Official: Hurley tells UK, NOPE

[Storrs South]

Is this Matt Jones guy legit, or some random dude with 501 followers?

Metaphorically speaking I'd think of him as a crossover between Adam Zagoria and @Fishy

 

[GG]

Delusional Kentucky fans will watch this and say, well, he didn’t conclusively say no so we still have a chance.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Andrea Hurley is great but why are people making it out like he would've taken the job if not for her?

He was never leaving UConn for another college job.

He said she'd leave him if he left UConn

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Andrea Hurley is great but why are people making it out like he would've taken the job if not for her?

He was never leaving UConn for another college job.

Even if in jest, the post game comments for sure made it seem like she had a big influence, it’s not that much of a leap from the fans.

 

[UKemba15]

Metaphorically speaking I'd think of him as a crossover between Adam Zagoria and @Fishy

I was trying to come up with a comparison but you absolutely nailed it. Hilarious.

 

[ctbro1999]

He’s got clout with UK fans but seems shady the way he “reports” things based on what I’ve seen the last few days. Lotta people on their message board call him out for BSing too.

If Hurley did indeed reject a UK offer of 8 years/$100M, that was a rejection more epic than any Okafor block. Lol
All hail Danny!

 

[HailUConn]

It's not far stretched that we will have two statues for both of them when it's all said and done.
She is the Mother of Huskies.

 

[huskymedic]

Is this Matt Jones guy legit, or some random dude with 501 followers?

Matt Jones is Matt Jones (… and has been for years) but he does have 306k+ followers.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I was trying to come up with a comparison but you absolutely nailed it. Hilarious.

I honestly think he's just an AI bot at this point

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This is gonna be unpopular but I'll say it again: can we please try to leave the people who live in Kentucky alone? I don't care what some of their fans said. We are a passionate fan base, just like them. We were on pins and needles waiting for Hurley to decide when it was between us and Pitt. We know their situation as a proud program.
It seems we've got our staff in place again. Better for us to just go about our normal business and not trash another United State and our countrymen. Trash ME instead if you want.
Go Huskies

After careful consideration, no.

 

[Dandy]

Andrea Hurley is great but why are people making it out like he would've taken the job if not for her?

He was never leaving UConn for another college job.

Some of the reactions from Kentucky fans are truly Vile. They treat women like sub-humans and think a few more extra millions would be "generational wealth" for Hurley.

They really don't realize that they the fans are actually the problem. Hurley hates social media and Kentucky fans are truly the worst I have seen in college basketball.

 

[Hi-Low]

why is it always "sources"....waiting for the official NO from horses mouth

 

[HailUConn]

Andrea Hurley is great but why are people making it out like he would've taken the job if not for her?

He was never leaving UConn for another college job.

I'm not too sure about that. I think Hurley is not hurley without his wife washing his clothes and esp. Dragron undies.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

why is it always "sources"....waiting for the official NO from horses mouth

You’re sounding like the UK fans. Hurley has said no like 5 times

 

[ScottVib]

 

[Kolumbo]

If Bobby looked more like Danny he could them.
Maybe Cam Spencer would like to cut his teeth on the way up.

 

[coachcap]

HEY SEC...SCREW OFF!!!

You forgot to add: Unless you want to add Storrs, CT as your Northernmost outpost...

 

[UCTitleTown]

Nothing will convince the Kentucky crazies they don't have a shot until Bruce Pearl is at the welcoming press conference in his Kentucky Blue suit in all his pompous glory.

Hey, Kentucky fans, the appeal of Kentucky sure ain't what it used to be.

 

[ctbro1999]

 

[NJHusky]

I suspect the fact that Hurley’s HOF father was a high school coach also works to our advantage. He likely already feels he is standing on the shoulders of a giant, neither programs like Kentucky nor the pros are going to do much more for his self-esteem.

Exactly. His dad turned down college offers to stay at a financially strapped inner city Catholic school. He’s about more than $$

 

[JMick]

Andrea Hurley is great but why are people making it out like he would've taken the job if not for her?

He was never leaving UConn for another college job.

People really shouldn't be repeating the Kentucky nonsense that it's all because of her. Those people are psychos.

 

[Woodson]

At the risk of upsetting the few kentucky defenders around here, hey Kentucky - get f%|!{!}?-ed!

 

[AntG168]

Exactly. His dad turned down college offers to stay at a financially strapped inner city Catholic school. He’s about more than $$

And this is little overblown

He’s gonna be making generational money here

He’s VERY well taken care of

 

[NJHusky]

And this is little overblown

He’s gonna be making generational money here

He’s VERY well taken care of

Why…it shows he was raised in an environment where money wasn’t everything. I never said he wasn’t well paid, just that chasing every dollar is not the be all.

 

[nomar]

If UK wants to pay me $40M/year to be their coach, I'll begrudgingly accept the offer. My experience in coaching is 3 months coaching an 8th grade middle school rec league team. My rec team did win 1 more post-season game than Kentucky did in the NCAAT.