He didn't do it for us. He did it for himself. No one in their right mind should stay in a job when people are going to think about firing them all year. So it's smart, but not magnanimous. He deserves credit ONLY for being clever. Not for being generous toward us.
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Sure, we're happy that it didn't end with us paying a buyout. But Cal doesn't deserve to be viewed as Mother Theresa for that. What a ****ing joke everything has become.
A lot of the doomers don’t realize that Cal’s golden parachute was also our golden parachute.
It’s a win/win for both sides. We get to move on, Cal gets a fresh start, there’s no $33 million buyout involved.
I think Cal could have handled it more professionally, but it’s a blessing at the end of the day.
The chances Cal did well enough to meet fan expectations next year and not be under overwhelming pressure to be fired next offseason were extremely low.
Right, Cal needed to go but I would have rather stuck with him until we were in position to make the right hire rather than settling for a coach.
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Time was now not "Next Year" . Free and clear I will take my chances with whomever and see what they got. Not like Mitch is going to offer a lifetime contract (again). Sticking with bad because you can't find perfect is a tough way to go through life.
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Time was now not "Next Year" . Free and clear I will take my chances with whomever and see what they got. Not like Mitch is going to offer a lifetime contract (again). Sticking with bad because you can't find perfect is a tough way to go through life.
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When Tubby left, the consensus on this board was that if we have to hit rock bottom to rebuild, it'll be worth it. And then we did hit rock bottom. And then we rebuilt and won a championship and went to 3 more FFs. And then that coach got stale. So let's rebuild. Maybe the next coach is it. Maybe not. But we'll rebuild.
Considering he was contacting other programs in February without telling Barnhart, he could have been fired and owed nothing anyway.
So what's your point? That we shutter the basketball program? Someone will want to come here. And whoever that is will be MUCH better than Cal has been for 5-10 years.
Oh no we have a mid coach who comes in loses In the first weekend, oh wait we already had that. Fear of the unknown and staying with somebody because of that is toxicity. Kentucky needed a change and cal needed a change. Scott drew isn’t some McDonald’s happy meal toy we are getting for a coach either. He isn’t perfect but Kentucky could a hell of a lot worse
I don’t know, we would have to wait til next to
find out and see what the coaching market looks like then. When Tubby left the coaching market was shit and we ended up taking a gamble on Gillispie, two years later Cal was acceptable Hopefully we can get Hurley, Donovan, or Oats this year, but if we can’t our options aren’t that exciting. We need to shoot for what’s in the best interest of the program long term even if we have to wait a year.
Coaching searches are never easy despite what all the experts on here think. Before we lucked into pitino, Lute (loot) Olsen used us to get a raise at Arizona. And we almost hired PJ Carlisimo until he backed out. Drew is the PJ Carlismo of this current search. Safe but unexciting.
My intent with this reply is not to disagree with you; however, his “I can’t hide you. There’s no hiding at Kentucky" is what I'll remember. Seems to me, Calipari was/is not following his own "edict". He knew, acknowledged & embraced those expectations in 2009. Something changed in him but not with the fans & alumni expectations. In short, you reap what you sow and what he sowed over time was arrogance without the result. We won't & shouldn't accept that. Heat was turned up and his hubris wouldn't allow him to conceive (let alone truly admit beyond lip service) he could have made mistakes in his approach to doing things.
Moreover, I believe he felt he WAS doing things the right way- getting players in an 8 month pipe line to the NBA. When he was actively coaching and surrounding himself with folks that could help, our results were better and fans accepted/embraced that approach.
Right or wrong, UK fans still believe the name of the front of the jersey matters more than the name on the back. Antiquated? Maybe, but count me as one of those "out of touch" antiquated old-timers then.
There is the possibility we may end may ultimately end up with a Scott Pope. I do also suspect the leash (financially, time, patience etc.) will be much shorter but our expectations should not change. We, as a program and school, will survive and succeed.
Sorry to ramble but I'm still excited for a new chapter.
I said earlier today in a time stamped post that I'd be happy with Pope and a new start. The myth that you are a Cal fan unless you say vile things about him is just that - a silly myth.
You’re skipping a few of the most embarrassing years in the history of our program there.
Read the history of when he took over the Baylor program. It was irrelevant and part of a murder investigation. He can coach but it won’t excite the fanbase.
They can't seem to grasp that recruiting titles win us nothing with Cal.
Oh the horror!!!!! Our backup hire won an NCAA title just three years ago!!! Oh no!!!!!!
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