Will Michigan make a play for Hurley?

[CTBballfan243]

Do you think Michigan will swoop in a try and hire Hurley? Let’s face it, they have the money $$$ to make an offer that would be hard to refuse and UConn would not be able to match. After what Hurley has done for UConn Basketball I certainly could not be mad at him if he took the cash. Unfortunately, that’s life outside The power conferences. Teams from the power conferences can swoop in and take your best players and coaches in an instant. If I’m Michigan why wouldn’t you kick the tires.

 

[Waquoit]

I don't think he wants to go to a school with weak athletic director.

 

[Scoe]

Did our football team just make the CFP in back to back seasons?

 

[king conn]

Check flights to the Bahamas

 

[willie99]

Then can try, he's not leaving

 

[yuckformak]

Must monitor the situation

 

[Scot-e]

If we win it all again- everyone will be making a play for him.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Considering what he's getting paid here, what he's built here, and his family's desire to stay here - I would guess Michigan would have to pay $10+mil/year for 6+ years to get him to even consider it. If I were him, would I turn down $75mil guaranteed if that's what Michigan came in with? Probably no. But will Michigan offer that? Probably no.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Already claimed this joke on Friday.

 

[jibsey]

He makes a lot of money, enough so that if he stays here and we reasonably keep up his family’s financial security is taken care of if it isn’t already. I don’t even like this as a topic at this point in the season or any point for that matter. It’s like asking 10 years ago what it would take to lure coach K out of Duke. Preposterous.

 

[Travelman6]

I mean, other than Duke, Kentucky, UNC, maybe UCLA or Indiana, why would he? But all those coaches are safe, I think even Cronin for another year. I'm more worried the nba could come calling, would he turn down the Nets or Pistons?

 

[brihman]

Is Michigan a bucket list/once in a lifetime destination? I don’t think so. Really only an opening at Duke comes to mind as a threat. Could be a situation along the lines of DeBoer for Alabama. Maybe the Celtics or Knicks if he wants to try for the NBA.

 

[UCFan1513]

Best UCLA could do was Cronin and fire Indiana Woodson - he’d never go to either. Kentucky is a nightmare from a fan perspective. UNC will stick with Davis. He’s not soft enough for Duke

 

[superjohn]

I mean, other than Duke, Kentucky, UNC, maybe UCLA or Indiana, why would he? But all those coaches are safe, I think even Cronin for another year. I'm more worried the nba could come calling, would he turn down the Nets or Pistons?

He would never leave for another college.

 

[Travelman6]

He would never leave for another college.

Maybe I misheard something about duke, maybe his older brother.

 

[GlastonTim]

I don’t see him ever leaving UConn for any other big college coaching job. Not gonna happen.

 

[KembaRunner]

I just don’t know if his intensity and coaching style would work in the nba over an 82 game season with grown ass men.

I mean, the guy is insane and his drive will probably make it happen, but I think he’s got to keep going in college before he moves to that next challenge.

Also have a hard time seeing him go to another program. What’s the upside (we’ll accept for tons of cash I guess) to going to Duke or UK? If he wins he’s just doing what everyone expected. If he loses he’s a massive failure.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

They might come calling, but it will be for nothing. I do not think Hurley is leaving UConn for any other NCAA program.

 

[NJHoops]

Bobby? No, I don’t think so.

 

[huskeynut]

Michigan may make the offer. But why would Hurley take it? Money, prestige, P5 program? I seriously doubt it.

Hurley's an East coast guy. He has built in 5 short years one of the premier if not the premier progra in college basketball. And money isn't everything!!!

He's staying at UConn.

 

[HooperScooper]

I don’t see him ever leaving UConn for any other big college coaching job. Not gonna happen.

This again? Paging @NJHoops. Supposedly he said it a long time ago. Before he was at UConn. Kind of like 25 year old me saying I wanted to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company one day.

 

[businesslawyer]

Do you think Michigan will swoop in a try and hire Hurley? Let’s face it, they have the money $$$ to make an offer that would be hard to refuse and UConn would not be able to match. After what Hurley has done for UConn Basketball I certainly could not be mad at him if he took the cash. Unfortunately, that’s life outside The power conferences. Teams from the power conferences can swoop in and take your best players and coaches in an instant. If I’m Michigan why wouldn’t you kick the tires.

Where does this myth about power conferences being able to do whatever they want in hoops come from? First, am I imagining that we have an all conference player who just bailed on a Big Ten school to come here? Second, yes, the Michigan AD's budget dwarfs ours, but it still is a budget. Could they afford paying Hurley $10M a year? Yes, they could, but only by diverting $8M a year from what they could otherwise use in their football budget. To date, there is no evidence to think either Michigan or other P5 schools are willing to do this, which is why, to date, Big East basketball budgets are competitive with those of the P5.

Does that mean some school won't back up the truck and offer Hurley boatloads more money? No, that could happen. But the myth that, TODAY, P5 schools have basketball budgets dwarfing ours is just that -- a myth. (And again, maybe in five years that will prove to be the case, but our budget has been uncompetitive with Michigan's forever and it has not caused Michigan to spend multiples of what we do for hoops. )
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[FearThePups]

He would never leave for another college.

Agreed. He’s got everything here already. Everyone assumes he would leave for more money. I just don’t believe that. We’re always telling ourselves we are a blue blood. Then why would you leave for another blue blood especially when we are the most successful program in the last 25 years? Northeast guy with northeast family on both sides, a Big East that is resurging into relevance due in part to our return. He can build the next legacy here. Duke, Kansas, NC and Kentucky really aren’t dominate as they once were and UCLA is irrelevant. Check where they will be seeded today.

 

[upstater]

I'm not sure Hurley would trade the great weather of Tempe for the miserable winters and humid summers of Ann Arbor, and the people there are miserable as well. I think Arizona State keeps him

 

[HeGotGame]

He's made clear that the only interest he has coaching outside of UConn is the NBA.

 

[AdamaNation]

Do you think Michigan will swoop in a try and hire Hurley? Let’s face it, they have the money $$$ to make an offer that would be hard to refuse and UConn would not be able to match. After what Hurley has done for UConn Basketball I certainly could not be mad at him if he took the cash. Unfortunately, that’s life outside The power conferences. Teams from the power conferences can swoop in and take your best players and coaches in an instant. If I’m Michigan why wouldn’t you kick the tires.

I actually think Ollie could be in the mix here. Warde did give him the big contract and left before things went south. I think.

 

[NJHoops]

This again? Paging @NJHoops. Supposedly he said it a long time ago. Before he was at UConn. Kind of like 25 year old me saying I wanted to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company one day.

Yeah, it was the conversations he had when he was at URI when he was getting linked to openings at St. John’s and Rutgers and countless other schools. There were only a handful of jobs he was willing to leave URI for. That’s when he brought up these schools.

But, what I think is being missed is not when the conversations happened but that he is literally currently at one of those jobs, so what are we even doing here with this talk? He’s not trying to collect different great jobs at this point. He’s got one, and he’s happy and comfortable.

This is a guy who turned down his first college head coaching offer and stayed coaching high school because it wasn’t the right time to make the move for family reasons. He’s not just looking for his next move and paycheck.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Hurley has made UConn into a well oiled machine. Michigan is where UConn was at the end of the Ollie era. I don't see Hurley wanting to start again. He has UConn poised for dynasty potential. With the amount of money he's pulled into the state, I can't envision a scenario where UConn/state of CT doesn't pull out all the stops.

 

[Jbirdp5]

Hurley will certainly be on every big time athletic directors short list. But do you think a guy who is coming off a natty and is potentially the #1 overall seed is looking to make a move right now. He’s got his culture right where he wants it and I doubt he wants to give that up at this point

 

[DblCrossbar]

I don't think he wants to go to a school with weak athletic director.

Or consider a move from a blue-blood basketball program to one that is merely famous for its football, hockey and vacating basketball wins under the play of the phab phive? Why attempt to rebuild yet again when you're on top? It seems he feel entrenched at UConn and a tremendous part of the overall culture started by Jim Calhoun.

And he knows he's the man here in CT since there is no major league professional team in the state that can compete. He's it and that has to feel good.