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Congrats to Mitch Barnhart, who reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on Sunday. Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, with a summit of almost 20,000 feet above sea level.
I’ll be honest, it’s pretty weird to see Mitch with a beard and not wearing a sweater vest, but at least he’s repping the Cats with that hat. A three goggle really would have completed the outfit.
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July 31st, 2012 at 11:33 am
Hope he has a UK sticker handy for that sign behind him.
July 31st, 2012 at 11:33 am
They really need to look into getting a new sign up there
July 31st, 2012 at 11:40 am
It’s a slow day at KSR obviously. I’d rather see a picture of that mountain sitting on Christian Laettner’s chest!!!
July 31st, 2012 at 11:42 am
2) The funny thing is that is a new sign. I got to climb Kilimanjaro four years ago and it was a completely different sign.
July 31st, 2012 at 11:43 am
4) You’re right, that is funny.
July 31st, 2012 at 11:46 am
anybody see the Phish sticker?
July 31st, 2012 at 11:49 am
No doubt contemplating the mysteries of life and Commonwealth Stadium upgrades…
July 31st, 2012 at 11:49 am
Whoop! See if you can find a hed football coach while you’re up there Mitch. But don’t be drinking whatever it was you were drinking when you hired Billy G. I still can’t believe Barnhart survived that one!
July 31st, 2012 at 11:57 am
Hey Mitch, did you find anyone up there interested in buying season tickets?
July 31st, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Thank God for no 3-goggles from Mitch there. It is played out.
July 31st, 2012 at 12:13 pm
If we’re really lucky, he won’t find the way back down.
July 31st, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Dear Mitch:
Thanks for hiring Coach Cal, who brought us #8. Thanks for sticking with Coach Brooks on the way to multiple bowls and a win over a national champion, when so many (like those on here) wanted to jump ship. Keep up the GREAT work!
July 31st, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Whoever told me the Governor’s cup luncheon was being held up here is a damn liar.
July 31st, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Dear Mitch:
Thanks for decimating the basketball program and the football program with the hiring of Billy Gillispie and Joker Phillips, respectively. Keep up the GREAT work!
Respectfully,
A realist who does know his ass from a hole in the ground
July 31st, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Watch out for that Ebola outbreak over there.
July 31st, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Decimating the basketball program? As Matt would say in his previous life, I rest my case.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Listen Jed, I know you have a real man-love for Mitch. But to deny that BG took the basketball program to depths it hadn’t come close to since Eddie Sutton is just pure ignorance. I rest my case.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Now, if Mitch can climb the impossible peak that is UK football then i would give him props.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Mitch Barnhart… the guy that almost steered the Kentucky basketball program off the cliff and had to make what appeared to be a risky hire at the time to save his job.
What a UK legacy!
Look at his expression in the picture. He’s going to give it more time to see if he changes his mind about climbing the mountain.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:42 pm
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And I bet your ass what shouting for joy when they hired Billy G. Also, what is wrong with Joker? He hasn’t proven that he isn’t the guy for the job yet. Why don’t you let him do his work and get off his ass about every little thing?
July 31st, 2012 at 1:50 pm
C’mon Mitch….where’s the 3-goggles sign?
July 31st, 2012 at 1:59 pm
This site – or at least its comments section – has a serious asshole infestation! Whatever you think if Mitch, climbing Kilimanjaro is pretty cool.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:12 pm
14 – Why don’t you just kill yourself, you ignorant SOB?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:13 pm
20 – Common Sense? – 23 comment was obviously meant for you. Are you serious about Joker? Are you his wife?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:17 pm
The only case against Mitch is the BCG hire. He has made up for that ten-fold. It is popular to consider Joker a bad hire at this point, but if Joker was the OC at Alabama right now (he probably would be if Mitch hadn’t made his move), you would be chastising Mitch for that. Joker was a must-hire: worth the gamble as a first time head coach because of his love for the program. If he winds up successful, he is THE guy who would not leave for a better job. A better time to criticize Mitch would have been WHILE Gillispie was coach. Doing it now just makes you look ignorant.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:23 pm
If you didn’t know that BG was a bad hire during his first season, then you are a complete fool. And if you think Joker is an SEC caliber head coach, then you should do what I suggested your buddy common sense do. About 2 of every 5 Kentucky fans are idiots. That would be you, jed and lack of common sense.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Mike Pratt had more to do with hiring Cal than Mitch did. Mitch was told to shut up and don’t get in the way.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Have a great day, Bravo. I don’t get into all of the name calling. I find that people usually resort to that only when they do not have a legitimate argument. Go Cats!
July 31st, 2012 at 2:33 pm
fu jed, you ignorant sob.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:43 pm
LOL. I thought you were probably kidding with all of the name calling. I like your style. I actually did laugh out loud when I read that. Have a good one.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:52 pm
#25 I don’t know what you’re smoking but your head is obviously in the clouds.
#27 Believe me about Cal and Barnhart…you got it right in how it went down.
July 31st, 2012 at 3:00 pm
All right, JB. No blood, no foul. Go Cats!
July 31st, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Bravo
I would love to see you do better than Joker. I promise you that coaching in real life is not like that NCAA football game you play on your xbox. Let Joker do his work. Anyone that bashes or degrades Joker right now is just a fool. HE HAS HAD 2 YEARS! And don’t give me that “He was a Coach in waiting” BS. That doesn’t matter, especially since the current coaching staff is almost entirely different that the Brooks staff. As a UK fan speaking to another UK fan, I just ask you to relax and let him do his job.
July 31st, 2012 at 6:12 pm
#4 I summited last October and the old sign was still there. Honestly, I’m glad my summit pictures were of the old sign which is more iconic. Good job Mitch but hey you’re several years younger than I.
July 31st, 2012 at 7:05 pm
33 – Common Sense – You really should give it a rest.
1. Joker is a decent to good recruiter.
2. He has zero offensive imagination.
3. He is in way over his head as a head coach in the SEC.
4. He will never get another D1 head coaching job after he is canned by UK.
5. I have never played xbox anything in my life.
6. You don’t want to mess with me.
7. If you do, you are a fool.
July 31st, 2012 at 7:56 pm
head up everest, then i’ll be impressed.
July 31st, 2012 at 8:22 pm
#36 Qurious, what’s the highest altitude you have backpacked?
July 31st, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Meant curious the 36
July 31st, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Bravo
I am not messing with you. I am just telling you how I feel and how I think you should feel. I mean everything I say with all due respect. It seems like we need to discuss this over some lunch, haha.
July 31st, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Common Sense – Get some please! I’m just messing with you. But I am lukewarm at best on Mitch. That Billy G hire was scary. Football is football. I don’t expect much and I usually don’t care much. I have liked a lot of players under Brooks and Joker. And some not so much. But honestly, as good a person as Joker seems to be, he lacks what it takes to succeed at Kentucky in the SEC. He lacks imagination. A coach at Kentucky needs to be innovative and willing to take risks.
July 31st, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Bravo
The Billy G hire was scary indeed, but I’m sure every AD has one (or more) bad hires. Joker’s offense is dull at times, but in recent memory, when UK tries to pull a trick play, 90% of the time it fails miserably. That’s just an execution problem. I remember we tried 2 against S. Carolina last year and we got our asses whipped! I think Joker has to have some imagination, hell he’s been an OC for the majority of his career! However, as a HC, I haven’t given up on him yet. UK lost a LOT last season; Cobb to the NFL and several big injuries, so you really can’t say you could expect much from that offense, right? This year’s offense will be much improved, but this team is extremely young and will struggle. This is 2005 all over again, you remember what happened afterwards!