May 21, 200719 yr This is a really really bad thing to do....UK simply wants more $$$$ which comes with playing at home, and it will undoubtedly be against a lesser opponent...pretty cruddy thing to do to a UK Alum.
May 21, 200719 yr UK helped Travis Ford already though... They helped him make a name for himself and get his feet wet in coaching... The connection is minimal these days... Nobody that has anything to do with UK basketball was there in Ford's days and they simply don't owe him anything else. This happens, especially with a coaching change.
May 21, 200719 yr UK helped Travis Ford already though... They helped him make a name for himself and get his feet wet in coaching... The connection is minimal these days... Nobody that has anything to do with UK basketball was there in Ford's days and they simply don't owe him anything else. This happens, especially with a coaching change. The fans are. There should be more outrage for your favorite school snubbing one of the key players involved in the program's resurgence. You (and others) are suggesting the university just wash its hands of a former player — that's what the use of the term "owed" sounds like — even though you and I both know that UK basketball players are on scholarship for life. Your and others' attitude on this definitely doesn't jive with what I've seen in the past with former players getting preferential treatment from the fans and university, Richie Farmer's political career being the most egregious recent example of this behavior.
May 21, 200719 yr The fans are. There should be more outrage for your favorite school snubbing one of the key players involved in the program's resurgence. You (and others) are suggesting the university just wash its hands of a former player — that's what the use of the term "owed" sounds like — even though you and I both know that UK basketball players are on scholarship for life. Your and others' attitude on this definitely doesn't jive with what I've seen in the past with former players getting preferential treatment from the fans and university, Richie Farmer's political career being the most egregious recent example of this behavior. I certainly see both sides of the argument, but as I've said since this thread was made last night, I don't see the fuss about any of this. I also see that you're right, UK has done tons for all of their players in the past... So the one time that the school does something for the benefit of the school, I'm not going to write it off as a classless move. Sometimes you have to look out for the best interest of your program, and that's all Mitch is doing here. While it may seem selfish to put yourself before others sometimes, we've all done it in the past.
May 21, 200719 yr Agreed. UK has never hired a UK guy for the basketball position and every hire they've made has been a good one (at the time, at least. See: Eddie Sutton!). Why people thought Ford/Pelphrey were the best for the job, with limited credentials, only because they played at Kentucky is beyond me. Joe B Hall
May 21, 200719 yr This is a really really bad thing to do....UK simply wants more $$$$ which comes with playing at home, and it will undoubtedly be against a lesser opponent...pretty cruddy thing to do to a UK Alum. Heard UK is trying to pick up a game against Illinois, @ Illinois.
May 22, 200719 yr Joe B Hall Read Post #56. I already cleared this up. I meant they had never hired a UK graduate. Hall played one season at UK before transferring to Sewanee. But I know what you're saying!
May 22, 200719 yr Heard UK is trying to pick up a game against Illinois, @ Illinois. This would be very shocking...it was reported by AM790 here that they were looking for a home game...and the $50K tag was worth the price....BC's AD had showed signs of concern about the low buyout price tag, but OTS assured him they would follow through, and then OTS left.
May 22, 200719 yr This would be very shocking...it was reported by AM790 here that they were looking for a home game...and the $50K tag was worth the price....BC's AD had showed signs of concern about the low buyout price tag, but OTS assured him they would follow through, and then OTS left. It would shock me too.
May 22, 200719 yr Heard UK is trying to pick up a game against Illinois, @ Illinois. Sounds like a national TV deal. Good move if that's the end result...
May 22, 200719 yr Just as an aside. I know BCG and Mick are pretty tight from their ace recruiter days. I hope they can get a long time home and home worked out one of these days...
May 22, 200719 yr Just as an aside. I know BCG and Mick are pretty tight from their ace recruiter days. I hope they can get a long time home and home worked out one of these days... I would love that.....:fire:
May 22, 200719 yr Sounds like a national TV deal. Good move if that's the end result... :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: I don't think this is an issue at all...
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