Cal works for UK. He has a boss/bosses. They need to call him in on the carpet. Make it red hot miserable for him. Lay out what is to be done or else. First maybe he will resign if they do. Second the accounability needs to be restored. He has alienated himself and thinks he is the show. Winning at a high level allows that kind of arrogance. Losing does not. Turn up the heat to a level he never dreamed of. If he doesn't meet with bosses or comply, find a way to terminate his contract based on grounds of insubordination.
Calipari is An Employee and Needs To Be Treated As Such
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I envision weekly, in person, status reports and post-game debriefings. Treat him like an employee. Make the job suck if he refuses to do the right thing and leave on his own accord.
He needs to be handed a mop and a bucket of water and tell him to go clean toilets...
Yep, it's time to start "documenting" as they say.
I know, but I can dream. But if Mitch can't make the hard decision, maybe his handlers can force his hand and make Cal pretty unhappy. If you don't want to pay him, you have to make him want to leave. Mitch can blame his bosses.
Cal is employed under a contract, which is far different from a standard employee/employer relationship. It gives him far more leverage than normal employees get.
If people are buying tickets, Mitch has met the bottom line.
Ole Mitch needs to be the first to go. He created this mess with the life time contract B.S.
Agreed. He's already burning the program down to the ground anyways. Why not make him feel the pain.
My only change would be, today is your last day as coach. You can resign of tou can be fired. Your choice
He needs the George Costanza treatment - lock him out of his office and take away his private bathroom.
as angry as the fans are
as a UK administrator, would you make the decision to save $8m by waiting 1 more year knowing UK has likely another 20 win season in 2025? If you aren't going to do better than that with a replacement coach then......
That contract is a boat anchor
as a UK administrator, would you make the decision to save $8m by waiting 1 more year knowing UK has likely another 20 win season in 2025? If you aren't going to do better than that with a replacement coach then......
That contract is a boat anchor
I thought Barnhart did that after the loss to St Peters but I'm in favor of anything that brings this debacle to an end.
I am too. UK needs to use all in it's power to end this. If it mean's ponying up $33m, then so be it.
This 1 million percent. MB has a 9 million dollar a year obligation to put every pressure he can on Cal to see better results. No other profession could you get paid so handsomely and fail so miserably and not feel any kind of heat.
Are they saving, though? They're still going to pay it to him no matter what, so why not just tell him he's no longer welcome as coach, and pay for someone else to coach? Also, the hit that UK takes in other ways by allowing him to keep coaching, financially speaking, might dictate a need for change.
Hand him a shoebox for his stuff and escort him out of the building. Then charge him $8mm for the shoebox.
Can we promote him to UK Athletics Ambassador and pay him the rest of his contract that way at $1mm or whatever it is.
Can we promote him to UK Athletics Ambassador and pay him the rest of his contract that way at $1mm or whatever it is.
