Does Hardt have a 10-year contract? If so, it will need to need to expire before his seat gets hot. It would send a bad message to the athletic department if he was let go early for lack of performance.
There have been multiple national CBB reporters and media that have identified Mooney as being on the hot seat. The notion that this is just a small faction of Richmond fans being upset with the situation has been thoroughly debunked for a while now.
Yes, but this type of "publicity" on ESPN and other networks can certainly creep into Hardt's thinking.
if Hardt doesn't think next year we'll be an exciting winning team for whatever reason including past performances, then sure. but if he feels we will be, then that outweighs past performances. he will let this season play out and then decide. there's no benefit to a mid-season firing despite what some here try to come up with.
nothing. that's the point. people can believe Mooney should stay if the team does well and looks strong going forward. you show him the door when the future doesn't look good, not when it does.
there are no grounds for terminating his contract ... only his employment. we're paying the contract either way. the FMM hopes the university has funds set aside for a buyout. or they hope a booster who they usually bash will write a check. or they can start and contribute to a gofundme to get it done.
The ok finish to last year didn’t translate to a good start to this year. Nor the year before. I don’t think it’s an easy decision for Hardt but if we have a losing record again this year, it should be absolutely defensible for him to ask to buyout the contract and start over with his own guy.
Come on dude, if you set up that kind of contract you need to have the buyout set aside. I believe an accountant on here or someone with knowledge said this should be the case. We all know that is the threat of PQ's future money that is hog tying Hardt. That and the fact that their daughter's were roommates. It's not a good situation. You used to mention your son got some D1 calls at first opportunity when contact could be made, but were waiting for Mooney's. Really, we have Ulla, who is Ulla. And you have a vested interest it would seem. Otherwise the Mooney support is non existent.
Right, if you were a fan of another team and you hear Mooney is at top of the list as your new coach, you would lose your mind. Think about that. We argue over potential replacements with much much more success.
Does anyone read that anymore? Hope they make the cover of Life too.
I disagree only because that hasn’t been proven. Some can continue to believe the anti-Mooney movement is made up of a handful of unruly fans. However, like it or not, ESPN is BY FAR the number 1 sports media outlet. Once negative stories about your school become national (with all due respect, other national outlets don’t have the same reach as ESPN), schools will want to do something to get their name off the website. O’Connor and The Disgrace won’t convince some by themselves.
The guys I knew while growing up did very little reading of the articles. They looked at the pictures, espically the featured "playmate of the month"!
