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Briggs: Toledo's Kowalczyk is a big fan — and good friend — of one of the Hurley brothers (really)

On the sidelines, Dan Hurley leaves nothing to the imagination.

The ass-kicking, name-taking, fire-breathing face of college basketball is slightly more combustible than a drum of paint thinner next to a blow torch.

He is also …

“One of the best and funniest guys I’ve ever been around,” Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk said. “As a head coach, he comes across as very stiff and stern, and he’s awful with officials, as everybody knows. You can also tell that his players love him, and what you don’t see on TV is that he's just a funny, kind-hearted, really good person.