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Jim Calhoun's retirement effect on BE going forward

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Anyone think with Calhoun retiring that UConn, if it was a potential target for another conference, might lose some luster? After all they aren't a football powerhouse so basketball seems to be what a conference would really covet (and academics, cough, cough). With an unproven head coach now leading them, does a conference want to roll the dice? Say what you will about the guy, but he was a heck of a coach. They were a feel good regional team before him but he was the guy to bring them to national prominence.

Don't want to restart a "which team is moving to what conference". Just a discussion on Calhoun and his retirement.

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I think it will depend on whom Connecticut hires. If they can get a solid coach there may not be much dropoff. Seems like a good landing spot for either an established coach or a promising young talent, like Chaka Smart (sp?).

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I mentioned it on the folks relax thread. I think this hurts more than ND leaving.

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Just read that an assistant will be the head coach for a year ... so they may not get another coach, but I can't imagine, even if Calhoun wasn't leaving, that UConn would be attractive enough to any other conference than the ACC, and it's looking like they are finished expanding for now.

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Who the hell is Jim Calhoun?

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Who the hell is Jim Calhoun?

Don't know if serious????

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Who the hell is Jim Calhoun?

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I mentioned it on the folks relax thread. I think this hurts more than ND leaving.

I thought it was a big hit to the BE as well. Maybe not as much as ND leaving, but a big hit. Kevin Ollie had a decent career in the NBA and looks like he went to UConn. But can't imagine him being the draw that Calhoun was.

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He was a fantastic coach. It's easier to win at schools with history and name brand perception, but Calhoun did the opposite. It's almost impossible to make a no-name program flourish like he did at UConn considering the facts (who the hell would want to play in that dump). But, I'm glad he's retiring this year since we need all the help we can get (playing them twice).

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