It’s section 10…it specifically lists for cause. It also speaks that things like skipping a post game show could result in a fine or suspension but not termination.
Is spending $27m worth getting rid of
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I was just coming back to acknowledge. Obvious typo in the contract as it is defined in 10D not 7d as stated. How the hell does a contract of that magnitude get through with that basic of a typo?
I agree…I’ve always thought it was crazy they messed that up. I just don’t think people understand how hard it is to fire someone with cause.
Honestly, we should’ve fired him when he allowed his son to be on roster with a “Earned Not Given” tattoo on his chest.
So if a former player stepped in and acted as head coach for a few years for 1 M per year, UK would actually save money? Coaching couldn’t be any worse could it? Bring some guys in via transfer portal and nil. Why not? 😂
lets hope Sandy Bell is on top of her game when he leaves.
UMass and Memphis was not
Not going back and forth with you on this but this one time. Read page two and three of what you shared and if you do not see so many avenues of ways to address Cal's action, not sure what to tell you.
I stated we could agree to disagree and you are a decent poster no doubt but I see many areas where Cal could be held accountable. Legal wrangling in many areas could cause Cal to hit the road with just the dirt it would bring as far as what he has not done as coach and parts of what he has done.
That's just 17 pages. My annual appraisal is longer than that. Not trying to argue but the Kentucky legal system is a baby system compared to say a DC legal system. Just a for instance, a Texas HOA doc is about 26 pages, South Carolina HOA docs 28 or 29, a Northern Virginia HOA doc is 759 pages.
If UK would take the action, Cal could be terminated with cause. That is a heck of a lot of dough to pay out for nothing. In this case some legal wrangling would pay off well for UK.
Be darned what other prospective coaches may think. Just maybe it would cause them to toe the line better...
Edit: looking at that contract I see so many document possible loopholes it is ridiculous. The attorney that signed at the bottom needed to type the name out too. I saw a half dozen errors on acceptable contract language.
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Yes! Personally I belive he's violated his contract by not putting the program first. Screw him. Fire him, let him sue and then air all his dirty laundry for all to see. I'm sick of his dumb ass.
Oh, okay…..thanks for breaking that down. I thought the $1/mil was for life (hence the lifetime contract verbiage).
I’ve always thought that using the term “lifetime contract” was stupid bc it was a 10 year contract. They used the verbiage “lifetime” to describe it because if je fulfilled the contract, he would end his career here.
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if CCC were a baseball GM, he would take 9 designated hitters as long as they were rated as 5*!
He does not assemble a team but accumulates talent. Not too smart IMO
You’re under the impression that Craft and/or other mega donors are willing to scratch a check from their own account to hand Calipari the full golden parachute as a reward for his ineptitude and arrogance. Calipari has indicated he wants it all. Maybe the mega donors pay that full buyout if this were Texas A&M, but I’m not sure it works that way any longer in most other big programs - particularly when Calipari has burned so many bridges and UK athletics are no longer just basketball-only. To the extent UK has any leverage in getting Calipari to step down, isn’t that leverage the continued rotting of Calipari’s “legacy” on the vine?
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The state population is ~4.5 million.
$6/person gets you there.
I haven’t lived in Kentucky for nearly a quarter century, and have fairly nominal interest in UK basketball, yet I would gladly contribute $20 to get this guy out.
$6/person gets you there.
I haven’t lived in Kentucky for nearly a quarter century, and have fairly nominal interest in UK basketball, yet I would gladly contribute $20 to get this guy out.
That money goes to the athletic department. I’m sure their costs will go up as a department, but they shouldn’t go up by $8 million annually, plus they cleared just over $5 million last year.
It's not worth it if the only Guy mitch is going to hire is Scott Drew. I don't want Scott drew now unless Cal misses the tourney, then we do whatever it takes to get a new coach now.
Just know if Cal steps away, as long as Mitch is here, it will be a big dumb contract to get Scott Drew here ... 4 elite 8s in 20 years scott drew.
Just know if Cal steps away, as long as Mitch is here, it will be a big dumb contract to get Scott Drew here ... 4 elite 8s in 20 years scott drew.
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