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Calipari accepts Kentucky Job

Grassman said:
$40 Million dollars? I hate to sound like a Liberal, but that sure could provide a lot of education to the disadvantaged kids in the Eastern Kentucky Appalachia area.
Just a microchosism in the mis-directed value system that exists today.
UK should be ashamed.
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Bravesfan said:
I'm not a liberal either, but come on! That much money for a game where someone puts a ball through a hoop? Really! :rolleyes:
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I am pretty much a moderate, but seeing things like this happen makes me more liberal with each passing day!
 
Bravesfan said:
There's no excuse whatsoever for the Valley not to regularly finish well ahead of CUSA in terms of RPI and number of postseason bids.

CUSA will be lucky to have more than two teams in the NCAA tournament and NIT combined!
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They still have big budgets over in CUSA, so 2 is about the right number for NCAA/NIT combined bids. In fact, they'll maybe increase! It's much more likely a random straggler will win the conference tournament, sneaking in an extra postseason bid. UAB, Tulsa, Houston, and UTEP are good enough programs such that 1 or 2 of them should be able to fringe on at-large consideration every couple of years.

But the days of being a major player in basketball is over.
 
Grassman said:
$40 Million dollars? I hate to sound like a Liberal, but that sure could provide a lot of education to the disadvantaged kids in the Eastern Kentucky Appalachia area.
Just a microchosism in the mis-directed value system that exists today.
UK should be ashamed.
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I'm guessing much of that salary comes from outside supporters, there's a lot of horse money in Lexington.
 
leebiddlecome said:
Good point Murph. I doubt much of this money is coming directly from the Commonwealth.
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I can tell you for a fact most if not all that money is not coming from taxpayers.

Another fact is Calipari will single handedly bring in well over 40 million dollars in revenue for the University of Kentucky and thus the state.

If it bothers you so much then stop buying tickets to sporting events (and thus contributing to what you deem a problem of athletic salaries).
 
leebiddlecome said:
I understand Grassman but what is the line between fair and when a school should be ashamed?

Heck, we could all survive on less and help disadvantaged people. I don't make a lot of money but I know I could survive on less. It shouldn't be on just the insanely rich to provide and make sacrifices.
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I do not know where the line is, but I do know Kentucky just obliterated it.
Your level of giving is personal thing, but I do know I can sleep at night!
 
Grassman said:
$40 Million dollars? I hate to sound like a Liberal, but that sure could provide a lot of education to the disadvantaged kids in the Eastern Kentucky Appalachia area.
Just a microchosism in the mis-directed value system that exists today.
UK should be ashamed.
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Well, I'm all for helping those guys out, especially as a guy who loves the state of KY. BUT, in America, nobody can tell you that you're making too much money, that's the beauty of our society. Do I think athlete salaries are "deserved"? No, but, nobody ever complains about how much athletes make, and as long as the fans are willing to pay the price to watch them play, why not? Besides, the athletic department at UK is a separate entity from the university, and as Jim Calhoun said, these athletic departments bring in profits for their schools. And let's face it....most of us go to college to have more opportunities professionally. Sure, I probably won't ever make 40 million dollars, but somebody could surely argue that a college graduate on average makes more than what's "necessary" to survive.

And, since everyone else is identifying, I'm a far right conservative ;).
 
This is the direction that big time college sports is heading. It will be only a matter of time before that college sports the way we know it will be changed and the brand that we love will forever be lost. There will be those that will say that change is good and the loudest will be those that have the most to gain financially (i.e. agents, AAU, certain networks).:evil:
 
SFP said:
This is the direction that big time college sports is heading. It will be only a matter of time before that college sports the way we know it will be changed and the brand that we love will forever be lost. There will be those that will say that change is good and the loudest will be those that have the most to gain financially (i.e. agents, AAU, certain networks).:evil:
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BCS... just watch what ends up happening to UConn, slap on wrist... insert Indiana State for UConn and they would get no such thing as a wrist slap.

The NCAA is nothing but a huge bunch of hypocrites and is about absolutely one thing.. money. They have zero interest in education let alone anything to do with the student athletes.

The Whitlock article Tornado posted today is spot on. How long has the NCAA been investigating USC? Sampson was a train wreck at two BCS programs, both programs are respondsible for compliance and the understanding of rules and violations yet the NCAA essentially did nothing to either Oklahoma or Indiana. You think SEMO wouldnt have minded a little BCS love when they got punished?
 
It's all about winning. If UK really wants Calipari to bring in crooks and hoodlums into their school and basketball program like he did at Memphis just so they can win, all the power to them.
 
UK = the Yankees of baseball. I wonder how it feels to be fired and then learn that the guy replacing you will be making 3 times a year as much as you. Gillespie made $2 million a year and Calipari at $6 million. Course Gillespi could possibly get the job at Memphis and make nearly that amount.

Oh, and the Kentucky rivals page currently has about 9,800 visitors right now at 1am eastern lol. The new record was set at 22,215 on March 30th when Gillespie was fired. It may have been set today when Calipari accepted but it doesn't say. If just 40 of those 22,000 were boosters and each one donated $1 million, I think that speaks volumes on just how much they could of raised the stakes at KU to get Calipari.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/

Jason
 
tornado said:
this column expresses some serious concerns as to whether Kentucky really needs Calipari's shady recruiting tactics,
and his tendency to recruit thugs who are constantly in touble with the law.
http://www.kentucky.com/839/story/744647.html

he only recaps a tiny fraction of all the thuggery that's gone on there....Joey Dorsey all by himself was on the police blotter more than most entire DI conferences...

and if you check page 2 of the column, it reminds of Calipari's UMass squad (1996 Final Four) that had to vacate their entire tournament results due to NCAA violations.
Then, it happened again with Shawne Williams at Memphis!!
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I sure am grateful nothing like this ever happens at Bradley......;)

Right Daniel...

Does anybody know if Star has any jobs available?
 
I am betting that soon after Calipari has his contract signed, several of the top recruits he had secured for Memphis switch their allegiance to Kentucky. Most reputable coaches when switching schools would not try to bring players and recruits with them. Calipari will.
 
Da Coach said:
I am betting that soon after Calipari has his contract signed, several of the top recruits he had secured for Memphis switch their allegiance to Kentucky. Most reputable coaches when switching schools would not try to bring players and recruits with them. Calipari will.
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They have it in their LOI that if Calipari leaves they are free to go. If they like Calipari that much and want to go to Kentucky, whats wrong with that?

ALOT of coaches bring recruits and players with them. That isn't new. I see nothing wrong with it.
 
Murph said:
I sure am grateful nothing like this ever happens at Bradley......;)

Right Daniel...

Does anybody know if Star has any jobs available?
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Are you really trying to compare BU to Calipari's programs? BU's nto perfect but we're not even close to as shady as Calipari when he is going his cleanest work, at the end of the day he's a slimeball and a disgrace to college basketball. He's one of the few people that could have made me root for Kansas last year... At least Bill Self is decently clean.
 
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