Mick Cronin 7-year extension

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Awesome! Definitely good news for the program.

And, how did Koch "break" this news? Usually he writes about it a week or two after it happens. My world just got turned upside down. LOL
 
JasonS said:
Awesome! Definitely good news for the program.

And, how did Koch "break" this news? Usually he writes about it a week or two after it happens. My world just got turned upside down. LOL
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I have to laugh, because I thought the exact same thing.
 
Per Andy Katz, it's official, as of this morning. 7 years, $2.2m/year. Compared to 2013 coaches salaries, that puts him as T-18th highest, with Oklahoma's Lon Kruger.
 
Good for Mick, well deserved, nice to see this get done. To me the money per year isn't the important part of this contract, its the other things they hopefully agreed to, infrastructure, renovations, private jet time, assistant salaries, etc that will put this program over the top.
 
This is great to hear and great for our university.

Also, Heres an idiot


Connor Tailford @DatDude_CT · 1h

Mick Cronin is one of the worst basketball coaches and only cared for one player who's gone now. So let's sign him for 7 years. Cincinnati..
 
coachpipe said:
This is great to hear and great for our university.

Also, Heres an idiot


Connor Tailford @DatDude_CT · 1h

Mick Cronin is one of the worst basketball coaches and only cared for one player who's gone now. So let's sign him for 7 years. Cincinnati..
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I saw that comment too. I believe he was also ripping Cronin for playing Titus more than Shaq last year, even though Titus was better in almost every statistical category....
 
We now have 2 coaches in the big 2 sports that are in the Top 20 nationally in terms of their pay. I think it's clear that when UC decides on something for their sports programs they can find the money to make it happen.

I'm constantly reading on these boards how our athletic program is broke yet we've got 2 high paid coaches, a high paid AD and we're spending close to 100 million to upgrade Nippert. That's all encouraging.

I'm hoping that Mick got some sort of assurances on the future of the basketball facilities during the negotiation of this contract. I think that UC will take their time figuring out what the best course of action is for that future but once a decision is made the money will be made available.

That being said congrats to Mick. It's gotta be a great feeling to land your dream job in your home town and now get paid very very well to perform that job. I've never been his biggest fan but there's certainly value in the stability this extension brings.
 
UCBearcats said:
We now have 2 coaches in the big 2 sports that are in the Top 20 nationally in terms of their pay. I think it's clear that when UC decides on something for their sports programs they can find the money to make it happen.

I'm constantly reading on these boards how our athletic program is broke yet we've got 2 high paid coaches, a high paid AD and we're spending close to 100 million to upgrade Nippert. That's all encouraging.

I'm hoping that Mick got some sort of assurances on the future of the basketball facilities during the negotiation of this contract. I think that UC will take their time figuring out what the best course of action is for that future but once a decision is made the money will be made available.

That being said congrats to Mick. It's gotta be a great feeling to land your dream job in your home town and now get paid very very well to perform that job. I've never been his biggest fan but there's certainly value in the stability this extension brings.
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Ditto, the budget excuse has been thrown out here a lot. Mick has done a decent job recently. Recruiting has been showing signs of life, which is a huge issue I've had with him. He has us at a respectable level currently, but the job is definitely not complete. A coach in constant limbo (i.e. less than a 5 year contract) is not good and I'm sure is used by everyone in negative recruiting, so this definitely gives the program more stability. That is a good thing. With an uptick in recruiting, I hope there is an "offensive" uptick coming as well. I love great defense, but basketball is both offense and defense, not just one. To get this program to the next level, we need both, and I hope he believes that as well and starts changing his philosophy accordingly. Congratulations to Mick for "earning" this new contract. Looking forward to basketball season already.
 
Great news. Here is a guy who wanted to be here and has earned his raise. As he contiues to show the nation and media how good a coach he is the level of recruits will continue to climb. The guy has earned his pay. As for his style of play I hope he never stops recruiting hard working good young men in favor of one and doners. Also expecting his players to play hard nosed defense every minute they ares on the floor is not a bad thing. Like many I would like to see the ball go in the hoop a few more times a game but not at the expense of defense. As some very good coaches have taught him you don't guard you don't play. I love that accountability and think it is the key to his success.
 
UCBearcats said:
We now have 2 coaches in the big 2 sports that are in the Top 20 nationally in terms of their pay. I think it's clear that when UC decides on something for their sports programs they can find the money to make it happen.

I'm constantly reading on these boards how our athletic program is broke yet we've got 2 high paid coaches, a high paid AD and we're spending close to 100 million to upgrade Nippert. That's all encouraging.

I'm hoping that Mick got some sort of assurances on the future of the basketball facilities during the negotiation of this contract. I think that UC will take their time figuring out what the best course of action is for that future but once a decision is made the money will be made available.

That being said congrats to Mick. It's gotta be a great feeling to land your dream job in your home town and now get paid very very well to perform that job. I've never been his biggest fan but there's certainly value in the stability this extension brings.
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Spending money for Basketball and Football are more along the lines of investments as was the upgrade to Nippert which will add money to the budget. Having two competent qualified leaders overseeing those investments is a no brainer. Wouldn't want to invest that kind of money and have the three stooges running the show. You generally get what you pay for in this world. If the efforts of these three get us back in the black and competitng on a national level it will be money well spent.I'm very pleased the University is hiring good people to enhance their investment.
 
WAITE HOYT 2 said:
Great news. Here is a guy who wanted to be here and has earned his raise. As he contiues to show the nation and media how good a coach he is the level of recruits will continue to climb. The guy has earned his pay. As for his style of play I hope he never stops recruiting hard working good young men in favor of one and doners. Also expecting his players to play hard nosed defense every minute they ares on the floor is not a bad thing. Like many I would like to see the ball go in the hoop a few more times a game but not at the expense of defense. As some very good coaches have taught him you don't guard you don't play. I love that accountability and think it is the key to his success.
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"Defense Only" has gotten us bounced from the tourney pretty quickly under Cronin. If a little defense is sacrificed to become a better balanced squad, then that is what he needs to do to get to the next level. We've had as good of a defense as any school in Division 1 for years, and have very little to show for it in the way of NCAA tourney success. "Defense wins championships", but "defense only" does not. It also doesn't attract a lot of fans which is probably why we lost about 800 fans a game this year in spite of being ranked in the top 20 all year.

We'll see if the supposed upgrade in recruits leads to the desired upgrade in offense.
 
L-T said:
"Defense Only" has gotten us bounced from the tourney pretty quickly under Cronin. If a little defense is sacrificed to become a better balanced squad, then that is what he needs to do to get to the next level. We've had as good of a defense as any school in Division 1 for years, and have very little to show for it in the way of NCAA tourney success. "Defense wins championships", but "defense only" does not. It also doesn't attract a lot of fans which is probably why we lost about 800 fans a game this year in spite of being ranked in the top 20 all year.

We'll see if the supposed upgrade in recruits leads to the desired upgrade in offense.
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L-T you don't have to sacrifice defense to be better offensively.Demanding your players guard is not a problem for your offense. We need to play better on the offensive end but you don't do it by sacrificing what got you there. Lots of things go into what attracts fans. The fact that our defense is better then our offense is not the reason we didn't tract fans in my opinion. Weather,economy,facility and schedule are prime contributors.
 
According to Lance McAlister, this is part of the contract:

"Should the University become a member of a Power 5 Conference during term, coach reserves right to request a renegotiation."
 
this doesnt relate to the extension but enjoyed cronins tweet
Mick Cronin @CoachCroninUC · 3h
Lots of work to do. Love our young team. Can't wait to get all the guys together. BEARCATS!!!
 
So happy for Cronin, he deserves it. Even more excited for the direction of the program and what the stability of our head coach brings.

Also, I am really excited for the upcoming season. Our schedule it looking real entertaining.
 

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