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

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You could've saved yourself all of that if you had read the second part of pretty much every Leach post I've had. The bit about hiring a serviceable defensive coordinator.

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I have read what you have posted but Leach has shown he will not do what you desire so the point is moot! Look I liked Leach and hung out with him when he was at UK. On a personal level I love the guy and think he at least has an aura that makes others want to tune in. I am willing to bet UK and TT folks tune in and watch WSU games because he is there. The problem is when you care so little about defense it is exposed in a defensive conference like the SEC. leach can work in the Big 12 and PAC where few if any opponents play defense.

I would love Chavis or Smart at UK but that will not happen. The question is who is out there who plays defense well enough in CFB or the NFL and can become the Lou Holtz of Kentucky (the old guy that gets you to the next level) and achieve a long term goal.