From Pilgrim on KSR board

[LXWildcat]

Team source says Coach Cal will be retained as head coach with other staff changes coming in both assistants and support staff. Accountability measures in place regarding day-to-day operations, NIL, program expenses, etc. Player meetings regarding stay/go decisions currently scheduled for tomorrow.

 

[Pulaski Cat Fan]

To hell with it.

 

[RunninRichie]

RIP UK basketball. We had a good 80 year run, boys.

 

[LXWildcat]

Also this posted by Trilly in his discord (say what you want but this guy has sources also)

Mitch and Calipari started meeting around 5pm. Ended on a good note. Will be staff and program changes. Better scheduling and management. Attending compliance meetings (Yes that was a real one)… Revamping of NIL. More transparency in program…Not 100% agreement on all issues.. Some are just personal beefs…. Have a list of next steps…..Expect news conference later this week with Mitch and Calipari.. expected to show a united front. And reveal their plan.

 

[StubbornPenny]

So move Bruiser to an off court role and rehire Barbee. Got it.

 

[LXWildcat]

Sounds like firing Cal wasn’t even on the table. I’m convinced CCC could lose every game and Mitch wouldn’t fire him at this point….

 

[TankedCat]

More transparency in program

. expected to show a united front

They are already off to a bad start

 

[DraftCat]

I'm sorry to the older generation... another year wasted under Coach Cal.

Hope we all get to see better days soon.

 

[UKxWildcats]

Are you kidding me. He bent Mitch over again?!! Mitch has to be in diapers at this point. I’m sick of this

 

[ThunderMash]

Of course Barnfart didn't have the balls to fire Cal. A&M football fans can prevent Stoops from being hired, but Kentucky fans have been pissed for years, and the same asshat keeps walking through the door.

Expect absolutely nothing to change next year, even the things Barnfart said would.

 

[JerseyCat84]

All bullshit to calm the fanbase. Watch, a few months down the line, none of this gets implemented.

 

[Bkocats]

RIP Kentucky Basketball
It’s far enough gone now that it will never be back as we knew and loved it
I’m not angry…I’m grieving

 

[rick64]

 

[BlueRunner11]

Sounds like all bs. Nothing really changes then. Nada. Zilch. All of those “improvements” mentioned are all part of a routine D1 program anyway.

Cal probably laughing on the car ride home to watch Little House. Half the fan base will fall for it…til next March.

 

[RunninRichie]

Mitch still won't have the nuts to fire Calipari next year when he sucks. Watch and see, another 10 losses, another early exit, and more no action from, MB.

 

[GoCats53]

Team source says Coach Cal will be retained as head coach with other staff changes coming in both assistants and support staff. Accountability measures in place regarding day-to-day operations, NIL, program expenses, etc. Player meetings regarding stay/go decisions currently scheduled for tomorrow.

Well S**T!

 

[permdaddy]

Also this posted by Trilly in his discord (say what you want but this guy has sources also)

Mitch and Calipari started meeting around 5pm. Ended on a good note. Will be staff and program changes. Better scheduling and management. Attending compliance meetings (Yes that was a real one)… Revamping of NIL. More transparency in program…Not 100% agreement on all issues.. Some are just personal beefs…. Have a list of next steps…..Expect news conference later this week with Mitch and Calipari.. expected to show a united front. And reveal their plan.

That's real info the rest are guessing

 

[BigKari]

Well, I’m out unless Reed is back in. And if I was advising Reed, I’d tell him “hell no you shouldn’t keep playing for that goof.”

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Give the players a total of 7 days to find out if they're staying or going. At this point, they know their stock anyway. Stop letting them hold the program hostage, while other transfers go elsewhere, only to bounce anyway.

 

[dcw62]

"Teflon" Cal

 

[JFCats22]

Of course Barnfart didn't have the balls to fire Cal. A&M football fans can prevent Stoops from being hired, but Kentucky fans have been pissed for years, and the same asshat keeps walking through the door.

Expect absolutely nothing to change next year, even the things Barnfart said would.

A&M fans didn’t do anything, A&M boosters did. That same desire was not there amongst UK boosters

 

[TheBlueMist]

Player meetings regarding stay/go decisions currently scheduled for tomorrow.

No one should care. Same coach; same results. We had ZERO post-season wins with two projected lottery picks.

 

[blubo]

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“move forward?”
continue moving backward more accurate

 

[ukfan1622]

No need to watch next year; we'll miss the big tourney and then Cal will get fired.
Thanks for taking a year of UK basketball away from us Mitch.

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

Team source says Coach Cal will be retained as head coach with other staff changes coming in both assistants and support staff. Accountability measures in place regarding day-to-day operations, NIL, program expenses, etc. Player meetings regarding stay/go decisions currently scheduled for tomorrow.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK!

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Are the 5 players John Wall, Devin Booker, Julius Randle, Karl Anthony Towns, and Anthony Davis? If not, it won't be enough. Even if that was the team I'm not confident Calipari would figure out how to play them. Would probably bench half of them for Wheeler because he made promises.

Also this posted by Trilly in his discord (say what you want but this guy has sources also)

Mitch and Calipari started meeting around 5pm. Ended on a good note. Will be staff and program changes. Better scheduling and management. Attending compliance meetings (Yes that was a real one)… Revamping of NIL. More transparency in program…Not 100% agreement on all issues.. Some are just personal beefs…. Have a list of next steps…..Expect news conference later this week with Mitch and Calipari.. expected to show a united front. And reveal their plan.

When bad leadership meets up with bad leadership, this is what it looks like.

 

[SemperFiCat]

Mitch is a nutless imp.

I wish leadership loved and appreciated Kentucky basketball as much as the fans.

 

[EliteBlue]

Mitch still won't have the nuts to fire Calipari next year when he sucks. Watch and see, another 10 losses, another early exit, and more no action from, MB.

Yep. A round of 32 or S16 exit keeps Cal again. That isn’t anywhere close to meeting the standard but it will be enough. Cal gave him the loaded gun this year where nobody in the National media would have questioned it. They were even saying “Kentucky isn’t a serious program if they don’t…”. Next year will be a different story if it’s 9 losses and a S16. The narrative will be firing a HOFer if it Happens.

 

[RunninRichie]

Yep. A round of 32 or S16 exit keeps Cal again. That isn’t anywhere close to meeting the standard but it will be enough. Cal gave him the loaded gun this year where nobody in the National media would have questioned it. They were even saying “Kentucky isn’t a serious program if they don’t…”. Next year will be a different story if it’s 9 losses and a S16. The narrative will be firing a HOFer if it Happens.

We will be Indiana basketball soon. There was a post on volnation, where they were saying UNC, UCLA, and Kansas were better programs than us, all time and currently.

 

[flash123]

SSDD

 

[true blue1]

We are the New Indiana! Thanks again, Mitch!!!!

 

[EliteBlue]

I’m reallllly hoping that there is a silent part to this decision where Cal said he only intended to coach 2-3 more years and not until 2030. And that there is a handshake agreement of if this happens again next year and we don’t get out of the first weekend then you retire on your own accord and say your heart isn’t in it anymore and it’s time to focus on family and relationships and leave cordially.

Thats the only way I can agree w the decision

 

[seccats04]

Cal will get to milk this one more year, add another $9M to the bank account and then 'retire' after next season's disaster. If this year's team lost 10 games, next year will be 12-15 losses and squarely on the bubble.

 

[wccat2969]

We have already done the staff change dance.

 

[kywildcat41086]

F$&k you Mitch hope you and your buddy Cal enjoy what you’ve done to our great program. I truly hate the both of you!!!!

 

[EliteBlue]

We will be Indiana basketball soon. There was a post on volnation, where they were saying UNC, UCLA, and Kansas were better programs than us, all time and currently.

Vol nation is bias but they are def knocking on the door thanks to Cal.

Kansas will get us in all time wins after losing the best half of their conference to the SEC w conference realignment….its a glorified G5 league next year.

UNC passed us in all time S16s and tournament wins under Cal’s watch…and they have more F4s. God forbid they get a title this season

 

[bigbluedon]

I'm sorry to the older generation... another year wasted under Coach Cal.

Hope we all get to see better days soon.

Thank you. That is nice of you to say. I am 70 and have followed them since I was 6. Never thought I would say I am done, but I am. Screw you Mitch and Cal. The old insanity deal where u keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. I just can’t believe this.

 

[BlueRunner11]

Mitch prob acted all tough firing Elzy. What a coward.

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

there is a reason why the 2 worst 4 year periods of UK's history are now under Mitch Barnhart.

 

[stuway]

OK so when this tanks again next year, both have to be fired. Mitch really hooked his wagon to Cal now. Both must be fired when this ends poorly again