Hurley's Calhoun Anecdote...

[Dove]

Was cooking earlier and the news showed Hurley sharing a story of when he first got here. After his 1st practice, Danny was distraught. After practice #2 he went to Calhoun's office saying, 'I don't know, Jim. There are no procedures in place. No focus. I think I made a mistake."

Calhoun went all Godfather treating him like Johnny Fontane and telling him to snap out of it and be a man.

Cool story, if true.

 

[Stinger92860]

If I remember correctly he told DH to get his head out of his a z z, this is UConn. Lol

 

[TheHorde]

KO left the place in shambles huh? Lol

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Was cooking earlier and the news showed Hurley sharing a story of when he first got here. After his 1st practice, Danny was distraught. After practice #2 he went to Calhoun's office saying, 'I don't know, Jim. There are no procedures in place. No focus. I think I made a mistake."

Calhoun went all Godfather treating him like Johnny Fontane and telling him to snap out of it and be a man.

Cool story, if true.

I think somebody posted pretty close to this in the last couple weeks, so as long you really were cooking, I'm inclined to think it's true.

 

[HuskyFich]

 

[JMick]

KO left the place in shambles huh? Lol

And we gave him the time to build his culture how he wanted to, the struggles forced him to grow as a coach, and it paid off. Not every program has that patience.

 

[inWV]

KO left the place in shambles huh? Lol

I suspect there was minimal program management at the end.

 

[TheHorde]

I think somebody posted pretty close to this in the last couple weeks, so as long you really were cooking, I'm inclined to think it's true.

They did but it was sadly behind a paywall.

 

[UCFan1513]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

 

[TheHorde]

I suspect there was minimal program management at the end.

I hope Calhoun dressed down KO too over it

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

Jay McInerney wrote the mid-80s novel "Bright Lights, Big City" in the second person singular voice.

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I wrote the above because your saying "you" rather than "I" forced me to decide if it fit me or not. It doesn't, but I get that it probably reflects how you feel, and I no think you're wrong than I'd take on your thinking I'm wrong

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

Enough with the Ollie hate. It is old, and EVERYONE is moving past it. I think fans like you should give Ollie a public apology for trashing a player that has been a great representative of the university for all but 1 year of the past 33, AND WON A FREAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Reading posts like yours make me wonder if our fan base is worse than Kentucky's.

 

[uconngb]

Enough with the Ollie hate. It is old, and EVERYONE is moving past it. I think fans like you should give Ollie a public apology for trashing a player that has been a great representative of the university for all but 1 year of the past 33, AND WON A FREAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Reading posts like yours make me wonder if our fan base is worse than Kentucky's.

Thx for your interest in UConn basketball KO’s Mom

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

aLsO pAyBaCk ThE mOnEy!!!

 

[UCFan1513]

aLsO pAyBaCk ThE mOnEy!!!

Don’t care about the money. It’s bigger than that

 

[Woodson]

“This is UConn son” - another gem from the goat

 

[MrSec224]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

It wasnt all KO tho. The recruiting pipeline changed considerably once in the AAC. KO has to shoulder the majority but he was just a poor recruiter. Just wasnt cut out for it.

 

[businesslawyer]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

LMAO. Kevin Ollie’s coaching fell off a cliff after winning a national championship. Each half of that prior sentence is part of his resume — not just the second half. And, by the way, Kevin Ollie’s complaint against UConn was heard by a tribunal the two sides agreed upon which heard the evidence in a manner that you haven’t and decided UConn did not have the right to fire him. Now, ask yourself which side bears more than 50% of the responsibility here — an employer who doesn’t follow a contract in terminating an employee, or an employee who achieves the pinnacle doing his job and then starts performing poorly.

KO‘s coaching, as I said, fell off a cliff. UConn decided it needed to move on from him — fine. Thinking an employee should be treated as a leper because he’s not doing a good job as an employee is patently absurd.

 

[JungleLobo]

Hearing Hurley say how much of a mess the program was when he came in is why the program likely should never welcome Ollie back. You don’t hold a grudge or feel animosity towards him, but you don’t build a close relationship with him either

If someone you trusted absolutely trashed your house while you were out of town, you probably wouldn’t invite them back in your house again unless they demonstrated serious remorse and change. Even then, nobody would blame you for not leaving them in your house unattended

For Ollie, the only way you take him back is if he issues a serious heartfelt apology to be program (need not be public) acknowledging what he did and talking accountability. Even then, you don’t let him in more than an arm’s length (e.g., no talking to players directly, no attending practice)

This is hilarious