My advisor at Maryland had tenure at Michigan before moving to Maryland. I asked him why he moved. One: his wife got offered a position at NIH. Two: he couldnāt stand the way Michigan glorified athletics.
Auriemma has had personal beefs with a whole bunch of coaches, Pat Summitt, Muffet McGraw, Tara VanDervee, Staley. The common thread? Geno Auriemma. Seems like he takes everything personal.
He disliked Jim Calhoun too.