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re: Pete Thamel: Calipari to Arkansas a done deal
Posted on 4/8/24 at 7:43 am to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 4/8/24 at 7:43 am to BluegrassBelle
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Kentucky fans are good with this. No more $33 million dollar buyout or lifetime contract. It was time to move on.
But it puts UK in a tough position. Y'all mostly wanted Cal gone but not enough to tell Cal to go. The buyout is meaningless to programs of this size.
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Posted on 4/8/24 at 7:47 am to jonnyanony
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But it puts UK in a tough position. Y'all mostly wanted Cal gone but not enough to tell Cal to go. The buyout is meaningless to programs of this size.
There’s a general understanding that Cal was looking to leave so Barnhart waited it out. Why pay the buyout if the guy has an opportunity to go elsewhere?
Posted on 4/8/24 at 8:30 am to jonnyanony
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But it puts UK in a tough position. Y'all mostly wanted Cal gone but not enough to tell Cal to go. The buyout is meaningless to programs of this size.
A $33M buyout is far from meaningless for any basketball program, it's BASKETBALL, not football. Even UK basketball doesnt bring in close to what top football programs do and top football programs also wouldnt just scoff off a $33M buyout for the most part.
Heck, using UK's own 2022 financial athletcis report. UK football brought in almost $49M in revenue, UK basketball only $31M.
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This post was edited on 4/8/24 at 8:31 am
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