Can someone explain to me…Mitch Barnhart?

[Kentucky15]

How Mitch Barnhart continues to be employed by the University of Kentucky? Who keeps him in there? Who’s responsible? Other programs fire over less than half of this. Other programs have been through many AD’s since he came in.

He blew any shot at Sumrall. He blew this hire. He hired Gillispie. He tried to retain Tubby. He hired Joker. The contracts for Calipari and Stoops. He’s had one of his best football seasons stripped. He’s had scandals in other smaller sports. Now the JMI contract appears to be a huge issue. He’s been downright horrid in the NIL era, then he tells UK fans media and boosters “Enough!!” Like he’s actually got standing. He also didn’t want to hire Calipari! His only bright spot and he didn’t want it! He would have ZERO titles in basketball and he was gifted THE PITINO ERA. my God, how is he employed?

Who is keeping him in that seat for 23 years? I’m not worried about Mark right now, this guy is only interested in things that have nothing to do with his job.

If we don’t get him out now that it’s the NIL era, you can say goodbye to dominance at UK. It’s over. He cares about himself and his squeaky clean rep, not dominance in sports. This is Mitch Barnharts university.

Get him out!

 

[AllBall]

How Mitch Barnhart continues to be employed by the University of Kentucky? Who keeps him in there? Who’s responsible? Other programs fire over less than half of this. Other programs have been through many AD’s since he came in.

He blew any shot at Sumrall. He blew this hire. He hired Gillispie. He tried to retain Tubby. He hired Joker. The contracts for Calipari and Stoops. He’s had one of his best football seasons stripped. He’s had scandals in other smaller sports. Now the JMI contract appears to be a huge issue. He’s been downright horrid in the NIL era, then he tells UK fans media and boosters “Enough!!” Like he’s actually got standing.

Who is keeping him in that seat for 23 years?

UK swimming scandal 🫣

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

Volleyball, Track & Field, very important don't you know.

 

[Farsight Clone]

His contract is up at the end of June apparently. So lets hope he retires.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

How Mitch Barnhart continues to be employed by the University of Kentucky? Who keeps him in there? Who’s responsible? Other programs fire over less than half of this. Other programs have been through many AD’s since he came in.

He blew any shot at Sumrall. He blew this hire. He hired Gillispie. He tried to retain Tubby. He hired Joker. The contracts for Calipari and Stoops. He’s had one of his best football seasons stripped. He’s had scandals in other smaller sports. Now the JMI contract appears to be a huge issue. He’s been downright horrid in the NIL era, then he tells UK fans media and boosters “Enough!!” Like he’s actually got standing. He also didn’t want to hire Calipari! His only bright spot and he didn’t want it! He would have ZERO titles in basketball and he was gifted THE PITINO ERA. my God, how is he employed?

Who is keeping him in that seat for 23 years? I’m not worried about Mark right now, this guy is only interested in things that have nothing to do with his job.

If we don’t get him out now that it’s the NIL era, you can say goodbye to dominance at UK. It’s over. He cares about himself and his squeaky clean rep, not dominance in sports. This is Mitch Barnharts university.

Get him out!

Don’t forget about the hush hush touching ****.

 

[Johnnie Africa]

Baffling. I honestly feel bad for Pope - like talk about throwing a guy to the wolves. Pope actually might’ve been good five years from now but I’m not sure if his confidence isn’t ruined forever now

 

[Verbal Kint II]

How Mitch Barnhart continues to be employed by the University of Kentucky? Who keeps him in there? Who’s responsible? Other programs fire over less than half of this. Other programs have been through many AD’s since he came in.

He blew any shot at Sumrall. He blew this hire. He hired Gillispie. He tried to retain Tubby. He hired Joker. The contracts for Calipari and Stoops. He’s had one of his best football seasons stripped. He’s had scandals in other smaller sports. Now the JMI contract appears to be a huge issue. He’s been downright horrid in the NIL era, then he tells UK fans media and boosters “Enough!!” Like he’s actually got standing.

Who is keeping him in that seat for 23 years?

Because the people who matter aren’t lowlife hate filled losers who get brainwashed on messageboards

 

[RunninRichie]

The UK president is an Alabama grad. Enough said.

 

[Kentucky15]

Because the people who matter aren’t lowlife hate filled losers who get brainwashed on messageboards

look the JMI mole is back. Go away nobody is buying your BS.

 

[Kentucky15]

The UK president is an Alabama grad. Enough said.

it’s unbelievable.

 

[Woodrow24]

Because the people who matter aren’t lowlife hate filled losers who get brainwashed on messageboards

Best thing any of you guys can do is put this psycho on ignore. Between posts like this and him blowing up on people if he thinks they don’t like JMI. They need to ban him again.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

This is the point where a team has to fire its GM (or AD in this case).. they've gone through HC after HC, various coordinators.. eventually you can only blame the guys under you so much

 

[Dward13]

The athletic department is still profitable and making money that the rest of the university can use for upgrades and that’s the bottom line is my assumption.

It’s certainly has to have been about more than winning and losing in the revenue sports

 

[Kentucky15]

Baffling. I honestly feel bad for Pope - like talk about throwing a guy to the wolves. Pope actually might’ve been good five years from now but I’m not sure if his confidence isn’t ruined forever now

im not going to hate Mark no matter what. That guy hasn’t done anything wrong. He was offered this job and wanted it for the right reasons. This is squarely on Mitch Barnhart.

The guy obsessed with a clean image…I wonder why he always wants it presented that way.

 

[Kentucky15]

The athletic department is still profitable and making money that the rest of the university can use for upgrades and that’s the bottom line is my assumption.

It’s certainly has to have been about more than winning and losing in the revenue sports

Yep. This is about being landlords and the money is rolling in. They don’t care about winning.

Empty the stadiums.

 

[IYAOYAS1]

How Mitch Barnhart continues to be employed by the University of Kentucky? Who keeps him in there? Who’s responsible? Other programs fire over less than half of this. Other programs have been through many AD’s since he came in.

He blew any shot at Sumrall. He blew this hire. He hired Gillispie. He tried to retain Tubby. He hired Joker. The contracts for Calipari and Stoops. He’s had one of his best football seasons stripped. He’s had scandals in other smaller sports. Now the JMI contract appears to be a huge issue. He’s been downright horrid in the NIL era, then he tells UK fans media and boosters “Enough!!” Like he’s actually got standing. He also didn’t want to hire Calipari! His only bright spot and he didn’t want it! He would have ZERO titles in basketball and he was gifted THE PITINO ERA. my God, how is he employed?

Who is keeping him in that seat for 23 years? I’m not worried about Mark right now, this guy is only interested in things that have nothing to do with his job.

If we don’t get him out now that it’s the NIL era, you can say goodbye to dominance at UK. It’s over. He cares about himself and his squeaky clean rep, not dominance in sports. This is Mitch Barnharts university.

Get him out!

Good ole boy network

 

[Verbal Kint II]

Best thing any of you guys can do is put this psycho on ignore. Between posts like this and him blowing up on people if he thinks they don’t like JMI. They need to ban him again.

I love hurting your feelings with the truth. You’re an irrelevant clueless message board clown and you absolutely do not matter. You don’t provide anything to UK, you’re just a hate filled loser who gets into little loser groups and complains. You’re worthless.

Mr Free speech crying for a ban because he can’t handle the truth. Everything about you frauds is fake.

 

[RunninRichie]

He acts holier than thou. Says “we aren’t breaking the rules”. But, he brushed the swim team scandal under the rug. Any other AD would be fired. Not to mention, the assistant AD is married to a JMI staffer. Who is UK signed with?

 

[The Nightman2]

How Mitch Barnhart continues to be employed by the University of Kentucky? Who keeps him in there? Who’s responsible? Other programs fire over less than half of this. Other programs have been through many AD’s since he came in.

He blew any shot at Sumrall. He blew this hire. He hired Gillispie. He tried to retain Tubby. He hired Joker. The contracts for Calipari and Stoops. He’s had one of his best football seasons stripped. He’s had scandals in other smaller sports. Now the JMI contract appears to be a huge issue. He’s been downright horrid in the NIL era, then he tells UK fans media and boosters “Enough!!” Like he’s actually got standing. He also didn’t want to hire Calipari! His only bright spot and he didn’t want it! He would have ZERO titles in basketball and he was gifted THE PITINO ERA. my God, how is he employed?

Who is keeping him in that seat for 23 years? I’m not worried about Mark right now, this guy is only interested in things that have nothing to do with his job.

If we don’t get him out now that it’s the NIL era, you can say goodbye to dominance at UK. It’s over. He cares about himself and his squeaky clean rep, not dominance in sports. This is Mitch Barnharts university.

Get him out!

Let's not act like a month ago you weren't scolding everyone who questioned this hire after the Georgetown game . You said Pope was going to win big and be the modern goat blah blah . So you're as bad as him honestly. Pope is the coach we needed you said lol. What a joke.

 

[One2Three]

Because the people who matter aren’t lowlife hate filled losers who get brainwashed on messageboards

You know who is a lowlife? The administration who swept sexual harassment under the rug with the swim team and the people who keep supporting them. Disgusting, foul creatures.

 

[RunninRichie]

You know who is a lowlife? The administration who swept sexual harassment under the rug with the swim team and the people who keep supporting them. Disgusting, fowl creatures.

Take it easy on him. UKAA signs his paychecks.

 

[Woodrow24]

I love hurting your feelings with the truth. You’re an irrelevant clueless message board clown and you absolutely do not matter. You don’t provide anything to UK, you’re just a hate filled loser who gets into little loser groups and complains. You’re worthless.

Mr Free speech crying for a ban because he can’t handle the truth. Everything about you frauds is fake.

Hahahahahahahaha wow

 

[Kentucky15]

Let's not act like a month ago you weren't scolding everyone who questioned this hire after the Georgetown game . You said Pope was going to win big and be the modern goat blah blah . So you're as bad as him honestly. Pope is the coach we needed you said lol. What a joke.

Well apparently he’s not. You’d think with the NIL the roster is paid for. This shouldn’t be happening. So obviously this JMI contract is a load of sht, and more is going on then makes sense. Obviously.

There was no way to see this train wreck coming. It’s squarely on this AD. He’s got to go now.

 

[ZaytovenCat]

Either UK doesn’t give a damn if it wins games just as long as it makes money OR there’s massive incompetence at the highest levels of UK. Neither would surprise me. Hell it’s probably both.

There’s not one single school in the country that wouldn’t have fired Mitch years ago for numerous HORRIBLE coaching hires in the 2 major sports,
numerous HORRIBLE contracts to coaches that cost uk millions and the scandals and bad publicity he’s brought or had under his watch.

The UK admin needs to be completely gutted from the president to the AD and all his staff or hires.

 

[RunninRichie]

Well apparently he’s not. You’d think with the NIL the roster is paid for. This shouldn’t be happening. So obviously this JMI contract is a load of sht, and more is going on then makes sense. Obviously.

There was no way to see this train wreck coming. It’s squarely on this AD. He’s got to go now.

Some of us saw it, the night he was announced as the hire. Fans hated the hire. What then transpired, was mass cope.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

He should have been forced to retire after Cal was let go at the earliest. What great decision has he made? Cal was hired behind Barnhart’s back. Stoops? Fine but then Stoops was allowed to overstay his welcome (like Cal.) Literally nobody cares about volleyball and track titles.

 

[Kentucky15]

Some of us saw it, the night he was announced as the hire. Fans hated the hire. What then transpired, was mass cope.

I went nuts in Tolly Ho pissed to the max. I think we all saw it honestly. But what turned me into being okay with it was how brilliant he is and the fact that the NIL can buy the players. We don’t need him to recruit. But apparently not.

You can just assume if Mitch makes the hire, it’s going down. They care about making money and keeping sports out of the limelight. If we don’t get this administration out somehow, UK is over being dominant.

 

[RunninRichie]

I went nuts in Tolly Ho pissed to the max. I think we all saw it honestly. But what turned me into being okay with it was how brilliant he is and the fact that the NIL can buy the players. We don’t need him to recruit. But apparently not.

You can just assume if Mitch makes the hire, it’s going down. They care about making money and keeping sports out of the limelight. If we don’t get this administration out somehow, UK is over being dominant.

It was cope. Simple as.

 

[ZaytovenCat]

im not going to hate Mark no matter what. That guy hasn’t done anything wrong. He was offered this job and wanted it for the right reasons. This is squarely on Mitch Barnhart.

The guy obsessed with a clean image…I wonder why he always wants it presented that way.

I don’t hate Mark. I truly feel bad for him because he’s one of us. But if this drags out all 5 years of his deal and he keeps putting out teams like this or last year then you’ll absolutely see BBN start to hate him. The only way to assure fans don’t hate him is a quick separation. Cal and stoops dragging it out over years is a huge reason why fans don’t like them.

 

[Kentucky15]

I don’t hate Mark. I truly feel bad for him because he’s one of us. But if this drags out all 5 years of his deal and he keeps putting out teams like this or last year then you’ll absolutely see BBN start to hate him. The only way to assure fans don’t hate him is a quick separation. Cal and stoops dragging it out over years is a huge reason why fans don’t like them.

Mark has to go now and Mitch must go with him.

Mitch is going to see to it that Kentucky is dead in the water. This is professional sports now. He’s lost his damn mind and whoever is keeping him in there has too.

 

[ZaytovenCat]

Some of us saw it, the night he was announced as the hire. Fans hated the hire. What then transpired, was mass cope.

This times a million. I absolutely could not believe my eyes the next day when I got online and saw 95% of the same furious fans the day before were now thrilled and saying it was an outstanding hire.

You could write a whole book about the human brain and its ability to cope just off that incident alone.

 

[RunninRichie]

This times a million. I absolutely could not believe my eyes the next day when I got online and saw 95% of the same furious fans the day before were now thrilled and saying it was an outstanding hire.

You could write a whole book about the human brain and its ability to cope just off that incident alone.

Warf2012!

 

[Kentucky15]

This times a million. I absolutely could not believe my eyes the next day when I got online and saw 95% of the same furious fans the day before were now thrilled and saying it was an outstanding hire.

You could write a whole book about the human brain and its ability to cope just off that incident alone.

Worried we’re doing it with Stein right now.

This UK administration are excellent gaslighters. They’ve convinced football fans that 6-6 is wonderful and about 40% of them buy it. This university is filthy rich, but that’s where they want it to stay. Anyone want to know why Mitch is so “about the rules” and didn’t want this NIL era? He gets paid to keep the money in house. He wants it going where it helps him keep his job, to the landlords. Not the players. More money to players is less money in his own direction. I really believe that’s why he’s so against it. Checks to players mean less checks to the university.

Adolph Rupp would be rolling in his grave seeing what this president and AD are doing to his legacy. And people actually like Mitch. They don’t come out anymore, but boy did I argue some of them to the death and they really believe he’s the best AD we’ve ever had LMAO.

6-6 Mitch? The best?

They got Kentucky men out of those seats to be able to become landlords and use these programs for their own ********. Get all of the out.

 

[JSquad0070]

Because the people who matter aren’t lowlife hate filled losers who get brainwashed on messageboards

Hey Mitch get off Rupp Rafters and go get us a decent head coach.

 

[One2Three]

Some of us saw it, the night he was announced as the hire. Fans hated the hire. What then transpired, was mass cope.

It’s like mass hysteria but cope. Mass cope? Same crap happened when that awful BCG banner welcoming him as the head coach in 2007 and everyone suddenly talking about how wonderful of a hire he was. Just mass cope thinking because he didn’t have a wife he was going to spend his whole life dedicated to coaching basketball. We all saw how that went. And we’re seeing the same garbage now.

 

[Kentucky15]

Think about the stein press conference. President Cap got up there and said “ I didn’t know we’ve got millions of AD’s” and took a swipe at the base. Mitch was staring off looking lost while cap stood there and spoke about him like he’s on his way out. Up talked him for a long time.

They knew these wheels were coming off I guarantee it. Both of them must go. And not in January or July. Now.

 

[One2Three]

Worried we’re doing it with Stein right now.

This UK administration are excellent gaslighters. They’ve convinced football fans that 6-6 is wonderful and about 40% of them buy it. This university is filthy rich, but that’s where they want it to stay. Anyone want to know why Mitch is so “about the rules” and didn’t want this NIL era? He gets paid to keep the money in house. He wants it going where it helps him keep his job, to the landlords. Not the players. More money to players is less money in his own direction. I really believe that’s why he’s so against it. Checks to players mean less checks to the university.

Adolph Rupp would be rolling in his grave seeing what this president and AD are doing to his legacy. And people actually like Mitch. They don’t come out anymore, but boy did I argue some of them to the death and they really believe he’s the best AD we’ve ever had LMAO.

6-6 Mitch? The best?

They got Kentucky men out of those seats to be able to become landlords and use these programs for their own ********. Get all of the out.

Meh, we weren’t going to get anyone decent for football, might as well go with a top coordinator. Either it works or it doesn’t. My expectations for football, however, are extremely low, especially compared to basketball. I’m realistic about where we are as a football program.

 

[Kentucky15]

It’s like mass hysteria but cope. Mass cope? Same crap happened when that awful BCG banner welcoming him as the head coach in 2007 and everyone suddenly talking about how wonderful of a hire he was. Just mass cope thinking because he didn’t have a wife he was going to spend his whole life dedicated to coaching basketball. We all saw how that went. And we’re seeing the same garbage now.

This is every fanbase. Florida hated the Sumrall hire but after the press conference they love it. It’s the university propoganda and gaslighting machine. It happens everywhere.

 

[Kentucky15]

Meh, we weren’t going to get anyone decent for football, might as well go with a top coordinator. Either it works or it doesn’t. My expectations for football, however, are extremely low, especially compared to basketball. I’m realistic about where we are as a football program.

I like the football hire but Mitch didn’t do that. It’s not his style at all.

But the way they gaslight, who knows anymore. If Mitch and Cap are involved it’s probably the wrong move that’s my problem now.

 

[RunninRichie]

Worried we’re doing it with Stein right now.

This UK administration are excellent gaslighters. They’ve convinced football fans that 6-6 is wonderful and about 40% of them buy it. This university is filthy rich, but that’s where they want it to stay. Anyone want to know why Mitch is so “about the rules” and didn’t want this NIL era? He gets paid to keep the money in house. He wants it going where it helps him keep his job, to the landlords. Not the players. More money to players is less money in his own direction. I really believe that’s why he’s so against it. Checks to players mean less checks to the university.

Adolph Rupp would be rolling in his grave seeing what this president and AD are doing to his legacy. And people actually like Mitch. They don’t come out anymore, but boy did I argue some of them to the death and they really believe he’s the best AD we’ve ever had LMAO.

6-6 Mitch? The best?

They got Kentucky men out of those seats to be able to become landlords and use these programs for their own ********. Get all of the out.

Stein has pedigree. Was commited hired. Pope had nothing.