[OFFICIAL] Hurley Signs Extension With URI

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!
BUCK! BUCK! BACAW!

The only thing I see is a local media praying that Dan Hurley leaves for Rutgers.
I find that disgusting.
You can bet your life if Cooley were rumored for another job, they'd be pleading for him
to stay.
Cordischi is pounding his chest on Facebook that he was right all along,
being egged on by Rich Coren and the choir of PC fans.
I did get a reply on the message I got last night, to the affect that people shouldn't type
things when they're drunk.

sf2010 · Unread post by **sf2010** » 11 years ago

RIFan wrote: Smart and Stevens came out very quickly and stated they were not interested in other jobs.

That's because they had actually been contacted by other jobs.

seanmc94 · Unread post by **seanmc94** » 11 years ago

Rod,
It's not just the local media. It's the national media as well
I don't think he leaves; but to stick your head inthe sand and ignore the fact that he has ties to the job is very naive.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Does anyone know what was discussed at the players only meeting the other day?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

I'm starting to wonder about some on this board.
Logic seems to evade them.
WHO AT RUTGERS CAN HIRE A JANITOR IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT?
There is such a rudderless malestrom happening there, beyond the scope
of comprehension.
This so far, is exclusively a media driven thing, based on speculation and zero fact.
If a real source said Hurley spoke to anybody at Rutgers, or said anything about
taking that job, then look for the bridge to jump off of.
The mess at Rutgers will take months at least, to sort out.
Nothing is imminent.

seanmc94 · Unread post by **seanmc94** » 11 years ago

Put me in the camp that says if it doesn't get done at the FF; DH isn't going anywhere.

Million $$ question is: is this his dream job? If it is, the shit storm won't matter.
Personally, if I were in a position to get my dream job, I'd take it...no matter the headaches.
I want him to stay, I NEED to see him jawing with EC at a packed RC next year.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Sean, I would think if any job were his dream job, it would be
Seton Hall, his alma mater.
Wanting to take over the Rutgers job, now, would be
like wishing to captain the Titanic after it sunk.
I have to admit that the silence is deafening.

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

I'd feel a lot better if Bobby was still here. I bet the recruits know something. The fact that they are so quiet on twitter concerns me.
I have a very sick feeling that we're losing our coach-again.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

EC Matthews doesn't have a Twitter account, and Hassan Martin
tweets all the time.
Jim Carr is tweeting today about his Brayden Carr Foundation.
Preston rarely tweets.
Biruta has a few tweets this week, as does Biggie.
What do you want them to say, "Don't go to Rutgers'?

URI_05 · Unread post by **URI_05** » 11 years ago

Sky isn't falling just yet... http://cbsprt.co/XvE2Xy

Some of you guys need to step away from the computer for a few days.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

No slight on Dan, but all things being equal,
Howland and Jordan would seem to fit what they need
better than our guy.

Matunuck · Unread post by **Matunuck** » 11 years ago

I just walked by Dan Hurley's office and heard a popular Clash song playing very loud over and over!

RhodeRule · Unread post by **RhodeRule** » 11 years ago

The annoying thing is hearing/reading the local media basically beg Hurley to go to Rutgers. Rod is right, if this were Cooley they would be begging for him to stay. But, we should be used to this slant.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Hurley Show wrote:I just walked by Dan Hurley's office and heard a popular Stray Cats song playing very loud over and over!

Hopefully it was "Rock This Town" and not " Crazy Mixed Up Kid".

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

RhodeRule wrote:The annoying thing is hearing/reading the local media basically beg Hurley to go to Rutgers. Rod is right, if this were Cooley they would be begging for him to stay. But, we should be used to this slant.

Shutting these idiots up should be enough incentive for Dan to stay, don't you think?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Not getting the reference. Have Brian Setzer call me.

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

Eric Murdock would be a great choice for RU.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 11 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Not getting the reference. Have Brian Setzer call me.

He used to practice in my grandmothers basement when he was a teen. I should have listened better back then.

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

Always liked stray cats. The band was good, too.

RhodeRule · Unread post by **RhodeRule** » 11 years ago

Should Ruters hire someone other than BH, watch these same "journalists" push Seton Hall to hire him. Put money on it.

Ramblinrose · Unread post by **Ramblinrose** » 11 years ago

A few days ago I thought Hurley going to Rutgers was baloney ... bad program, old gym, program in the midst of scandal. But talking to some people this morning, I no longer feel that way. And Hurley keeps this a story by making no denials.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 11 years ago

From today's nj.com, here is indication of Rutgers timeline on hiring:

"Rutgers officials have not provided a list of coaching candidates, but Rutgers President Robert Barchi said yesterday a new athletic director will be hired to replace Tim Pernetti, who resigned yesterday, before a new coach is tabbed."

http://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketball/ind ... iting.html

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

So we're talking at least a few weeks before RU is anywhere near ready to start talking to candidates.

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

This has to be the only state in the country where the "main' newspaper lobbies so much for the BB coach to leave. Welcome to Rhode Island.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

OK, true or not, I'm hearing Hurley is lobbying hard behind the scenes for the Rutgers job.
The Yahoo story was written by Adam Wojanarski, who wrote Miracle of St. Anthony's and is very
close to the Hurley family.
His excuses will be, his wife wants to go home, Thorr is looking to leave, blah blah blah!
The problem is, Hurley hasn't been identified by anyone official as a "target" and if Howland, Jordan and others
show interest, Hurley will be well down their list.
This source is saying Hurley is trying to bully his way into the conversation by using his and his family's considerable
media contacts.
I hate to say it, you guys know how I feel, but this seems all too plausable.
Even if he doesn't get the Rutgers job, and he likely won't, it doesn't say much that he's
looking to bail after one 8 win season.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

So, he's not only interested, he's actively pursuing it. Are there reasons he wants to get out of here? This is disappointing news, to say the least. One year ago, the future of this program looked so bright. Not so much now. This is the 3rd time I've felt this way...in '78 when we were the best team in New England and Gavitt put a stop to that with his new league, when Harrick had us on the verge of being a national power and he left, and now this. It's just not in the cards for us, I guess.

EasyEdBrown · Unread post by **EasyEdBrown** » 11 years ago

The only thing I see Wojnarowski writing about Hurley is a tweet about Pat Forde's column a few days ago...as Wojnarowski is Yahoo's NBA writer, I wouldn't expect him to write anything about Hurley anyway.

Rod do you have a link?

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

So Kingston's post that Hurley was staying may have been true at the time he posted it and has since changed?

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

EasyEdBrown wrote:The only thing I see Wojnarowski writing about Hurley is a tweet about Pat Forde's column a few days ago...as Wojnarowski is Yahoo's NBA writer, I wouldn't expect him to write anything about Hurley anyway.

Rod do you have a link?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--sou ... 13613.html

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

First Gavitt (PC) and now Murdock (PC). That freakin' school is killing us.

Hurley to Rutgers? I guess sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree.
Maybe we shouldn't treat our BB coaches like gods.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

I hope season ticket holders can get a refund...if he's gone, I'm guessing Matthews and Martin are too, and probably others. We could end up with less scholarship players next year than we had this year.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Here you go. Adrian Wojaernowski:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--sources--rutgers-targeting-rhode-island-s-dan-hurley-to-replace-mike-rice-195813613.html

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 11 years ago

This is not looking good for URI. We know that the only thing that would keep Hurley here is any strong obligation to URI and we now know that feeling is NOT strong and is no impediment to his leaving.

Bottom line is Hurley will leave if offered the job. The only way he doesn't go is if the job is offered to someone else.

Mongo · Unread post by **Mongo** » 11 years ago

If he is lobbying for the job because his wife misses New Jersey that says a lot for who he is. I would seriously doubt his character if that is true.. I hope that is not the case. Could go down as the biggest disaster in our history if he leaves us now. Every time I start get excited about Rhody Hoops the rug get pulled from under us. I would be so disappointed on so many levels if he leaves.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 11 years ago

my sources still say they'd be surprised if he left

but the silence is deafening and its safe to say at best a major struggle of loyalty is going on in private, at worse he is privately lobbying for the RU gig.

if its the latter this could go on for days or even weeks as it would seem RU needs an AD before they hire a coach. but how long could this public speculation go on before someone has to say something??

regardless of it being home and the Big 10, it would never make sense to leave URI now.

the last 3 coaches that have had success at URI went to Texas, Boston College and Univ of Georgia following Rhody. clearly winning here translates to career advancement, can the same be said for RU? NO. seems like the wrong place and wrong time for him, but those jersey roots run strong and may be too much for us to overcome. i hope not.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Even if he doesn't get the RU job now, the fact that we know he wants to leave leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

We don't KNOW he wants to leave. These are under the radar reports from single sources. Let's not get carried away just yet.

He'd be smart to demonstrate his Dan Hurley system here and win big, then IF Rutgers can show commitment to hoops, one day the job will be his if he REALLY wants it. By then, Rutgers will openly covet Dan and vice versa.

Going there now means throwing away critical years of his young career where instead he could have a dramatic 2nd year turnaround at Rhody (just as at Wagner) that will get national media attention. Then year 3 could be really special setting him up for all sorts of options.

That's why he's not leaving. I really hope we don't end up with a situation where he works his ass off behind the scenes to leave but to just have him stay, knowing how much he wanted out of here. Talk about mixed feelings.

Who is the REAL Dan Hurley?

scine20 · Unread post by **scine20** » 11 years ago

If everything that Rod is hearing is true then Hurley is not only a bad guy for doing this to his players and those in the URI community who have bought into what he's selling and then bailing after one year, but he's a complete phony and a loser and if he does indeed leave I would wish nothing but professional failure on him. I'd take a guy like Baron as a person 1000 times before I'd take a guy like Hurley. Again, only if what Rod is saying is true.

That may be harsh but it's the truth.

And it's great how he'd be using his wife to get himself out of the shit storm that he would have created for URI.

scine20 · Unread post by **scine20** » 11 years ago

bigappleram wrote:my sources still say they'd be surprised if he left

but the silence is deafening and its safe to say at best a major struggle of loyalty is going on in private, at worse he is privately lobbying for the RU gig.

if its the latter this could go on for days or even weeks as it would seem RU needs an AD before they hire a coach. but how long could this public speculation go on before someone has to say something??

regardless of it being home and the Big 10, it would never make sense to leave URI now.

the last 3 coaches that have had success at URI went to Texas, Boston College and Univ of Georgia following Rhody. clearly winning here translates to career advancement, can the same be said for RU? NO. seems like the wrong place and wrong time for him, but those jersey roots run strong and may be too much for us to overcome. i hope not.

And two of those coaches I would bet anything wish that they never left (Penders and Harrick).

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Like I said, pining for the Rutgers job is like wanting to
be the captain of the Titanic after it sunk.
My feelings and view on Hurley would change if he's the one
putting out feelers.
We all knew Harrick had a shady side to him, and weren't surprised when he left.
Disappointed, yes. Sad, yes.
Penders left to make ten times his salary and perks a king would die for.
IF true, his would be a betrayal of all that Hurley has told us, about loving it here, and his commitment
to making this a championship program and on and on.....
I get a gut feeling that Bobby leaving changed Dan's mindset.
Again, this was all based on one usually reliable source, not like the one last night, which
was not.
He could be full of shit, too, but it rings true.

Captainron@ · Unread post by **Captainron@** » 11 years ago

scine20 wrote:If everything that Rod is hearing is true then Hurley is not only a bad guy for doing this to his players and those in the URI community who have bought into what he's selling and then bailing after one year, but he's a complete phony and a loser and if he does indeed leave I would wish nothing but professional failure on him. I'd take a guy like Baron as a person 1000 times before I'd take a guy like Hurley. Again, only if what Rod is saying is true.

That may be harsh but it's the truth.

And it's great how he'd be using his wife to get himself out of the shit storm that he would have created for URI.

So did you think he was a bad guy for leaving Wagner and all the players he brought in there to come here? I don't remember seeing that thread

scine20 · Unread post by **scine20** » 11 years ago

Captainron@ wrote:
scine20 wrote:If everything that Rod is hearing is true then Hurley is not only a bad guy for doing this to his players and those in the URI community who have bought into what he's selling and then bailing after one year, but he's a complete phony and a loser and if he does indeed leave I would wish nothing but professional failure on him. I'd take a guy like Baron as a person 1000 times before I'd take a guy like Hurley. Again, only if what Rod is saying is true.

That may be harsh but it's the truth.

And it's great how he'd be using his wife to get himself out of the shit storm that he would have created for URI.
So did you think he was a bad guy for leaving Wagner and all the players he brought in there to come here? I don't remember seeing that thread

He at least had some results there and left it in a better place than when he got there. And one of the reasons that he left Wagner, if I remember correctly, was the fact that he was frustrated by not getting an invite to the NIT despite a 25-7 record. He realized that he couldn't win at Wagner no matter how good the record was.

That's certainly not the case at URI.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Sure, it's OK to lie to kids, lie to Adminstration, lie to fans.
Hell, they all do it, right?
Sorry, I don't feel that way. When that man looked me in the eye and told me he
was commited to a championship level program here, and how much he loved it here,
yes, I believed him.
Maybe because I wanted to believe him.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 11 years ago

It would be kinda weird to have a coach who enjoys road games more than home games.

Captainron@ · Unread post by **Captainron@** » 11 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Sure, it's OK to lie to kids, lie to Adminstration, lie to fans.
Hell, they all do it, right?
Sorry, I don't feel that way. When that man looked me in the eye and told me he
was commited to a championship level program here, and how much he loved it here,
yes, I believed him.
Maybe because I wanted to believe him.

They are all salesmen. It arguably is the number one skill required for the job. I always try to remember that, but lots of the time it isn't easy

EasyEdBrown · Unread post by **EasyEdBrown** » 11 years ago

[quote="Billyboy78"]

Right, thats the Forde column he was talking about from a few days ago.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

It has Wojarnowski also on the author line.
Here's an ironic tweet from April Fools Day,
about habits and bad choices.

Dan Hurley ‏@dhurley15 1 Apr
Program focus for the week:The Power of Good Habits in our daily lives. Having good habits eliminates some of the risks of bad choices

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

The wife is always a convenient excuse for all these basketball whores.
If he does go, maybe the best route for us is to hire preston. He's home now and just may do a good job.
I've really had it with all these high profile names.
(I'm saving my venomous post for the official word.)

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

I like Preston, but not sure he's ready for the media/PR part of the job.
There would be plenty of names out there, who would jump on this job.
I'll worry about that when and IF the time comes.

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 11 years ago

You're probably right about Preston. But, whoever comes in, I hope he gets the top assistant's job.