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Some Guy: UConn close to signing Hurley

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AntG168 said:
I’m just terrified of another week of this coaching search stuff. It needs to end tomorrow lol. The boneyard may not make it haha
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You need a xanax brother. Or practice some deep breathing exercises.
 
jorge34 said:
I just wonder if the awful aac is having a far more deleterious effect than we think.

A terrible conference with terrible travel for less money.....yeah, the pitt job pretty much sucks, but what if Hurley feels the conference alone provides more hope for future success than uconn in the aac.....
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What Dan Hurley should be thinking is whether it will take 2 seasons or 3 to cement himself as the Jay Wright of the damn AAC. That's it. Unlike football, I don't think basketball players care too much about conference, just coaching, facilities and playing time.
 
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polycom said:
This post isn’t rooted in any logic. UConn is only nationally known because of basketball.
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I disagree with the premise that the state of Connecticut and it's unniversity have nothing to offer beyond basketball. I'm moderately offended by it. But that wasn't really the point. Which is finances. Connecticut's budgetary issues are very real. Which was nicely expressed by our friend from CCSU.
 
Such a bizarre situation. URI fans thinking for the longest time that they’re safe because the quality of life will Trump UConn’s money, which we scoff at, and then we’re now turning around and pointing to quality of life as a reason he’ll turn down additional money from Pitt. To be honest I still think he ends up here and this is just his agent earning his commission, but it is kind of interesting to watch.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
Such a bizarre situation. URI fans thinking for the longest time that they’re safe because the quality of life will Trump UConn’s money, which we scoff at, and then we’re now turning around and pointing to quality of life as a reason he’ll turn down additional money from Pitt. To be honest I still think he ends up here and this is just his agent earning his commission, but it is kind of interesting to watch.
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there's a very good chance all of this is just his agent squeezing out a few more pennies (or in this case, hundreds of thousands of dollars)
 
CCSU97 said:
95% of CCSU students are from the Connecticut and over 80% stay in the State after graduation. Actually, CCSU, Southern, Eastern, and Western are just as good for the State as UConn.

But that's not the point. The arrogance on this board is those who think they can buy their way out of previous mistakes. UConn made million dollar mistakes on Coach P, Diaco, and Ollie. That's millions of dollars flushed down the toilet and no accountability!

Yes, the State of Connecticut is overcommitted on State employees - pensions are killing us. And higher taxes are chasing away the goose that laid the golden egg. Just like the coaching buyouts are killing UConn. And the liberal view is to throw more money at the problem, but where is this money coming from?

Most posters here want someone else to pony up the dough - but they aren't paying these bills. UConn's expenses are already heavily subsidized by student fees and institutional support (State funds) - the conference realignment has destroyed UConn's cash flow. The reality is UConn is on a trend to have a budget closer to URI than Pitt in less than 10 years. That is the reality like it or not.

The immaturity of posters attacking a CCSU fans because of the size of our budget is comical, but not surprising.
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Well boo-hoo, I'm so sorry your feelings are hurt princess!!
 
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UConnNick said:
The calm before the storm.
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Trying to distract with some good news...in the NIT, MS St. is leading Loserville 39-28 at halftime in the Yum Yum Center, or whatever it's called.
 
BaZZnBOAT said:
Do we even know if this guy is credible, though? I’ve never even heard of the guy until all the UConn Twitter heads started RTing him.
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No but it won’t stop the optics from being bad
 
Kemba15 said:
One poster on the Pitt board is saying that they have already hired a coach (how no one knows is beyond me) and a few others are saying that it's likely that it's not Hurley, and that they jumped to someone else quickly once Hurley chose UConn.
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Kevin Willard
 
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Jimdish255 said:
My feelings about the negociation is that if we're in competition with Pitt we try to seal with our best offer. But if he keeps shopping you start shopping as well. Can't be held over a barrel. Been there on 2 contract extensions and it was
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Exit 4 said:
What Dan Hurley should be thinking is whether it will take 2 seasons or 3 to cement himself as the Jay Wright of the damn AAC. That's it. Unlike football, I don't think basketball players care too much about conference, just coaching, facilities and playing time.
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Bingo, There's no pecking order in the AAC , he could be coach K's caddy or the Godfather of the AAC.
 
JMick said:
that is the worst case scenario if Hurley doesn't sign here before Pitt signs Willard
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Pitt insider said that Pitt and Miller were working on contract details over the weekend. Could be bologna, but who knows
 
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