“I think if Coach Calhoun had the opportunity right now, he would welcome a do-over and not have that embarrassing display from last week,” Rell said after speaking with business leaders in New Haven.
Look for a Calhoun reaction at the press conference after the Marquette game. He is going to be asked about Rell's statement.
Folks, I defended Calhoun's salary below, but the the blowup didn't distinguish himself. You can't defend acting like that in a professional setting in any walk of life (check that, seen crazier in a newsroom. What does that tell you?). He would have been better spent brushing the question aside or ignoring it. Krayeske put the firewood bundle together, Calhoun provided the flame. This goes nowhere if Calhoun doesn't explode.
This has been discussed ad naseum for three days. I will say I didn't like ESPN's first and 10 show on the issue. They had two columnists talk about the spat and they mentioned that local beat writers are mostly homers. Perhaps they should make the 45 minute trip from the ESPN studio to Storrs before they call my colleagues homers. I don't cover men's basketball so I don't know everything about the team, but I don't find the guys to be fans. That's not the case.
Homerism is rampant and in a general sense on the college level those guys are right, but it's located mostly in the college football South to be honest. Connecticut media was all over Randy Edsall when he lied about playing Tyler Lorenzen at quarterback to gain and advantage, and Calhoun is still critiqued heavily after two national titles and 799 wins. Is it the New York or Boston media? No. But it isn't a walk in the park either.
To quote calhoun: "Get some facts, and come back and talk to me. GET SOME FACTS!"
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