BC hiring Luke Murrey

[Jasoncuse]

Great hire for BC. If they have a lick of NIL and can get some players, they could have a fun offense.

 

[dasher]

Great hire for BC. If they have a lick of NIL and can get some players, they could have a fun offense.

One of the problems for B.C. is that they don't blink on their academic requirements. The old saying is that B.C. wants to be Harvard Sunday to Friday and Nebraska on Saturday.

 

[Widget24]

Is the Boneyard having a full-blown meltdown? I'm too lazy to check.

 

[blust2i3d4]

So very surprised. I thought he could do a lot better than that. B.C. couldn't

I think he would be Syracuse head coach if GMac had not performed so well in NCAA tournament.

 

[Ghost]

Was Lucas before he went from Duke to Miami?

Was that Tommy Lloyd fellow at Zona?

 

[Blanko97]

Actually, a pretty great hire for them. He's got the name and moxie to change the perception of Boston College. Still, we better be better than them lol.

That’s a fantastic hire

 

[PauliePeppas]

Smart to leave. Cant be Hurleys little pet for life. There is always a high major AC gig to fall back on

 

[Timonen]

Good hire but doesn’t feel like one that should bring much angst. If he does well, he’s literally gone in two years. If he’s still there, they’re the same old bc.

I don’t love the gmac move but one undeniable positive is that it gives us a better chance at longevity if it works. Doesn’t guarantee it, of course.

 

[Ghost]

 

[walsh2012]

“he’s bill murray’s son” will be mentioned so many times it will feel like we are living in a groundhog day-like time hole

 

[walsh2012]

Is the Boneyard having a full-blown meltdown? I'm too lazy to check.

Hopefully

 

[rrlbees]

Is the Boneyard having a full-blown meltdown? I'm too lazy to check.

not really.

 

[Widget24]

not really.

 

[Orangezoo]

If we were sitting on that many titles and top 10-15 year in year out again we could all die happy living through an incredible run of SU hoops. I doubt much bothers them these days around a coach leaving. By now that intellectual capital Murray brought to their offense is common knowledge for nutjob Hurley and that staff.

 

[Newhouser]

Well since I've been told he's an offensive genius. It will be interesting how successful it is without UCONN talent.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

One of the problems for B.C. is that they don't blink on their academic requirements. The old saying is that B.C. wants to be Harvard Sunday to Friday and Nebraska on Saturday.

Of course they do. Sure it's all relative, but the academic admission standard for a recruited athlete is lower than a regular admitted student. Just as it is for the Ivys, Stanford, Rice, NESCAC, etc.

I'm sure theu won't be admitting some of the kids that a school like Louisville will take, but there are plenty of kids out there they could grab, and they only need to find 10-15.

 

[JoeSU]

So very surprised. I thought he could do a lot better than that. B.C. couldn't

I'm also surprised that it was announced while UConn is still in the thick of the NCAA Tourney.

 

[dasher]

Of course they do. Sure it's all relative, but the academic admission standard for a recruited athlete is lower than a regular admitted student. Just as it is for the Ivys, Stanford, Rice, NESCAC, etc.

I'm sure theu won't be admitting some of the kids that a school like Louisville will take, but there are plenty of kids out there they could grab, and they only need to find 10-15.

B.C. turned down a Kennedy that was admitted to Cal. It is why Jim O'Brien left years back.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

big gamble for him

IDK. If he does well, he’s a genius and will move up. If he doesn’t, it’s BC. No one does well there.

 

[721Comstock]

IDK. If he does well, he’s a genius and will move up. If he doesn’t, it’s BC. No one does well there.

Yup, this.

He’ll get 2-3-4 years to get things turned around.

If he does, he can then hop to a higher level gig.

If not - he will still be in high demand as an AC given his O aptitude.

He’s betting on himself.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Of course they do. Sure it's all relative, but the academic admission standard for a recruited athlete is lower than a regular admitted student. Just as it is for the Ivys, Stanford, Rice, NESCAC, etc.

I'm sure theu won't be admitting some of the kids that a school like Louisville will take, but there are plenty of kids out there they could grab, and they only need to find 10-15.

Stanford, no. We have had at least 1 FB player in the past because was denied admission to Stanford.

 

[007]

If we were sitting on that many titles and top 10-15 year in year out again we could all die happy living through an incredible run of SU hoops. I doubt much bothers them these days around a coach leaving. By now that intellectual capital Murray brought to their offense is common knowledge for nutjob Hurley and that staff.

There is no question, it is a great offense. It's been on tape now for a very long time. It's common knowledge for everyone who takes the time to study it. The real art here is not the offense per se. It's much more about the ability to teach the players the concepts and getting them to efficiently execute those concepts in game situations. That's coaching acumen. Of course, you also then have to have the talent to take advantage of the opportunities the offense provides.

UConn has done a great job with both of those aspects. It's going to be a long road to get BC to that level of efficiently.

 

[Orangman 44]

They can have him. I am very happy we have Gerry and think it was a HR of a hire.

 

[Madbiker]

Unless Murray got a rock solid commitment from BC for $10M annual NIL this is such a bad decision on his part. Hasn't been administration or fan support for the hoops program for decades. Graveyard for coaches.

 

[Sherman20]

Unless Murray got a rock solid commitment from BC for $10M annual NIL this is such a bad decision on his part. Hasn't been administration or fan support for the hoops program for decades. Graveyard for coaches.

He just needs to do ok, get his feet wet, and then he can move on to greener pastures.