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Some Guy: UConn close to signing Hurley

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uchusky32 said:
Why is it so hard for us to land anyone? Recruit, coach? Always down to the wire and Drama?
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The guy has made a home in RI for 6 years. They are a decent program and while we are a much better brand, we're not exactly Duke or Kentucky. Just a few months ago, people were saying Hurley would only leave for the P5. It would honestly be weird if it didn't come down the wire.
 
CToutlaw34 said:
quoting the zags of the east is serious business Head bang

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Quick someone publicly warn me too. I wanna known as a bad boy.
 
tzznandrew said:
Yeah...a practice facility? Where is a like URI going to get money for a practice facility? They'd be much better off letting Hurley go and elevating his Associate Head Coach, and going from there.

It's possible, with a few more years of success, they can be something more akin to VCU or something, and maybe get something like that through, but when their biggest donors is someone giving $800K....they ain't there yet.
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Yeah, and I can't find anything regarding a plan for practice facilities to be built at URI and it's been something Hurley has wanted for a while according to this tweet from Oct 2015. So Hurley probably wants something more than a handshake deal from URI that a practice facility will be built.
 
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CToutlaw34 said:
but A10 > AAC - haven't you read the Keaney Blue?
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I know. They look just at total number of bids, instead of looking at seeds.

A10 had 4 sub-200 Kenpom teams this year and only 3 in the Top 100. 0 Top 20.
AAC had 2 sub-200, 5 Top 100 (with 3 Top 20). And that's with UConn, Memphis, and Temple down.

The A10 is a pretty good league. It's not a league equal to the American in terms of brands, facilities, etc. When those last three teams get their act together, the conversation is going to seem really silly.
 
Towney007 said:
This was yesterday.
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All their sources are saying this. All the sources close to the universities seem to be saying this. It would be a huge epic fail on their part if they got this wrong.
 
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tcf15 said:
Source: Coach Hurley set to meet with URI regarding future
But Hurley plans on meeting with URI Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn on Tuesday, with the source also saying Hurley will remain at URI -- for less money -- if Rhode Island's pitch is strong.

Hurley's wish list includes more money for his assistants, more charter flights for the team's road games and a practice facility. ​

I'd be shocked if URI is able to provide all of that for Hurley.
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No way I'm working for a guy named Thorr Bjorn.
 
Robertelamin said:
No way I'm working for a guy named Thorr Bjorn.
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I keep picturing Borg
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tzznandrew said:
All their sources are saying this. All the sources close to the universities seem to be saying this. It would be a huge epic fail on their part if they got this wrong.
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I know that. This was already posted here, though.

I heard it’s done, so I’m not freaking out with any of this. It’s all pretty standard operating procedure insofar as these things go.
 
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Hurley holds the key to fixing this program, but not the way most people think. He needs to tell Benedict that he’ll come here only if they promise to get back into the Big East in two years. Even if we start winning again, I still can’t imagine large crowds for the likes of ECU, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, etc.

BTW. Maybe it’s on the board somewhere, but what is the exit fee from the AAC??
 
If you are Danny Hurley, you have at least 3 schools who want you to be their head coach next season. There is nothing wrong with taking a couple of days to sort through your options and make sure that you are extremely comfortable with your decision. While many of us want it to already be a done deal, that's not realistic. My guess is that we will know more within 1 to 3 days.
 
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So much drama started with Nate Miles and the gift that keeps on and on. Without knowing what the heck the NCAA is investigating us for I believe we are in a decent spot starting over and Hurley is my choice but I'm not going to lose any sleep if he doesn't come to Uconn. There are some other good choices the tournament has shown that. No Crean........................
 
Zionn said:
Holy $ - that URI forum is a riot.
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I only read the last few pages of the "Coaching Carousel" thread, but from what I saw it seemed to be a pretty reasonably informed, appreciative, balanced and realistic group for the most part.
 
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