OT: Dan Hurley to Uconn
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plus he potentially doesnt have to fully uproot his family since the school is only an hour and a half away from Rhode Island. Although maybe they will, who knows.
Storrs is only half an hour away from Kingston? I could easily check this, but I will go out on a limb and say no way.
The “just cause” dismissal would get UConn off the hook for the full amount. I think they eventually settle for a number far less than the 10 mil they would have owed Ollie.
Google Maps (which I was able to check and get results for in probably the same amount of time that you typed this reply, he he...
has it at exactly an hour and a half on the nose. Would be s great hire for uconn.
Not so great for RU.
He will be all over nj.
Not so great for RU.
He will be all over nj.
Uconn is a better job than Pitt.
Uconn is the lead dog in that conference by name recognition. He can own the AAC and use that to jump to a top 10 type of job.
Uconn is the lead dog in that conference by name recognition. He can own the AAC and use that to jump to a top 10 type of job.
it is a great hire for them..that he is choosing them over Pitt is interesting...also speaks to perhaps UConn returning to Big East...if that happens its the top gig in the BigEast
Unlikely UConn gets re-entry in Big East and he's talked to both UConn and Pitt today....I'd guess UConn from what I've been passed along, but I would have been surprised if Pitt didn't get a strong consideration as well.
Music to my ears... Uconn with money issues in the AAC and Rutgers only a few years away from its Big 10 Windfall of $35 to $45 million per year... Give or take a few million.
Hartford has money issues. Not Storrs. Unless UConn is expecting the state to help pay the entire amount to Ollie’s contract, I think they’ll still be able to finalize this deal.
Did he actually take this job? He always gets cold feet. I wonder why he would take this job in the aac when he passed on us.
because he wasnt getting a 7 year guarantee..which in retrospect is probably what is going to be needed to win here.
I think we have 1 scholarship player from NJ. This hire won't mean anything for Rutgers.
I said an hour and a half. Google says It's says it's about 54 miles away.
The funny thing is....if he knew AD Hobbs would get that practice facility so quick and get a lot more money for assistant coaches he may have taken the Rutgers job without the crazy 7 year demand.. .. .well, his loss. And... We would not have Pikiell
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The state of Connecticut is cutting budgets. That hurts the state schools that has a $40M Athletic shortfall.
I believe the entire state has money issues, to the tune of $74 Billion in debt according to a news story I watched last July. I can't imagine the state helping to pay any of Ollie's contract. He's the highest paid state employee. The school or some boosters are going to have to pony up.
UConn is still receiving exit fees from the Big East, but I believe that ends on June 30.
Seems like for the "just cause" to be clearly proven to have enough substance and be truly violative - it will then also prove substantially probation-worthy from an NCAA perspective.
The renovation / restoration of UCONN will take time - several seasons - who knows, maybe Hurley might look at a couple of years of probation as providing cover for the struggles that will be found in pursuing a better record.
I have a funny feeling that Hurley just might stay at URI. He played RU twice to get more money and I think he might just be playing u Conn and Pitt to get a lot more money from RI.
Last week you said Hurley wasn't considering Uconn...
This is why I have to take your posts and "people" with a big grain a salt.
I wonder just how UConn trying to fire Ollie for just cause will affect the contractual demands of the coaches they are going after to replace Ollie?
I'd bet UConn will have a hard time getting a quality replacement unless the just cause part is spelled out in such a way it would be a lot harder for them to try to use than what UConn is trying with Ollie now.
You can bet Hurley will get everything he wants from one of the schools after him ,playing Pitt and UConn against each other or go back to RI and wait for the next round of job openings after the 2018-19 season is over.
I'd bet UConn will have a hard time getting a quality replacement unless the just cause part is spelled out in such a way it would be a lot harder for them to try to use than what UConn is trying with Ollie now.
You can bet Hurley will get everything he wants from one of the schools after him ,playing Pitt and UConn against each other or go back to RI and wait for the next round of job openings after the 2018-19 season is over.
I doubt he'd want to go to Arizona and have to battle his brother for recruits and on the court twice every year.
Rutgers has debt to pay off before spending on the athletic department can really move forward.
Sorry, but, my comment was not serious. It was a response to a few silly comments that "Hurley can pick his own job".