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[Let'sGoZips94]

 

Me at the Thanksgiving table praying for UConn to hire JoeMo. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Let'sGoZips94

[lance99]

3 hours ago, MangoZip said:

Looks like UConn coach Jim Mora is leaving to take the Colorado State job. This is one of the possible landing spots for Joe mentioned last week. 

Why would Mora take this Job? That is a lateral move at best(From a Coaching Standpoint).

 

My second question is why would Moorhead take the UConn job? Let's be real, going to UConn is like what Kansas was in for years: A Coaching Death Sentence......

[exit322]

3 minutes ago, lance99 said:

Why would Mora take this Job? That is a lateral move at best(From a Coaching Standpoint).

 

My second question is why would Moorhead take the UConn job? Let's be real, going to UConn is like what Kansas was in for years: A Coaching Death Sentence......

 

The biggest thing for Joe will be to triple his pay in a "well Akron was hopeless too so who cares."

[catdaddyp]

28 minutes ago, lance99 said:

Why would Mora take this Job? That is a lateral move at best(From a Coaching Standpoint).

 

My second question is why would Moorhead take the UConn job? Let's be real, going to UConn is like what Kansas was in for years: A Coaching Death Sentence......

I haven’t followed UConn all that closely, but I do remember Mora being under the impression they’d end up in a power conference and that UConn had some sort of inside track on the Big 12. Fast forward a few years and they’re still independent. If I’m not mistaken, Colorado State is joining the new PAC, which I believe gets an auto-bid to the playoffs despite looking only marginally better than the current MWC.

 

As for Moorhead, I’ve spent the last few offseasons shooting down the idea of him leaving. This year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he did. I imagine the next seven (?) weeks of fundraising will factor heavily into that decision. I still think he wants another shot at the power-conference level, and UConn — or possibly other G5 openings with better resources — could be viewed as chances to rebuild the résumé and set up a bigger move down the line.

[exit322]

6 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

I haven’t followed UConn all that closely, but I do remember Mora being under the impression they’d end up in a power conference and that UConn had some sort of inside track on the Big 12. Fast forward a few years and they’re still independent. If I’m not mistaken, Colorado State is joining the new PAC, which I believe gets an auto-bid to the playoffs despite looking only marginally better than the current MWC.

 

As for Moorhead, I’ve spent the last few offseasons shooting down the idea of him leaving. This year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he did. I imagine the next seven (?) weeks of fundraising will factor heavily into that decision. I still think he wants another shot at the power-conference level, and UConn — or possibly other G5 openings with better resources — could be viewed as chances to rebuild the résumé and set up a bigger move down the line.

 

The PAC is not going to get an auto-bid.  The AAC is in the driver's seat for that G5 bid every year IMO.  But an 11-1 PAC champ would have a good argument.