The Hurley Mistake

[RUsojo]

If it weren’t Rutgers, it would be hard to believe a program could come close to hiring national champion coaches twice, and end up empty handed.

Yes the program is in ok shape now.

But to have turned away a proven college coach oozing big time potential and with the uniquely good fit being basketball royal family in your state was a mistake we will have to live down for a long time.

Counting on Pike to eventually make it as close to water under the bridge as possible,

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Late now.. twice?

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Very RU (at least we are consistent when it comes to bad moves) 🤷🏻‍♂️

5th natty for UConn…impressive really!

 

[T2Kplus20]

I guess we should have given Hurley the contract he wanted. Just another example of Rutgers going Rutgers.

 

[Scarlet Bri]

Late now.. twice?

Jay Wright?

 

[bitnez]

UConn has won 4 titles in the last 20 years with 3 different coaches. Not sure why some are yelling at the sky because a blue blood program won again. Hurley at RU may never have done what Pike has already done here. They were two entirely different jobs.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Jay Wright?

Oh yeah maybe. Good call. But he got a much better deal I believe. We didn't have the B1G cash we have now.

 

[zazoo2002]

We'll never know. Unlike Pike though, I suspect Hurley would have jumped to a better name program fairly quickly.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

UConn has won 4 titles in the last 20 years with 3 different coaches. Not sure why some are yelling at the sky because a blue blood program won again. Hurley at RU may never have done what Pike has already done here. They were two entirely different jobs.

Don't forget the women. Amazing basketball school.

 

[RutgersNo1]

Jay Wright?

Villanova was Jay Wright's dream job. Can't really blame the admin.
Mario Cristobal was a huge miss.

 

[bitnez]

Don't forget the women. Amazing basketball school.

Absolutely. In fact, if UConn ever hired Pike I assume he’d win one there too. Every one of their men’s head coaches ends up winning at least one title.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Villanova was Jay Wright's dream job. Can't really blame the admin.
Mario Cristobal was a huge miss.

Stop please. You're killing me. I was here for every hire after Tom Young, Tom Hayes, and Frank burns.

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

Hurley would have bounced if and when he ever made the tournament with Rutgers. This board has zero common sense.

 

[RUInsanity]

If it weren’t Rutgers, it would be hard to believe a program could come close to hiring national champion coaches twice, and end up empty handed.

Yes the program is in ok shape now.

But to have turned away a proven college coach oozing big time potential and with the uniquely good fit being basketball royal family in your state was a mistake we will have to live down for a long time.

Counting on Pike to eventually make it as close to water under the bridge as possible,

Lol....You've likely been waiting to post this all Tourney just to gaslight the board. Are you really this insecure? There's no guarantee of the same results here vs. Uconn especially given our status in 2016 and UConn history in Basketball vs. Ours. 4 Natty's before Hurley and 20 NCAA appearances in the 30 years that RU had none.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Mario Cristobal was a huge miss.

That would be a no.

 

[scarletnewyorker2006]

If it weren’t Rutgers, it would be hard to believe a program could come close to hiring national champion coaches twice, and end up empty handed.

Yes the program is in ok shape now.

But to have turned away a proven college coach oozing big time potential and with the uniquely good fit being basketball royal family in your state was a mistake we will have to live down for a long time.

Counting on Pike to eventually make it as close to water under the bridge as possible,

If only I bought stock in Amazon or Microsoft when they IPO’ed I’d be a billionaire. If only I had gone to that Bitcoin show in 2013 instead of getting into a fight with my girlfriend on the subway ride and leaving her and gone to the bar. If only Schiano and Savage had stayed. If only the Mets never traded Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi. If only the Red Sox not traded Babe Ruth.

Who gives a shit (notice no question mark). We have a good program today, a great coach who already brought us some great moments, and the best recruits that ever farted in our direction have already committed with the possibility of more. I’m happy with the trajectory. Not going to cry about missed great investments the same way I don’t celebrate the stupid ones I also didn’t make but had considered.

 

[SkilletHead2]

If we had hired Hurley, he would probably still be competitive in the NCAAs, just not for us. Might have stayed 2-3 years.

 

[Scangg]

Pike has worked a miracle here. It was the worst P6 program in the country when he took it over. Hurley took over a blue blood

 

[RUsojo]

Lol....You've likely been waiting to post this all Tourney just to gaslight the board. Are you really this insecure? There's no guarantee of the same results here vs. Uconn especially given our status in 2016 and UConn history in Basketball vs. Ours. 4 Natty's before Hurley and 20 NCAA appearances in the 30 years that RU had none.

This is not the first time it’s come up and many people trashed hurley along the way what better time to be a topic of conversation.

 

[William J. Leggett]

If I was SHU I would feel even worse…. At least Hurley considered to be our head coach a few times. The guy coaches in the same league too and seems like he would never coach there.

Providence might even feel worse, but their coach (old one) hasn’t won at Georgetown yet, but dumped them for cash.

** So with this win for Hurley is that two ex Rutgers assistant coaches with National Championships? Was there more than two?

 

[GORU2014]

Absolutely. In fact, if UConn ever hired Pike I assume he’d win one there too. Every one of their men’s head coaches ends up winning at least one title.

Going into this tournament, Hurley (like Pike) had only gone as far as the round of 32.

It only takes one run

 

[RUTrack94]

UConn has won 4 titles in the last 20 years with 3 different coaches. Not sure why some are yelling at the sky because a blue blood program won again. Hurley at RU may never have done what Pike has already done here. They were two entirely different jobs.

Hurley would not have won a natty at RU …

 

[Plum Street]

If I was SHU I would feel even worse…. At least Hurley considered to be our head coach a few times. The guy coaches in the same league too and seems like he would never coach there.

Providence might even feel worse, but their coach (old one) hasn’t won at Georgetown yet, but dumped them for cash.

** So with this win for Hurley is that two ex Rutgers assistant coaches with National Championships? Was there more than two?

Who was the other former rutgers assistant that won a NC?

 

[Knight Shift]

That would be a no.

More like RU dodged a missile. Better recruiting with less impressive results. His record at FAU or FIU speaks volumes.

 

[ru66]

Give them credit -- they won the big one but Hurley and U conn are still unlikable to many. I "love" RU and Pike so no regrets and am from NJ not Connecticut .

 

[RUBlackout]

If it weren’t Rutgers, it would be hard to believe a program could come close to hiring national champion coaches twice, and end up empty handed.

Yes the program is in ok shape now.

But to have turned away a proven college coach oozing big time potential and with the uniquely good fit being basketball royal family in your state was a mistake we will have to live down for a long time.

Counting on Pike to eventually make it as close to water under the bridge as possible,

Can you please go root for UConn or any other team already and get off these boards…

You wait to pounce on anything to throw negativity at Rutgers.

 

[kcg88]

Who was the other former rutgers assistant that won a NC?

Jimmy V

 

[shields]

Think Hurley would have bailed at RU with success.

 

[fluoxetine]

I guess the troll power of this bullshit wasn’t high enough in the natty game thread so you needed to make your own thread.

 

[dpwhite]

We didn't miss out on Hurley, he turned us down twice--from what I've gathered. Jay Wright is a different story.

 

[biazza38]

How does Uconn continue to benefit every time the field sucks

 

[wicker]

Was Bob Senior ever considered?

 

[newell138]

We didn't miss out on Hurley, he turned us down twice--from what I've gathered. Jay Wright is a different story.

Jay Wright is not a different story. I had a lengthy conversation with his wife on this topic and he always wanted to go to Villanova. At that time it was a no brainer for him to choose Nova. If you were a chef and had job offers from Applebees and a Michelin starred restaurant what would you take?

 

[RUchip]

More like RU dodged a missile. Better recruiting with less impressive results. His record at FAU or FIU speaks volumes.

And Oregon?

 

[Loyal_2RU]

This is not the first time it’s come up and many people trashed hurley along the way what better time to be a topic of conversation.

I'm glad he is not, was not our coach.
If he had been hungry and confident and wanted to be here, he would have accepted what we offered.
Congratulations to him.

 

[LeapinLou]

Was Bob Senior ever considered?

My memory is fuzzy on the details, but at one point there was a report that Bob Sr. was willing to take the RU job on a temporary basis after Fred Hill Jr was fired. Obviously, it never materialized.

 

[Miggins]

Absolutely nothing against Hurley but if I was given the time machine option made Hurley happen at RU instead of Pike, I would not take it. Really think we ended up with the best case for Rutgers.

Also it would have totally messed up the space time continuum.

 

[babbs09]

F*** UCONN

 

[FIJI'83]

More like RU dodged a missile. Better recruiting with less impressive results. His record at FAU or FIU speaks volumes.

There is no way people are actually trying to say we were better off with Kyle Flood and Chris Ash over Mario Cristobal

 

[bac2therac]

It should have been Jay Williams!!!!!!!!!