Football first AD

[BlueRaider22]

The point the writer was making is that Mitch SHOULD have known BEFORE he hired him. That was the point. Clyde's true colors were apparently no big secret in College Station. But the mistake was corrected quickly, I'll give you that. Although firing Billy Gillispie may have been the easiest decision ever made by any human being in the history of the world.

Oh, I got the point. But it was still written after the fact. It's much easier to review the past and pass judgement.

But again, knowing a lot of collegiate and professional coaches, abusing alcohol, abusing players, and generally being a jerk is so unbelievably not rare.

 

[SanAntonioCat_rivals376502]

Oh, I got the point. But it was still written after the fact. It's much easier to review the past and pass judgement.

But again, knowing a lot of collegiate and professional coaches, abusing alcohol, abusing players, and generally being a jerk is so unbelievably not rare.

Sad, but true. Billy G. was far from the only UK coach, player et al to have alcohol issues.

 

[Glenn Fohr]

Could we get Derrick Ramsay?

 

[yoshukai]

I've made this point before. Barnhart "grew up" in college athletics administration at Tennessee in the 1980s and 1990s. He then went to be AD at Oregon State. During his time at UT and OSU, the Vols won a national title and were a fixture in the AP Top 10 in football, and the Beavers hired Dennis Erickson and played in its first Big 4 Bowl (I think they trashed Notre Dame if memory serves). The point is, everything about Barnhart at the time of the hire screamed "football guy". The basketball only fans were openly complaining that he wasn't a basketball guy, and worrying that it might somehow mean a lessening of that sport's dominance at UK.

Think of it this way - if the AD at Kansas suddenly was hired to be AD at Notre Dame, would anyone worry that ND football was about to go in the toilet, and that ND basketball might suddenly become elite?

He also went after Parcels for his first coaching hire . Even though he didn't get him , and who knows how it would have worked out, at least he was swinging for the fences . So I doubt he intentionally neglects football. I happen to think, since basketball was already established , he would LOVE to leave a good football program as his legacy. Is he capable is the big question for me .

 

[SanAntonioCat_rivals376502]

He also went after Parcels for his first coaching hire . Even though he didn't get him , and who knows how it would have worked out, at least he was swinging for the fences . So I doubt he intentionally neglects football. I happen to think, since basketball was already established , he would LOVE to leave a good football program as his legacy. Is he capable is the big question for me .

I certainly think he is capable and is doing all he can to build a competitive program. The pain and anguish all of us are experiencing is frustrating. If Mark can keep the next recruiting class together (I believe he will), it would be another step in the right direction.