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Mitch Barnhart...What an idiot
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:51 pm
He hitched his wagon to a .500 football coach and neglected giving basketball what it needed.
Now Kentucky is in basketball hell.
Thank goodness a quality institution saw the potential in Cal and gave him the resources he needed to win.
Now Kentucky is in basketball hell.
Thank goodness a quality institution saw the potential in Cal and gave him the resources he needed to win.
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:52 pm to beebefootballfan
So are we cheap or is this roster $22 million? I’m confused.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:53 pm to beebefootballfan
Cal stopped getting resources funneled to him by the boosters. He alienated all of them. It was his own fault for being an arrogant prick, and good riddance to his greasy arse.
Mitch is also an idiot, but not for the reasons you listed.
Mitch is also an idiot, but not for the reasons you listed.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:54 pm to BluegrassBelle
Can't spend your way out of a ditch.
The embarrassment of Cal leaving has set back Kentucky for decades. It's how you ended up with Mark Pope and not a quality pedigreed coach as a replacement.
The embarrassment of Cal leaving has set back Kentucky for decades. It's how you ended up with Mark Pope and not a quality pedigreed coach as a replacement.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:56 pm to beebefootballfan
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has set back Kentucky for decades.
Holy hyperbole batman!
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:56 pm to beebefootballfan
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Can't spend your way out of a ditch.
Then what resources is it that Pope doesn’t have? You can’t have it both ways in your criticism.
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The embarrassment of Cal leaving has set back Kentucky for decades. It's how you ended up with Mark Pope and not a quality pedigreed coach as a replacement.
Cal leaving got us out of lifetime contract and will allow us to boot Pope after next season with ease. Also expedited Barnhart’s retirement. That’ll benefit UK in the long run.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:57 pm to UKWildcats
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Cal stopped getting resources funneled to him by the boosters.
Seems dumb on their part. He's doing pretty well with resources here. Actually he seems like the exact guy you would want if you have cash to throw around in the new NIL era. Just my opinion, not trolling.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 3:57 pm to beebefootballfan
I'm willing to give pope one more year, but he needs to retain chandler, mo, moreno, maybe jelevic, and Hawthorne.
The next 4 weeks will tell us whether or not Pope can succeed here
The next 4 weeks will tell us whether or not Pope can succeed here
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:00 pm to Ham Solo
quote:It's almost like he started out here getting unlimited reaources and then lost them because of his arrogant prick personality, alienating the boosters, exactly like I said in my post.
Seems dumb on their part. He's doing pretty well with resources here. Actually he seems like the exact guy you would want if you have cash to throw around in the new NIL era. Just my opinion, not trolling.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:00 pm to beebefootballfan
Barnhart should have been gone when he was found to be covering up for the swim coach who sexually assaulted female swimmers.
The fact that Barnhart never got fired for that just screams corruption in our athletic department.
The fact that Barnhart never got fired for that just screams corruption in our athletic department.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:03 pm to JasonDBlaha
They are going to hire barnharts JMI friend to be AD and we will continue to fall behind everyone else. Fans will revolt
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:04 pm to beebefootballfan
Cal's strategy those last few years at KY of having mostly one and done freshman carrying the team is what killed him there imo.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:04 pm to beebefootballfan
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a .500 football coach
Thats Florida's daddy to you
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:07 pm to Gator Fever
To be fair, Pope has had terrible injury luck in his 2 years but zero excuse for investing in Quaintence. Fella tore his ACL last March and convinced everyone he would be a full go for conference play.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:07 pm to BluegrassBelle
quote:Someone might have a problem recognizing talent and will all of those egos gel. But seems like $22M if true, should buy sufficient talent. An enigma for sure.
So are we cheap or is this roster $22 million? I’m confused.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:09 pm to Diamondawg
I don’t what all the problems are but they should be producing better results than that we are seeing now.
This post was edited on 3/22/26 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:11 pm to Diamondawg
And Pope is not even his worst basketball hire. Billy Gillispie was a bad drunk and Barnhart not only hired him with no vetting but he let Billy coach for two years under a MOU with no morals clause.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:14 pm to beebefootballfan
So this Cal wasn’t getting the resources at UK is disingenuous. He had multiple NBA draft picks and McDonalds All Americans on his teams and still lost to 13 and 14 seeds.
It wasn’t resources. It was complacency. He won purely on talent.
It wasn’t resources. It was complacency. He won purely on talent.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:20 pm to beebefootballfan
Mitch isn't bricking shots and turning the ball over. Louisville isn't any better. Both teams have a bunch of old fossils who pump money , that are pompous, and live in 1985. Sorta like Alabama football was from 1983-2006. Too much living in the past bullshite.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:23 pm to BluegrassBelle
Plus freed up money to buy out Stoops.
But I will say Barnhart screwed the pooch.
But I will say Barnhart screwed the pooch.
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