For several years, Barnhart has been aggressive in granting raises for Stoops' assistant coaches. We are playing in a stadium that was just remodeled to the tune of over $200 million. We have a brand new office/practice/gym complex too. Makes you wonder how some dopes are still coming here on other threads to complain that UK and Barnhart don't support football. LOL!
To be fair Barnhart did hire Billy G the drunk and joker. Criticism is justified but he has made up for it some with this hire
You began your comment with "to be fair". LOL! But you fail to mention all of his impressive successes. So you are taking the worst decision of his 14 tenure at Kentucky to justify all the ignorant criticisms. Show me any athletics director who has been at the same P5 school for 14 years without a single decision that didn't work out. John Calipari has been a pretty good replacement for Gillispie. Barnhart arm twisted Lexington into the Rupp Arena renovations UK required. Our football team is going to the Gator Bowl. Our assistant coaches have raises. Our stadium has been renovated. We have a new office/practice/gym complex. Just exactly what do you expect from the man anyway?
God you're dense. The football program was in the predicament it was in due to him hiring joker. The basketball program was a joke and an embarrassment because he hired a damn drunk who treated the players like ****. He deserved criticism but has made up for it with what he has done recently. Read the entire reply before responding with something that you actually think is smart.
Didn't hire cal. Really don't know why people still think he did. But he made 2 outstanding football hires with Brooks and stoops.
You're normally a quality poster. So I'll let whatever is going on with you slide.
Please don't start this crap again. If you want to turn this into yet another "Barnhart is the greatest" threads just stop. Accept the news for what it is and don't stir up the hornets nest for no reason. There is a reason why UK's football record under Barnhart is an absolute disaster. Let's not dive back into that again.
I want to see the details before I give credit. If it's a pay raise consistent with the top OCs in the league then it's a good deal. If it's another "Gran can leave any time he wants but UK is screwed royally if we fire him" kind of deals then Barnhart should be fired for doing a second time.
I'd rather he not pay off the Legislature with an $80M Science Bldg from funds procured from sports paying fans & donors to be allowed to bond the stadium changes & practices facilities, but I guess that's too much to ask of him. I mean really taxpayers & students ought to pay for the science building.
Exactly, Billy Clyde was the HOT coach at the time, and Billy Donovan was not leaving Florida. I am sure Mitch did not know what was coming in BCG's personal life. The job was just WAY too big for him.
