Some Guy: UConn close to signing Hurley

[intlzncster]

I don't know if we're allowed to post a link to another teams forum but I feel bad. also, on the off chance he is not coming here I'll feel like an idiot. you really have to read the last few pages to take it all in, though

I do feel bad for them. It's a tough spot to be in, URI. They find a good coach, and off he goes. Gotta blow.

But I feel worse about our current situation, so I can live with it.

 

[Tenspro2002]

If Xavier has surpassed us in terms of brand and pedigree, then the damage KO did to this program was worse than imagined.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Curious how much do we actually pay one of those "coaching search" firms to find a guy about 5o miles away that has been on the boneyard radar for weeks, i'd like a job with them if they are hiring.

 

[intlzncster]

Wanna see this forum make like URI's and only take half the time to reach the fifth stage of grief if that happens?

Most of us are already dead anyway, so it'll probably be, "and that's talking UCONN".

 

[FDNY99]

ESPN has been off on just about every college basketball story they've broken over the last two months. Unless Hurley is telling UConn one thing and then doing another I find that hard to believe. Wouldn't be surprised if that's a leak from the Hurley camp to try and squeeze out a few more dollars

Plus @JMick ...ESPN has everything to lose if he chooses UConn over Pitt...every single one of their guys on Twitter have the same carbon copy line about this

 

[UCDaveD]

Guess I will have to go back and root for St Johns now.

Jeez, who could have seen this one coming?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Wow, that URI board. Some are accepting it. Some think UConn is beneath them and they are Gonzaga of the east. Others are worried that Hurley will go to Louisville, saying they don’t buy the UConn thing. Crazy stuff.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Curious how much do we actually pay one of those "coaching search" firms to find a guy about 5o miles away that has been on the boneyard radar for weeks, i'd like a job with them if they are hiring.

It was a way to communicate with Hurley's camp without "tampering."

 

[HuskyHawk]

Jeez, who could have seen this one coming?

Well St. John’s does need that second fan.

 

[Tenspro2002]

The fact that he's talking to Pitt and URI as well as us just means he's trying to extract as much out of this contract as he should, from whoever is the frontrunner. Anyone who's been coveted in a job search understands this.

 

[Stainmaster]

If Xavier has surpassed us in terms of brand and pedigree, then the damage KO did to this program was worse than imagined.

When DePaul got Sammy Mejia to commit, did that mean their brand and pedigree were better than ours?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Gonzaga autocorrecting to Gorgonzola will never not be funny.

 

[djct1999]

The fact that he's talking to Pitt and URI as well as us just means he's trying to extract as much out of this contract as he should, from whoever is the frontrunner. Anyone who's been coveted in a job search understands this.

Yes. That began earlier today when we starting reading articles on how UConn might not have the money to pay him. Thats agent speak for me let me see how far we can get them to bend.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Didn’t PITT already hire Crean? Wasn’t that a thread?

 

[DefCONNOne]

FWIW, over on the Pitt board, their most connected poster sent out a message a little while ago saying he has heard Hurley to UCONN is a done deal. Says Hurley always preferred UCONN and essentially asked Pitt for "a blank check." Says there AD is moving onto another candidate.

Like Mulder and Scully, I want to believe!!

 

[JMick]

Didn’t PITT already hire Crean? Wasn’t that a thread?

UGA

 

[Austin316]

Curious how much do we actually pay one of those "coaching search" firms to find a guy about 5o miles away that has been on the boneyard radar for weeks, i'd like a job with them if they are hiring.

I thought we were the search firm...

 

[uchusky32]

When DePaul got Sammy Mejia to commit, did that mean their brand and pedigree were better than ours?

Damn...Depaul is better than us? When did this happen? In a matter of 20 minutes we went from Blue Blood to Laughing Stock.

 

[Rico444]

400 > 100

 

[intlzncster]

If Xavier has surpassed us in terms of brand and pedigree, then the damage KO did to this program was worse than imagined.

They're just a good team right now, playing in a good league, and Mack is a good coach. Plus, there's living in a city if a kid is in to that.

 

[fatlucy]

The Coaching Carousel - Page 51 - URI Basketball Forum @ KeaneyBlue.com

HEY!!!! They get to SWEAR!!!

 

[Austin316]

They're just a good team right now, playing in a good league, and Mack is a good coach. Plus, there's living in a city if a kid is in to that.

Yes but Storrs is basketball capital of the world

 

[JMick]

HEY!!!! They get to SWEAR!!!

I know, it's about the only thing I'm jealous of about URI

 

[The Viking]

Underreplied to post. Would be interested if anyone else knows anything about this.

I heard that as well a few days ago - also heard Calhoun was ripped when Miller was fired, but I think that was to be expected if not already discussed. Not sure if that was THE reason for the distance between KO and him or if it occurred before that and that was the final straw.

 

[Stainmaster]

Damn...Depaul is better than us? When did this happen? In a matter of 20 minutes we went from Blue Blood to Laughing Stock.

ESPN.com: RECRUITING - Hodge: Top-ranked pledges for Tigers, Spartans

If we're going by the "any team that beats us for a recruit 'has surpassed us in terms of brand and pedigree,'" DePaul had us and Cuse surpassed back in August of 2002.