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Wonder who Kentucky targets. I imagine Hurley is going to be someone they take a close look at.

to think this entire string started due to SMU going to the ACC and firing their coach.

UConn better have the Brinks Trucks ready for Hurley.

stever20 wrote:UConn better have the Brinks Trucks ready for Hurley.

I just can't see it. Would be a very odd match.

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stever20 wrote:UConn better have the Brinks Trucks ready for Hurley.

I just can't see it. Would be a very odd match.

May very well be true. But if his agent is worth anything, he'll get as a result of this(along with hopefully b2b titles) a huge raise.

Hurley was already set to get a big raise after this season, per our AD. It will probably be a huge raise now.

I don't see Hurley at Kentucky, but college basketball is now the wild west so who the hell knows...

I get the booster connection, but Calipari seems like such an odd fit for Arkansas. Had the move been to a Louisville (still a top-level program, minimal change in location) or a USC (LA, B1G move) I could see it. Arkansas has always been an underappreciated basketball program, given its fan support and historical success. Will be fascinating to see if he can get Arkansas to a F4 or even win an SEC Championship.

For UK, the expectations are so high that, realistically, there is not a present coach capable of consistently meeting that demand. Even if you take Dan Hurley, there's no way he makes it to his back-to-back NCAAT championship game appearances, as he missed the tournament the first two years; I'm not sure you make it to year three at UK if that happens. It took Scott Drew seven years to even win an NCAAT game, and he has *only* won one NCAA Championship (which doesn't meet the standard or expectation from UK). There is not a beloved alum that the fan base is clamoring for either. The next coach needs to be a winner from day one. Nate Oats checks many of those boxes, as does Bruce Pearl; but neither has won an NCAA Championship.

Will be interesting to see nevertheless.

Nate Oats announces he's going to stay at Alabama.

Hurley after game- "I'm not going in the portal"

Fun article in USA Today that is worth a read:

UConn's Dan Hurley is the perfect sports heel. So Kentucky job would be a perfect fit.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/c ... 257594007/