Kyle Tucker did his job.Took the heat off Cal and put it on Mitch.
Not at all doing that and fully appreciate what he's done in that regard.Please don't downplay all the good Cal did for the victims of the storm. Say what u want about his coaching, he deserves it, but he was amazing helping out our state when it was needed. Former players who aren't from Ky are more willing to give to the athletic program.
Nah, this isn't going to work. We're not idiots. The practice facility isn't a shit hole (yes, I know, there was a roof leak or something, but still), and other coaches are doing just fine and beating Calipari (some regularly) with even worse facilities.Kyle Tucker did his job.Took the heat off Cal and put it on Mitch.
A new facility to practice grinding through the same circle cuts harder and harder will do wondersYes a new practice facility will solve our problems.No we need a damn new coach!
Big NO on number 2. UK still needs a football-focused AD (but with a brain unlike Barney).I would actually rather stuff happen like this:
1. Barnhardt fired this year.
2. Peevy hired as new AD.
3. Cal gets his class next year and steps down per his contract to become Special assistant to Peevy, fundraising, etc.
4. Hire new MBB Coach.
We'd get to see what Cal can do with OAD's one last time. We'd be talk of CBB. Have our AD for the future and a new coach rolling into town.
Probably a pipe dream but I actually like this moreso than what will probably happen.
Inexcusable for AD to sabotage the program.
In all fairness, and I’m one of the top Cal critics, but if Mitch was doing his job properly, Cal wouldn’t feel like he needs to take it upon himself.Thank you AD Barnhart. Calipari is focused to much on new buildings and keeping up with the Joneses.
His job now is to win a few games. Forget buildings, new facilities or other distractions. Forget adding to the staff. Calipari is paid to win and not lose to South Carolina at Rupp. Until he proves he can do that he should keep quiet and spend time on coming up with game plans that can beat somebody.
Tennessee is Saturday. Don't embarrass the program any further.
Mitch is apparently deploying the passive aggressive style in dealing with Cal. There is absolutely no downside to upgrading the basketball facilities if Cal has raised the money privately. It wouldn't cost the Athletic Department a single dollar. What AD in the country would turn down a facility upgrade at no cost to the Athletic Department. It would still be there even if Cal is not. Mitch's time has come and gone and I believe that is true irrespective of Cal's situation.If true, this makes Barnhart look like a total clown. He is actively holding the basketball program back from improving.
According to Kyle Tucker, Cal has secured $30 million in funding for a new facility. He is doing the fundraising alone on this and much of it has come from former players. However, Barnhart will not let him proceed with building the new facility.
From The Athletic:
To the first question: If I were GM of Kentucky basketball … the first item on my list would already be covered. Kentucky basketball needs a GM. I would argue every major program in the country today does. With the transfer portal and name, image and likeness transforming college sports — and deeply affecting the building, retention and management of your roster every year — you’d better be highly organized with a sharp leader at the top. To his credit, I’ve heard that Calipari pitched something like this to Barnhart in recent years and was shot down.
Which brings us to that question of athletic director culpability, and absolutely some of this lands at Barnhart’s feet. For whatever reason, he and Calipari no longer have a relationship of any significance. They don’t speak to each other, Barnhart attends fewer games and he hasn’t been to a Kentucky basketball practice in ages. His response to Calipari’s regrettable “basketball school” comments this summer was bizarre at best. Calipari wanted to immediately publicly apologize and was told by Barnhart to keep his mouth shut. Barnhart then joined football coach Mark Stoops for a stunning press conference that felt like an hour-long clapback at Calipari. How in the world was fanning those flames productive?
The bottom line here is that Barnhart signed Calipari to the crazy contract that means they are married to each other, like it or not, for the foreseeable future. So he’d better start talking to his basketball coach and work with him to try to fix this thing. The whole “basketball school” comment came during a Calipari rant about needing a new practice facility to keep up with the Joneses the way Georgia and Alabama football do, even if their current facilities are still fine. Calipari has already secured pledges of about $30 million in private funding — mostly from his former players in the NBA — but Barnhart refuses to let him proceed with planning a facility. He has balked at any request by Calipari to add support staff for basketball (UK’s staff is small compared to other top programs) while handing the football program a blank check.
I would not believe anything Calipari says.
only what was posted, which serves Calipari well in showing his efforts of trying to promote Kentucky Basketball and being held back by BarnhartI take it you didn't read the article
Yeah I thought the timing was interestingI think it's 50/50 on whether this is legit or Cal is just using Tucker because that would be very Cal-like
This exactlyThis is just Cal using his boy Tucker to get the fan base stirred up and make everyone believe he is the poor little victim in the failure of HIS basketball program.
Just where do you think Tucker came by all this "inside information" on the basketball program issues?? Lol. Cal the politician knows how to sway public opinion. Spin your story in the media and never give the other side of the story or only give partial facts. We have seen this one play out over and over the past decade.
How can you blame the AD (and I think MB needs to retire BEFORE we hire another basketball coach), when you say MB has nothing to do with Cal or the program any longer?
When will Cal actually take responsibility for ANYTHING in this mess that HE and HIS NBA CRONIES have made of our once proud basketball program.
This is just Cal using his boy Tucker to get the fan base stirred up and make everyone believe he is the poor little victim in the failure of HIS basketball program.
Just where do you think Tucker came by all this "inside information" on the basketball program issues?? Lol. Cal the politician knows how to sway public opinion. Spin your story in the media and never give the other side of the story or only give partial facts. We have seen this one play out over and over the past decade.
How can you blame the AD (and I think MB needs to retire BEFORE we hire another basketball coach), when you say MB has nothing to do with Cal or the program any longer?
When will Cal actually take responsibility for ANYTHING in this mess that HE and HIS NBA CRONIES have made of our once proud basketball program.
How much would this facility cost?If true, this makes Barnhart look like a total clown. He is actively holding the basketball program back from improving.
According to Kyle Tucker, Cal has secured $30 million in funding for a new facility. He is doing the fundraising alone on this and much of it has come from former players. However, Barnhart will not let him proceed with building the new facility.
From The Athletic:
To the first question: If I were GM of Kentucky basketball … the first item on my list would already be covered. Kentucky basketball needs a GM. I would argue every major program in the country today does. With the transfer portal and name, image and likeness transforming college sports — and deeply affecting the building, retention and management of your roster every year — you’d better be highly organized with a sharp leader at the top. To his credit, I’ve heard that Calipari pitched something like this to Barnhart in recent years and was shot down.
Which brings us to that question of athletic director culpability, and absolutely some of this lands at Barnhart’s feet. For whatever reason, he and Calipari no longer have a relationship of any significance. They don’t speak to each other, Barnhart attends fewer games and he hasn’t been to a Kentucky basketball practice in ages. His response to Calipari’s regrettable “basketball school” comments this summer was bizarre at best. Calipari wanted to immediately publicly apologize and was told by Barnhart to keep his mouth shut. Barnhart then joined football coach Mark Stoops for a stunning press conference that felt like an hour-long clapback at Calipari. How in the world was fanning those flames productive?
The bottom line here is that Barnhart signed Calipari to the crazy contract that means they are married to each other, like it or not, for the foreseeable future. So he’d better start talking to his basketball coach and work with him to try to fix this thing. The whole “basketball school” comment came during a Calipari rant about needing a new practice facility to keep up with the Joneses the way Georgia and Alabama football do, even if their current facilities are still fine. Calipari has already secured pledges of about $30 million in private funding — mostly from his former players in the NBA — but Barnhart refuses to let him proceed with planning a facility. He has balked at any request by Calipari to add support staff for basketball (UK’s staff is small compared to other top programs) while handing the football program a blank check.
Explains a LOT. Like why a 10 million a year employee isn't doing his job at all. There is NO oversight! Barnhart is AWOL, while Calipari does whatever he wants."For whatever reason, he and Calipari no longer have a relationship of any significance. They don’t speak to each other, Barnhart attends fewer games and he hasn’t been to a Kentucky basketball practice in ages"
Ah yes, now we're getting into it.....
Well it clearly another attempt at deflection away from Calipari. The good news is a civil war plays into our hands. Let them start turning on each other. They are all to blame.The nagging issue is why at this moment does Cal feel the need to take a shot at Barnhart while Barnhart has essentially been radio silent about the piss poor performance of his highly paid coach this season?
Maybe something is brewing behind the scenes?
I’m going to copy and paste a reply I made to another thread on this same topic because it could get lost there. Would like to get thoughts here as well.Yeah wow, reading that last part:
Calipari has already secured pledges of about $30 million in private funding — mostly from his former players in the NBA — but Barnhart refuses to let him proceed with planning a facility. He has balked at any request by Calipari to add support staff for basketball (UK’s staff is small compared to other top programs)
... That's alarming.
Whether some of you want to admit this or not, Morg warned us all this is the way Cal would go out.
Maybe not. But I’ve seen nothing, absolutely nothing, to convince me otherwise yet.Still hard to believe it will shake out like this...
Theu both need to go. Neither has done a great job latelyI was ready to argue with the OP a bit until I read it.
Barnhart has to go
I hope Capiluto cans them bothseriously
this seems to be a significant article
I expect some fallout because of what was said in it.
Only thing I’ll say about the op and others is that a few of us have been sounding the alarm on Barney for years and all we hear is how great our other sports are doing. About how well fb is doing. Fb is doing well inspite of Barney. He had no clue to hire stoops until stoops approached him with a plan. The guy doesn’t have a genuine thought in his head and has failed miserably in so many ways. He’s like a golfer who gets a mulligan on every hole. The clown needed to be gone BEFORE he gave away the future to cal. No one listened. It’s amazing how many will follow the leader into an ambush. Bbn has enabled this clown to wreck everything from the fan experience to the coaches he hires to contracts.I was ready to argue with the OP a bit until I read it.
Barnhart has to go