[Old School Hound]

It seems like to me the Connecticut programs have been headed up by a bunch of power tools, forever. Don't get me wrong, they are amazingly successful coaches but also amazing asswipes as human beings. Remember Jim Calhoun?  Never liked the asshole. Great coach , but seemed like a grumpy old prick of a guy.  How about Geno Auriemma?  Another Hall of Famer but also a Hall of Fame d***head. And now [this arrogant F-word extraordinaire by the name of Hurley. Great coaches, all three. But Hall of Fame pricks, it seems to me.

Genuinely curious, why don't you like Geno? I can see Calhoun, who might be described as "grumpy" on one of his best days. I thought he and Geno actually butted heads quite a bit.

He just always struck me as a very arrogant jerk. Apparently struck a lot of people that way.  My sister and I (and Granny Bear ,too, I believe) admired and loved Pat Summitt. Pat wrote about Geno in her book. She said he was a jerk, and that was one of the kindest adjectives she used.  Geno is a great coach. One of the best ever.  Maybe THE best ever.  But he's no Mark Pope , when it comes to nice guys in coaching.