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Dave Portnoy Goes Back And Forth With Jeff Goodman On Twitter

Christopher Bagdonas / College Hoops / March 21, 2023

Dave Portnoy got into it on Twitter over Big East Basketball. Despite the story of the day being Rick Pitino’s move to St. John’s becoming official, there was also a side platter of beef. Elsewhere in the Big East, Ed Cooley switched from Providence to rivals Georgetown. Stadium reporter Jeff Goodman simply thought it was a case of Cooley moving on to bigger and better things. Portnoy, on the other hand, believed other things were at work. The tweet thread below is in chronological order:

Just an FYI: Ed Cooley did NOT leave Georgetown for the money. Sure, he is making more with the Hoyas. But the average is about $5 million per year, per source.

7 years at about $35 million at Georgetown, per source. Providence was paying somewhere around 4.5 mil per year.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 21, 2023

So why is he leaving? Just to stab everybody in the back? And spare me the @John_Fanta speech about being to popular in Providence which is arguably dumbest thing I've ever heard. https://t.co/Wllfuafe5f
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 21, 2023

Stab everybody in the back? What the hell are you talking about?

The guy was there for 12 YEARS and left for a BETTER job.

Just because they had been awful lately doesn’t mean Georgetown can’t go to Final 4’s again. Ewing was the wrong hire. https://t.co/NY5bW6ENiV
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 21, 2023

Let me clarify it for you moron:

1. Said Pc was dream job last weekend. Signed 2 lifetime contracts for more money

2. Put house on market in middle of season. knew he was leaving

3. Recruited for gtown while paid by pc

4. 1st big East coach to jump to conference rival ever https://t.co/W4gWoLrXdX
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 21, 2023

Ok, dumbass.

1) There is no such thing as a “lifetime contract.”

2) Who cares if he went within conference. I didn’t realize there was a rule in place.

3) It’s a BETTER job.

4) You should be focused on helping Michigan with its NIL so it can get back into NCAA tourney. https://t.co/27AXnc5QCp
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 21, 2023

This was from (checks notes) 4 months ago! No such thing as lifetime contract but kept signing lifetime contracts. In conference doesn't matter? Rivalries don't matter? Gtown tampered in season + Cooley lied to PC fans. But who cares? How can anybody be this dumb? Wow. https://t.co/JxvTOx3e9o pic.twitter.com/DYQ8cmXWHq
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 21, 2023

And Ed Cooley can do whatever he wants. He did whatever he wants. But carrying his water for him and saying PC fans have no right to hate his guts is insane. He deserves all the hate Friar fans can muster https://t.co/Jqr5YYmlGB
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 21, 2023

Despite not knowing each other, this got HEATED. And personal. Neither Portnoy or Goodman pulled punches when it came to Cooley’s cross-conference move. My whole take here is who’s right? Who are the fans gonna believe? Obviously, on following alone, you must think it’s Portnoy. However, Goodman does have a point here. Cooley stuck around at Providence for a long time, to the point where they were not very good. While the pay bump is important, it’s not the end of the world. Regardless, I’m also with Portnoy on the topic of Providence fans being very upset. There’s clearly some evidence that Cooley may have been considering this for a while. No matter how you slice it, things got ugly.

Another Day In The Life Of Dave

If you think Dave Portnoy is gonna lose sleep over this, you’re crazy. He’s seen just about everything you need to see on Twitter. While writing this, I got even ANOTHER wrinkle in the story. Check it out below:

Do you consider recruiting for another school while you are being paid by Pc stabbing them in the back? Or saying you plan on staying for life a few months before leaving? Or telling your players on zoom you are gone? And why is Georgetown better? 1 coach has won with them https://t.co/UqrzLiBS2E
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 21, 2023

While this isn’t something worth going ballistic on Twitter, some people just like being right. We all know Portnoy is one of them. This time around, however, he found another sparring partner. It’s safe to say Jeff Goodman is going to be getting a lot of buzz on his Twitter page for the time being.