Reveno on list for UC-Irvine Job?

After two seasons of tremendous success at UP, we're going to have to get used to seeing Reveno's name popping up as a potential candidate for coaching openings. Here's the first one I've seen so far... randomly popped up in my Google alerts:

Eric Reveno, former Stanford player and coach who has done a nifty job making the University of Portland competitive, will be in the picture at Irvine - where the athletic director, Michael Izzi, formerly worked at Stanford and is a buddy of Reveno's.

http://www.presstelegram.com/moresports/ci_14638211

Fair enough if the AD there is friends with Reveno, but UC Irvine? Really? Pretty sure Reveno would want to move up with his next job...

I agree, sounds like a silly move for him.

A usually reliable poster on GU board is reporting that he is hearing that Reveno has taken UC-Irvine job. Any additional information here? I am a UP season ticket holder and would be disappointed to see Reveno leave Portland.

Portland to UCI is a sideways move at best, a step down at worst. Considering Rev has been recruiting the last couple of days and talking about how much respect the Pilots are getting from recruits, there's no way this happens.

Now if the Ducks come calling, I'll get concerned ...

There are better Big West schools down here that would be more of a lateral move.

Rob's Jacket wrote:Portland to UCI is a sideways move at best, a step down at worst. Considering Rev has been recruiting the last couple of days and talking about how much respect the Pilots are getting from recruits, there's no way this happens.

Now if the Ducks come calling, I'll get concerned ...

...concerned that Rev has lost his head if he goes. I don't see Oregon as much of a stepping stone at all. Yes, they can offer more money, but, so can OSU or pretty much any other school in the Pac-10. Trading money for job security isn't usally a good tradeoff in college athletics in my opionion... Coaches of other sports like Dennis Erickson have learned that the hard way.

onetouchfutbol wrote:

Rob's Jacket wrote:Portland to UCI is a sideways move at best, a step down at worst. Considering Rev has been recruiting the last couple of days and talking about how much respect the Pilots are getting from recruits, there's no way this happens.

Now if the Ducks come calling, I'll get concerned ...

...concerned that Rev has lost his head if he goes. I don't see Oregon as much of a stepping stone at all. Yes, they can offer more money, but, so can OSU or pretty much any other school in the Pac-10. Trading money for job security isn't usally a good tradeoff in college athletics in my opionion... Coaches of other sports like Dennis Erickson have learned that the hard way.

onetouchfutbol, I think your Husky bias is showing through.

The Ducks have been to the NCAAs in five of the last ten years, including two Elite Eights. They do have gobs of money, but they also have a roster stacked with young talent and will have the nicest arena on the west coast next season. You're right that Oregon isn't a stepping stone - for the right person, it could be a place to stay for a long, long time.

Honestly, I don't think the Ducks will look at Rev. If they're getting rid of Ernie, they need to make a splash, and though Rev's done amazing things on the Bluff, he doesn't have the "star power" UO will be looking for.

no way ducks look at rev....not big enough of a name. It is concerning that the UC Irvine rumors have not been officially squashed yet....stonehouse? That move would be extremely disappointing.

Rob's Jacket wrote:Portland to UCI is a sideways move at best, a step down at worst. Considering Rev has been recruiting the last couple of days and talking about how much respect the Pilots are getting from recruits, there's no way this happens.

WCC is currently the #12 conference. The Big West is currently #18. (per Sagarin)

I follow sports too much, and I was frankly not aware of the Big West Conf. I am familiar with Pacific, Long Beach State and the other schools in that conference, but wasn't aware what affiliation they had. I don't see them ever having more than one bid to the NCAA tourney. Their regular season and conf. tourney champ UCSB was rewarded with a #15 seed and a match-up with Ohio State. The league is definitely a step down from the WCC.

Unless you are playing men's volleyball... But yeah, thats pretty much the story, I'm not worried about Rev going to Irvine at all.

That move wouldnt make any sense for Rev, at all.... and I dont think there will be "official" information to squash every rumor that comes out... Rumors on the internet are just that.

All the writer was going on was that the AD there used to work at Stanford and hence knows Reveno.

Of course I'm sure that Irvine called Reveno. Heck, I'm sure lots of places are going to want to call Reveno. Remember, he put together back-to-back 20 win seasons (well, 19 last year but it just sounds so much nice to say back-to-back 20 win seasons) at Portland. No small feat.

Like I said - we're going to have to get used to hearing his name pop up whenever a job opening comes. St. Mary's fans have been dealing with it for years now. And remember, just because his name pops up doesn't mean it's serious. Most of these negotiations all happen through back channels and behind closed doors.

This Irvine story is just speculation from a writer.

Stonehouse wrote:This Irvine story is just speculation from a writer.

As opposed to what we post here!

There is some talk that this season was a bit of a disappointment. Remember that the pre-season chatter was a top-2 finish, and possibly a WCC championship. We never seriously challenged for that. But there were only a couple games that should never have been lost: PSU and perhaps the first Idaho game. The UW game should have been closer, but they did end up in the NCAA. Nevada ended with 20 wins and an NIT bid. A road loss there is not too bad, but perhaps a win would have swapped tournaments for us. And losing to LMU on the road is not a shame, but that was a great opportunity to draw a line above all other WCC teams behind us.

So as happy as we are with Rev, a school that just fired their winning-est BB coach, who had two Elite 8 appearances, is looking for a much bigger splash hire than our coach. Which is fine with me!

As a alum from almost 2 decades ago and living just outside NY, I don't follow the team as much as I'd like. Something about being in Big East country makes it hard, especially with my wife being a Syracuse grad. But I check in on this board from time to time and, at least from a far, the program looks stronger than ever. Heck, I think the team finished 6th, 7th or 8th everyone of my years. Then Chavez and Holton never did anything. And now the team goes 3rd in back-to-back years. Sure, I would have loved to see us challenge for 1st or 2nd. But with Raivio's injury, not sure how much could be expected. (Full disclosure: I only followed games in the box score the next day.) We're graduating a couple big contributors, but people seem to think next year's class can step in.

Can someone tell me what the situation on Reveno's contract is? I thought I remember last season there was talk of extension. But I never heard anything further, so I assume it didn't happen. Am I right? Around here, you'll give out long-term contracts unless things aren't improving. Even the jerk Gonzalez got one at Seton Hall. You guys are way closer to the pulse on campus, but I don't see good things if Reveno leaves or we get rid of him.

Contract information is held closely in the UP Athletic Department (darn it!)... so it's hard to know specifically where things stand now.

What we know: Rev has finished his 4th season on what I would assume was originally a 5-year contract. On pure speculation, I would assume that it was extended/modified/made more lucrative after last year's success... I cant imagine that Larry Williams would allow Rev to hang out there without a multi-year contract, especially with other schools showing interest in him. This is also important on the recruiting trail. I would assume that the contract will be re-evaluated after this year, as well.

And it's not just the head coach's salary/incentives that are negotiated... recruiting budgets, assistant coaches, facilities, etc. are, too... I have to assume the recruiting budget has been increased with all the recruiting travels that Rev has posted about... and the fact that the assistant coaching staff has not rolled over in 4 years leads me to believe that they are being treated well... There have been facility improvements (the Chiles Center spiff-up last year), and there are more in the works for next year and beyond...