When will Mitch Barnhart be held accountable?

[Basil Cat]

*We still have compliance issues
*Botched hirings/firings/contracts
*Wrong side of NIL
*Gets offended at any fan feedback

Mitch has had more money flowing in than any AD in UK history. What do we have to show for it?
Is the athletic dept better than ever ? I would argue we have far underachieved based on available resources and support.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Not sure why he is getting blamed for this. If no one UK staff was aware of this then it was some kind of scheme players and someone or more on the hospital staff come up with. This was before NIL so apples to oranges. NCAA handed down there rule vacating wins, who cares every UK fan knows UK won 10 games. There is no post season ban, no loss of scholarships, 2 years probation with no real penalties. Sounds like theAD more than did his job.

 

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

Not sure why he is getting blamed for this. If no one UK staff was aware of this then it was some kind of scheme players and someone or more on the hospital staff come up with. This was before NIL so apples to oranges. NCAA handed down there rule vacating wins, who cares every UK fan knows UK won 10 games. There is no post season ban, no loss of scholarships, 2 years probation with no real penalties. Sounds like theAD more than did his job.

When you make millions you get the blame. Who came up with it?

 

[TheBlueMist]

In an era of NIL, these violations seems antiquated.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

When you make millions you get the blame. Who came up with it?

Sure appears he does. I don't know who came up with the scheme, likely a friend that had a little authority said. "Hey guys here is how we can make a little free money, jut don't get greedy* but probably who was siging off on their hours..

 

[TM2013]

Dude is a dinosaur. Ned Flanders had a nice run but it's time for a new-age leader.

 

[Cobb4uk]

When you make millions you get the blame. Who came up with it?

Not sure why he is getting blamed for this. If no one UK staff was aware of this then it was some kind of scheme players and someone or more on the hospital staff come up with. This was before NIL so apples to oranges. NCAA handed down there rule vacating wins, who cares every UK fan knows UK won 10 games. There is no post season ban, no loss of scholarships, 2 years probation with no real penalties. Sounds like theAD more than did his job.

Seems odd that, Grumpy, a Dawg fans takes the time to understand the situation and commented in a quality adult manner. I've had issues with Mitch in the past but you better watch what you wish for. Odd he gets high marks everywhere except but from many UK fans. The buck may stop with him but he can't control everything if he doesn't know.

 

[JrandoUK]

Not sure why he is getting blamed for this. If no one UK staff was aware of this then it was some kind of scheme players and someone or more on the hospital staff come up with. This was before NIL so apples to oranges. NCAA handed down there rule vacating wins, who cares every UK fan knows UK won 10 games. There is no post season ban, no loss of scholarships, 2 years probation with no real penalties. Sounds like theAD more than did his job.

He/UK could have at least fought it! Harbaugh n Michigan cheated openly with assistant stealing signs, going to other games wearing home teams gear to get on sidelines etc…
Michigan/NCAA suspends Coach 3-4 games😂😂😂No games vacated!!!
UT gets notice of NIL impropriety’s and are guilty as Heck, so they just say we’re filing lawsuit n NCAA said Ok we’re not pursuing your cheating anymore so carry on breaking the rules😂😂😂😂
UK, Mitch n Administration just bend over n take the wooping🤷🤷🤷

 

[Girthang]

Not sure why he is getting blamed for this. If no one UK staff was aware of this then it was some kind of scheme players and someone or more on the hospital staff come up with. This was before NIL so apples to oranges. NCAA handed down there rule vacating wins, who cares every UK fan knows UK won 10 games. There is no post season ban, no loss of scholarships, 2 years probation with no real penalties. Sounds like theAD more than did his job.

Exactly

 

[Girthang]

Seems odd that, Grumpy, a Dawg fans takes the time to understand the situation and commented in a quality adult manner. I've had issues with Mitch in the past but you better watch what you wish for. Odd he gets high marks everywhere except but from many UK fans. The buck may stop with him but he can't control everything if he doesn't know.

Well said

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

He/UK could have at least fought it! Harbaugh n Michigan cheated openly with assistant stealing signs, going to other games wearing home teams gear to get on sidelines etc…
Michigan/NCAA suspends Coach 3-4 games😂😂😂No games vacated!!!
UT gets notice of NIL impropriety’s and are guilty as Heck, so they just say we’re filing lawsuit n NCAA said Ok we’re not pursuing your cheating anymore so carry on breaking the rules😂😂😂😂
UK, Mitch n Administration just bend over n take the wooping🤷🤷🤷

I agree, and who is to say he didn't? No real punishment, vacated wins. You know who won those games, the big thing is no post season ban and no scholarship reduction. Did ADMB accept the vacating games for no post season ban or scholarship reduction?

UK did nothing wrong here.

 

[Girthang]

He/UK could have at least fought it! Harbaugh n Michigan cheated openly with assistant stealing signs, going to other games wearing home teams gear to get on sidelines etc…
Michigan/NCAA suspends Coach 3-4 games😂😂😂No games vacated!!!
UT gets notice of NIL impropriety’s and are guilty as Heck, so they just say we’re filing lawsuit n NCAA said Ok we’re not pursuing your cheating anymore so carry on breaking the rules😂😂😂😂
UK, Mitch n Administration just bend over n take the wooping🤷🤷🤷

Nope. Not when the LHL is our enemy and providing the evidence. There's no other program in the country that has such an enemy invited into the room from every opportunity to screw the program. That's why I stopped clicking on anything LHL or buying anything of theirs over a decade ago.

 

[TM2013]

Seems odd that, Grumpy, a Dawg fans takes the time to understand the situation and commented in a quality adult manner. I've had issues with Mitch in the past but you better watch what you wish for. Odd he gets high marks everywhere except but from many UK fans. The buck may stop with him but he can't control everything if he doesn't know.

How many other p5 ADs/Athletic Depts are self reporting violations like we do? I haven't heard that weak garbage in a long time. Most other big time ADs are telling the NCAA to f off and definitely not voluntarily taking punishments like this. He is a dinosaur choir boy.

 

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

So no one will be held accountable.... we don't know who did this? No one is held responsible? Horse sh*t. The outcome is just a plea bargain for self reporting. Could have been way worse. The program has been held responsible with vacated wins and probation. These players didn't cook up this scheme themselves. Some random rougue booster sounds a bit far fetched. They would pin it on them if so.

 

[JHB4UK]

Has done a lot of good, and a lot of frustrating decisions. The bottom line is he isn't an AD for power 2 conference school in the new era of college sports.

His mindset is of yesterday's era. where promoting revenue-negative sports over CFB and BBall was admired, where following the NCAA rules was more important than winning, and the idea of students getting paid or extra benefits is unfathomable and abhorrent. He commands academic admissions and eligibility to be followed as if we are a Harvard of the mid south. And who knows he is so unpopular by fans he has surrendered being a public voice for UK sports since Joker. So it is left as even more added job responsibilities by his head coaches instead.

More than ready for the next generation AD

 

[Snarks0]

stoops should be held accountable for this too. If wins are vacated he should have to pay back money he got for those wins.

 

[The-Hack]

Well said

Jesus!!

If we make a playoff run, some of our “fans” will go on suicide watch!!

 

[bthaunert]

*We still have compliance issues
*Botched hirings/firings/contracts
*Wrong side of NIL
*Gets offended at any fan feedback

Mitch has had more money flowing in than any AD in UK history. What do we have to show for it?
Is the athletic dept better than ever ? I would argue we have far underachieved based on available resources and support.

The whole funding and resources argument is always a funny one to me. Like we are the only school in the SEC that has increased revenue. We are 9th in the SEC in revenue. Throughout our history, we have probably always been a middle of the road SEC team in terms of revenue.

Mitch has his faults, but what do we have to show for middle of the pack revenue during Mitch’s tenure:

NCAA basketball title (4 final fours total)
Citrus Bowl win - best bowl win since the mid 70’s
Baseball college World Series
Volleyball national title
Women’s basketball 3 Elite Eights - best ever
Men’s soccer - #1 overall seed and best season ever
Women’s track and field NCAA runner up
Men’s tennis NCAA runner up
Women’s swimming - SEC title. - only one in school history
Softball - women’s college World Series

He gets blame for some bad hires (every AD who is around for 22 years makes them), some bad contracts and his inability to connect with the common fan. But to act like UK hasn’t had any success under him while still being middle of the pack in revenue is way off imo.

I also have no problem saying that the new era of college athletics is probably not for him. I’m ready for someone new to take the reigns, but he has done a lot of good here.