re: Joker Phillips Has Been Fired (Letter from AD Mitch Barnhart Enclosed)

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I'm sure a lot would use UK as a stepping stone as soon as they had some success, but I'm sure there are a few that would stay if they had made this into a successful program.

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It would have to be wildly successful (SEC Championship successful) and I don't know how capable we are of doing that.

I still say Leach would be perfect. I think he'd stay at UK given this point in his career. He's a name, the offense would be fun to watch, and UK if they're willing to do it could bring in somebody decent as a DC.

What Barnhart is going to have to accept is that whomever he hires may have some baggage. It's inevitable.