Too rich for us

[Mokum]

Connecticut could solve some of their fiscal issues by getting on board with legal weed like other states have done. That being said, the athletic dept. at Uconn needs a reality check. Can someone tell me why it is necessary to be in the AAC for sports like women's vollyball, golf and other non revenue sports? Sending all these teams to Texas, Oklahoma etc. When they could easily form regional leagues with schools a bus ride away? Try to get back in the BE for BB. Accept reality, Uconn will never be competitive with the Alabamas and Clemsons of the football world and give up the pipe dream. Try to form a regional east coast league in FB with schools like UMass, Army, Buffalo, Temple, ECU, Navy, Florida Gulf Coast and some others. This would free up some money for a basketball coach. Let's face it, Uconn is a BB school. We may never again see what took place during JC's tenure if the athletic department at Uconn does not accept that.

 

[Mokum]

Not all about money. He gets to keep his family in place if he comes to UConn.

Let's hope his wife really hates the idea of moving to Pittsburg! When you are looking at 2.5 million, is 3 million going to make a difference? You are a rich man, set for life. Let's hope other factors play a role in his decision. Pitt is a dumpster fire. This is not a rebuild. This is basically starting from scratch.

 

[TitleTown]

Honestly, if UConn believes that this is the guy to bring us back to prominence (I certainly do), then we can't afford to NOT pay what ever it takes to lock him down. Our program simply can not afford to fall back into irrelevancy.

If we pay Hurley 3MM a year and he brings us back to the final four, everyone on this board and who has ever worn a UConn T-Shirt will say that he was worth every single penny.

What do mean by "prominence"? If you mean a respectable basketball team, that routinely makes the NCAA tournament, in a great year can make and elite 8 or Final 4 run, then yes I agree. If you think Hurley will get us back to being a perennial Top 10 team and legitimate NC contender, that is just not happening!

 

[TheRealKBuks]

What do mean by "prominence"? If you mean a respectable basketball team, that routinely makes the NCAA tournament, in a great year can make and elite 8 or Final 4 run, then yes I agree. If you think Hurley will get us back to being a perennial Top 10 team and legitimate NC contender, that is just not happening!

I mean expecting to make it to the second weekend on a yearly basis, and being disappointed when it doesn't happen.

 

[SubbaBub]

If DB hires Bruce Pearl, I am done.

 

[amory]

I tend to agree, because if he doesn't work out and we end up having to pay Ollie a significant amount of the remaining commitment, we're kinda screwed. Pitt has a lot more flexibility with that ACC $$$

But I think AD Dave probably has a pretty good understanding of what UConn is ultimately going to owe Ollie. I'm sure he's been talking to lawyers and whatnot for some time now.

All we can do is trust that the final offer we make isn't going to mortgage the future of the program. We should be able to make an offer that's competitive, but firmly less, than what Pitt offered. Then just rely on his NE roots to bring him here.

 

[DAC17]

Connecticut could solve some of their fiscal issues by getting on board with legal weed like other states have done. That being said, the athletic dept. at Uconn needs a reality check. Can someone tell me why it is necessary to be in the AAC for sports like women's vollyball, golf and other non revenue sports? Sending all these teams to Texas, Oklahoma etc. When they could easily form regional leagues with schools a bus ride away? Try to get back in the BE for BB. Accept reality, Uconn will never be competitive with the Alabamas and Clemsons of the football world and give up the pipe dream. Try to form a regional east coast league in FB with schools like UMass, Army, Buffalo, Temple, ECU, Navy, Florida Gulf Coast and some others. This would free up some money for a basketball coach. Let's face it, Uconn is a BB school. We may never again see what took place during JC's tenure if the athletic department at Uconn does not accept that.

Except for the part about legal weed(!), absolutely spot on. We have this dream of being P5, when football will never get us there. Accept that truth, put the focus back on MBB and move on. Being in the BE will increase MBB revenues many-fold. And not have minor sports traveling ridiculous distances to play games.

 

[jibsey]

If Hurley spurns, then Oats or Musselman