Calhoun to Retire

[BlackKnight76]

via NBC 30 in Connecticut. Spreading around Twitter. Saw it tweeted by a Hartford Courant columnist.

 

[RF2044]

No surprise.

And not to be inflammatory, but I think this decision is a pretty good indicator of how "good" UConn's prospects are for this upcoming season. And this is the beginning of the end--they're toast long term. In 5 years, they'll be Umass.

 

[NKR1978]

Worst. Day. Ever.
- Every UConn fan in the world.

 

[cuseguy]

Ironic that it happens on the day that UConn was dropped to second-class status. Tough day for the Huskies.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

No surprise.

And not to be inflammatory, but I think this decision is a pretty good indicator of how "good" UConn's prospects are for this upcoming season. And this is the beginning of the end--they're toast long term. In 5 years, they'll be Umass.

Agreed, agreed, agreed. Good riddance Yukon fans. We hardly knew you.

 

[Alsacs]

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Here is one article.

http://m.nbcconnecticut.com/nbcconn...ontentguid=v6obSyph&rwthr=0&full=true#display

 

[JJReddawg]

....Umass.

I think you're being a little generous.

 

[JJReddawg]

A UConn fan's reaction to the entirety of the days events.

 

[Ragman2000]

Worst. Day. Ever.
- Every UConn fan in the world.

Seriously. "Black Wednesday " in huskie land.

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[Toga]

Paging Shaka Smart. Please pick up the blue and white courtesy phone.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/Jim-Calhoun-Deciding-Future-169520006.html

 

[orange79]

Paging Shaka Smart. Please pick up the blue and white courtesy phone.

Why would they go outside????? They have Kevin Ollie!!! Kevin Ollie!!!!!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Looks like UConn fans picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

 

[jdubs30]

RIP UConn Athletics.

 

[Gabjon]

Per ESPN it's Kevin's Job

Link

 

[cuseinseattle]

It's too bad. I was really going to enjoy playing Uconn this year and not having Calhoun on the sidelines yelling and they are getting man handled is going to make it less fun.

 

[FortyFourCT]

Well...bye.

 

[orange79]

Looks like UConn fans picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

 

[orange79]

Well...bye.

Good luck. Frankly, when JB retires, we're going to catch a lot of the same - never be the same, fade into mediocrity,etc.

Minus the CUSA stuff of course.

 

[Gabjon]

Kevin Ollie has only been an assistant since 2010! That is not a lot of experience
Wikipedia

 

[Jake]

As I posted in the other thread, this has been a power play by Calhoun to force the ADs hand into who to hire.

Ollie will get an audition, though I hear the AD would have preferred to do a national search.

 

[Whitey23]

Per ESPN it's Kevin's Job

Link

Calhoun told ESPN.com this past summer that whenever he retired, he would mimic Dean Smith's plan of waiting right until the start of the season. Smith ended his tenure at North Carolina prior to the 1996-97 season, when UNC named longtime assistant Bill Guthridge as his successor.


Cause that worked out so well for UNC.

 

[GoSU96]

via NBC 30 in Connecticut. Spreading around Twitter. Saw it tweeted by a Hartford Courant columnist.

Ouch. This is best friend ran over your dog and ran off with your wife, or vice versa, territory.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Well...bye.

OK, there, Curley Bill. Better grow some eyes in the back of that there head. You called down the thunder.