Barnhart's bad hires are costing millions of dollars....

[BigSexyCat]

Gillespie's buyout....2.98 million
Jokers buyout..........2.50 million
Dawson's Contract...1.10 million
Stoops buyout.......12.00 million (assuming he is fired at years end)

Total buyout 18.58 million dollars


Granted bad hires happen in major college sports and buyouts are part of doing business but to back yourself into a corner where you have virtually have no options to dismiss a coach is just asking for it. Seems like that would be college AD 101.

 

[WildCard]

Uhhh, taxpayers, no. But UK ticket holders and donors, yes. [winking]

Peace

 

[Mike-D]

you confused us with UofL.

 

[JasonS.]

You forgot Shannon Dawson's. [banana]

 

[BigSexyCat]

You forgot Shannon Dawson's. [banana]

Yes I did. Edited to include Dawson also. Although that was more of a indirect hire than a direct hire.

 

[olblue]

Gillespie's buyout....2.98 million
Jokers buyout..........2.50 million
Dawson's Contract...1.10 million
Stoops buyout.......12.00 million (assuming he is fired at years end)

Total buyout 18.58 million dollars


Granite bad hires happen in major college sports and buyouts are part of doing business but to back yourself into a corner where you have virtually have no options to dismiss a coach is just asking for it. Seems like that would be college AD 101.

Those aren't paid with taxpayer dollars.

 

[BigSexyCat]

Uhhh, taxpayers, no. But UK ticket holders and donors, yes. [winking]

Peace

You are correct. I forgot that UK is the only self sustaining Athletic Department in the state.

 

[ashleys handfull]

Granite bad hires are the hardest

 

[K_TIME]

Don't forget Schlarman was given a 2 year extension with a raise as an OL coach.

Mitch is thee gift that keeps on giving

 

[BigSexyCat]

Don't forget Schlarman was given a 2 year extension with a raise as an OL coach.

Mitch is thee gift that keeps on giving

Mitch makes it rain baby. He spends more money than Allen Iverson in a strip club.

 

[JasonS.]

Don't forget Schlarman was given a 2 year extension with a raise as an OL coach.

Mitch is thee gift that keeps on giving

And Marrow and Gran and Hinshaw ...

You're looking at $3-4 million more just to buyout those three.

 

[Xception]

I blame predrilled holes in the granite , you do that on site

 

[RonEJones]

And Marrow and Gran and Hinshaw ...

You're looking at $3-4 million more just to buyout those three.

Hopefully the next HC will retain Marrow. That will save us some money and help recruiting.

 

[wildcatdon]

What the hell is a granite bad hire?