And, this is one more reason why no has any faith in Hardt. That was a dumb move and tied our hands unnecessarily. Would have been easy to tell Mooney to pound sand or find another job if he didn't like his compensation/contract. All we had to do is give him a bonus (which was probably already in his contract for winning the A-10 regular season). He had zero leverage and we had all of it.
I agree. If that was all on Hardt, then bad move on him. Although to be entirely fair to Hardt we don’t know the stipulations of the contract and future buy-out clauses. If the decision was influenced by politics where there was significant external pressure to appease our biggest donor, that’s an even bigger systemic problem.
Yes, this is like the NBA players that get asked after the game why they lost: "It''s a make or miss league"
Exactly, he did nothing to earn an extension based off last years performance.
Yes, yes, and yes. You just had this sense of dread that when the really big moment comes, Mooney will wilt as he almost always does. And of course he did.
Or perhaps more importantly, you don’t keep extending the contract. UR doesn’t have to keep handing extensions out to a coach who is in no danger of going elsewhere. If you want to reward him because he had a great season and won the regular season title, buy him a Lamborghini or a boat. Stop handcuffing the program though.
Absolutely none of them impress me. Mediocrity lives on. It's like the powers that be at our school live in their own bubble which is no where being consistently on The Bubble or better. They get what they deserve. Unfortunately real fans don't.
I’ll set up a lunch for the three of us. Prepare your PowerPoint please.
Mooney is just a terrible in game coach. Unless he has a point guard that can run things on his own he has zero ability to out scheme or motivate players.
Hallock and his wife have been to every women’s hoops game I’ve been to this year and I’ve been to over half of them. He likes sports. He seems to like winning sports. Why wouldn’t he want to have the flagship program on campus succeed? Can’t he see Mooney is not the answer? Didn’t he notice the empty seats against the biggest rival this year? The natives are getting restless.
You forgot to say another UNCONTESTED big three.
Sort of a weird take. On a couple fronts. One of which is “don’t always judge a book by its cover.” I wouldn’t log Hallock as a nerd, not that there’s anything wrong with nerds which your post seems to suggest.
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I know where you’re coming from. Love the Ogre reference. To your point, the university’s progression is not due to any one individual. That applies to both academics and athletics. I think you have a president now who values athletics, that wasn’t true with the last three. I say give the guy a chance.
I'll take a turkey sub and a Dr Pepper, please. I hit Bernie's every time I'm back in the 23173 area and it feels unchanged since my era.
Yes, glass half full. This is one of those cases where if you're going to be good at something, be really good at it, in this case, putting up 20 loss seasons.
