I can give you $33+ million reasons why he is not going anywhere- he is not going to resign and forfeit the $$ and KY is not going to fire him and have to pay the $33+ million- I don't like it but that's just the way it is, for now anyway
Cai Is Not Leaving
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Then it’s time to make his life miserable enough that he won’t have a choice
They'd be paying $33 million whether he's coaching or not, so that's not the issue. The issue is they don't want to pay him his yearly salary AND pay a new coach their yearly salary. It's all about money. UK admins do not care about win totals, tournament results. It's all about how many butts are in Rupp Arena, buying merchandise or donating to the school. Nothing else matters to them.
Not all at once. ~$6mm per year installments. That is a piece of cake.
I feel like he’ll be gone soon. Within a week. Two at the most.
I think he and the administration are trying to figure it out right now.
I think he and the administration are trying to figure it out right now.
6 Million a year for the life of the contract and that's if he doesn't take another job. He has an offset in his contract. It's doable. It will suck, but it's doable
I think he’ll be out before the weekend is over
I see your claim and raise you Cal's huge bruised ego.
If he gets a good offer he will be gone.
If he gets a good offer he will be gone.
I refuse to believe he can still be the coach here. He has to go…this is ridiculous.
I'd say Monday is when negotiations start. Everyone gets the weekend to chill out and remove emotion from it.
If he’s still the coach next year you will start to see empty seats at Rupp, lagging merch sales and a bunch of angry fans who will criticize his every move, even worse than this year. At a certain point, everyone in town will be a jerk to him, and deservedly so. He’s the highest paid employee of a public institution and literally can’t do his job, but keeps cashing those checks. He will not win another championship here. We had arguably the most talent in the country this year and couldn’t win a single game in either tournament. It’s pathetic and Cal is destroying his legacy with each passing year.
Really, another one of these posts? 🤷
Thanks kywildcats8
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Your username is synonymous with close sources and correct information.
It’s good to have insiders who know what’s up
Your username is synonymous with close sources and correct information.
That's what I was saying earlier. He KNOWS nobody takes him seriously anymore, especially in Lexington. Its too uncomfortable. I'd think he wants out as fast as possible. Heck he might crazily end up at Vanderbilt.
I think we each need to grab a mirror from around our house or buy one and have them all delivered to his office at UK. SOMEONE THERE can explain to him why people would send them to him
If Cal had a problem with being uncomfortable, he'd have learned how to handle and implement a zone defense by now. He for damn sure would have learned to not put his foot in his mouth with fans as well. He lives to be the fly in the ointment. Whiners always do
It's not so much the money....I want the guy gone from the program entirely. Completely gone.
No source, but just common sense to me- nobody is walking away from the amount of $$ and UK is not going to pay that much for a buy out, IMO
How about I am just thinking with common sense- hopefully am 100% wrong but no matter how u slice it, $33 million is a huge sum
Don’t be an idiot. Don’t make our fanbase look bad, it will only hurt us in the end. Start with signing the petition. If anybody thinks taking matters into their own hands by putting For Sale signs in his yard, starting rumors or protesting outside his house is a good idea, you’re wrong. It will end up causing our next prospective coach to reconsider, the national media will lambast our fanbase and the ultimately the karmic debt will be far too great to overcome.
Real talk. How is it not cheaper to fire Cal?
Cal makes 9M a year roughly. He's got 5 years left. That's 45M. To finish out at UK.
It's going to cost 33M to fire him over the course of 5 years.
Wouldn't we be saving 12M here to fire him?
Cal makes 9M a year roughly. He's got 5 years left. That's 45M. To finish out at UK.
It's going to cost 33M to fire him over the course of 5 years.
Wouldn't we be saving 12M here to fire him?
Cal is gonna be gone before final 4 is done. Entire fanbase wants him out he lost everyone. .ichihsn can pay him it's perfect senerio for him to leave.
Honestly don't care he goes to UL or IU just outta here
Honestly don't care he goes to UL or IU just outta here
This is the first time national writers across the board are crushing Cal - not the fans for being unrealistic - but Cal. This is also the first time national writers across the board are putting the idea out there that this may need to end. That's pretty significant imo.
But...Mitch put something in place a few years ago that no one would walk away from and Cal doesn't seem like the quit and run away with his tail between his legs type so I really do think he's here until HE says he's had enough. I could've seen us getting to the FF and Cal walking away being satisfied enough but now? No. And no, I don't believe Mitch will fire Cal. Despite what's happened, we were still a 3 seed.
But...Mitch put something in place a few years ago that no one would walk away from and Cal doesn't seem like the quit and run away with his tail between his legs type so I really do think he's here until HE says he's had enough. I could've seen us getting to the FF and Cal walking away being satisfied enough but now? No. And no, I don't believe Mitch will fire Cal. Despite what's happened, we were still a 3 seed.
I'm pissed more with Brainfart for giving any coach a damn blank check which is a lifetime contract. 8 years max. 4 years is best.
And it explains why nothing has been happening, that we're aware of. It doesn't matter what the "fans" think, as long as suckers are lining up to buy, buy, buy. Admins don't have the same goals as the rest of us.
If I was betting on it right now, I’m saying Cal will be here next season. There will likely be some shake up among his assistants. I also believe we’ll start to get good news about returning players soon, too
he's not going anywhere, and one of the reasons would be that we WANT HIM GONE. Cal's a spiteful, anti-benny type. He'll have to be forced out. No school, that is not in the dumps, and that has an intelligent admin, is going to come calling for him.
So, 4 million is being saved. Presumably the new coach would make what Cal was unless we land a huge name like Hurley or Pearl or God forbid Oats.
So, suck for 5 more years while paying the same mount of money makes NO business sense whatsoever.
Returning players is not good news if Cal is still here. That's just pacifying news. Most of here are willing to see those players go elsewhere if it means Cal is gone.
Fire every assistant other than Ulis . Announce UK Ath department now decides schedule Watch him quit right then.
Agreed. The talent this year was supposed to make this year "The year" and look what happened. Unless the returning players are SGA, AD, Maxey, Booker, Towns, Bam, and Murray, there's not really any returning players that could add enough to next year's incoming freshman that would make me feel good if Cal is still coach.
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