Wed Morning Media

[auggiebc]

GDF coming up on Dennis and Callahan later this morning on WEEI. Listen live at weei.com

Also, Bob Ryan Column from Globe this morning on Skinner:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/m ... leges-wire

[auggiebc]

FYI: GDF going on WEEI during the "8am hour" this morning. I'm interested to see how he answers the Pearl questions.

[Art Vandelay]

Callahan just said that he thinks Gene is going to try for a "big fish" such as Pearl or someone like that over a Coen/Cooley/Donahue/Mooney type. If he knew anything about college basketball that would make me feel good.

[talon]

Callahan just said that he thinks Gene is going to try for a "big fish" such as Pearl or someone like that over a Coen/Cooley/Donahue/Mooney type. If he knew anything about college basketball that would make me feel good.

Geno Auriemma

[James Kilmeady]

Ken Reeves, The White Shadow.

[auggiebc]

GDF on now D&C right now.

[Art Vandelay]

GDF says he has talked to three coaches and has two additional ADs he wants to talk to to get permission to talk to. Says he is going to take his time. Says he has not called Tenn.

[eepstein0]

GDF says he has talked to three coaches and has two additional ADs he wants to talk to to get permission to talk to. Says he is going to take his time. Says he has not called Tenn.

Seems to make sense as far as the Pearl situation goes. Pearl said he didn't want any of this stuff in the media so hopefully Gene is bluffing.

Donahue
Cooley
Coen
Mooney
Gregory

There's your list of 5 guys.

[Cadillac90]

GDF says he has talked to three coaches and has two additional ADs he wants to talk to to get permission to talk to. Says he is going to take his time. Says he has not called Tenn.

Has he said that if Tenn is one of the two additional ADs he wants to speak with?

[Art Vandelay]

GDF says he has talked to three coaches and has two additional ADs he wants to talk to to get permission to talk to. Says he is going to take his time. Says he has not called Tenn.

Has he said that if Tenn is one of the two additional ADs he wants to speak with?

He didn't say.

[auggiebc]

GDF: "We're gonna PAY WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO GET THE RIGHT COACH"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Art Vandelay]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

[auggiebc]

GDF: "We're gonna PAY WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO GET THE RIGHT COACH"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Art Vandelay]

GDF: "We're gonna PAY WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO GET THE RIGHT COACH"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whose definition of right are we using?

[Cadillac90]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

DeFilippo is a diseased slimeball.

[Cadillac90]

GDF: "We're gonna PAY WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO GET THE RIGHT COACH"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whose definition of right are we using?

Exactly, they'll only have to pay $600k for Cooley or Donahue. Yippie.

[Art Vandelay]

GDF just said the phone is ringing off the hook with people calling on behalf of coaches that are interested in the job.

[DuchesneEast]

GDF: "We're gonna PAY WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO GET THE RIGHT COACH"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That doesnt jive with

He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

Please be bluffing.

[auggiebc]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

I don't read into this too much. He completed deflected the question rather than trying to answer it. Just lip service.

[Art Vandelay]

"Wouldn't go so far as to say we have crossed Pearl off the list" Said he is not on the short list but not out completely.

[eepstein0]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

Were assuming here that Gene is smart enough to bluff on this issue. He's not. That pretty much squashes all the the fun.

[Cadillac90]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

Were assuming here that Gene is smart enough to bluff on this issue. He's not. That pretty much squashes all the the fun.

Ditto. He will fall down on this hire, it is inevitable.

[eepstein0]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

Were assuming here that Gene is smart enough to bluff on this issue. He's not. That pretty much squashes all the the fun.

Ditto. He will fall down on this hire, it is inevitable.

Don't misunderstand me though, I'm pumped to have just about anyone except Al Skinner. I'd be thrilled to get Pearl, but will still be good as long as the name we hire isn't Duquette, Cooley or maybe Coen.

[bosa90]

GDF just said the phone is ringing off the hook with people calling on behalf of coaches that are interested in the job.

This is exactly what he said during the football coaching "search."

[Cadillac90]

Just asked if Bruce Pearl's salary excludes him from contention. Telling a story about Bruce dressing in the Eagle costume once. He said Pearl is not someone they are planning to talk to at this point.

Were assuming here that Gene is smart enough to bluff on this issue. He's not. That pretty much squashes all the the fun.

Ditto. He will fall down on this hire, it is inevitable.

Don't misunderstand me though, I'm pumped to have just about anyone except Al Skinner. I'd be thrilled to get Pearl, but will still be good as long as the name we hire isn't Duquette, Cooley or maybe Coen.

No, but you want the best fucking coach that BC could get not some mid-major guy with so-so results. Can Donahue, Mooney et al get the type of recruits that everyone here wants to see or are they just going to go the route of all former BC coaches and get an occasional star but mostly under-the-radar guys and hope for the best?

[b0mberMan]

Callahan just said that he thinks Gene is going to try for a "big fish" such as Pearl or someone like that over a Coen/Cooley/Donahue/Mooney type. If he knew anything about college basketball that would make me feel good.

I thought Callahan was a political commentator. He still talks sports?

[bignick33]

Callahan just said that he thinks Gene is going to try for a "big fish" such as Pearl or someone like that over a Coen/Cooley/Donahue/Mooney type. If he knew anything about college basketball that would make me feel good.

I thought Callahan was a political commentator. He still talks sports?

Exalt. And he doesn't like Onyx, either.

[cvilleagle]

That Bob Ryan article was just perfect - demonstrated that at least one commentator really understands what was going on here.

[bignick33]

Here's an article similar to the Ryan article, from Jeff Goodman:

http://community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/2010/03/31/my_take_on_the_boston_college_deal

[BCFAN94]

OK, according to these articles, Al rolled in at noon, played basketball, maybe showed up at practice that was setup/run by the assistant, his top players were recruited by his assistants and he dressed nice and showed up at games.

They make him sound like a complete goof ball who won games in spite of himself but then say he was a good coach and his only flaw is his inflexibility.