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From the Herald Leader….
UK president Lee Todd attended the game. He declined to comment on Gillispie’s job status. He did say he spoke with the coach about the future of the program late last week.
Todd also said an announcement on Gillispie’s future would not be made before Friday.
I am hearing that the final decision will be announced on Friday. We shall see….
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March 25th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Clearly, BCG’s gone, right? So when you say “the final decision” you just mean that announcement. You don’t mean his replacement will also be announced. What say you?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
“Oohh…Billy”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UzG5×8PDGw&feature=player_embedded
March 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Get rid of Billy!!!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Todd: We find it’s always better to fire people on a Friday. Studies have statistically shown that there’s less chance of an incident if you do it at the end of the week.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Why have an announcement if he’s staying. BCG gone, nice knowing ya and wish things could’ve been different. Best of luck in the future. If you do stay, you have my support 100%. Time to move on.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
KEEP the coach!!!!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
He needs more time to UofK back to the top!
Donovan has went to the NIT the past two years, and how long did it take him to get Florida going? more than two years!
They should listen to the players before they listen to the fans!
Go Cats.
Oh, and Harvenburdy? on Notre Dame has the ugliest shot I have ever seen.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
KEEP BILLY G!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Kick Gillispie’s worthless butt to the curb and hire someone who actually knows the game of basketball.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Like you 9)
March 25th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Good reply #9!!!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
They need to kick you to the curb and get someone that knows how to be a real fan. Poser
March 25th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
7. how do you know the players aren’t saying kick him to the curb?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
I think he needs atleast two more years. Mitch hired a young coach and hopefully will give him a little time to grow. Great class coming in next year and should put the Cats were we all feel the belong. I think we see something completely different under Coach Gillispie next year.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
ok, now i am hearing that billy d will officially be offered and if/when he turns us down the next call is to ford and then i officially become a louisville fan.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Gillispie’s decision-making in the Notre Dame game was terrible. UK can’t afford to have someone who is so lost on the sidelines. Change is good, and the time is ripe.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
15.
Well…. seeya!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
15. I see you enjoyed your free pass to MM’s site.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
If they want to get him out of here, they better be REALLY sure that they have their first option. This has the potential to set the program back on the recruiting front for a long time, if it is one of those deals where we go for days and weeks begging someone to take the job…..
March 25th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Because I have heard it from post game shows where Patterson, Meeks, and Stevenson have all said it. Maybe if you were a real fan and watched the Whole game and then listened to the post game shows you would have heard this as well.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
alot of fans are thinking at the heat of the moment, take a step back and realize the guy has only had two years. ppat is the voice of the team in my opinion and if he has the support of the coach and i believe so does the majority of the team.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
9. I thought you already knew he was fired? Again, are you going to eat crow if he’s still the coach next year?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Eddie Munster will be boarding a plane to Lexington very soon….and it won’t be to visit Keeneland…
March 25th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
20.
Patterson, Meeks, and Stevenson will love our new coach, too, and say the same thing about him. Don’t worry, it is for the better that we get rid of this rude, obnoxious, untalented redneck and replace him with a real coach.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
18. actually i was told bozich (sp?) said or wrote it. i dont have a link though.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
22.
I do already know. I’ve been telling you all for 5 days now.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
If this is true and he is gone Mitch need’s to go as well I don’t know of too many people who can make a 6 million dollar mistake and keep their jobs.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
26. You know if you turn out to be wrong you will NEVER hear the end of it don’t you?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
27.
That may be in the cards. Notice how Lee Todd is the one commenting here. I would hate to see a guy like Mitch Barnhart go for making one mistake - though admittedly an expensive one.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
20. what player in their right mind would come out and bash their coach to the media? that is committing athletic suicide. those of us who have actually played sports understand that, so don’t give me this condescending attitude about not being a real fan.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Predictions? Who will be the next coach at UK.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Billy D = Noah’s and Walsh’s in Blue
Calapari = dribble drive motion offense = high school stars @ UK = Championships
March 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
No reason to wait for a Friday announcement if BCG is staying. If he keeps his job, no announcement necessary. So there will be an announcement on Friday. If done right, the announcement will be new coach. Otherwise they have a whole presser just to fire BCG and that is a whole news cycle by itself.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
KEEP GILLISPIE and FIRE BARNHART.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Calipari!!! Make it happen UK!!!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
29) I’m with you and don’t have a doubt in mind…BCG we hardly knew ya!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
31. Billy Clyde Gillispie
March 25th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
30) and why not?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
32) If BCG is gone I just want someone good. However, your comment is crazy Billy D in your opinion doesn’t = championships while Calipari does = championships. No matter how you cut it who has the rings and who doesn’t?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
After listening to BCG after the game, I will be completely surprised if he’s still our coach after Friday. Part of me feels some sympathy for him and wants him back. I then remember the frustration of watching this last two years and come back to the conclusion that we must make a change. Not even mentioning what must have been going on behind the scenes, which must of have been significant, the lack of adjustments during games and the lack of improvement of the players throughout the season(s) are the real issues. My only concern is that if BCG is released, Barnhart MUST make the RIGHT call this time. Some say Donavon is answer. I disagree. I believe there is only one real answer for us at this time and his name is John Calipari. Sign him and we keep all our recruits next year (plus ppat and meeks), probably have a shot at John Wall and are a preseason top 15….It’s that simple. The nay sayers point to his issue at UMASS. If you go back and read what really happened, the real problem was with Camby not Calipari….If we can’t get Calipari, or at least Donavon, I don’t see how we upgrade our coachng staff enough to blow up our program. Here’s hoping Barnhart makes the call to Memphis!!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
24. You’re really off your rocker.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
calipari will not be our coach. todd is scared to death of his recruiting. repeat, it will not be calipari. it is looking more and more like ford.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Matt, If there is a coaching change will Mitch’s job be on the line with how the new coach does?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
guys, Cal is not going to get an offer. get over it.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
ROOT FOR THE COACH, THE PLAYERS, FOR UK!!!
OR GO ELSEWHERE…PERIOD.
QUIT BITCHING ABOUT EVERYTHING AND SUPPORT!!!
DID YOU HEAR OSCAR IN PREGAME?!?! HE SAID ‘WHOEVER IT IS, IT’S TIME THE FANS SUPPORT THE
COACH, THEY HAVEN’T DONE IT FULLY FOR 12 YEARS IN IT’S TIME THAT CHANGES’
AMEN!!!
THE FANS NEED TO QUIT FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER AND FIGHT FOR THE PLAYERS!!!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
From John Clay’s blog, it seems like Dr Todd is calling the shots here and he is not happy with BCG. Dr Todd also does not like Caliapari. Couple that with the UCONN mess, I’d say is Donovan or bust.
I was hoping for a change, but to be honest, if it is not Calipari, UK will make a lateral or perhaps backward move. Ford would be terrible. He will be our Matt Doherty.
But then again, Caliapari supposedly relies heavily on the “street-agents” that could UCONN into trouble.
Aaah, dunno what to think
March 25th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
30) is it possible to think that MAYBE our players are NOT lying to the media.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
37. playing time, getting your scholly pulled, playing time…just ask bobby perry he can tell you all about it.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
John Calapari will be the next coach at the University of Kentucky.
Billy Donovan turned us down last time so we won’t offer again. Or this could be the Roy Williams scenario….can’t turn it down twice.
Rick Pitino is not leaving Louisville he could have come back two years ago.
Jay Wright is not leaving Nova.
Jamie Dixon will not receive an offer becuase either Cal or Donovan take the job.
Traivs Ford will not receive an offer becuase he is not ready.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
I like Travis but he hasn’t shown he can win and recruit at a high level year end and year out. Not to say he won’t be able to do it but since Barnhart took at risk two years ago with a ‘up and comer’, I just don’t see how we can do that again…
March 25th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
I think lexlamman is Matt Jones.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
keep billy g! give him a chance!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
48 wrong.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
40) That’s on Matt Jones, He is the one running this site!
I can understand if a fan wants to bring up actual points about a Coach, but to call the University of Kentucky’s coach those names is way out of line! I’m not saying act like MM does with his site, but this one person that is always on here (lexslamman) that straight up TRASHS our coach with name calling, well that is uncalled for.
And actually, those are probably some of the most polite names he has called coach today.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Why do some of you ask Matt questions on here? He RARELY visits the boards.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Season is over so I guess it is safe now to come out and tell the parts
of the truth I know. I will spare you all the details considering all
the crazy rumors, stories, and possibilites thrown at everyone for a
month now.
So I’ll just get straight to the points.
It doesn’t matter if you like Gillispie or not, the fact is he is gone.
The reasons you think are not the reason he will be let go.
Mitch will no longer be in charge of the basketball program. He will
be the AD except over basketball. This isn’t uncommon many schools do it.
Tenn does it in football. The person who will be in charege will really
be exciting to UK fans.
Who is the next coach? I have no clue just rumors like you all are hearing.
I am hoping for the best but I am afraid we will end up with what many of
you will consider not good enough yet coach. I would agree with that. This
hire would be very disapointing but I am just guessing like everyone else
I have no idea.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
48 we never really offered Donovan last time. They called him to “gauge” his interest and since we didn’t offer and just asked if he would be willing he said he wasn’t interested.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
lexslamman is a bitter little man.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Is there anyway that Coach Gillispie will return next year or am I getting my hopes up for nothing.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
56 oh we offered with a contract but I will be suprised if he says no this time around
March 25th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
whether we offered Donovan or not last time, he clearly shot us down and made us look bad. The people at UK haven’t forgot that.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
57. I hope BCG is still the coach for the sole purpose to let Lexslamman have it for the rest of BCG’s tenure.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
My guess/expectation - no sources beyond what I read in articles and have seen on tv.
Due to the number of people who think he is gone, I think that Gillispie has either already accepted a modified buyout, or he has a very slight chance of being retained (i.e. he’s been told by Barnhart/Todd that they’re very disappointed and are considering their options).
Their options are to go after one of the Elite coaches, namely Calipari, Donovan and Izzo. It’s possible Pitino, Wright, and maybe 1-2 other coaches are on the list. Pelphrey, Ford and Grant would not be.
If any of these people agrees to come here (under the table if still coaching), Gillispie will be shown the door, and the new coach will be given a chance to speak to every player and recruit to decide who he wants. I.E. try to convince Jodie and Patrick to return regardless of their Draft Stock, try to convince Orton and Hood to still come (I think if Patterson stays, Orton still comes). And also to decide who he wants off the team, especially if bringing anyone with him (as everyone hopes a Calipari would). It’s also possible someone like Tucker would be unoffered, unofficially.
Again, just my guesses.
I would guess that while their are things about Gillispie that all our players like, almost all of our players could be convinced to stay on if he leaves. Meeks has already gone thru one change, and his draft stock isn’t super high. Patterson could go pro, but he would be well served to play another year, unless he fears injuries or is really, really close to coach. Miller surely cares a little more about the Kentucky name on his jersey than some of the other guys.
As for departing players, I’d guess it’s possible Porter could leave, as he has a family to worry about, and won’t be playing pro (he could go into coaching). Harris should consider his health. He’s one of my favorite players, but he could be killed by another head injury. Liggins and Stewart are likely gone unless a new coach asks them to stay and makes promises. Galloway, Harrelson, and any other embattled players (like Stevenson) will make their choice, but I don’t expect incoming seniors like Perry or Galloway to transfer unless they really don’t want to play for next year’s coach.
I think Gillispie has the coaching and recruiting ability to have a better year and career than this year, but if he can’t handle the media/pressure better, it is probably time for him to go.
But if UK can’t guarantee a Top Flight hire (Calipari, Donovan, Izzo, Pitino, or someone else with a Final Four or 2), they should keep Gillispie and let him coach his recruits, and force him to go through some PR classes.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
61 me too but that isn’t happening
March 25th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
If Barnhart does not offer Cal, he should immediately be terminated.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
If the new coach is Billy Donovan or Travis Ford we should know by Friday. If not, then it’s someone left in the Tourney.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
***Matt*** I’m hearing that Pelphrey will be offered the job. I can’t beleive that. It’s too risky of a pick. Is that what you are hearing?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Here’s a fact from my “source.” And even though some of you will never believe this and have no reason to believe me this is fact…
My source says, “none of you know anything.”
March 25th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Aren’t we firing the only guy who wanted to coach for this God forsaken fan base? My guess is that our next coach just had a very good season coaching a middle school team.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Anyone who tells you they know for sure who the next coach is, is lying
to you. They might get lucky and get it right but the truth is nobody
knows and the Admin hasn’t even gotten a YES answer yet, just a very
probably. Sorry, they have gotten one YES but you don’t want him as
our coach but we very well could end up with him. If so say good bye
to half the team and recruits coming in.
Truth is nobody knows who the next coach, it is impossible because the
Admin doesn’t even know, they are still in the process of moving Mitch
around and getting the guy who will be in charge of the basketball program
in here and I am sure he will wants some say so who is the new coach.
If anyone did know who the next coach was they wouldn’t be coming on
here saying it anways. Not if they really loved UK because if we did,
which we don’t, already had a new coach lined up it could really hurt
us closing the deal before it became offical.
A real UK fan wouldn’t want word to get out and give that school a chance
to hold on to the coach. So anyone who says they know who the next coach
is would be lying for many reasons.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Luke Harangody has a head like a Bastard Rat!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
46. yes. there is a chance that our players are not lying to the media…my point was merely that we dont know what they are saying in confidential settings with university officials. they may or may not be telling the truth, but one thing is for sure; you can never put 100% stock in the things that they say to the media
March 25th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
45.
So does Gillispie. How do you think we got in on Ater Majok? Let’s be honest with each other here - Gillispie has had entire recruiting rules written because of his questionable recruiting methods and ethics. Gillispie is well known a pretty shady recruiter and he made his way to UK. Why couldn’t Calipari?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Hell, I say we bring in John Pelphrey.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
It would be fun to steal Crean from Indiana.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I hope they already had an agreement with Donovan or Cal before the NIT.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Crean can keep his monkey ass in Bloomington.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
73, What did he win 2 or 3 games this year in a WEAK SEC? Nice choice buddy.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Sounds pretty clearly like Liggins is gone if Gillispie returns, and I don’t blame him. Gillispie’s grind-it-out style of ball is poorly suited for Liggins’s talents, he hasn’t responded well to Gillispie’s coaching methods, and the guy is a top 40 recruit who rides the pine for 35 minutes a game. He’d be much better in the hands of a top-flight coach like Donovan or Calipari.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
As a point of reference, Bill Self lost 6 guys who logged minutes in the championship game last year and has his team back in the Sweet 16 this year.
Billy Donovan has been to two straight NIT’s after his championship run.
Calipari is a recruiting violation waiting to happen.
Other than Donovan or Calipari we’re not likely to get another big name coach. So where does that leave us? Gambling on another up-and-comer?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
55: Who would be our “Basketball A.D.”? Enlighten me.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
#66 Your in luck. I am very good friends with JP and have already
talked to him and he said he isn’t the next UK coach. He doesn’t even
know who is on the list but he knows he isn’t on it.
Don’t worry about Mitch anymore people, he isn’t calling the shots
anymore. Mitch will be the AD over everything except basketball. The
new man who will be in charge of basketball will be someone that every
UK fan will be happy about.
Stop listening to people who say they know for a fact who the next coach
is. Truth is a coach hasn’t been hired yet, the Admin still doesn’t know.
Plus if anyone was a true UK fan and really knew, which there is no way
they could, they would be spilling the beans bc it could do a lot of
damage if word got out.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
73 retarded he won 2 games in sec could you imagine if he did that here.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
If Gillispie is gone (and I have mixed feelings about it, tbh), then I hope we could get Calipari. I enjoy watching his teams play. I’m not crazy about the idea of Billy Donovan and I don’t like the idea of Travis Ford at this point in time. I think that if you bring in Ford and he doesn’t do well, you’re kind of ruining the good image that already rests inside the minds of many Kentucky fans…no need to do that…
If all this drama really does end up with Gillispie moving on, then I hope we don’t throw good money after bad and that we’ll really bring in a coach who is good, can bring in recruits, and make the games exciting and fun to watch. To me, that’s Calipari…
March 25th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
82. Don’t say retarded! The retards might get offended.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
72) because Calipari is beating up C-USA every year. What does he have to worry about? Why would he leave? to take on a job where Idiot wanna be fans like you can cry and call him every name you can think of when he doesn’t win?
HE IS NOT COMING TO UOFK
March 25th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
#80 a UK Legend with basketball excutive experience. Think about it
March 25th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
72. You exagerratteeee tooooo mucccchhhhhhhh
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
If anyone’s interested, Porter had this to say: “I want to play,” he said. “I have to sit down and think. A lot of things are happening.”
http://www.kentucky.com/818/story/739327.html
We’re hearing a lot about Liggins’ comment, but that’s the only place I’ve seen Porter’s.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
If Todd and Barnhart get rid of Gillispie and hire Donvan or Cal i will have confidence in them. Anyone else and both can be gone in my opinion. No one other than those two guys will do.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
86. So Pat Riley is gonna come here and deal with children?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
I can think of one and only one logical reason why an all out vote of support would not have been given by Lee Todd and/or Mitch Barnhart in this most recent statement. That being that they have given Coach Gillispie until the day after the season (in this case Thursday) to give them an answer to his willingness to make the changes and apologies they may have demanded.
Otherwise, NOT saying he is absolutely going to be our coach and taking all doubt away would be the most monumental blunder I have ever seen this school make.
Outside of that one reason, it makes no logical sense that they intend to keep Coach Gillispie and not swat all doubt at this time.
Agree with the conclusion or not, what appears logical tends to be how things eventually turn out 4 out of 5 times.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
86. Enough with the Dan Issel rumor. It’s already made the rounds.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Don’t feel too sorry for Billy he has six million reason’s to be happy, he’s been a a** and that’s ok if you win but he hasn’t so he get’s the ax. Don’t be like Alabama and switch coaches 5 times in 10 years bring in not a college guy but a NBA guy.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
In 88, Porter was of course speaking within the context of returning next year, and becoming a father this coming summer.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Calipari will be a great choice but as of right now he hasn’t been
contacted but if his season was to end soon he better be contacted
or someone needs to be shot
I still don’t think he will be our coach, who knows I hope I hear
things that change my mind
March 25th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
77.
Ford is a better choice, but we’d be in a similar boat with him (young, unproven coach) as we are with Gillispie. The only difference is that Ford understands the spotlight and the relationships that you need to build and nurture to be a great head coach at Kentucky. If he gets another year or two of coaching experience under his belt, he’d make a great replacement for our next coach if it comes to that. For that matter, lets face the facts: Gillispie is a seat-warmer who was brought in because no coach wants to have to follow a proven hall-of-fame high elite coach in Tubby Smith. Gillispie came in, fell flat on his face, and now UK can bring in the savior from the wings to put it back in the final four, and that man is…
…Billy Donovan from what I’ve heard. Shame. My preference was for Calipari.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
82)blueass & 84)crakitome, go back to bed with each other, pillow-biters!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
93) Aren’t lots of NBA guys going to just be waiting for the next NBA opening to jump back to the league?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
86: Bring him up here, I’ve been praying for it for months! COME PAT RILEY! SAVE US!
March 25th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
96. God knows they should listen to you and feel shameful for not.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
88.
“A lot of things are happening” - Michael Porter
Most appropriate quote of the night, so far.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Before today I was 50/50 on whether Gillispie would get another year or not. But after hearing Todd’s comments, I think it is basically obvious now that Gillispie won’t be retained.
I just hope that we don’t end up with Donovan and can manage to get Calipari. But I’m not holding my breath. We’ll probably end up with someone who is no better than Gillispie while running off all our recruits and convincing both Meeks and Patterson to enter the draft. If that happens, the only thing we will accomplish is just add several more years to the total it will take to get UK back to the top.
Therefore I have very mixed feelings about all of this. Unless we can get someone of the caliber of Calipari or Izzo, proven consistent winners over the long haul (not a flash in the pan like Donovan), I’d rather just stick with Gillispie. If we lose him, get a mediocre coach and end up losing all of our recruits, then we are screwed. And it will take years to dig out of such a mess.
Ah well, if that happens, maybe the Gillispie haters will be happy. Maybe that will finally be enough to prove the idiocy that runs rampant among UK fans is causing more harm to our program than any other single factor. And I will remember their names when the time comes to remind folks of who got us into such a mess. And outside landing Calipari or Izzo, I don’t see next year being anything besides a total and complete disaster, with future seasons also being pretty grim.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
97, Is that it?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
86) I wish it was Pat Riley…
March 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Avery Johnson was spotted at a Waffle House in Lexington yesterday.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Fire Mitch!!!!See if Chapman wants the AD job. Jay Wright would be a great next coach. Good recruiter, great x&o coach, and not a jackass in front of a camera.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I’m sick of the rumor, gossip, and innuendo about our coach floated by people like lexslamman who don’t know anything. Gillispie shouldn’t worry though. If given time here he would cut down some NCAA championship nets, if he goes somewhere else he can do that in a few years and then we’ll see what is and what is not a mistake.
This team works their butts off, and some of the credit for that goes to Gillispie. Imagine how good we’d be next year with 4 or 5 high-level players instead of 2 if everyone plays that hard. We’re turning around to swim back to the other shore when we’re 4/5 of the way across the river. Who knows if we’ll make it back. I can’t believe this is really going to happen. Calipari might be the only guy who can salvage this mistake quickly.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Matt,
Any chance Patterson pulls the Jimmy Chipwood trick, “I’m gonna play ball…but only if coach stays.”
March 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I haven’t seen anyone get close to the reason why Gillispie is going
to be let go. It isn’t what you think. I am not going to say but
if this helps you get an idea of what is going on then, there is still
a slight chance he could be our coach again. Please don’t get your
hopes up if you are one who likes Gillispie because the chance is
very small that something changes. There has been to much planning
for the future without Gillispie to expect things to change again.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Pat Riley=not happening EVER.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
96. Didn’t you hear the rumors? Billy D said no.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
I want whoever comes in to get MASHBURN on ths staff ASAP. Think about the players he could get out of NY and the draw that he would be for recruits everywhere.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
By the way, according to Notre Dame guard Kyle McAlarney, beating Kentucky “felt like a Big East game”.
Heheh. At least we merit being compared with the best conference in college basketball this year.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Can you even imagine how good Patterson would be if they ran an organized offense?
March 25th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Hope it doesn’t happen but if it does Todd and Barnhart need to have a top flight coach already in place and not go on some roller coaster ride.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
85
Anybody that refers to Kentucky as UofK is clearly a Louisville fan. Have no fear, we could have Jared Carter as coach and Uk would still beat you guys at least 75% of the time.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
96) If Gillispie is gone, I’m not really excited about any of the best case scenarios, as each has some baggage.
Calipari has a reputation for shadiness, deserved or not. But he has been recruiting stars and his teams playing well, cakewalk conference or not.
Donovan has been to 2 straight NITs after having all the recruiting power of 2 titles. He also burned us (and Florida, and Orlando, and Grant) 2 years ago.
Izzo (I don’t think he leaves MSU) plays a slower brand, albeit a very good one.
Pitino - not coming, but seen as a traitor by too many.
Those are the only home runs I can think of.
Ford and Pelphrey, or Horn or some other UK/Kentucky kid, are still young. Pelphrey’s coming off a bad year in this conference, and Ford is said to have a temper (not unlike Gillispie). Their glory days here will only buy them so much good will. Gillispie’s passion and recruiting was supposedly going to buy him 3 years, but most voices are bidding him farewell.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
115 If they take us on a ride they need to be fired themselves.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Please don’t listen to anyone who says they know who the next coach is.
They are just guessing and hoping they get lucky. Truth is the Admin
doesn’t even know and if they did and someone had the information
why would they share that on the internet knowing it could damage
the chances of actually getting that coach. Doesn’t matter anyways
because nothing is final yet.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
113 you won’t hear that anymore with the coaches you want.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Calipari lost the title on free throws and you still want him? Who else does that?
Oh that’s right, we did that with Pitino in 97.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
#73…yeah, he burned up the SEC down at Arkansas.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
114) Imagine if someone passed him the ball. Or if he had a reliable guy at the 5 with him (God love ya Perry). Next year will be better if Patterson stays, joined by Pilgrim and Orton (I think Patterson is a bigger factor for Orton than Gillispie).
March 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
111.
He tops the list. I have no idea who will be the one to take the job, but most people seem to think that Donovan will take it. Some folks are so star-struck by the monolithic greatness of Billy Gillispie that their little hearts are broken that he’s leaving, so they’re predicting gloom-and-doom. I think that this is set up to play out pretty well, personally.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
120 he wasn’t talking about how good we are because in fact are are a terrible basketball teaam.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Can someone remind me how many championships Calipari has won? And why coming to UK will change his track record of “not winning the big one”?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Bottom line Gillespie is horrid on the sidelines, doesnt adjust to anything (sorry he played that triangle 2 against creighton) and he is a smart@ss to the national media. He is a great recruiter. The head coach at UK has to be more than the head coach. He is in charge of the most important thing in the state.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
LEXBLOMAN:
“…Gillispie is a seat-warmer who was brought in because no coach wants to have to follow a proven hall-of-fame high elite coach in Tubby Smith…”
Still sucking on your anatomically correct Tubby doll?
You are nothing but a TUBBYLICKING TUBBYSUCKING IDIOT. And I FFFng hate TUBBYLICKERS like you.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:03 am
#117 There is good chance the coach that will end up here isn’t an
improvement from Gillispie and maybe even worse. I doubt it will
go that far because that would be the end of a few top UK people
if they didn’t get lucky and hit a homerun.
However from what I am hearing there is still a good chance someone
on your list who I think would be a disapointment could end up with
the job
March 26th, 2009 at 12:03 am
ITT: http://i44.tinypic.com/2elw3k7.png
March 26th, 2009 at 12:03 am
110.
I could see him take a job as AD, but not as long as Mitch Barnhart wants to be here. The guy is adored by everyone who works with him AND by the UK Administration. I would be fairly shocked if the Gillispie mistake costs him his job. Then again, it is strange that Dr. Todd seems to have become the one doing the talking over this matter. Technically, he should be keeping his mouth shut and letting Barnhart handle the release of information. This and the fact that Barnhart hasn’t said anything about the Gillispie situation are not unrelated, if you catch my drift.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:03 am
125 I was referring to physical play.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:04 am
132 i don’t think he was referring to physical play just that UK is a big name team.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:04 am
128 said Tubbylickers. hehe.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:04 am
128.
I was wondering when you were going to put down your Billy Clyde Gillispie anatomically accurate super-electro-vibro love wand and join us. Wonderful to see you!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Count me in the group that believes that if we don’t at least try to make it happen with Calipari first, then Barnhart, Todd and Sandy Bell should be visiting the unemployment office next week
March 26th, 2009 at 12:05 am
FOR A WEEK I TOLD YOU GUYS DONOVAN IS INKED. STOP CRYING ABOUT IT AND ACCEPT IT
March 26th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Izzo is probably the right guy. He does the most with the least but hopefully that doesn’t mean he can’t recruit.
I bet he would take this year’s team to the sweet 16 if he is the coach. I don’t think Calipari gets out of the first round with this years team.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
120.
With the coaches I want we’d play too fast for every Big East team except Louisville.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Mitch will be the AD still just not over basketball. This isn’t
uncommon and many schools do it such as Tenn with football
March 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Does anyone like the Wendy’s 3conomics commercials?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
I dont like losing games, but when we get beat because we get out coached and not out talented. Something has to change. We have way more talent than Notre Dame. That talent just wasnt used correctly.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:07 am
It wouldn’t matter to you as long as the coach gave you warm and fuzzy feelings on the inside. That’s what counts.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:07 am
lexslamman, did anyone ever tell you to stop talking out of your ass?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Izzo’s style would drive me batshit crazy after the last two coaches
March 26th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I have to believe there are powers around this program that would NEVER, EVER allow a coach with a poor reputation of rules compliance (justified or not), ever coach for this school.
The majority of you here are quite young. Some so young you can not remember Eddie Sutton. For those of who still fell the sting from the mess he left behind, I can not believe it would ever be allowed. Not here!
The majority, if not all those supporters are more than old enough to remember. Supporters old enough have made their millions, who use their deep pockets not only for UK’s sports programs but many other aspects as well.
Calipari will never be allowed to coach here. I just can’t see it ever being tolerated by the old guard that control millions in donations.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:08 am
LEXBLOMAN
Is your FATA**ED wife helping with the Tubby doll or is the doll really hers since you can’t perform?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:08 am
#137 If it is true, which as of now it isn’t, why would you want
word to get out and give those boosters at UF a chance to keep him and
change his mind? See what I mean by don’t listen to people who say
they know for sure who the next coach is. They are just guessing and
hope they get it right. Nobody know not even the Admin. They are
still in the process of searching.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:09 am
So what’s the difference between Pitino when he first came to UK, and Travis Ford.
Of course there’e the Nets, and a Final Four, and those are huge.
But in terms of age, years experience, is the gap still pretty wide?
This whole mess makes me more and more mad (old wounds reopened) that he didn’t freaking stay put in Lexington.
Now people keep telling me how much the UL team looks like RP’s old UK teams . . . I want to vomit.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:09 am
i used to think calipari was a hands-down better candidate than donovan, but after looking at their records i’m not so sure
Donovan
3 national championship games/2 championships
1 other sweet 16
2 NIT’s
Calipari
1 national championship game/0 championships
1 final four
2 elite eights/1 sweet 16
5 NIT’s (3 @memphis)
…so now i’m not sure what you guys think?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:10 am
Anthony Grant is waiting and the two parties probably need a change after all these years anyways.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:10 am
148 FLORIDA HAD ITS CHANCE. DONOVAN PLEADED WITH THEM HEAVILY THIS YEAR FOR AN INCREASE IN THE BASKETBALL BUDGET AND FLORIDA SPIT IN HIS FACE AND SAID NO THEN GAVE MORE MONEY TO FOOTBALL. HE IS VERY MAD WITH THEM… HE IS OUR COACH AND IT WILL COME OUT SOON ENOUGH
March 26th, 2009 at 12:10 am
My guess> - 1) lexslamman is a mole, 2) LetsGetBackOnTop has a couple screen names (short lines), and Billy G slept with someones wife or was drinking during a game (one game I remember he sat in his chair instead of kneeling on the floor). Am I close?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:11 am
BCG has been to UK basketball these last two hazy, crazy, head scratching years, what Robert Gibbs is to Obama’s public relations dept,inept, inadequate, comical and clearly in over his head. Move on BCG, Move on!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:12 am
As of today Calipari hasn’t been contacted, I would expect he would
be once his season is over unless UK gets one of their top choices
real soon and they want to start the process of trying to keep what we
have that is good and keep what we have coming in 09.
You have to think about who are President is (standup guy) and what
is going on with UConn right now. Calipari, in the eyes of Todd, might
be to risky.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:12 am
153. Maybe it was LEXBLOMAN’S wife. That would explain his HO for BCG.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:13 am
151, TV tonight acted like Grant was heading to Bama. I’m just sayin’ what they were sayin’.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Seems like yesterday Billy G raised his arms to the crowd at memorial when he got hired.WOW.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Yeah and two years later he’s getting a raw deal.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Boys this just in - John Wooden is giving it one more go around and has thrown his name into the mix for the UK job.
Wooden was quoted as saying “I hear they are getting rid of that mean old SOB at Kentucky. To that I say it’s about time Adolph stepped down and you can add my name to the list of possible replacements”
John will be hanging #8 by 2011!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:15 am
WHY ARENT YOU PEOPLE LISTENING. I SHARE SEVERAL SOURCES WITH MATT JONES. HE CANNOT SAY IT BECAUSE HE HAS PROFESSIONAL DUTIES TO UPHOLD. DONOVAN IS THE NEXT COACH. IT HAS BEEN DECIDED SINCE THIS PAST FRIDAY. GET OVER IT ALREADY AND SUPPORT THE NEW COACH
March 26th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Has anyone here ever gotten dunked on by Patrick chewing?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:15 am
I think Grant be a great hire but you have to think about the UK
Admin and what position they would be in after firing a coach after
2 years. They have to hit a homerun and they know it. Grant be too
much of a risk in their eyes.
I do wish they had some guts and get Grant but it won’t happen.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:16 am
160) Good one, but Wooden is 200 years old and might not live til Saturday.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Ciprian_True_Blue CHECK
March 26th, 2009 at 12:17 am
I’m going to commit heresy. BCG is a horrible recruiter. Before you puke, look at the facts.
As horrible as Tubby’s recruits were, they played far better than BCG’s recruits this year. (Tubby would have landed PPat)
Amazing ALL the guys that BCG brought in this year. And they contributed NOTHING. Sure, Miller is nice, but most teams have 2 freshman who contribute way more than he did. Liggins, Harrelson, Galloway, Slone, Donald Williams (really?), Adam Delph (who?), Jarvis Walker (buh-bye)… complete recruiting air balls for this team. AAAAIIIRRR BALL. AAAAIIIRRR BALL.
If they’re not coachable, or if they don’t fit in the system, BCG shouldn’t have recruited them. What was he thinking?
Did BCG really see Liggins play in high school and think “That guy will play for me”? Anyone could have seen Liggins on tape and said “That guy will piss BCG off by playing way too fast and out of control and will never play significant minutes.” If BCG sat Crawford on the pine for half of his senior year for being “loose”, what he did he like in Liggins to recruit him?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:17 am
161. Because we DON’T belive you!!!!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:17 am
#161 LYING! No way it could been decided last Friday Donovan was our new
coach. They were still offering Gillispie a chance to sign his contract
last Friday. Caught lying
March 26th, 2009 at 12:17 am
what do you mean by check
March 26th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Chewing what?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Mitch Barnhart’s house should have 1000 for sale signs in the front yard.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:18 am
161.
“…I SHARE SEVERAL SOURCES WITH MATT JONES. HE CANNOT SAY IT BECAUSE HE HAS PROFESSIONAL DUTIES TO UPHOLD…”
Professional duties? Surely you jest!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Mitch will no longer oversee mens basketball
March 26th, 2009 at 12:19 am
85) Its called MONEY!!! And memphis couldn’t come close to matching what we could pay. It just makes me
SICK to my stomach that Mitch and Todd arent going to go after calipari.. Thats just IGNORANT.. He is the best recruiter
in the nation, period. Yes, someone payed marcus camby money forever ago, not his fault!!! He would of been busted at
memphis by now if hes done something. To think, we passed up the best coach out there, who would definately come if you
open up that checkbook (he flirted w/ NC state, Yes NC STATE!!!, a while back). Just sickens me.. Way to not get the program that
writes your fat paychecks back on top. Nice work
March 26th, 2009 at 12:19 am
FRIDAY NIGHT LEE TODD AND BARNHART AGREED TO PURSUE DONOVAN AND CALLED HIM UP. HE SAID HE WOULD SAY YES BUT WOULD NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING UNTIL FLORIDA WAS DONE PLAYING AS TO NOT TAKE AWAY FROM HIS PLAYERS TRYING THEIR HARDEST FOR HIM WHILE THEY STILL PLAYED IN THE NIT. JUST GET OUT OF YOUR OWN ASS AND LISTEN TO ME OR KISS MY ASS WHEN DONOVAN IS INTRODUCED. :d
March 26th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Check as in I got it. Ask AlPurnellHere next time he’s on here.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Any “in the know” responsible UK fan wouldn’t be on here naming a name
if something was done because they would know it could hurt UK’s chances
of finishing the deal with that person.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:20 am
OK THANKS. ALSO.. DAN ISSEL IS THE TOP TARGET BUT IT MAY BE SOMEONE ELSE THAT WILL COME IN AND OVERSEE THE BASLKETBALL PROGRAM. BARNHART IS THE BEST AD IN THE HISTORY OF THIS SCHOOL. HE WONT GO ANYWHERE….BUT THERE WILL BE A NEW POSITION AT UK LIKE AN AD BUT ONLY IN CHARGE OF BASKETBALL. DAN ISSEL IS THE TOP TARGET AT THE MOMENT
March 26th, 2009 at 12:21 am
#149 - “So what’s the difference between Pitino when he first came to UK, and Travis Ford.
Of course there’e the Nets, and a Final Four, and those are huge.
But in terms of age, years experience, is the gap still pretty wide?”
Are you serious? So in your mind getting providence to the FF is like taking EKU to the dance? Taking Umass to the NIT and OSU to the big dance and winning a game is similar to taking the Knicks to the conference finals?
Please rethink what you just asked. Seriously.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:21 am
If we end up needing a coach on Friday, I say you make Tom Izzo look us in the eye and say he isn’t leaving Michigan State.
If post season results are your biggest issue, there is not a better choice out there. Period!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:22 am
If Donovan agreed to be our next coach last Friday, I dare say that there is not a single poster of this blog who would want to have him here. That would be a complete betrayal to sign on to coach another team while your current one is still playing. Especially considering that if Florida and Kentucky could have played each other in the semifinals.
Of course, you’re lying.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:23 am
174. You do realized the academic standards at Memphis are far less than UK’s, right? Cal won’t be able to get the same level of (cough)student(cough)athelete at UK.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:24 am
#175 WRONG and LYING AGAIN!
He has been contacted but it wasn’t Friday, Gillispie still had
a chance to sign his contract on Friday.
And nothing is done yet with any possible new coach. Donovan won’t
sign if he is given the same contract to sign Gillispie had offered to
him.
I do think Donovan has said yes but yes he be interested.
and if you really had inside info you wouldn’t be spreading it on
the internet.
and anyone can come on here throw out a wild guess and say, “if it happens
you can kiss my butt and I told you so”. It isn’t like your going out
on a limb guessing Donovan and hope you get it right, LOL
March 26th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Why do some what to go after Grant who has half the experience as Billy G and no more success??? Just because he was high on Florida’s list when Billy D left for 15 minutes? Please if it is going to be done have a guy come in that has a bit longer track record that 3 or 4 seasons as a head coach.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Seriously, why would it matter if anyone signed a week ago? That’s no different than Tubby having inked a deal with Minnesota prior to the end of career at UK.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:25 am
LetsGetBackOnTop: you really don’t think there is an “in the know” person here do you? Or at least one anybody could identify as a real person behind a fake internet name.
take “LetsGetBackOnTop” for an example. Like anyone knows who you are behind that name.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:26 am
180.
Pitino. Pitino’s pretty good in the post season - then again, so is Izzo, I don’t know who is best among active coaches (something tells me it might be Kryzewski). The problem is that Pitino’s 1) too old and 2) not leaving Louisville.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:27 am
ILL SAY IT AGAIN BUT WHEN I TALKED TO JP BLEVINS AT THE SWEET SIXTEEN AND HE GUARANTEED ME DONOVAN IS INKED FOR UK BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET SCANDAL AT FLORIDA AND BECAUSE HE IS TIRED OF NOT BEING THE HEADLINE COACH AT HIS SCHOOL YOU TELL ME IM WRONG ON TOP OF THE OTHER PEOPLE IVE HEARD FROM. JP IS VERY CONNECTED WITH UK STILL
March 26th, 2009 at 12:28 am
187) And the nepotism regulations at UK.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Hey everyone lets play a cool game.
Lets all hit the Caps Lock Button on our computers and then type
who you think will be our next coach. However, you have to say
who the next coach will be as if you actually knew for sure.
Then in all caps right - “when that person is announced as head coach
that means you can count on me as reliable source”
The trick is you have to throw out an obivious name. You can’t go
out on a limb and throw out names that haven’t been thrown around.
That would be a violation of the “Ciprian_True_Blue” rule
March 26th, 2009 at 12:29 am
146.
UK hired Gillispie, didn’t they?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:29 am
187.
Coach K lover, now it is all so clear. Duke sucks!!!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:29 am
184) because Pitino begat Donovan and Donovan begat Grant (inbreeding)
March 26th, 2009 at 12:30 am
188.
Is JP still sporting that kick-ass flattop?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:30 am
190) BOBBY KNIGHT! That would be a fun rumor to start.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:31 am
Players don’t have the inside knowledge we all like to think they
have. One thing Mitch and Todd are really good at is keeping info
from getting out
March 26th, 2009 at 12:31 am
190.
THE NEXT COACH AT UK WILL BE JESUS CHRIST. I SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE I AM GOD AND CLEARLY SINCE UK BASKETBALL JUST LOST IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE NIT, IT IS TIME FOR MY SON TO RETURN AND FOR THE ENDTIMES TO BEGIN. WHEN JESUS CHRIST DESCENDS FROM HEAVEN AND BECOMES THE HEAD COACH, THAT MEANS YOU ALL CAN COUNT ON ME, GOD, AS A RELIABLE SOURCE. THAT IS ALL.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:33 am
197) Don’t freak me out like that man!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:34 am
#195 Bobby Knight isn’t obivious enough and would be a violation
of the “Ciprian_True_Blue” rule. You have to throw out an obivious
name so your chances of getting it right are really high and you
can pretend what was really your guess, as something you actually knew.
Plus you have to do it in ALL CAPS, that makes it more dramatic
March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 am
A.) if we fire Billy it is the dumbest decision in human history B.) everyone just shut the hell up with the “insider info.” we will know the facts soon enough.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 am
198.
Sorry. It would be pretty sweet to have a divine head coach, though, wouldn’t it?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 am
200 Please don’t tell me you still think Gillispie will be around next year.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Most (probably all) the “in the know” claimants here are just fantasizing about being so. You are just playing along for their thrills.
That’s how they get their kicks. Not that there is anything wrong with it, but surely you must realize it.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:36 am
198) No, but Matt and his boys mentioned lexslamman in the live blog. Said Billy G would never eat dinner with him.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:36 am
#197 LOVE IT!
You get points for using ALL CAPS but you have to be more obivious.
So that way you have a greater chance of your guess being correct
and can claim later on that you had inside sources
Someone else have a good one?
March 26th, 2009 at 12:36 am
200.
A) Not true: we hired Billy. B) The fun part will be seeing all the people with ‘inside sources’ who are wrong have their heads explode live on the internet.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:37 am
200) Perhaps, you should wait until all the facts are presented before saying it’s the dumbest decision.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:38 am
As for Calipari all you have to do is google Worldwide Wes and you’ll get a good taste of why he won’t come to UK. Combine this “goodwill ambassador”/”surrogate uncle”/shoe company agent/”advisor”/”pimp” to Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Tyreke Evans & now John Wall with a little something called the NCAA Academic Progress Report which can penalize you for UP TO 10% of your scholarships for failing to make the grade and Calipari would be MONUMENTALLY STUPID. All of you who think is the man need to do your homework!
As for Donovan, Anthony Grant was the prime recruiter for the great class from ‘04 and the Associate Head Coach during the ‘06 Championship season. In fact he was Donovans right hand from the Marshall days. How has Billy D faired without him? Maybe at UK he could do better maybe not.
Unless here have been a ton of off the court issues that none of us know about the on the court stuff has not been enough to get Clyde fired. He told Andy Katz Monday that he wanted o be back next year so Mitch & Lee better get this right and give everyone some backup if they decide to end it because it is ALL ON THEM NOW. There can be no “we all talked and figured out that it just wasn’t working”.
BTW, Patterson could have said alot of things about GIllispie to “fake” his support, saying “I LOVE Coach Gillispie” is not one of those things. These guys have definitely not played like a team that has quit on their coach in the NIT. IF anything they have played like they wanted him to stay!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:39 am
It’s not that difficult transforming yourself into a fantasy insider.
You put a few real life things together. See were it all appears to being leading. Make the all important educated guess that seems just logical enough. Then shout it out as loud and as often as you can. Word it in a manner than sounds as if you have real insight that isn’t quite public knowledge. But leave just enough generalization in the wording that you can blame on the missing piece of the puzzle that you are sworn not to divulge and you have become an “insider.”
..and if it turns out you are wrong, so what people move on a forget. Worst case scenario, you have to change you internet alias to hide the shame of the last alias.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Once I had a “fake” organism. Got it from one of those bubble gum machines things. All slimey and creepy looking.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:54 am
I’m hearing that Pitino will be the Basketball AD and that Knight will be his special advisor. Pat Riley and Dan Issel are going to handle recruiting and Donovan or Cal will be the coach.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:00 am
You are all a bunch of jackasses. Go to sleep children. Obviously nothing is certain yet and will not be until Friday. Please step away from the lap tops.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:05 am
G and assts gave farewell speeches to the team tonight.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:26 am
It was nice knowing you, Billy Clyde. Good luck wherever you go, until you come up against the Wildcats again, which you inevitably will because the tournament committee is filled with a bunch of sadistic drama queens that insist on punishing teams like Utah year, after year, after year. Can’t wait to kick your ass, sincerely, the UK fan base.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Maybe ive missed a few posts, but why does every one hate lexslamman? He doesnt seem to be too bad from the small amount ive read. My second question, is why the hate toward cyprian true blue? He is only trying to tell us what he believes to be the truth. How do any of us no for sure that he is or isnt lying. I for one am glad to hear different peoples opinions, and take them for thought. For all we know he could be completely correct and know exactly what he is talking about. If people didnt speculate, and tell what they have been told, then half the people wouldnt get on here. People are here for answers, and possibilties. All they want is hope. For the record I believe Gillispie is a good coach and a good person, but at this point it may be time to part ways. Im a firm believer in a coach getting at least 4 years to bring in his players and get his system going the way he needs it to. I wish coach the best of luck where ever he ends up. If its at Kentucky then I have full confidence that in time he will get things turned around, but if its some where else I see nothing but success in his future. Good luck coach! Go cats!!! lets all united behind whoever is our coach next season and put all the negativity behind us. We love the cats, thats all the commonality we need!!!
March 26th, 2009 at 4:11 am
THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. IT’S PAT SUMMIT!!!! WE ARE GOING TO MAKE HISTORY.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:48 am
216) I actually wouldn’t care. Did you see what she did to the UT team after getting beat in the tourney. She made them practice and plans to do so as long as allowed by rules. She told them straight up that them getting beat in the 1st round was UNACCEPTABLE! Sure would be nice to get that at UK.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:49 am
And she sure wasn’t smiling while doing it either.
March 26th, 2009 at 5:53 am
I would support Pat Summit. That would be something else. You think she could recruit men?
March 26th, 2009 at 7:55 am
It will be a mistake not to give the coach another year in Lexington. With that said if the administration
caves to fan pressure they had better bring in a well know coach who has a history of delivering at a big
time program- prehaps the Memphis coach, or the Texas coach, perhaps Billy Donovan.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:21 am
“Temporary solution”!?! For as popular as this site is, and its growth, you NEED a BIGGER BETTER server. PERMANENTLY!
SIZE MATTERS!!!