It's not the hire that everyone is pissed about. It's the cluster**** that The University of Kentucky Basketball has become. 50% of that is on Cal, I'm over the moon he's gone, and 50% is on Mitch who has now shown he just doesn't have the ability to deal with the big sports.
His Hall of Fame Basketball coach hated him. His football coach is looking for anyway out. They're all fighting in public. They're fighting with the biggest UK media personality. They're all fighting with the boosters. Cal is likely out letting everyone that will listen know its a circus because it is. Every person involved, other than the washed up loser assistant, want to run from that program the second they have an opportunity. It's ridiculous. So no fu*king wonder a candudate with a great gig didn't want to walk into a pressure cooker situation, following Cal, with a 3 ring circus leading the charge. Easiest no, ever. You know why dumbass Hubert is doing well? Because they had continuity. Everyone in the same page. No staff turnover. Not because he can coach his way out of paper bag. Starts at the very top.
As I said earlier, I'm ready to move on, no matter the coach. I gave Mitch the benefit of understanding the gravity of the situation and making a great hire. Even if Mark succeeds, and I hope he does, this has been flat embarrassing. I was in a restaurant full of people when it broke. It looked like a funeral. He's set the guy up for failure. Sure hope he proves us wrong but the outcome, timing, and way the search was handled is inexcusable. It just is and you can only blame Cal for so much before you're the asshole.
Get your Fuc*ing house in order, mitch. I'm an idiot for taking up for him.
