Didn't want to hijack a thread...but @Kantucke mentioned a little while ago in another thread...
Anyone have the story?
Anyone have the story?
Can anyone elaborate?
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Allegedly, Craft wanted to use Tshiebwe as a political pawn during the failed governor race. Cal told her to hit the road to protect Oscar, so the Crafts had a tantrum and didn't let Cal play with any of their toys anymore.
That's a gross oversimplification that might not even be true, but there ya go.
Maybe there's much more to the situation of Cal wanting a new practice facility ....
Cal didn’t like the idea of them offering someone who would never excel at the NBA more money then he would ever see in his life, they were giving him 15 million (sources) and then cal stepped in and got his guy screwed out of generational money.
If true, I'd have to side with Cal on that one.
Are Cal and Crafts different political parties. I would guess Cal is democrat
Cal got his panties in a bunch knowing one of his players would make double what he did, tried to use the political aspect of it to attack the crafts. Now the crafts are here offering millions to keep the program going and cal left us for Arkansas. Let’s keep defending cal
Yep. If we get Hurley and if we have Craft back in the driver's seat, so-to-speak (assuming the story is true), it'll be interesting to see if they sour on Hurley's no BS attitude. Or if Hurley would even be willing to put up with that.
College basketball players, college coaches, college basketball teams should NEVER be involved in partisan politics. That should be strictly off-limits when it comes to NIL.
The Crafts are not the only big money donors Cal pissed off, and Cal screwed his own players when it comes to NIL. My guess between Cal and his assistants not a one of them is very organized.
Cal made it a point to get his players drafted as high as possible. Wall's rookie contract was $24mil. He was pretty clearly in it to have his guys make money, IMO. Not saying you're wrong, btw.
I'm just tossing out the story as I understand it from sources close to UK.
Was the fact we never had a 2-3 defense for 15 years installed not evidence enough that they aren’t very well organized.
A player getting 15 million and being involved in politics doesn’t help cals resume. Why would he want to help facilitate something where he has no gain, clearly he wasn’t interested.
On the contrary, I'd argue that it would've shown that Cal understood NIL and meditated an insane deal to benefit his player. With how important NIL is now, that would've paid dividends when it came to prospective schools. Plus, depending on who you ask, Cal intended to retire at UK. Not sure he would've needed any more padding for his resume.
What he had to gain was not getting on the Crafts' bad side. He had to have known that keeping them away from Oscar would basically be career s-cide.
Edit: payed? 🤢
Fully agree. But considering he thought he didn’t need to change his ways based on recent results shows he’s not a very intelligent human being. Trying to apply a thought pattern to a man incapable is hard to do.
Cal's definitely a hard headed son of a gun.
God complex stronger than that of our lords.
Can only pray the lord offers him his own heaven. Him, bruiser, and Orlando could have the time of there lives up there in there own sect.
So Rep asked a Dem for political favor. Hahaha. No wonder that didnt go well.
And, are you really a pawn if you’re getting paid for your endorsement?
If that is what happened, mercy sakes how weirder can this get?
I don't think she asked Cal. I think she tried to go to Oscar directly and Cal shut it down. I don't think politics really had any part in it. I think Cal would have shut down if Andy Beshear had asked as well.
I assume this is sarcasm. But roll the ball out Cal has said he doesn't bother with free throws, zoning out of bounds plays or even watching tape of the other team.
Of course he doesn’t. And it shows.
The at some point didn’t Oscar move out of lodge and live on a horse farm, where he had life made? Seriously, think I heard this from several places, and that kind of created a rift between him and others on team?
I would be willing to bet if you took any high school coach from the sweet 16 and had given them this roster they would have out performed Cal. He is by far the worse X and O's coach ever at UK.
Obviously this would create a rift, but with NIL we better get used to rifts. Some are going to get PAID, others not so much.
North Oldham (8th region) didn’t even go to state, yet they had the 3rd ranked offense in America this season.
Why is a certain poster quoting himself in this thread ? LOL, takes "talking to myself" to a totally different level.
As he should. Our players should not be involved in politics for ANY side. Period. All it does is cause division within our fanbase.
Just like with a lot of fans , there wasn’t just one single thing to cause the Crafts to sour on Cal . I heard they were pretty upset with the kneeling for the national anthem thing along with some other things . They were distancing themselves from Cal before Oscar even set foot on campus. By all accounts the Crafts LOVE Mitch Barnhart. Anyone remotely close to the program knows how much Mitch and Cal detested each other. The Crafts are Mitch Barnhart people.
It’s a free country. If the fans don’t like a player for earning a living and changing his families life forever then they aren’t fans.
You seem to know the story than. Tell us what happened. ( he won't )
If he has a source closer to the situation then Oscar’s ex love interest when he was here then I’d love to hear what he has to say
It always comes down to Cals bottom line. Does it cost HIM anything? No, then he's all for spending money on it. Does it get him more attention? Yes! Sounds good to Cal. Does it make him look better than everyone else? No. Wait a minute, now....
Matt has insinuated that politics was the root cause of the breakup between Cal and the Craft's. How bad of a candidate was she to finish 3rd in the primary with all the financial backing she had.
Should’ve been flying the voters families around on joy rides instead of pastor Scott’s.
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