Meeting set for this afternoon
by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 1:08 PM EDT
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A meeting is set for this afternoon between the principals of the UK coaching debate. WKYT is reporting via Dick Gabriel. This is from the mouth of Gillispie himself, according to the news report.
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I'm afraid ...
… we’re left to speculate about that. :-)
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I Have A Conference Call In An Hour
I hope UK will work around that so I can be kept In The Loop.
(J/K)
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 27, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this afternoon is good enough
we’re all impatient because we are passionate about the cats…
the issue becomes more of why they’re waiting this long
just hoping that they have waited til this afternoon in order to finalize a contract with the new hire and formally sever with the last
by UKFaninSoFla on Mar 27, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would hate to think that the administration actually formalized a contract while the previous coach was still employed.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lexington
is buzzing right now. I work on campus, and people are at their wits’ end. I suppose we’ll all know something very soon…
I thought the drama after OTS’s departure was maddening.
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Incredible.
UK is allowing Gillispie to control information and communication. Serves them right. Can this possibly be handled any more poorly? At this point, I’d be surprised if Barnhart survived this mess.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HozeKing
We agree!! This whole mess will clear soon and my fate as a UK backer will be determined.
Hey Mitch, dont destroy Kentucky basketball!!
by Magnoliacat on Mar 27, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoze, I've been thinking that from the start
This whole debacle has been dealt with so badly, it’s not even funny. I feel like Barnhart and Co. let the media run wild with this and also fueled it even further by saying VERY little on Gillispie’s behalf which aggravates me to no end. But on the other hand, I don’t have all the facts, and I don’t know everything that the ones at the top do. I just think he deserves 2-3 more years.
by uk1982 on Mar 27, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh this is fun!!!!
remember, there is not bad publicity just no publicity.
and with the elite 8/sweet 16 going on, we need a way to get into the spotlight!!!!
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It appears Louisville's spotlight
is less bright in Kentucky .
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am not sure what you mean. But if you mean this...
It would be analogous having a celebratory wedding in your backyard. In the meantime, your neighbor is running around naked in their front yard, pulling their hair out, and then setting their house on fire.
It’s true that the ‘spotlight’ would probably be on that crazy neighbor, but I think the wedding reception would still be a lot of fun. The naked goofy guy may get some sort of kick out thinking he ruined the good time, but in reality he won’t have a house to sleep in.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So wait...
We’re the wedding reception right?
No, no… we’re the house.
Wait. Maybe we’re the spotlight.
I’m confused.
:)
http://www.overthepylon.blogspot.com
by OverThePylon on Mar 27, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You chose.
…but if you don’t know who the crazy guy is in the room…guess what…it’s probably you.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Louisville basketball = "a celebratory wedding"
Kentucky basketball = crazy neighbor. Fun! Weird analogy, but I can go with that. It think crazy neighbor sounds way more fun than “celebratory wedding.” I mean, GAG.
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 27, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just trying to relate to the fairer sex on this board.
I could have said a great bachelor party instead :)
Regardless, it’s going to be one hell of a party tonight on my side of the fence. I just hope that the fire department is successful on putting out the flames before the entire house burns down.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you an Arizona fan?
Because that’s who will be celebrating.
-Alan
http://www.overthepylon.blogspot.com
by OverThePylon on Mar 27, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks, but
THIS member of the fairer sex would be shooting Beam in a tube top and cutoffs with the crazy neighbors rather than watching The Notebook and discussing how it makes you feeeeel with the Louisville fans.
You know I love you Hoze! But OF COURSE UK fans would rather have the top ranked team getting ready for a sweet sixteen matchup than following our own little One Life to Live here. Naturally, we’re jealous (in the super-superior, TOTALLY-not-really-JEALOUS way that UK fans are jealous) that your “house” is harmonious and winning. But do you really HAVE to be a dick and begrudge us the tiny little evil pleasure that it is to acknowledge that UK has found a way to work itself into the conversation, even when is by rights Louisville’s shining hour? You won the round, okay? Let us have this. Let it go : )
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 27, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BK...please....I know you view me as the original alpha male.
But I wasn’t the one that brought up the Cardinals.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Rick would like to retire in Arizona
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 27, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Count me in, but give me about 5 years.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Collateral Damage
of the Billy G drama is taking away from Louisville’s stage today. I don’t care one way or another about the Cardinals, just making an observation.
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I thought, and that's what I meant by the analogy.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
come on HozeQueen...
…you know you laughed…! lol
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do laugh a lot, but at what specifically?
I can honestly tell you even I have moved past any humor found in this debacle. It’s just sad now. And I don’t care who you may or may not root for.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually,
I was referring to my
simple 2-year >.500 won/loss record
comment, but posted it incorrectly..
It’s been a long week….!
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, I laughed...didn't you see my little :) ?
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh.....screen name makes sense now......
j/k
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoze
Just remember. If UofL is number 1. They will still be #2 in the state!
by oldcat70 on Mar 27, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can think of a number of areas that I would gladly accept a #2 ranking.
1. Driving a top notch program in the ditch.
2. Poor crisis management.
3. Poor decision making process.
To name just a few….
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoze King your on a roll
I still have the visual of the wedding/neighboor. In #1 if you are driving a top notch program into a ditch…doesn’t that mean you crashed too?
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, we had a period of time where we had two wheels in the ditch...that is for sure.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a mess...
..I’m a big supporter of the UK program, and I will always root for and support them, but this mess has put a bad taste in my mouth…
No wonder the national media is laughing at us… We’re the joke of the day, EVERY DAY, it would appear..
What a mess…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a few words from Barnfart
And this would have all gone away.
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heartily agree
with you btcoop
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
same thing happened two years ago
but bcg came in, signed patterson, cried some and we were off to the races.
same thing this time – billy d comes in, keeps recruits (maybe brings in a big name ala grasslands prediction/rumor/whatever..) and we are off to the races again – projecting final four next year….
after all the new coach will be undefeated!
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just hope they take their time replacing him IF they let him go-
I hope we’re not in for the same thing that happened when they replaced Tubby. The bottom line is that the University dropped the ball more on this than BCG. Had they spent more time vetting this guy, they would have seen him for what he is, and that…is not a top-tier caliber coach fit for a school like UK. I blame a lot of the problems we saw on the AD, too- he should have been in there telling BCG that you can’t always play man-to-man D and win and that you have to play players consistently. I simply think this thing was a bad marriage from the git-go.
It is unfortunate to have a situation such as this and unfortunate that UK cannot get someone who a) can handle the job; and b) stay! Any names come to mind?
by ukfansinga on Mar 27, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I happen to hire a lot of people.
One trait that doesn’t impress me, and in fact concerns me is the one where the guy is all about the job. 100% focused, etc. To me that suggests a real work/life balance issue that rarely turns out well, or someone that is not very organized, or at worse, one who is just a little nuts.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
High Caliber Coach, He Certainly Is
Fit for UK, hard to say.
Don’t know (yet).
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 27, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
High calibar coach? Really?
Based on what? Getting the most out of his team? Improving his players? Rallying the fanbase? Recruiting? Proudly representing the university? Long-term proven success? Being a great communicator?
…and if you respond with a simple 2-year >.500 won/loss record, I may just throw up.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
simple 2-year >.500 won/loss record
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And.........
he’s a good coach but high caliber…………….eh, not at this point in time.
by slidemank on Mar 27, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice try...but it's just not the same if it's not Forty :)
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gillispie Is A VERY GOOD Basketball Coach
No one in their right mind (I realize you’re a Cardinal fan) would say he’s not.
Bobby Knight was a TERRIFIC basketball coach. He would have been a TERRIBLE fit at UK in the 70’s and 80’s.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 27, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You said he was HIGH calibar.
I think not….but feel free to accept that I have higher standards. That’s okay to me.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curious...
What was Pitino’s record after 2 years at UL??
Hey Mitch, dont destroy Kentucky basketball!!
by Magnoliacat on Mar 27, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gawd, who cares?!?!
But if you want to try to equate Bill with Rick…go at it. Good luck.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on Mar 27, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Travis Ford...
…Will be the next coach, (if Billy G. is let go), IMO…
I’ve heard NOTHING, just trying to connect the dots…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Awful hire.
I hope not.
-Alan
http://www.overthepylon.blogspot.com
by OverThePylon on Mar 27, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto.
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by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 27, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if they hire travis ford
They just jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.
by uk1982 on Mar 27, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember names like...
Donovan, Calipari and Izzo from 2 years ago? Of those 3, Calipari could prolly handle the pressure of UK-
by ukfansinga on Mar 27, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calipari
likes 1 and done players – just look at his history… MB won’t take that crap…
by UKFaninSoFla on Mar 27, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a resolution on BCG
needs to be reached today…if not, the whole weekend will be a mess. I don’t necessarily agree that Barnhart has handled this poorly, because all the information is not known, but if this drags through the weekend, I may change my mind on that.
That's what she said.
by adaircam4 on Mar 27, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man i would like
to be a fly on the wall at this meeting!
by ukcat2169 on Mar 27, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How did this become such a circus?
Still trying to figure out how this became such a circus? It is the fans and the media that have blown everything out of control.
Administration never said there was going to be a press conference on Friday. Never said there would even be a decision on Friday. Never even really said there was a “decision” looming. They have always just said, “We’ll meet with the coach after the season to evaluate the season” It is now just days after the season. Pushed further, they said “No announcement about Gillispie’s future would come before Friday.”
Somehow, left to the media and chat boards, that statement turned in to everything from “They are going to fire him Friday” to “There will be press conference introducing a new coach Friday”. Could it simply be that everyone was telling the truth. Today is the meeting to evaluate the season and Billy’s plans for next year. I’m sure Todd and Barnhart will bring up areas they would like Billy to change, on and off the court. They should then listen to what he has to say. If Billy says he won’t change anything, maybe then they decide to part ways. If he agrees to modify some behavior, lays out his plan for on the court improvement, then they should give him another year.
Again, no one said any decision was going to be made today, just that it would not be made BEFORE today.
by markanderin on Mar 27, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what else was he supposed to say?
He said there was going to be a meeting. There is a meeting. Nothing changed between Wednesday night and today. I’m not letting him off the hook completely, some votes of confidence earlier in the NIT would have helped. But what else is there to say, without yet having talked to the coach?
by markanderin on Mar 27, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He should have diffused it starting at the SEC tourny
Instead, he went into the bunker while the media and the rumors went nuts.
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And say what?
Diffuse how? All he can say is “Billie’s our coach. Once the season is over, we will sit down, like we do with all employees, and evaluate the season and performance and talk about the future.”
Unless you’re saying he should have come out before the SEC and say he’s fired. Or say he is definitely back. But he didn’t know.
by markanderin on Mar 27, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What he says is irrelevent
Just say something, don’t sit there with your thumb up your ass.
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"what he says is irrelevent"...
Um, have you seen the message boards parsing every statement every person event remotely close the program says? What you say in this situation is EXTREMELY relevant.
by markanderin on Mar 27, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm saying it is irrelevant to what he chooses to do eventually
Everyone knows the dreaded “vote of confidence” means someone is getting fired, so why not say it and at least try to put some of the wild rumors to rest?
I think he just likes the publicity.
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AD"s job??
is it not HIS job to deal with the media on sports issues?? Surely he is not living in a cave somewhere and doesnt know whats being said. Get your sorry butt out there and address the issues!! Good grief.
Hey Mitch, dont destroy Kentucky basketball!!
by Magnoliacat on Mar 27, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The problem with that line of reasoning. . .
. . .is that not a SINGLE person with “sources” has said that he is coming back. Could the crowd all be wrong and he is and/or no decision has been made? Yeah, it’s possible. But one would think there would be multiple different rumors flying around, not one consistent thread of “BCG is out.”
Fire Barnhart (and publicly flog Todd, but he can stay, I guess)
by NYCCats on Mar 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree...
I may be in a minority, but I think everything has been done accordingto to what has been said…they are evaluating the season, targeting next year, signing the contract and moving on with BCG as the coach…wouldn’t that be something???
by bradylteague on Mar 27, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dont know
just wish they would be thorough
by briangwildcatfan on Mar 27, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy...
says 2:00.
May be true, may not.
by the spork on Mar 27, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this thing will either come to a head today...
…or the plot will thicken..
And i tell ya’ folks, I really don’t know how much more of this I can take… ! lol
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I certainly hope
it comes to a head today. If it drags on much further I may have to keep an illegal smile all weekend.
by Pygmy Sasquatch on Mar 27, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Cat is out of the bag at this point.....
How do they retain BCG after all this? If he has shown the attrition many say he has, how long will it last? What are the benchmarks that coach would have to achieve to be back for a 4th year? If they bring him back, it may be as much trouble with recruiting as firing him becuase I don’t know how he could tell a recruit that he will be here in another 2, 3, 4 years?
I am afraid that this situation has gotten to the point that the only alternative is to let him go and deal with whatever happens with a new coach. Just an observation. too much damage has been done.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
KSR is down.....again....
Someone needs to get them a server that isn’t on an Atari platform.
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a Sinclair 1000 ...
… chicklet keyboard and all. :-)
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tru..??
What are your hits up to in the past 24 hrs..?
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
12,500 yesterday
It looks like I’ll beat that today.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How are hits counted..?
I mean, if someone does a refresh, is that a new hit..?
Never knew just how that worked…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
12,500 uniques, as counted by Sitemeter.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And about 33K pageviews.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Hey Mitch, dont destroy Kentucky basketball!!
by Magnoliacat on Mar 27, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wildcat News/Gossip Info sites
while I have come to appreciate this site and Wildcatnation.net . any other suggestions??
by UKFaninSoFla on Mar 27, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NEW TO THIS
what is the latest word?
by briangwildcatfan on Mar 27, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Still the same as at the top.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Latest News
Though it is raining, practice for the Lightning little league team is not canceled yet.
Oh that’s not the news for which you were looking.
by GoLightning on Mar 27, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DECOURCEY
…Donovan “seriously considering” UK job?
The Heart & Mind of the Big Blue Nation ...
by JL Blue on Mar 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thing is...
…he “seriously” considered it last time too…
he’ll say no to UK again, sign with “The Heat”, then in 24hrs say, “wait, I still want to coach Florida..April Fools”
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Do they give a time for meeting?
by briangwildcatfan on Mar 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kentucky Sports Information
Reports 2:00 p.m. meeting
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
By my count
it should take about 15 seconds to say, “here’s your check, the door’s that way.” So gimme my press conference already!!!!!
(yes, I am a petulant child)
Fire Barnhart (and publicly flog Todd, but he can stay, I guess)
by NYCCats on Mar 27, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember it make take more time
for Billy to be very,very honest.
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus...
…he may not hear the question the 1st time…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
meeting @ 2
its now 2:44…….must be heated talk going on in there.
Hey Mitch, dont destroy Kentucky basketball!!
by Magnoliacat on Mar 27, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BCG:
“Mitch, it sounds like you know more about running this team than I do…”
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch.
Kentucky is disgracefully allowing the departure of Gillispie to be delayed because it does not want to be dashing around in a desperate search, as it did when Tubby Smith departed in March 2007.
Tell it like it is, DeCourcy.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The truth hurts, don't it?
http://anythingbutgatorade.blogspot.com - yet another SEC sports blog
by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 27, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Decourcy doesn't know that
that is as much rumor as any other statement right now.
by Ontherocks on Mar 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billy Donovan
You think he would want to come here?
by briangwildcatfan on Mar 27, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt anyone knows the answer to that....
an good argument could be made either way.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mixed feelings
I have mixed feelings for both
by briangwildcatfan on Mar 27, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There
is an interesting post on a catspause message board….Rupp Rafter…headline is
Post #3199
MyFanPage
Add Buddy
Friday’s Events: BCG & UK “Mutual Separation” + Possible Donovan PM Presser
kinda old school so i really do not know how to link,but it is interesting read…to long to say all but basically states BCG and UK agree to part ways,BCG takes less$$ so they do not release the "reasons’ why and suggests his off court antics are more than we know and that Billy d is finalizing his contract
NOT SURE IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT!
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Press Conf at 4pm?
Local (Louis.) radio guy says media being told press conf at 4pm, UK team meeting between now & then.
by AthKat on Mar 27, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bring back the ASoB live blog!
Fire Barnhart (and publicly flog Todd, but he can stay, I guess)
by NYCCats on Mar 27, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitino
might be paying them to find out quickly so he can prepare. :-)
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is Louisville getting the info before Lexington again
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because they want to know
who will spearhead our dominance of them for the next 10-15 years.
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More money in the media. And mindreaders.
http://anythingbutgatorade.blogspot.com - yet another SEC sports blog
by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The State of Kentucky is in a
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN
just broke BCG is gone…SAD DAY
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
with everything I’ve heard Digger say so far.
by Pygmy Sasquatch on Mar 27, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless we hear something
that might make things more clear, they are defenseless.
by Pygmy Sasquatch on Mar 27, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN..... Billy G FIRED...
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CLOSURE....
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
any way
i can access ESPN live via the internet?
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Closure includes new coach announcement
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
new coach???
Seriously? Did ESPN say that was going to be announced??
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blue Oregon
Say it ain’t so! Who will it be?
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lexington herald website says
meeting took 18 minutes.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 27, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they can't possilby
have even tried to resolve anything in that amount of time, must have been decided already, geez
by ukcat2169 on Mar 27, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im done!!
Delete me Tru, its been a fun ride…this Cat died today…..someone charge MB with murder,
Hey Mitch, dont destroy Kentucky basketball!!
by Magnoliacat on Mar 27, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Vince. You are consistently the man.
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
18 minutes
That sounds about right for me…..
by btcoop71 on Mar 27, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would have been cool if they kept him....
but I can’t say that I am upset with this .
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Big question: NOW WHAT?
http://anythingbutgatorade.blogspot.com - yet another SEC sports blog
by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UK hires a new coach and life goes on
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Report:
UK will hold press conference @ 4:30pm
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's next ?
Hope you guys find someone to fit the system !
Phil,GO VOLS !!!
by bulldurham on Mar 27, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN
Says no new coach to be announced this afternoon.
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
by iam4ukintn on Mar 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh great.
Now we get to play list-ology for the next three weeks.
http://anythingbutgatorade.blogspot.com - yet another SEC sports blog
by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOW.
UK Admin must have had someone in mind to have done this, because the national media is going to bludgeon you guys
Louisville Basketball: Crushing dreams since 1911
by cardinal on Mar 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is a fire-storm !!!
Phil,GO VOLS !!!
by bulldurham on Mar 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WLEX 18
“UK will announce @ 4:30pm, that there will be a coaching change”…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he is usually fair
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's gone
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4021232. Wow. Now let’s see who we get….
Give me a tin roof, front porch and a gravel road. Go Cats and Go 'Canes!
by Kentucky 'Cane on Mar 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Orestes Meeks has interesting words...
by ukcat2169 on Mar 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Which are. . .
Fire Barnhart (and publicly flog Todd, but he can stay, I guess)
by NYCCats on Mar 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry about that
couldn’t get the link to work…amateur
by ukcat2169 on Mar 27, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dang Mr. Meeks
Tell us how you really feel.
Guess that ends the discussion of Jodie’s sentiment toward BCG.
Anyone think he’ll come back now?
by TheManInTheBrownSuit on Mar 27, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is there a link....i am interested in hearing what is said
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found it.....
Orestes Meeks….
"It clearly didn’t look like it was working," Orestes Meeks said.
The elder Meeks suggested that Gillispie made it difficult for UK to maximize its potential.
"You don’t want to throw gasoline on the flames, but, clearly, a lot of things happened behind the scenes that made it difficult for the kids to play basketball and focus on winning," the elder Meeks said.
Ironically, Orestes Meeks lamented the lack of a relationship with Gillispie. The former UK coach had often spoke of the importance of building relationships.
But Gillispie did not call the elder Meeks when his son set a UK record with 54 points against Tennessee.
"I got calls from every coach he ever had: baseball, basketball, all of them," the elder Meeks said. "Except his current coach. His current coach never called. That said a lot to me."
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Brings some credence to John Clay’s comments about a possible rift between Jody & BCG
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Know 100% For certain That Tubby Called Him That Night
Surprising that G didn’t call him.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 27, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am pretty sure there will be a flood of information coming out about BCG
over the coming weeks. I have been reading more and more specific things he has done to media etc. recently and now that he is gone it will be easier to let more out. Should be interesting,
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Calhoun Probably retiring,
this makes for an interesting off season coach carousel. UK, Zona, and UConn on top of all the others
Louisville Basketball: Crushing dreams since 1911
by cardinal on Mar 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DID ya hear ?
Sportscenters louisville hack replys that if he had ta bet the house ,TRAVIS FORD is next KENTUCKY coach…………………….Considering Billys supposed contact with Oklahoma St last year?????
Maybe they worked out a swap ,no dollars involved ?
HEY MAYBE GEITNER TOOK OVER THE PROGRAM WITH SOME SORT OF FERDERAL TCRP , TROUBLED COLLEGE RESCUE PLAN ?
by rkhdbarry on Mar 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAS in Louisville is sighing a big relief....they were gonna look foolish if coach as retained
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no shit... lol
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
by vinceuk1 on Mar 27, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty obvious decision was made earlier
Be interesting to know who leaked it to WHAS to cause UK to recant story last night
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can Meeks tranafer to UT. Please ,hung 54 on us
Phil,GO VOLS !!!
by bulldurham on Mar 27, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I will consider it if
Pearl goes into exile to an island with zero media coverage.
by GoLightning on Mar 27, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate it..
but lets face it 27 loses the last 2 yrs,52 the last 4,we have got to get this going in the right direction…
by 59Bennett on Mar 27, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Right direction includes
an established coach and recruits and current players staying with the team
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The biggest mistake UK can make is to do the same thing they did last time...
Hire an unvetted coach with little to no experience, no recruiting inroads, ect.. No more flavor of the month.
This means no Travis Ford.
He’s a great coach and a rising talent, but if you think Clydethorpe stung, then that has no where to go but down.
Louisville Basketball: Crushing dreams since 1911
by cardinal on Mar 27, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hate agreeing with a card fan
but Ford would be a terrible hire at this point
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed agreed
a million times agreed. No up and comer. Established name. I just HAVE TO BELIEVE that the admin already has an established name in their back pocket and are waiting for the right time to whip it out. Or they would have make it work with G instead. RIGHT??! Oh god, please let that be the case.
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
do not know how to link but
on the catspause.com message board Rupp Rafter it says Billy D is finalizing a contract…who knows if this is true…not sure if I want Billy D,but better than ford for sure…..Good Luck to BCG wherever he ends up
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
UKathletics
Men’s Basketball Press Conference Set for 4:30 p.m.
Video will be streamed live and free from UK Athletics
March 27, 2009
Watch the Press Conference Live and Free
A men’s basketball press conference will be held at 4:30 p.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum. UK Athletics will be streaming video live and free and will be posting transcripts following the press conference.
by RonM on Mar 27, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In order for MB to live in the state peacefully it has to be a big name coach
by blue oregon on Mar 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep if he reaches for another up and comer....look out
We know the two names that most are gunning for. Get either of those and things will be just fine.
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Donovan to be introduced as new coach
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
please dont tease us...;-)
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by SevenRings on Mar 27, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
according to.....
YOU?! or someone else??
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 27, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably.
I’m barely paying attention. Gotta work …
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Mar 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
afraid it will sound like one of those "i know a guy, that knows a guy" but
it is coming from someone close to the Ford camp – his impression is that Ford was #2 and had not really been approached seriously because they were making progress with the #1 choice (billy d).
interesting side note was that the assts at UL – several who are UK guys – would love to come back but pitino did not go there…..
thats what i heard – could all be junk…….
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Masiello and McCarty are all we have I think...
Regardless UK isn’t looking for an assistant, and neither of them are up for A job let alone that job LOL.
I know Billy D seems like a huge homerun, but outside of Florida’s accidental insane class of 04, can you really say the he’s done any more than an average job?
Louisville Basketball: Crushing dreams since 1911
by cardinal on Mar 27, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i partially agree on billy d
based on the resume, it is less of a risk than anyone else – he has the NCs and he knows the pressure cooker that is UK. mitch made the risky choice last time, he has to go this way.
i do believe that it will be easier for billy to get other classes like 04 when at UK – call me dilusional, but that is what i believe.
my point on the assts is that they would have liked to come back to uk as pitino assts – but that is so far off the wall, i do not want to go there….
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know what your saying and to an extent I agree
But my beef is that noone really remembers that the 04 class was suppposed to be mediocre at best. Billy D didn’t go out and hand pick superstars. They were a fluke.
In fact Uk had the top class in 04….
that didn’t work out too well.
Lol at the asst. coach thing.
Louisville Basketball: Crushing dreams since 1911
by cardinal on Mar 27, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair comments
to a certain extent, we are going to see if lightning strikes twice (or a third time?) with billy d.
of course, that might be why he came to UK this time. it will be a chance to cement his legacy – not taking anything away from 2 NCs because he is already in rare company – but winning one at a “national” or “historic” power has to be his goal
i lol on the assist thing to – i always wondered what the uk guys on the ul staff think – must be difficult given the rivalry that they had with ul – and they do not have the perspective of age that pitino has -
for our sake – hope we hear something at 430 -
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For sure...
Donovan is a solid choice. If he wins three championships he’s a freaking legend.
I’ve always wondered about the assistants honestly, lol what I have really came to think is that more than anything they were loyal to Rick, none of them grew up in KY and compared to their tenures elsewhere they actually spent less time at UK than anywhere they’ve been. So I don’t think it bothers them tremendously to be at UL
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by cardinal on Mar 27, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand the sentament
But he does have 3 final games in 10 years. That’s not too shabby. Speights leaving too early was a killer this year. But I am not totally sold on him.
by GoLightning on Mar 27, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
peace out...
this has officially taken too much time and energy…wake me for Midnight Sadness…
by bradylteague on Mar 27, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
from twitter
WKYT says Billy Gillispie wants to tell his side of the story at an 11 a.m. news conference Saturday.
JXClaytor on the 360
by JoshuaClaytor on Mar 27, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cause I did it My Way!!!!!
Time to move on Billy, it can only get worse, not better.
by Dini-D-Alum on Mar 27, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
exactly - take the money and RUN
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully its not gonna hit the fan
If BCG tells his side of the story and it is not a pretty picture and given the fact that the national media is gonna crush UK,Uk better not be pulling Travis Ford out of their back pocket.I wish BCG all the luck wherever he goes and i do not see him having trouble getting another job,unless of course his supposed off court antics are revealed.But at this point who the hell knows.
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PAR - T at Billy's
tonight 2300
BYOB
:)
by Dini-D-Alum on Mar 27, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You think Billy D ..
can recruit at Fl. wait and see what he can do at U K ..and we know he can coach talent..
by 59Bennett on Mar 27, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not In Last 2 Years
Yes, yes, I know, youth.
by Wild Weasel on Mar 27, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He Coached LOTS Of Talent Past 2 Years
Just not very well.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 27, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orton and Hood
wonder what this means for current players and recruits…seems like this is never gonna end….
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but i think there are some other recruits still out
that billy d might be able to bring with him…
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
but at this point Billy D is still just a rumor,right? and they say no coaching announcement today.
Fire Mitch,not BCG!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct
i am just rumor mongering like the rest of us, but finally heard something directly that fit with my thoughts….
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure on the second part of your post
i was under the impression they were “hinting” some thing might be announced at 430.
by memphis wildcat on Mar 27, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 ncaa champs...
and even trader Rick has been in 2 N I T ’s
by 59Bennett on Mar 27, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Since it is getting closer to 4:30
Will the press conference be online?
by GoLightning on Mar 27, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
doh
by Pygmy Sasquatch on Mar 27, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
With baseball practice canceled, I have nothing else better to do.
by GoLightning on Mar 27, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No problem
Getting ready to watch it on ESPN2
by Pygmy Sasquatch on Mar 27, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did Lee Todd
mean by saying they had been talking to people over the last couple of years? Or did I just have some sort of auditory hallucination?
by Pygmy Sasquatch on Mar 27, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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