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Post by lebaneaver on Apr 8, 2024 16:16:36 GMT -8
WT(actual)F?
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Post by zeroposter on Apr 8, 2024 16:53:01 GMT -8
Odd move. Kentucky money fans tired of not advancing?
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Post by EmeraldEmpire on Apr 8, 2024 19:07:36 GMT -8
Arkansas has some pretty loaded boosters ... Jerry Jones, John Tyson (chairman of Tyson Foods) and yeah the Waltons of Wal-Mart fame based there in Bentonville.
Sounds like they opened up their wallets to lure him away from Kentucky whose fans were sounding pretty sour after their most recent premature exit from the tourney ... I am guessing it wasn't too hard of a decision for him to leave when his seat was starting to get pretty warm in Lexington.
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Post by spudbeaver on Apr 8, 2024 19:40:34 GMT -8
Arkansas has some pretty loaded boosters ... Jerry Jones, John Tyson (chairman of Tyson Foods) and yeah the Waltons of Wal-Mart fame based there in Bentonville. Sounds like they opened up their wallets to lure him away from Kentucky whose fans were sounding pretty sour after their most recent premature exit from the tourney ... I am guessing it wasn't too hard of a decision for him to leave when his seat was starting to get pretty warm in Lexington. Don’t forget the Clintons!! |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 9, 2024 13:22:31 GMT -8
Mitch in public: Trying hard not to smile, we'll miss him, yada yada yada world salad.
Mitch in private: Jumping for joy, high-fiving anyone within reach.
What a gift he just received, being able to offload an underperforming coach and saving millions and millions of dollars in the process. Like when Andersen left us.
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 9, 2024 13:28:50 GMT -8
Mitch in public: Trying hard not to smile, we'll miss him, yada yada yada world salad. Mitch in private: Jumping for joy, high-fiving anyone within reach. What a gift he just received, being able to offload an underperforming coach and saving millions and millions of dollars in the process. Like when Andersen left us. Wow. I don't like Calimari, but comparing him to GA is a low blow. At least Calimari can coach. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 9, 2024 14:02:54 GMT -8
Mitch in public: Trying hard not to smile, we'll miss him, yada yada yada world salad. Mitch in private: Jumping for joy, high-fiving anyone within reach. What a gift he just received, being able to offload an underperforming coach and saving millions and millions of dollars in the process. Like when Andersen left us. Wow. I don't like Calimari, but comparing him to GA is a low blow. At least Calimari can coach. Not comparing him to Anderpants. Only that the situation is the same, an underachieving coaching leaving of his own accord and saving the school millions in salary owed. |
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Post by rgeorge on Apr 9, 2024 21:45:10 GMT -8
Wow. I don't like Calimari, but comparing him to GA is a low blow. At least Calimari can coach. Not comparing him to Anderpants. Only that the situation is the same, an underachieving coaching leaving of his own accord and saving the school millions in salary owed. Not really. "Underachieving" is very dependent. If GAG had underachieved like Cal he'd still be here and we'd be in a P4 conference. Plus Cal saved UK 3 times the millions. But, sort of?! |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 10, 2024 6:35:11 GMT -8
Not comparing him to Anderpants. Only that the situation is the same, an underachieving coaching leaving of his own accord and saving the school millions in salary owed. Not really. "Underachieving" is very dependent. If GAG had underachieved like Cal he'd still be here and we'd be in a P4 conference. Plus Cal saved UK 3 times the millions. But, sort of?! With all the resources Kentucky devotes to men's basketball, and with the history of the program, over the past 4-5 years to have something like one NCAA win/SEC tournament win combined (or some bad record), it's underachieving. Comparing Kentucky basketball financial support and history to OSU financial support and history is apples to oranges. Cal has clearly underperformed recently compared to Kentucky's historical norms, and more importantly, to its expectations. |
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Post by beavs6 on Apr 10, 2024 8:09:48 GMT -8
Not really. "Underachieving" is very dependent. If GAG had underachieved like Cal he'd still be here and we'd be in a P4 conference. Plus Cal saved UK 3 times the millions. But, sort of?! With all the resources Kentucky devotes to men's basketball, and with the history of the program, over the past 4-5 years to have something like one NCAA win/SEC tournament win combined (or some bad record), it's underachieving. Comparing Kentucky basketball financial support and history to OSU financial support and history is apples to oranges. Cal has clearly underperformed recently compared to Kentucky's historical norms, and more importantly, to its expectations. Comparing what GA did for OSU to what Cal has done for UK is apples to oranges. Cal has a NC at UK. GA...not so much. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 10, 2024 8:40:38 GMT -8
With all the resources Kentucky devotes to men's basketball, and with the history of the program, over the past 4-5 years to have something like one NCAA win/SEC tournament win combined (or some bad record), it's underachieving. Comparing Kentucky basketball financial support and history to OSU financial support and history is apples to oranges. Cal has clearly underperformed recently compared to Kentucky's historical norms, and more importantly, to its expectations. Comparing what GA did for OSU to what Cal has done for UK is apples to oranges. Cal has a NC at UK. GA...not so much. I was NEVER comparing what Anderpants DID at OSU to what Calipari did at Kentucky. I was noting that both coaches did their ADs a huge favor by leaving without the millions owed them. |
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