TinyManInside
Our only goal will be the western shores.
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I really hope that he pulls off a miracle and retains Porter. That would be amazing.
I really hope that he pulls off a miracle and retains Porter. That would be amazing.
When people were saying his relationship with JB had soured, all I could think of was a press conference after the sanctions were announced. Tears in his eyes, saying JB is Superman. It would take an awful lot for feelings that deep to change.Anyone who has questions about his relationship with JB needs to watch the presser.
And they haven't, unless Hop is somehow also a world class actor.When people were saying his relationship with JB had soured, all I could think of was a press conference after the sanctions were announced. Tears in his eyes, saying JB is Superman. It would take an awful lot for feelings that deep to change.
Well, we know the NIT would arrange that.Guaranteed some tournament, early season or NCAA sets us up to play UW in the next 3 years. Guaranteed.
Washington is a team I will root for. I've never had a second team, but it's impossible not to root for Hop.
am I dreaming or drunk...didnt I see Syracuse v Washington at the Garden about 10 years ago?gonna miss hop a lot. some day i'll get to a Washington game.
They don't know anything about him, and they probably wanted a bigger name coach. I imagine today helped a bunch getting people on board. UW has always been much more of a football school.Question for Cuseattle, or anyone else living out there, how is the reaction to the hire out there?
That's the Hop I've always seen in his media appearances and behind the scenes -- earnest, enthusiastic, inspiring and without a trace of pretense. If that doesn't get the UW community excited, I will be surprised.They don't know anything about him, and they probably wanted a bigger name coach. I imagine today helped a bunch getting people on board. UW has always been much more of a football school.
I'm exited as hell.
Question for Cuseattle, or anyone else living out there, how is the reaction to the hire out there?
am I dreaming or drunk...didnt I see Syracuse v Washington at the Garden about 10 years ago?
You are assuming the new AD told Hop - you're definitely our guy.Honestly as a SYRACUSE fan first, I feel a little betrayed. The university bent over backwards for him. Like Boeheim said no other school in the country has a succession plan in place. We put Hop on a pedestal. Contrary to what the Boeheim haters believe, he was ready to take over after this year. Deal in place. "I don't work like that". Really? I have no problem with him taking another job but it would have been nice if this went on 2 or 3 years ago. He put Syracuse in a really tough spot. Yeah we still get Boeheim for a few more years but that's not how this was suppose to go down. It was time for Hopkins to take over and lead us into the future. He bailed. Brings up wojo and Chris Collins and talks about envy. What if they were set to take over Duke in a year. Do they up and leave? Absolutely not.
I'll always root for Hop but I feel cheated after seeing how this played out. Tough for me to believe Washington is a better gig than Syracuse but looks like it is in Hops eyes.
We played them in the Dome too. In fact maybe more than once years ago unless I'm hallucinating again.
Yeah I am assuming this because it's been brought up at nauseum. Is there any inside info that wildhack didn't want Hop? Both sides are assuming. I'm choosing to trust the university and Boeheim when it comes to this. They put this plan in place because they didn't want to lose Hopkins. They made it pretty clear that he was the guy. Only school in country to put an assistant on such a pedestal.You are assuming the new AD told Hop - you're definitely our guy.
Yeah I am assuming this because it's been brought up at nauseum. Is there any inside info that wildhack didn't want Hop? Both sides are assuming. I'm choosing to trust the university and Boeheim when it comes to this. They put this plan in place because they didn't want to lose Hopkins. They made it pretty clear that he was the guy. Only school in country to put an assistant on such a pedestal.
I don't buy it. So is the next coach at duke going to be a caretaker for coach k? If he felt like this then the university shouldn't have inked him for their future. He held the university hostage until the best opportunity presented itself and now he's gone. That would have been great if he wasn't suppose to be the coach in a years time. This was a huge summer for him and the programs future. Now he's in Washington. At the end of the day it's not about taking over for Boeheim, it's about taking over for Syracuse.
Required viewing.Here is a link to Seattle Times video of the presser:
Watch: UW Huskies introduce Mike Hopkins as new men's basketball coach
Much better quality than the backwards cell phone video posted on Syracuse.com...