I’m not trying to use that word to excuse this loss like it’s a short term problem. I’m aggravated and not the best with words right now. We’ve been underperforming for years. It sucks
The thing is, these losses are all AVOIDABLE. Except maybe for the UT loss. We even gave up a 14 point lead against KU.
Nobody is stuck with anybody, that’s BS - if his bosses had any guts, you can make him so miserable with criticism, he will leave
We have the most egotistical arrogant coach in sports. If Mitch and the uk people did that cal would stay just to spite them
Everybody knows that Cal won’t volunteer to leave. His ego is way too big to admit he failed. He will bring us to the lowest lows before that happens.
Maybe UCLA will take another shot at Cal for a 3rd time. Not sure Cronin has failed badly enough to dump him yet though. Mitch should have said I will give you a couple million more in 2019 but only incentive based. If that's not good enough for you then see ya. Have to wonder what the last 5 years would have been like if he had left? Who was the hot coach in 2019 that we would have gotten?
I just hope his ego is the reason he does leave. Doesn't want to go out like he will with the way things have gotten here the last 5 years. Get a fresh start elsewhere and prove he's still got it and try and take a
According to the proclamations of many and I assume you to be one of them he never has cared about UK. You guys have said for years he only cares about getting guys to the league and what they do there. He seems to still be succeeding at a high level in that regard. So using your stated thinking on this what makes you think he would want to quit?
It takes a moron to not realize Cal's success and UK's are one and the same as long as he is coach here.
You're telling me that Cal is SO arrogant and such a jerk that no matter if the whole state hates him, no matter if he knows he can't win a title here, no matter how much the media rides him and mocks his failures, he will continue to persevere in his current position just for the money? Wow you have an even lower opinion of his character than I do.
He’s not a good enough coach to win another title.
That’s because he’s a terrible coach. He just sits and watches leads evaporate and says oh well guys, let’s go try to win this rock fight.
His ego is very large , but hopefully so is his level of delusion . He prob thinks things are not that bad . He will succeed in getting another large crop of to the D-league / nba. Hopefully his world comes crashing down and a ton of Old Big Blue Money fires his worthless ass .
In the last 3 years Cronin has been to two sweet sixteens and one final four. Cal has had ONE ncaa tournament win in that time . Surely they don’t see this version of Cal as an upgrade. Maybe they’re wanting to put more players in the nba though.
I seem to recall him doing the same thing last year.
Some dumbass AD would take him just off his name, but no AD is dumb enough to give him the money and contract like our AD.
He’d love nothing more than going to UCLA. Reality is it would be good for both programs. Cal is dead in the water here and priorities are out of wack. But Cal at UCLA would likely be energized and prioritize winning a title bc his ego would love nothing more than the get one over on Kentucky, show he still “had it”, and do it at the one school who has more titles than we do
I think he could get ‘fired ‘ , but it’s still likely a couple yrs away before they’d be comfortable financially doing it . A change is likely coming in women’s basketball this March , which is a $2.5 million buyout . I don’t see UK firing Cal and paying total buyouts close to $40 million , (including any assistants with a yr left on their deals) this March
The assistant coaches would not be big buyouts because they would get a job somewhere else that would probably nullify 100% of their buyout. Cal's is paid over the remaining years of his contract at $6.8 million annually. Get a coach for $5 - $6 million and you're compensation for the buyout and new coach would only be about $3 million more annually than what you currently pay Cal. It's VERY doable and not a strain on the athletic department budget. That is all worst case scenario. If Cal got picked up by another university, that would probably make the buyout and new coach contract a total wash for the university.
You're not wrong in that thought process, but I think he despises Cal so much, he would make the move...in fact, I think he does.
The term "lifetime contract" was stupid. It's a 10 year contract, which isn't absurd. It's the buyout portion of the contract that was absurd.
Possible . I think a lot depends on this yr . If they make an elite 8 type run …which isn’t completely asinine to think …no way . A first round exit and it’s way more likely
Maybe they can take a road trip together to Aspen.
It took AD and an NBA lockout to get the title in 2012. So UCLA can have him
Honestly, the worst scenario is getting beat in the Sweet 16. As crazy as this might sound, if I had to choose between a first weekend exit and immense pressure to move on from Cal and a Sweet 16 loss where it can be twisted into some sort of success, give me the first weekend exit.
I’ve known for a a long time that Cal and Mitch could not stand each other. Chris Woolard told me years ago that they didn’t speak and the one part of his job that he hated was being their “go between “ . I always wondered , why did Mitch give Cal such a ridiculous contract if that was true. It was mentioned and talked about last week on a premium site that Mitch was against giving the contract but the administration forced him to do it . I’d be curious if that is true, cause it makes more sense .
