UConn incident

[aaeismacgychel]

"The lasting image of coach Hurley leaving the court should have been his walking off the court arm-in-arm with his seniors, overwhelmed with emotion. Instead, a reporter who was in an area he should not have been, recorded on his cell phone private comments made to members of another coaching staff."


private. in a hallway. 5 feet from the arena opening. with multiple reporters and arena staff present. right.

Hurley's a dbag, no surprise here. Mullen should be canned, freedom of the press and no expectation of privacy in that moment

So, playing devil's advocate here, generally there is a relationship between the media and the coaches. And sometimes they'll table stuff they hear on a hot mic because they're asked to. I can understand an AD or coach getting pissed the media member wouldn't come to them or give them a heads up first before posting. Maybe they'd ask him to modify it to "Hurley was irate at the level of officiating" or something of the like. While the reporter of course is under no obligation to do that, often you might to keep a strong and more open relationship. Threatening the guy's livelihood is idiotic from the AD though. Even if there's only anger and frustration with no intent there that's still at the very least a suspension due to lack of common sense.

Yet another example of why we are so incredibly lucky having Whitman

 

[Dee_4_Three_83]

Hurley being a vulgar cry baby isn't news, but it is fun to watch. I'm not sure what the penalty would be for complaining about refs in this instance. It's not a formal interview, so there may not be any.

As far as the threat goes, I would also assume that this is more than a verbal assault from the Media Relations Director. Not sure what North Carolina law states as the threshold for police to investigate. Happy to watch the due process play out.

 

[NashvILLe05]

Dan Squirrelly strikes again!!

 

[OrangeBlue98]

So, playing devil's advocate here, generally there is a relationship between the media and the coaches. And sometimes they'll table stuff they hear on a hot mic because they're asked to. I can understand an AD or coach getting pissed the media member wouldn't come to them or give them a heads up first before posting. Maybe they'd ask him to modify it to "Hurley was irate at the level of officiating" or something of the like. While the reporter of course is under no obligation to do that, often you might to keep a strong and more open relationship. Threatening the guy's livelihood is idiotic from the AD though. Even if there's only anger and frustration with no intent there that's still at the very least a suspension due to lack of common sense.

Yet another example of why we are so incredibly lucky having Whitman

Rule #1 of media work-always assume the mic is hot. Hurley also hasn’t earned any benefit of the doubt because of his history of behavior.

 

[KBLEE]

This isn't a serious Twitter account, it's a "parody" account

A parody of what?? The dude is a NY sports writer.

 

[BashCtIllini]

Why does anyone care if some loses their cool in the heat of the battle. It's pretty common that people let emotions carry them into saying things they regret.

I don't really waste a 2nd thought on it. Now, if he acts that way without the benefit of heightened emotions, that's a different story. But, last i checked, it's not against the law to be an @$$.

 

[Curbelo Fanboy]

Dan Hurley is great coach. No question. But he is also a raging douchebag whose career will end the result of a Woody Hayes type incident with either an official, fan or opposing player/coach.

 

[ptgrd23]

Hurley reminds me a lot of Bobby Knight. Brilliant coach but unable to control himself at times.

Times have changed. Not sure no matter how many championships Hurley wins he can get away with what Bobby did. People are always ready with cell phones.

Hurley does not appear to have crossed the line - choking players in practice, throwing chairs, assaulting students.

Hopefully he just keeps saying annoying things and making the crazy faces and keeps coaching great basketball.

JMO- he is currently #1 coach in college basketball. I would take him over Scott Drew, Tom Izzo, Todd Golden, Tommy Lloyd, Mark Few, Bill Self etc.

 

[SoCal Illini]

I hate Colon Cowturd. That is all.

Total tool. He’s based in LA now, and he gets made fun of by other local sports guys here quite a bit. It’s pretty funny

 

[chrisRunner7]

A parody of what?? The dude is a NY sports writer.

Hey, I don't care at all about this "news," BUT

This guy is not a journalist and does not work for a newspaper. If you look at his top Twitter posts, almost every one has a tag saying that he's full of it.

This Twitter account is a notorious purveyor of fake news who claims to write for the New York Herald, a paper that has not existed since 1924.
This is an unverified claim from a questionable account. The MLB has not said Aaron is under any kind of investigation.
This video is an AI creation. The account is a parody journalist who's publication is a fake website for a now-ceased publication. The account's profile picture is also AI-generated

He also claimed to have previously worked for Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated, but that is not true, either, per Sporting News.

 

[Illini IndyCar Fan]

A parody of what?? The dude is a NY sports writer.

No, he is not. Take a look at the top engagement posts on the feed and it’ll be obvious that it’s a parody account.

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

It seems officials of all kinds are out to "F" Dan Hurley.

If being a narcissistic D-bag were a crime, (insert political joke here).

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Why does anyone care if some loses their cool in the heat of the battle. It's pretty common that people let emotions carry them into saying things they regret.

I don't really waste a 2nd thought on it. Now, if he acts that way without the benefit of heightened emotions, that's a different story. But, last i checked, it's not against the law to be an @$$.

Full disclosure that I'm an official in a different sport (soccer), so I have some level of bias here. But a coach walking through an arena tunnel openly telling the upcoming game's participants "hope you don't get f***ed like we did" is one step below publicly accusing the officials of accepting bribes. It's a direct and public attack on the integrity of match officials. In this age of sports gambling and abusive behavior toward officials, I just can't accept this as "in the heat of battle" comments.

I get it - officials are deemed as the "enemy of the people" in sports events. Those of us who officiate know what we're getting into, even though it isn't right. I also know I lob my share of comments about officials, DJ Carstensen in particular. But any sort of public comment in the vein of "you f***ed us" is not going to be something I take lightly. I would never question DJ Carstensen's integrity, even on a message board like this. I don't think he's a very good official, but I do not think he's ever been out to get Illinois.

I get it's major college basketball instead of grassroots soccer, but Hurley's comments in a soccer environment would merit him a three-match suspension at a minimum under newly-approved guidelines for referee abuse in US Soccer.

When Danny Hurley makes these comments with no consequences, all it does is embolden people all the way down to youth sports that officials are the enemy and should be treated as such. I'm just one person, but I'm personally not going to let that kind of behavior toward officials slide.

 

[Se Il Illini]

"The lasting image of coach Hurley leaving the court should have been his walking off the court arm-in-arm with his seniors, overwhelmed with emotion. Instead, a reporter who was in an area he should not have been, recorded on his cell phone private comments made to members of another coaching staff."


private. in a hallway. 5 feet from the arena opening. with multiple reporters and arena staff present. right.

Hurley's a dbag, no surprise here. Mullen should be canned, freedom of the press and no expectation of privacy in that moment

CBS postgame had the video up within minutes of the end of the game. These comments with deletions were not private. Hurley said them to know one in particular as he headed toward the lockerroom. They were however directed towards Baylor, because they were the team waiting to go on the floor.

 

[sacraig]

This appears to be a real twitter account, but so far, not one real news source has picked up on the "police investigation" part of the story.

Because it's not a real Twitter account. All it's stories are nonsense and it claims to be a reporter for the NY Herald, which hasn't existed since like the 1920s.

 

[sacraig]

A parody of what?? The dude is a NY sports writer.

No he isn't.

 

[Illini2010-11]

Full disclosure that I'm an official in a different sport (soccer), so I have some level of bias here. But a coach walking through an arena tunnel openly telling the upcoming game's participants "hope you don't get f***ed like we did" is one step below publicly accusing the officials of accepting bribes. It's a direct and public attack on the integrity of match officials. In this age of sports gambling and abusive behavior toward officials, I just can't accept this as "in the heat of battle" comments.

I get it - officials are deemed as the "enemy of the people" in sports events. Those of us who officiate know what we're getting into, even though it isn't right. I also know I lob my share of comments about officials, DJ Carstensen in particular. But any sort of public comment in the vein of "you f***ed us" is not going to be something I take lightly. I would never question DJ Carstensen's integrity, even on a message board like this. I don't think he's a very good official, but I do not think he's ever been out to get Illinois.

I get it's major college basketball instead of grassroots soccer, but Hurley's comments in a soccer environment would merit him a three-match suspension at a minimum under newly-approved guidelines for referee abuse in US Soccer.

When Danny Hurley makes these comments with no consequences, all it does is embolden people all the way down to youth sports that officials are the enemy and should be treated as such. I'm just one person, but I'm personally not going to let that kind of behavior toward officials slide.

 

[OrangeBlue98]

So just to level-set everyone . . .

After Dan Hurley’s outburst, UConn threatens to ‘ruin’ a life

UConn didn't handle their loss well.

www.nj.com

Hurley's comments are 100% legitimate.
Joey Ellis was legitimately told by UConn's Bobby Mullen (their SID) that he would "ruin (his) life" if Ellis did not retract his video.
Mullen subsequently apologized, which Ellis accepted (per the Charlotte Observer - this article only had the top paragraph in front of the paywall).

The Twitters account originally linked in this thread is a parody account
UConn is not facing a post-season ban or scholarship losses
Dan Hurley is still a raging d-bag

I think I have everything boiled down to the essence.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

I am so shocked by his behavior/s

https://twitter.com/x/status/1904251935709929546

It's ASTONISHING how many morons in social media comments always say something ala "The guy won back-to-back NCs" whenever these stories break. It's like, hey numb skull ... we know. His accomplishments on the court and his conduct as a human being are totally separate issues, and no amount of basketball success entitles you to behave like a psychopath.

 

[21ChampaignSt]

The thing that really grates at me with Hurley as opposed to someone like Knight for example (who I didn't like but didn't really despise to the level I do Hurley) is that Knight knew he was an a$$ and even made fun of himself for it occasionally.

Hurley has ZERO self awareness. Always playing the victim and blaming other people for his issues. It's sociopathic behavior. And it would surprise me if he's able to shut it off. This is just who he is and it's gross.

 

[SummerofGeorge]

Growing up in the shadow of his brother, seeing him play at Duke, and being a 1st round draft pick must have wreaked havoc on this dude’s sense of self.

 

[Keisersose]

lol. There was nothing “private” about Hurley’s comments. And if they wanted the last image to be Hurley walking off the court arm in arm with his Srs, then that’s what Hurley should have done.

Can’t believe UConn would have the audacity to ask for the video to be removed.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

It's ASTONISHING how many morons in social media comments always say something ala "The guy won back-to-back NCs" whenever these stories break. It's like, hey numb skull ... we know. His accomplishments on the court and his conduct as a human being are totally separate issues, and no amount of basketball success entitles you to behave like a psychopath.

And yet…

 

[Battle89]

So just to level-set everyone . . .

After Dan Hurley’s outburst, UConn threatens to ‘ruin’ a life

UConn didn't handle their loss well.

www.nj.com

Hurley's comments are 100% legitimate.
Joey Ellis was legitimately told by UConn's Bobby Mullen (their SID) that he would "ruin (his) life" if Ellis did not retract his video.
Mullen subsequently apologized, which Ellis accepted (per the Charlotte Observer - this article only had the top paragraph in front of the paywall).

The Twitters account originally linked in this thread is a parody account
UConn is not facing a post-season ban or scholarship losses
Dan Hurley is still a raging d-bag

I think I have everything boiled down to the essence.

Legitimate how? In that they happened at all? Or that he deserves no sanction (however mild) for them?

I'm having trouble reconciling this sentence with your previous post.

 

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