If you really want to start some Ish....someone should start a GoFundMe to raise the money to buy out Cal's contract. I bet that would get media mentions..."Fans start a Go Fund Me to help UK get rid of Cal." That would kind of be amazing.
Go fund me for a Cal Buyout. Thoughts?
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No we have to keep Cal forever. The pumpers and doomers say so
People are frustrated with Cal, but zero chance at raising anywhere close to the $50m it would take to do this. We can’t even adequately fund a collective, which directly correlates to recruiting / buying players.
WildcatfaninOhio
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i'll start the gofundme but everyone must send me a 100 dollar fee first...
The national media would crucify us. The better way would be for fans to boycott ONE game. Just one. No one show up.
Mitch would never pay $45,000,000. He would use that money to extend Cal’s contract to a second lifetime
...and trolls.
Doing something like this wouldn't be to actually raise the amount needed, it would be to send a message to Cal which it feels like he hasn't received yet.
Desperate times....desperate measures.
If you want Cal to quit just think what reporters asking him about thousands of dollars already raised by fans on a GoFundMe would do to his ego.
Then quit clowning around and go for it!
EXACTLY. It is the mockery that he believes he is above receiving. It could really be funny to watch unfold.
He wouldn’t care. Would just make him all the more convinced he is right and the fans are just nuts.
Just checked gofundme’s website and 3 people have started fundraising for this. Not 1 person has donated a single dollar to any of the 3.
Looks like 2 of the 3 were from December. It doesn't look like this will work.
I think we have our real answer right there. I don't blame anybody; I didn't contribute anything either. I don't want to give some jerk that chance to take my money in the guise of saving something that I care about.
No thanks. I’m as frustrated with Cal as anyone, but I’ll send my money to sick kids and people in need, not to remove someone who coaches a game.
There are 5 out there. Here is a link to one. Do they take BitCoin? Its value is in the tank like Cal.
Coach Cal Buyout, organized by Estus Hibbard
UK basketball fans wanting to buyout the remainder of Coach John Calipari's contract. Pros: Excell… Estus Hibbard needs your support for Coach Cal Buyout
www.gofundme.com
We can’t fund a collective because good ol Mitch hates NiL. What Kentucky needs to do is solve a lot of problems by mixing two Mitches with one stone.
Aside from the media negative attention, there may be some disappointment in the results of a crowdfunding buyout of Cal. I mean, I get the feeling that people simply don't grasp just how much $50 million is and think that people with lots of money will just pony it up.
Think about this - Cal and UK ran full telethons and fund raisers via multiple possible ways for people to pay to help people after the Kentucky disasters, and still only managed I believe $3 million or so. And that was for what many of us would agree is a much more noble cause - helping our fellow Kentuckians get through tragedy - than throwing that money into Cal's bank account so he'll go somewhere else.
Again, whomever sets up a crowdfunding effort better be prepared to not see the results they think they'll see when they can't garner more than a few thousand (or even hundred thousand) bucks. Let's not forget that this kind of donation is not tax deductible (and I repeat, will only go into Cal's bank account, not really help people).
Think about this - Cal and UK ran full telethons and fund raisers via multiple possible ways for people to pay to help people after the Kentucky disasters, and still only managed I believe $3 million or so. And that was for what many of us would agree is a much more noble cause - helping our fellow Kentuckians get through tragedy - than throwing that money into Cal's bank account so he'll go somewhere else.
Again, whomever sets up a crowdfunding effort better be prepared to not see the results they think they'll see when they can't garner more than a few thousand (or even hundred thousand) bucks. Let's not forget that this kind of donation is not tax deductible (and I repeat, will only go into Cal's bank account, not really help people).
I'll bite the bullet and be the first to donate. $10 is coming to hopefully snowball and start a trend...DONE.
Yes, a GoFundMe for people who lost their homes in a fire, for people who have been disabled in accidents, for people who have lost family members, for people who desperately need help to fund a live-saving operation...and of course for a multimillionaire whose greatest problem in the world is figuring out what track suit to put on over his pot-belly.
Just a reminder: Cal got well over $200,000 to lose to Alabama by 26 points. Think about that. $200,000...lol.
Sickening.
Just a reminder: Cal got well over $200,000 to lose to Alabama by 26 points. Think about that. $200,000...lol.
Sickening.
Thousands of dollars?? If I were the coach, I would laugh at that. Cal told some stories about Memphis fans and laughed at them. This would not be any different.
And anyway, why would anyone send real money for this publicity stunt? That is a serious question. What would the money be used for in the end? Another serious question.
Awesome. I tried to match your donation but my card on file with PayPal declined. LOL. PayCal.
