Coach Joe Rumor Page

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

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

Edited 4 hours 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.

[catdaddyp]

3 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

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.

Are we sure? My understanding was the league had a two-year window to rebuild the conference and keep its seat at the table. From everything I remember, they’ve technically met that requirement. But things change so fast that I’m not certain. If someone wants to dig into the details and either confirm or correct that, I’d love to hear it.

[exit322]

5 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Are we sure? My understanding was the league had a two-year window to rebuild the conference and keep its seat at the table. From everything I remember, they’ve technically met that requirement. But things change so fast that I’m not certain. If someone wants to dig into the details and either confirm or correct that, I’d love to hear it.

 

Technically, NO league has an auto-bid.  It's the top five ranked conference champions that get a bid.

Obviously, the B1G, SEC, B12 are 100% of the time always going to get there.  The ACC usually, too, but that's more tenuous than they'd like.  Then that leaves one for the top ranked G5 conference champ, which I think happens much more often than the PAC would like, will be the AAC.

[GP1]

If you hire the Akron coach after never having a winning season, you shouldn't be AD at a school like UCONN. 

 

We have begun the point of the office season when people in the media throw out names in an effort to look smart when coaching opportunities arise. If they throw out 20 names and one hits, they can tell everyone how smart they are. 

[kreed5120]

8 minutes ago, GP1 said:

If you hire the Akron coach after never having a winning season, you shouldn't be AD at a school like UCONN. 

 

We have begun the point of the office season when people in the media throw out names in an effort to look smart when coaching opportunities arise. If they throw out 20 names and one hits, they can tell everyone how smart they are. 

 

Yes, the only jobs he should be a serious candidate for would be OC as that's the only position he has had measurable success at.

 

It would be hard for UConn, or anyone, to sell him to their fans or boosters as a serious candidate. They aren't going to care to hear about what limitations he might have experienced at Akron. They will just see his record.

Edited 1 hour ago by kreed5120

[exit322]

45 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Yes, the only jobs he should be a serious candidate for would be OC as that's the only position he has had measurable success at.

 

It would be hard for UConn, or anyone, to sell him to their fans or boosters as a serious candidate. They aren't going to care to hear about what limitations he might have experienced at Akron. They will just see his record.

This is why I don't see Joe as an actual candidate for any of the HC jobs that are open.