

 

[Lefty2one]

*Montez Mathis. Eerily similar

And Sid Wilson, originally.

 

[TopDogs]

 

[Exit 4]

I don't think that's a fair conclusion to reach.

Maybe not... but given all the circumstances (his affinity for RH/the short move, our history, our facilities, his northeast roots/connections) we should be a perfect fit for him. Truly perfect. And so the opportunity to maximize his potential as a coach and return the school to the Calhoun days all with a wonderful pay raise should be almost irresistible.

 

[mauconnfan]

When Hurley meets with Oz and Bunkey we know Jacobs has the story!

 

[Huskyforlife]

Man that Chriss guy is confident, who is he?

 

[auror]

This is actually making me less confident. I was hoping UConn had more than confidence.

 

[8893]

Man that Chriss guy is confident, who is he?

No idea. Never heard of him before today, but if we get burned here it is his face I will remember and want to punch.

 

[polycom]

Man that Chriss guy is confident, who is he?

a nobody. No one knows anything.

 

[mauconnfan]

No idea. Never heard of him before today, but if we get burned here it is his face I will remember and want to punch.

Pound the throat first, that's what an ex-golf teammate taught me at a Boneyard function.

 

[AntG168]

a nobody. No one knows anything.

I wouldn’t say no one knows anything

 

[The Viking]

This thread is going the way of the Diamond Stone thread.

If that’s the case than the end game is Hurley is just chasing the money and we are screwed

 

[Towney007]

I don't have a lot of inside sources - but everyone I talk to at UConn is *convinced* he's coming. I was told they're all but planning the press conference.

And i know enough to know a bit at what's going on at URI and they're resigned to him being gone.

And everyone knew Pitt would throw money.

On all accounts, he's coming here.

 

[polycom]

I wouldn’t say no one knows anything

Fair. Dan Hurley, his wife, his kids, his dad, his brother, their families other than that no one knows or it would have been leaked because there is no incentive for any side to let this go on for weeks.

 

[8893]

Post from URI Board: (from a different person right after that PC fan posted about his friend who texted that Hurley is staying)

A friend of mine who is the personal attorney of a B of T member at UConn told me 20 minutes ago that "This DEAL is COOKED and BAKED..." meaning all the conjecture of Dan Hurley to the University of Connecticut is OVER.

Hurley will be the next coach at Connecticut. Money was the most important factor but not the only one. There was clearly no sensitivity or regard for players and fans of URI. Yes of course he feels bad for Russell et al. BUT the cash cow element of this takes precedent. It is all business.

Sorry its over. I tried in another post to help disclose some important info. I understand the mods actions. Respected and understood!

The poster who posted that has now been banned from the URI messageboard because they detected he was a fraud and they have advised people to disregard all his posts.

 

[JMick]

I don't have a lot of inside sources - but everyone I talk to at UConn is *convinced* he's coming. I was told they're all but planning the press conference.

And i know enough to know a bit at what's going on at URI and they're resigned to him being gone.

And everyone knew Pitt would throw money.

On all accounts, he's coming here.

It just wouldn't be the first time we've been left at the altar. That's why everyone's nervous