Huggy Bear to WVU

[BRM]

How long was he at KSU?

[Chip R]

LOL at all the people around here that bought K-State gear. Are they going to burn that and buy WVU gear now?

[paintmered]

Originally Posted by BRM

How long was he at KSU?

He coached a single season.

[BRM]

Originally Posted by paintmered

He coached a single season.

That's what I thought.

[paintmered]

Originally Posted by Chip R

LOL at all the people around here that bought K-State gear. Are they going to burn that and buy WVU gear now?

My advice, don't go near the KSU forums right now. Burning stuff is the least of Manhattan's worries right now.

[Roy Tucker]

I liked Huggins when he was at UC, but I think this is a classless move.

If players have to wait a year to switch schools, then coaches should too.

[CrackerJack]

Yep, kids should not follow coaches around like this - at least coaches like Huggins who are so self-absorbed and full of themselves. It's all about "him" and not the kids or the school or collegiate experience.

I am still bitter about the mess he left the UC program in.

[DTCromer]

Originally Posted by Roy Tucker

I liked Huggins when he was at UC, but I think this is a classless move.

If players have to wait a year to switch schools, then coaches should too.

If he would've left for an SEC, I would agree that it would seem classless. But this is his alma mater. It's almost all coaches' dream to coach at their alma mater so you can't blame him that much for leaving. Remember how close he was to leaving UC for WVU? That's how much he wanted to go back there.

[CrackerJack]

Originally Posted by DTCromer

If he would've left for an SEC, I would agree that it would seem classless. But this is his alma mater. It's almost all coaches' dream to coach at their alma mater so you can't blame him that much for leaving. Remember how close he was to leaving UC for WVU? That's how much he wanted to go back there.

I understand that completely - but he affected a lot of people's lives by ditching KSU after one year - and has left another trail of people in his wake who hate/can't stand him anymore.

Oh well.

[Cedric]

Originally Posted by CrackerJack

I understand that completely - but he affected a lot of people's lives by ditching KSU after one year - and has left another trail of people in his wake who hate/can't stand him anymore.

Oh well.

Why do fans think that college coaches live for them? I'll never understand it.

Nick Saban and all these guys get heat for choosing a new job. These players leave for the NBA or transfer on a whim also.

[dabvu2498]

Originally Posted by Cedric

These players leave for the NBA or transfer on a whim also.

Not really. If a player wanted to transfer he would have to ask for a release from his current school.

[Chip R]

Originally Posted by dabvu2498

Not really. If a player wanted to transfer he would have to ask for a release from his current school.

And a coach has to ask to be released from his contract.

[Puffy]

I wouldn't doubt that he had an out clause for WVU

[Roy Tucker]

If I'm not mistaken, players have to sit out a year if the transfer. Coaches don't.

And if I were a betting man, I'd say that's because the NCAA is afraid of getting sued by a coach but isn't afraid of getting sued by a player.

I understand all the reasons and rationale for Huggins leaving. I just don't like it. C'est la vie.

[CrackerJack]

Originally Posted by Cedric

Why do fans think that college coaches live for them? I'll never understand it.

I wasn't referring to "fans" but the players who followed him there and their families, who in this case literally moved to Manhattan.

Basically he just screwed KSU and his players big time, as soon as a better opportunity came up.

No one wanted him a year ago and KSU gave him an opportunity, so what does he do? Says "buh-bye fools!"

Huggins is a poor example for kids everywhere, and is honestly just a bloated jerk I've lost all respect for. And this again coming from a lifelong UC fan.