Best Cronin picture ever

[hipsterdoofus]

Best Cronin picture everhttp://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110221/SPT0101/102220347/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-Mick-Cronin

[Kahns Krazy]

The comments section is hilarious. Thanks for the link.

[blobfan]

I thought these "10 things you may not know" type posts were supposed to make you like someone better by sharing personal tidbits. The one below is not exactly endearing.


6. Some close to Cronin have implored him to be more visible in the community during the offseason as a way to drum up interest in the program and try to increase attendance.

[Kahns Krazy]

The comment about how much he was offered (and declined) as a 27 year old was weird too.


I think Mick may have written those himself.

[XU05and07]

Below proves how much of a maroon he is:


8. Cronin had a meteoric rise in college coaching because of his ability to recruit. As a result, he was also recruited. In spring 1999, when Cronin was an assistant coach at UC, then-Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins offered the 27-year-old Cronin a six-figure salary to join the Yellow Jackets' coaching staff. (He declined.)

[blobfan]

It begs the question: if he's not motivated by money and he's not motivated by quality wins, what is his goal as a college coach? From what I've seen the job is not exactly a chick magnet.

[Masterofreality]

Here's some accomplishment:

5. The children's book (Hello, Bearcat!) that Cronin released in 2009 is currently ranked 3,575,570 on Amazon.com's bestsellers list

That is just behind Bob Thuggins arrest records.