David Cox officially let go by URI (formerly, "Fire Cox")

[DeanDome88]

The decision isn't 100% done, because there's one chance in hell we win the A10's.

Vegas says it's 100 to 1.....should be more like 10,000 to 1.

If Cox was fired Monday that would eliminate that possibility altogether.

Could you imagine if Bozeman took over and led us to the title?

No, I can't imagine that.

[RamStock]

Pretty sure you said he should get a 3 year extension! Because he’s the best! And you’ve hired people before!

I said Thorr should have extended Cox's contract with a favorable buy-out provision for URI. It wouldn't hurt URI to have given Cox and extension with a $300K buy-out at any time as well as incentives for favorable team results. You NEVER want a coach to be in the final year of a contract. Of course you want to market your coaches favorably. Thorr killed recruiting and morale by not extending Cox as I have described.

This is absolutely ridiculous. Give a guy an extension who should be fired because you never want a coach to go into his last year without protection. How about producing like the rest of us have to do at our jobs? If they get a competent coach in here he will bring in some recruits and the way the transfer rule works now it is very easy to get new players aboard. In terms of who leaves I honestly don’t care if they started from scratch. I think it is absolutely crazy to give extensions and waste anymore money for a program that is challenged financially. What would the extension have accomplished? Everyone wants Cox gone!

[steveystuds06]

Pretty sure you said he should get a 3 year extension! Because he’s the best! And you’ve hired people before!

I said Thorr should have extended Cox's contract with a favorable buy-out provision for URI. It wouldn't hurt URI to have given Cox and extension with a $300K buy-out at any time as well as incentives for favorable team results. You NEVER want a coach to be in the final year of a contract. Of course you want to market your coaches favorably. Thorr killed recruiting and morale by not extending Cox as I have described.

You’re keeping out the part where you said he’s a great coach because you have experience hiring people. I wish I worked for you. I would just do a shit job and you’d keep giving me a raise.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Pretty sure you said he should get a 3 year extension! Because he’s the best! And you’ve hired people before!

I said Thorr should have extended Cox's contract with a favorable buy-out provision for URI. It wouldn't hurt URI to have given Cox and extension with a $300K buy-out at any time as well as incentives for favorable team results. You NEVER want a coach to be in the final year of a contract. Of course you want to market your coaches favorably. Thorr killed recruiting and morale by not extending Cox as I have described.

You’re keeping out the part where you said he’s a great coach because you have experience hiring people. I wish I worked for you. I would just do a shit job and you’d keep giving me a raise.

And extensions, don't forget extensions

[Rhody72]

You’re keeping out the part where you said he’s a great coach because you have experience hiring people. I wish I worked for you. I would just do a shit job and you’d keep giving me a raise.

Where did I say I was giving him a raise without improved results? Everything additional would be incentive based. What Thorr did killed recruiting and motivated no one,

[Rhody72]

72, I don't think so.
You can't justify giving him an extension after finishing 10th and going 10-15 (7-10)
He had every opportunity this season to prove himself and Thorr was more than fair with him.
His contract runs through next season, it wouldn't have had much of an impact on the 2021 recruits.

I think if there was a morale issue it was more because of losing than Cox's contract situation.

The extension I would have given Cox would have allowed termination even after this year by paying the same 300K buyout his current contract provided if team performance didn't improve. It is a recruiting problem if the HC is in the last 1-2 years of a contract. The best we have coming in next year is a 2* recruit. We are competing against Lehigh for recruits.

[Jersey77]

72, I don't think so.
You can't justify giving him an extension after finishing 10th and going 10-15 (7-10)
He had every opportunity this season to prove himself and Thorr was more than fair with him.
His contract runs through next season, it wouldn't have had much of an impact on the 2021 recruits.

I think if there was a morale issue it was more because of losing than Cox's contract situation.

The extension I would have given Cox would have allowed termination even after this year by paying the same 300K buyout his current contract provided if team performance didn't improve. It is a recruiting problem if the HC is in the last 1-2 years of a contract. The best we have coming in next year is a 2* recruit. We are competing against Lehigh for recruits.

Even though I am not 100% sold on *'s, our recruitment has more to do with our staff's ability than the HC's contract situation, unless of course this was the final year of his contract. He didn't earn the extension last year.

[Rhody72]

Even though I am not 100% sold on *'s, our recruitment has more to do with our staff's ability than the HC's contract situation, unless of course this was the final year of his contract. He didn't earn the extension last year.

We agree that he didn't earn the extension last year, but URI was in no position to fire him and didn't.. So Cox was going to be our coach for another year. An extension paid him no more unless the team exceeded expectation, maintained the same buy-out as the old contract, and avoided the appearance to recruits of a coach on the way out the door.

[ElmCityRhody]

And the trap and the rope aw they work just fine got 10 more minutes to go

[RF1]

Give this some thought as the URI league schedule ends at 5-12. Only Dambrot at Duquense will have lost more A-10 league games this season than David Cox. 12-22 in league play the past two seasons combined. The time has come to move on.

[ElmCityRhody]

ECR right again

COX IS A PIECE OF PIE !

[ElmCityRhody]

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"

[ElmCityRhody]

See ya !

Bye
Bye
Bye

[Blue Man]

5 wins in one of the weakest A-10’s in my lifetime.

The decision was easy.

We are the second worst team in this conference - with a talent level in the top half.

This is a team that lacks discipline, leadership, cohesion, and plays a level of basketball that would be appropriate to expect in a CYO league.

Onto the next. Please get me Archie.

[reef]

5 wins in one of the weakest A-10’s in my lifetime.

The decision was easy.

We are the second worst team in this conference - with a talent level in the top half.

This is a team that lacks discipline, leadership, cohesion, and plays a level of basketball that would be appropriate to expect in a CYO league.

Onto the next. Please get me Archie.

Thorr must be compiling his short list as we speak

[Dino611]

Nine

More

Days


Thank god it’s conference championship week so I can entertain myself with other college bball

[RF1]

5 wins in one of the weakest A-10’s in my lifetime.

The decision was easy.

We are the second worst team in this conference - with a talent level in the top half.

This is a team that lacks discipline, leadership, cohesion, and plays a level of basketball that would be appropriate to expect in a CYO league.

Onto the next. Please get me Archie.

Thorr must be compiling his short list as we speak

He hopefully has been working on it for the last SIX WEEKS.

[MTK4L]

It’s sad to see how far we have fallen…

[theblueram]

5 wins in one of the weakest A-10’s in my lifetime.

The decision was easy.

We are the second worst team in this conference - with a talent level in the top half.

This is a team that lacks discipline, leadership, cohesion, and plays a level of basketball that would be appropriate to expect in a CYO league.

Onto the next. Please get me Archie.

Thorr must be compiling his short list as we speak

He hopefully has been working on it for the last SIX WEEKS.

Hopefully for over a year

[Puck Frovidence]

The decision isn't 100% done, because there's one chance in hell we win the A10's.

Vegas says it's 100 to 1.....should be more like 10,000 to 1.

If you ever want proof the sports books are a mugs game, here it is.  A measley 100-1.  There is a better chance the Ramses statue comes to life and starts dropping solid granite sheep shits on the front lawn of the Union than this team winning the A10 tournament.  FOOH Vegas.

[PeterRamTime]

Vomit

[Backroads]

Any post game quotes yet? Here’s a pregame one.

[SandorClegane]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

[theblueram]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

URI is basically a Private Public. The state has no say.

[giovanni]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

[section(105)]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

URI is basically a Private Public. The state has no say.

No.

[theblueram]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

URI is basically a Private Public. The state has no say.

No.

No? The University is not a public private or the state has no say?

[section(105)]

URI is basically a Private Public. The state has no say.

No.

No? The University is not a public private or the state has no say?

No, was the answer is the first SG question.

[theblueram]

No.

No? The University is not a public private or the state has no say?

No, was the answer is the first SG question.

The state contributes 8% of operating funds. 8%. I believe that is a minority interest.

[theblueram]

No? The University is not a public private or the state has no say?

No, was the answer is the first SG question.

The state contributes 8% of operating funds. 8%. I believe that is a minority interest.

Sorry Jeff, just misreading things. I see now.

[adam914]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

In what way will he not make it easy though? If you get fired you're fired. What can he really do about it?

[reef]

Any post game quotes yet? Here’s a pregame one.

See it’s quotes like these that really make me angry at Cox , come on Cox you are better than that !!

[Puck Frovidence]

URI is basically a Private Public. The state has no say.

No.

No? The University is not a public private or the state has no say?

I mean URI is not remotely a "Private public" or "public private" but you're absolutely right that there is no mechanism for the state legislature or governor's office to directly make operational decisions at URI.

[RF1]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

Thorr fired Jim Baron when he had two years left on his contract and had to pay a $1.1M buyout amount. Cox has one year left with a buyout equal only to his base salary of approximately $300k. Cox is gone.

Here is some recent coaching change buyouts at URI in the past decade:

2012 - URI buys out Jim Baron at $1.1M
2018 - Dan Hurley buys out URI at $1.5M
2022 - URI buys out David Cox for $300k

[Puck Frovidence]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

Thorr fired Jim Baron when he had two years left on his contract and had to pay a $1.1M buyout amount. Cox has one year left with a buyout equal only to his base salary of approximately $300k. Cox is gone.

Here is some recent coaching change buyouts at URI in the past decade:

2012 - URI buys out Jim Baron at $1.1M
2018 - Dan Hurley buys out URI at $1.5M
2022 - URI buys out David Cox for $300k

Whoa so you're saying we're up by $100k? House money.

[KingstonLane]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

Thorr fired Jim Baron when he had two years left on his contract and had to pay a $1.1M buyout amount. Cox has one year left with a buyout equal only to his base salary of approximately $300k. Cox is gone.

Exactly. Every year that passes by without success further removes us from being a relevant program. As is we’re teetering on losing what we had from Hurley. Thorr is a smart guy, he knows its time to move on.

Also doesn’t take a genius to know finishing your season 2-11 and being in the play in game is not bad it’s embarrassing

[RF1]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

[KingstonLane]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

lol what does that even mean? Is he going to blackmail Thorr? Throw a temper tantrum?

[giovanni]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

[theblueram]

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

Grossly overpaid? I think he is grossly underpaid even though he is grossly under performing.

[reef]

Anybody else have a hard time seeing Thorr buy Cox out of the final year of his contract? I feel like he’s gonna give him one more year given we’re a state school from a tiny state. Rhode Island doesn’t exactly have a solid state budget. Not sure if that comes into play in this situation.
Just my initial thought.

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

lol what does that even mean? Is he going to blackmail Thorr? Throw a temper tantrum?

Right is he all of a sudden going to turn on Thorr ?? Face it Cox your out in 10 or so days

[Puck Frovidence]

Also in terms of him "not being a nice guy"... can you blame him right now? He's having a very shitty time and finding out some very unpleasant truths about himself and his career. If he's been a bit of a bear lately I sort of understand that. He hasn't been a good head coach at URI but I seriously doubt he's going to be suddenly unmasked as like a super villain. Things didn't work out. It happens. People usually aren't sunshine and rainbow farts about it.

[giovanni]

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

Grossly overpaid? I think he is grossly underpaid even though he is grossly under performing.

Grossly underpaid if he was winning and effective, grossly overpaid based on his job performance imo

[Puck Frovidence]

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

Grossly overpaid? I think he is grossly underpaid even though he is grossly under performing.

This statement is so accurate. If we're serious, we need to dig deep for serious money. Getting cheap with staff not only encourages good people to leave, but I think on some level it helps encourage admins to tolerate mediocrity longer than we should, because "hey, JB sucks complete ass but he's a real bargain!" Paying more brings more serious talent and is a serious inducement against tolerating failure.

[theblueram]

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

Grossly overpaid? I think he is grossly underpaid even though he is grossly under performing.

Grossly underpaid if he was winning and effective, grossly overpaid based on his job performance imo

Guy is making like $800k. Which is about $300K more than Penders made when he moved to Texas in 1989. You get what you pay. All I'm saying.

[Rhody15]

From what i heard, though it may not be reliable David Cox won't make this easy he might not be as nice a guy as everyone portrays him to be

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

Nah you can’t get off that easy with such a terrible take.

What have you heard? Cox is gonna fight back on being fired? He have blackmail on Thorr? What’s Cox gonna do?

[Rhody15]

Grossly overpaid? I think he is grossly underpaid even though he is grossly under performing.

Grossly underpaid if he was winning and effective, grossly overpaid based on his job performance imo

Guy is making like $800k. Which is about $300K more than Penders made when he moved to Texas in 1989. You get what you pay. All I'm saying.

Hahahahha yea, everybody gets paid the same in 2022 than they did in 1989.

Totally legitimate to compare coaches salaries from those two seasons. It’s definitely apples to apples.

[theblueram]

Grossly underpaid if he was winning and effective, grossly overpaid based on his job performance imo

Guy is making like $800k. Which is about $300K more than Penders made when he moved to Texas in 1989. You get what you pay. All I'm saying.

Hahahahha yea, everybody gets paid the same in 2022 than they did in 1989.

Totally legitimate to compare coaches salaries from those two seasons. It’s definitely apples to apples.

How much does Cooley make? How much did he get day one on his contract? As a coach from Fairfield? I'm sure more than Cox.

[steveystuds06]

Won't make this easy? It was David Cox himself that absolutely made his firing easy. He will rightfully be fired for failing to meet even minimal expectations.

Well let's just hope it happens ASAP. I don't think anyone wants to see someone lose a job but he's grossly overpaid and will have no problem latching on to an assistant's job somewhere else.

Nah you can’t get off that easy with such a terrible take.

What have you heard? Cox is gonna fight back on being fired? He have blackmail on Thorr? What’s Cox gonna do?

I’m totally lost with this take Gio… what do you mean ??

[PeteRI]

Any post game quotes yet? Here’s a pregame one.

See it’s quotes like these that really make me angry at Cox , come on Cox you are better than that !!

Actually he isn't. I didn't make up my sig tag. It's a direct quote from Coach Clueless.