Tyler Ulis looks like he hates his life

[chasingwildcat]

Yeah I agree , Even with Cal picking him up after the accident ( who knows the details ??) he had to know Cal was a terrible coach . There should be no denying this , he should have jumped off board instead of volunteering his head for the chopping block . Elections have consequences I've heard before , well he elected to go to Arky with a washed up coach .

Ulis should be grateful and loval for Cal who is saving his life, I understand it

 

[Seth_C]

Yeah I agree , Even with Cal picking him up after the accident ( who knows the details ??) he had to know Cal was a terrible coach . There should be no denying this , he should have jumped off board instead of volunteering his head for the chopping block . Elections have consequences I've heard before , well he elected to go to Arky with a washed up coach .

Keep in mind that Cal might have been the only offer he had. I have no ill will toward him for taking the job. I do feel sorry for him because he had to know it would be a disaster, but what else was he supposed to do? I'm sure he hopes to get a couple years of experience and then find a better landing spot.

 

[ManitouDan]

What's the whole story? Cal saving his life ?

 

[Rockford]

Re Ullis......

Hitched his wagon to the wrong horse.

You buy your ticket, you take your chances.

Pick your favorite one.

 

[ManitouDan]

Keep in mind that Cal might have been the only offer he had. I have no ill will toward him for taking the job. I do feel sorry for him because he had to know it would be a disaster, but what else was he supposed to do? I'm sure he hopes to get a couple years of experience and then find a better landing spot.

He should be well connected in the NCAA circles , even a low level D1 coach makes a good living . Or go build a resume at a D2 or something , at some point go be your own man . I'm sure he made some serious coin as an assistant to Cal at UK and Ark .

 

[JonathanW]

Re Ullis......

Hitched his wagon to the wrong horse.

You buy your ticket, you take your chances.

Pick your favorite one.

It very likely was the ONLY horse available to him to hitch to.

 

[FirewithFire]

Can't blame Ulis for taking a job on Cal's staff. Some people wait half their lives to get a position like that. Hopefully he manages to not take on some of Cal's bad habits.

 

[yoshukai]

I have no sympathy for Ulis. As with the players who followed Cal, he is getting just what he deserves. Ulis certainly knew that Cal can't coach. I have no idea why he wanted to be a member of that sad bunch of assistant coaches. It would be understandable if he was doing it at Kentucky, but certainly not at Arkansas.

I mean, what other choice did he have ? I seriously doubt he had any other opportunities.

 

[blue cincy]

Best thing about being an assistant coach is moving on and getting on the bench of some good in game coaches. I think if a guy can get on the bench of a few good coaches over say a 5 year span or so, he can learn the ins and outs of what works and does not work. A guy Tyler's age is already one of the players favorite coaches and he understands them the best. He should try to get on the bench with Pope, Rick, one of the hurley's and such for a bit. Then get to a place where he can advance and start his head coaching career.

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

The camera caught Cal screaming his head off one time with Payne sitting there looking at Cal. I wondered if Payne was thinking 'look at that idiot screaming his lungs out at them and the players trying to focus and play basketball.' Remember all the micro-coaching well during the games. Had to be frustrating and not fun for the players.

 

[ccukuk]

I know exactly what you’re referencing. Out of a late timeout the camera was on Tyler and he had the most vile, disgusted look on his face. It was similar to the look on the non-game winning lob play Cal drew up last year. 😂

Most likely a result of listening to cow during the timeout and the team not actually coming away with a play.

 

[Emarc]

Ummm Cal was his only way to get a coaching job. Pope wanted none of the assistants to stay. So you wanted him to not have a job instead of taking the only one he could ge

Makes ya wonder why people dont understand this.

 

[bthaunert]

He should be well connected in the NCAA circles , even a low level D1 coach makes a good living . Or go build a resume at a D2 or something , at some point go be your own man . I'm sure he made some serious coin as an assistant to Cal at UK and Ark .

He didn't have a degree until last month, so he wasn't eligible for an assistant coaching job. Cal created something for him at UK as a student assistant and now created something for him at Arkansas. He couldn't just apply for or show interest in an assistant position because he's not eligible for one. In order to be a full-time assistant coach at the college level, you need a college degree.

He was literally a student employee for Cal so probably made next to nothing. When you type in "Tyler Ulis Arkansas salary" in Google, the first thing that pops up is, " Tyler Ulis is an assistant coach for the University of Arkansas men's basketball team. He is not paid a salary for his role with the Arkansas Razorbacks."

Now, if he sticks around after this year, then I'm on board with questioning his decision making. But now that he has a degree, I would bet he looks for a full-time gig outside of Arkansas before next season.