Looks like Darrin Horn will be a coach again

[pepsicock]

At least he is off of the SEC Network !

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/source-darrin-horn-to-join-longhorn-basketball-staff.html/

 

[cockhornleghorn]

Poor Texas. He's a pretty good recruiter, but not good at player development or game management.

 

[Cock_Donor]

Why all the hate?

 

[big.spur]

Originally posted by Cock_Donor:

Why all the hate?

Because most people believe he encouraged Anthony Gill to transfer after he was fired.

 

[gamecockengineer2011]

Besides driving our mens basketball program into the ground then on the way out the door encouraging our two best players to transfer? Yea hes a real "good" guy.

 

[ReadR00ster]

Great move for the SEC NETWORK!

 

[cock enforcer]

I never met the man, but I know people who have. Consensus=complete D-bag!

 

[Gamecock Lifer]

Originally posted by big.spur:

Originally posted by Cock_Donor:
Why all the hate?

Because most people believe he encouraged Anthony Gill to transfer after he was fired.

It was Gil AND Harris, and he DID encourage them to leave. The two best players on our team suddenly decide to transfer after we get the best BB coach we have had in decades? They were ENCOURAGED to leave by someone who had some sway over them.

But it that isn't even the whole reason. Horn was pretty obnoxious to fans and the media while he was here. After the honeymoon was over in year one, he was pretty cold and it didn't win him any friends...

He also took us from a team that usually had a winning record, did some challenging for the SEC East at times, consistently made it to the NIT ( And won it a few times), pushed the edge of NCAA tourney consideration... An almost respectable program that just seemed to need a little push in the right direction... And turned into the pathetic DUMPSTER FIRE WASTELAND we were by the end of only his second season! He ran off some of his best players ( treating them no better than the fans and media he seemed to shun) recruited guys who wouldn't fit ANY system and basically crapped all over a program that had a shot to be something if he had even been a DECENT coach.

So, yeah marginalized it to your BS "people believe he encouraged Gil to leave" acting as if it was some crazy conspiracy theory if that makes you feel better, but it is a whole lot more than that going on behind why USC fans hate Darren Horn. He is one step from a Brad Scott level of ex coach hate.

 

[FORKCOCK]

Screw Horn.
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[DirtyCock99]

I am not defending his actions after he was fired. But I've met the guy and talked with him. If you or anyone else thought he was a "douchebag" that's on you. He was very nice and took the time to talk and take pics with several fans. He also made the trip to Omaha to support the baseball team. With much less fan fare than when Spurrier went.

Give the guy a break. He'll do great in this role. Similar to what he did for Crean to help build Marquette into a powerhouse.

If you want to talk about a coach who is arrogant and doesn't care to spend time with fans, unless he's fundraising, that'd be spurrier.

This post was edited on 4/8 12:12 PM by DirtyCock99

 

[atl-cock]

Originally posted by big.spur:

Originally posted by Cock_Donor:

Why all the hate?

Because most people believe he encouraged Anthony Gill to transfer after he was fired.

Maybe the USC staff ought to look closely at players who get run out of Austin

 

[RickyRooster]

Originally posted by DirtyCock99:
I am not defending his actions after he was fired. But I've met the guy and talked with him. If you or anyone else thought he was a "douchebag" that's on you. He was very nice and took the time to talk and take pics with several fans. He also made the trip to Omaha to support the baseball team. With much less fan fare than when Spurrier went.

Give the guy a break. He'll do great in this role. Similar to what he did for Crean to help build Marquette into a powerhouse.

If you want to talk about a coach who is arrogant and doesn't care to spend time with fans, unless he's fundraising, that'd be spurrier.

This post was edited on 4/8 12:12 PM by DirtyCock99

Encouraging players to leave a program that YOU RUINED after you got canned qualifies you as a douchebag. Having family ties with someone in the athletic department, along with several friends who work within it on various teams over the years, and having spoken with Horn several times, I can tell you firsthand he is a complete dick. He alienated himself from his coworkers, the media, and the fans. Your "fan experience" means absolutely squat.

As far as Spurrier goes, you couldn't be more clueless. As it has been documented many times over, Spurrier is not a big fan of public showings or interactions, he hates doing media type events, and generally tries to stay out of the spotlight. That may come off to some as being "arrogant", but that couldn't be further from the truth. Arrogant when coaching and on the football field? Sure, whatever. What a lot of folks don't know about him (you included), is that he is a family man, and an outstanding, caring individual in general. Having had many a conversation with he and Jerri, the rest of his family, and other coaches within the AD, they will all tell you what a friendly person he is, willing to talk to those who engage him. When I first met him he actually went out of his way to speak to my son, who is 6 years old, just because he saw him with Gamecock gear. But he didn't just talk sports, he asked him how he was doing in school, what he did for fun, etc.

 

[Freddie.B.Cocky]

Well, if we could get Paul Finebaum a job elsewhere, I would then be tickled with SECN.

This post was edited on 4/8 5:32 PM by Freddie.B.Cocky