Dan Hurley to UCONN official
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"Big time offer" by URI; the fact that Hurley chose not to accept it validates that URI is NOT BIG TIME.
or it validates that it WAS about the money, despite saying otherwise.
nothing wrong with that. I couldn't turn down an extra million per year either.
risky though. I think he'd keep winning at URI at $2 mil per. no guarantees at UCONN now. not sure why Ollie failed.
This will be interesting to watch. I thought Hurley was in the perfect spot at URI. I think the Providence Journal mentioned they have a coach in waiting. I thought Ollie was going to be very good at Uconn, and obviously won a championship so hard to say his time was a failure. Maybe he was just not that great a coach, no head coaching experience - had a ton of injuries - but the guys he did have didn't seem to develop.
Ollie won a national championship, and even he doesn't enjoy the CFL status that some others do.
just curious, how many A-10 coaches who have moved up have actually found success coaching against much better head men? know there are a few but don't think they have blown the doors off. goes back to, if you have a good coach in this league, for the most part, he is gone unless you just pay him too much to hang around.
I didn't realize how bad things were at UConn these days:
The Huskies went 14-18 this year and 16-17 in 2016-17 after going 30 years without a losing season.
The program also is under an NCAA investigating amid reports of recruiting violations and that team members may have participated in impermissible workouts before the season.
UConn is trying to terminate Ollie's contract "with cause," which would save the school from having to pay the more than $10 million left on the five year deal that expires in 2021.
Ollie has said he will fight that decision and a hearing involving him, his union and the school is expected to be held this week.
The Huskies went 14-18 this year and 16-17 in 2016-17 after going 30 years without a losing season.
The program also is under an NCAA investigating amid reports of recruiting violations and that team members may have participated in impermissible workouts before the season.
UConn is trying to terminate Ollie's contract "with cause," which would save the school from having to pay the more than $10 million left on the five year deal that expires in 2021.
Ollie has said he will fight that decision and a hearing involving him, his union and the school is expected to be held this week.
but it's not just coaches moving up from mid-major to high-major.
Xavier is about to lose Mack to Louisville, unless he's just parlaying their interest into a raise. X is in a major conference and was a #1 seed. Is Louisville really a step up?
Xavier is about to lose Mack to Louisville, unless he's just parlaying their interest into a raise. X is in a major conference and was a #1 seed. Is Louisville really a step up?
louisville is in a top five conference with multiple national championships, yes, it is a move up from a small catholic league
Agree, it is a move up. Though Mack is so very dominant he will do well anywhere. But Louisville is going to be a place he will be more dominant. Apparently his wife's family is in Louisville too. Rothstein reporting it is a done deal essentially.
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ok, it's a step up. point was it's not just mid-major teams who lose their coaches. some are saying it's mid-majorish to lose one.
you can win out of the Big East. you can be a #1 seed. you can win a national championship. I guess I shouldn't hold a university accountable forever, but Louisville's program was as dirty as it gets. that stays with me a while.
you can win out of the Big East. you can be a #1 seed. you can win a national championship. I guess I shouldn't hold a university accountable forever, but Louisville's program was as dirty as it gets. that stays with me a while.
I swear you truthers never cease to amaze me. UConn is a veritable train wreck under Ollie, but UR under Mooney is ship shape great. Lets compare Ollie's 6 year tenure at UConn with Mooney's at Richmond.
Ollie:
129-79 .620 winning percentage
2 NCAA's (including a national championship)
UConn is 2 years removed from a 25-11, NCAA campaign
Mooney:
109-92 .540 winning percentages
0 NCAA's
UConn was also under NCAA sanction during Ollie's first year and was ineligible for postseason play.
I'm not arguing Ollie shouldn't have been fired. His last two years were terrible. But Mooney's last 6 years make Ollie's record look like a HOF coach.
who the hell was comparing Mooney's win loss record to Ollie's? man, you take weird spins off of what you read. and please stop calling me a truther if that's not too much to ask.
I didn't write that stuff. it was cut and paste. should have included link. I thought it was interesting that they're under investigation which could lead to probation. and that the "guaranteed contract" money was being fought by the school. yet Hurley took that job over more money from Pitt and a much cleaner, some would say better, situation at URI.
Louisville basketball has been in the big time at least since the 1940's. According to Wiki:
10th in all-time victories and seventh in all-time winning percentage among NCAA division I schools. From 1944 to 1990, Louisville had an NCAA-record 46 straight winning seasons, winning 20 or more games on 31 occasions during that period.
Louisville has made 41 NCAA Tournament appearances (5th all-time) and 14 NIT appearances. The Cardinals have reached the NCAA Tournament 32 of the last 40 years (12 of the last 15, 14 of the last 18 years, 20 of last 25). Since the NCAA began keeping Sweet Sixteen appearance records in 1975, Louisville's 21 Sweet Sixteens are 5th all-time behind North Carolina (26), Kentucky (25), Duke (24), and Kansas (22). The Cardinals have reached the Elite Eight on 14 occasions, including five of the past nine seasons. Louisville is sixth in tournament victories (75) with a 75–41 overall NCAA Tournament record, reaching the Final Four 10 times.
Louisville is the only school in the nation to have claimed the championship of three major national post-season tournaments including the 1948 NAIA championship, the 1956 NIT title and the 1980 1986 and 2013 NCAA championships.
Major step up. Chris Mack will be in national title contention right away. Feel a little sorry for Padgett the way he was used, but he knew that was the likely outcome when he accepted the position. I'm sure someone will pick him up.
ok, I acknowledged it's a step up. Louisville does has history. but Xavier is a #1 seed this year. that's national title contention already. they're currently better than Louisville. he doesn't have to go somewhere that's already built the history. he can make it.
changes in administration have lead to much better financial decisions, and moves in right direction
URI will be forced into "re-build" mode, with the loss of Hurley, which is just one more reason why UR has a chance to finish next year (and the year after) at (or near) the top of the A-10. Add Bryce Golden to the party and things will look even better.
x has done extremely well over the years, sent many coaches upward and like cincy a lot but a move to a power five conf is the ultimate, if that is your bag, see mike london, just kidding. you salary, perks, expenses, etc. move up exponentially at a power five along with expectations, of course. we have lost most of our best schools and continue to lose our best coaches and if we don't replace them with stars, the A-10 could really be in trouble down the road.
I get it, and quite appropriate coming from WOOD hall.
With the tweets that came out from the account Geno (however you spell his last name) deleted because they were so bad it is no surprise they then hire Hurley. At least Genon is an awful person and wins. Hurley will do so and probably be mediocre.
They're trying to continue continuity within the program and recruiting, I read up some on the search and the history of RI's coaches: every time they've elevated an assistant it has not gone well. Not to say this will be the same situation, but it hasn't worked for them previously.
They apparently lost one of his recruits already, although the Rhody mouthpiece DiSano just mentioned it in a tweet, did not really report it. He only reports positive news, big homer that guy.
