Being from the Providence area, I don't know why TF would take the PC job. It has always been and always will be a way station rather than a long term home. PC's practice facilities suck, the school doesn't put enough money into the program, and they play in the aging Dunkin' Donuts Center, which they have a hard time filling. With this sort of program, recruiting has been a huge problem in recent years. If Ford is interested in building a reputation to get a better job, he's better off doing that at UMass. Better yet, make UMass his long term home.
I'll say this, if TF takes a lousy job like PC, it means that the UMass program has little support from the administration, and UMass fans should be worried in the short- and long-term. More likely, he's using this offer as leverage to get more money and more support--at least that's what I hope. We'll see.
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