Yahoo! reports UConn violated recruiting rules

This is also not UConn's first waltz with street agents, either.
IIRC, Howie Dickenman was tied up with Rob Johnson back in the days when Johnson was running players in NYC.

 

Hard to believe Howie's been at Central CT for as long as he has now. Saw one of their games at the end of the season--endless carping and barking on the bench.

 

I think it would be great if UConn hired Calipari. Calhoun's head would pop off.

 

I'm thinking Calipari would be pretty high on the list of guys you wouldn't hire right after getting hit with NCAA probation.

Not "Kelvin Sampson High", but pretty far up there.

 

Haha, yeah, I know. That was a joke. Calhoun hates Calipari from his days at UMass.

A serious answer to that question depends on when that happens. If this was a year or two ago, I'd say Dave Leitao and Karl Hobbs. But those guys are not getting anything in the Big East these days. Maybe George Blaney? He'd get tossed aside with Calhoun's staff if they are found guilty of wrongdoing.

In that case, who knows.

 

And then there's this. More kerosene for the fire.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news;_ylt=Aik1_GYG.TUKL.KhvgtnCAk5nYcB?slug=ys-uconnfolo032609&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

You know, a lot of the talk on this thread (and in any conversation about how UConn got to where it is) centers around Calhoun's ability to recruit top-notch players to "a small town in the middle of nowhere." What about Jim Boeheim?

Syracuse is a LONG way from anything (by East-Coast standards, anyway; I'd think nothing of the four-hour drive to NYC), it's not the prettiest town in the world, and it snows a bit. However, the list of who's who at the 'Cuse reads like a hall of fame induction sheet. Granted, the Orange spent the 1992-93 season on probation (lost a scholarship, no postseason play), but do we really believe Boeheim's successfully covered his tracks for 16 years?

Really, the only thing UConn and Syracuse have going for them is being in the Big East.

 

Flynn and Paul Harris are from Niagra Falls.

The Dome helps as well.

 

You just described 10 of the towns in the Big 12.

 

I hope Izzo hands it to Calhoun. Shows him you can win with a clean program.

 

There is no such thing as a clean program. Only some that are less dirty than others.