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UK Needs Art Briles and Here's Why

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mrhotdice

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If anyone takes the time to really read all the stuff that came out of Waco you see that their was mixed feelings about him leaving. He had a 8 year, 40 Million dollar contract when all the crap hit the fan. The University had just spent 300 million on stadium improvements and many of the donors wanted Briles to accept a one year suspension but Briles didn't accept that and sued Baylor for breach of contract and unlawful termination.

He received 20 million when he settled. He himself said he will coach again in 2017.

Why does UK need him? Throughout his career he takes perpetual losers and turns them into winners.He did it at Houston and at Baylor. He would open up Texas as a real recruiting hub and is basically an offensive genius with the players he has on a team. He develops great QB play, ala Robert Griffen, and plays a style of football that scores points. Lots of points.

The U.K. Powers that be need to get with the program, accept what the fans want, bite the bullet, and hire this man at any cost. Any and all moral issues are foolish to even talk about. Barney needs to put the UK football fan first and put his morals in the basement. If he can't, his *** needs to be fired as well. Clean house at UK or go home. Trust me, if Barny received an email from the 30,000!plus who bought season tickets and it said your never supporting him until ha makes this change, then change will come.

Losers accept losing. UK fans are not losers but to keep on supporting this program which doesn't support the fan is foolish. Remember, all these Universities care about is money, not your team.
 
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jnewc2_rivals30628

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I like where your head is at and I would love to have him, but Mitch would never hire him, not in a million years. It took a ton of arm twisting just to get him to hire Cal, I can't imagine what it would take for him to to hire Briles.

And let's be honest, Mitch doesn't even know enough about football to understand what kind of a coach Briles is. He would hire the running backs coach at Florida State before he would hire Briles.
 
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I like the idea of Briles. Got a bit of tarnish on him that might keep the other better jobs away, older and established sense of turning around a perennial loser, and wants to restore his good name. Only possible problem he's never left Texas before. Like ever in 60 years never left Texas.
 
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Briles or Brohm. I dont care which one.. I'll take either. I think Brohm is more likely to stay after he turns us around though..
 
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Rupp'sRunt

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Theres no reason why they should pass on Briles. Took baylor from nobody to championship contenders
 
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UKfan2151

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Barnhart should be fired right before Stoops. And a committee made up of former UK football players should get to pick the new AD. Then that AD gets to hire the new coach. If that happens, then maybe just maybe, we finally get the right guy.
 
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you cant fire Barney...... then who would run those masterpiece back ground checks for competence and and behavior? You know the ones he mastered with Billy G and Coach Stoops.

Seriously though, he needs to go because I'd let Charlie Sheen pick me out a prostitute from Louisville than let Barney ever pick a coach again.
 
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FrankLloydwright

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Sure. A disgraced coach who recruits people who make UL recruits looks like choir boys is preferable to any coach with integrity. The idiot at SI was right about UK and Auburn?
 
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Best case scenario. I would be ecstatic.

Give me an offensive minded head coach whose goal is to score as many points as possible and not worry about slowing down tempo and shortening a game in the third quarter.

Score, score, score
 
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FHAZCat said:
Sure. A disgraced coach who recruits people who make UL recruits looks like choir boys is preferable to any coach with integrity. The idiot at SI was right about UK and Auburn?
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You must have sports confused.. this isnt basketball where we get to pick a successful coach and deem him worthy. This is UK football and if you want a proven coach... .. he's going to have some kind of flaw.... either retired like Brooks....... or disgraced like Petrino or Briles.... otherwise its a mid major coach or an unproven coordinator.
 
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STUCKNBIG10

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Would love to have Briles, so long as there isn't any evidence to suggest that he participated in the cover-up down there. Mitch would never go for it, so if you want briles, then Mitch would have to go first.
 
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Do UL fans care that they are two faced hypocrites that they claim UK cheats and yet say its ok for Pitino to buy hookers for recruits because its only sex?
 
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mrhotdice

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STUCKNBIG10 said:
Would love to have Briles, so long as there isn't any evidence to suggest that he participated in the cover-up down there. Mitch would never go for it, so if you want briles, then Mitch would have to go first.
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Remember, Baylor paid him 20 million. If they could have proved anything they would have never given him a nickel.
 
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mrhotdice

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EKYCard643 said:
I just find that insanely hypocritical. Petrino is an a$$...but his personal problems are nothing compared to the allegations of aiding in the coverup of multiple sexual assaults.
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Read what happened. That is a lie and Briles has 20 million to prove it.

I want to do more than go to church on Sunday, I want to go their after a UK win on Sat.

The SEC is for big boys not snotty nose church goers.
 
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mrhotdice

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EKYCard643 said:
I just find that insanely hypocritical. Petrino is an a$$...but his personal problems are nothing compared to the allegations of aiding in the coverup of multiple sexual assaults.
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allegations, that cost Baylor 20 million because their was no evidence to suggest Briles was involved.
 
College#19

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Briles isn't leaving the Texas area. He had a network of folks set up down there in which he knows he can only keep intact if he stays close to home. My prediction is Briles will be going back to Houston because LSU is going to hire Tom Herman.
 
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Big John Stud

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EKYCard643 said:
So, the message board that rips Petrino about being a terrible person is cool with hiring Art Briles?
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Yeah, unless you can tell us what Art Briles did. The thing is, you can't. You can say a bunch of BS cliche's and nonsense that you heard. You can't however tell me what he did to make himself such an awful person.
 
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Grumpyolddawg

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~Keyser Soze~ said:
Why is Briles scum? What did he do? Not a single person can answer this. Typical sheep.
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Briles wasn't doing much more if any more than Butch Jones and company were doing at UT. But Baylor being a religious based school had to do something and Briles was the something. That isn't saying Briles was completely innocent of everything, one of the key players involved was a transfer and the previous coach made Briles aware of why the kid was dismissed and he brought him in anyway and right off the bat he committed another sexual assault
 
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Big John Stud

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Grumpyolddawg said:
Briles wasn't doing much more if any more than Butch Jones and company were doing at UT. But Baylor being a religious based school had to do something and Briles was the something. That isn't saying Briles was completely innocent of everything, one of the key players involved was a transfer and the previous coach made Briles aware of why the kid was dismissed and he brought him in anyway and right off the bat he committed another sexual assault
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Wait, he committed a sexual assault/rape at his previous school? That's not the way I read the story.
 
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Big John Stud

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Grumpyolddawg said:
Briles wasn't doing much more if any more than Butch Jones and company were doing at UT. But Baylor being a religious based school had to do something and Briles was the something. That isn't saying Briles was completely innocent of everything, one of the key players involved was a transfer and the previous coach made Briles aware of why the kid was dismissed and he brought him in anyway and right off the bat he committed another sexual assault
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So you cant simply say what he did?
 
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BigBlueFanGA

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~Keyser Soze~ said:
Wait, he committed a sexual assault/rape at his previous school? That's not the way I read the story.
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No, he beat a girl at Boise State, then raped an 18 year old at Baylor. Briles publicly stated that the Boise State coach, Peterson, didn't tell him about Sams violent history, which was laughable when he said it. Peterson has since said Briles lied as he fully informed him about Sam. Win at all cost, baby.
 
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BigBlueFanGA

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Grumpyolddawg said:
Briles wasn't doing much more if any more than Butch Jones and company were doing at UT. But Baylor being a religious based school had to do something and Briles was the something. That isn't saying Briles was completely innocent of everything, one of the key players involved was a transfer and the previous coach made Briles aware of why the kid was dismissed and he brought him in anyway and right off the bat he committed another sexual assault
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Exactly, Briles actively swept sexual assault complaints and date violence claims under the rug. All to protect his football program. It was all about winning at any cost, including girls getting raped. While his actions weren't illegal, they were absolutely unethical and without a proper moral compass. I see OP and many others want to join this win at any cost culture. I do not. I can assure you UK does not and Briles won't be looked at by UK regardless of any need for a proven HC. One would think the example Calipari sets would be enough to show you don't have to bend your morals or act unethically just to win a game.
 
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Beatle Bum

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MrHotDice said:
If anyone takes the time to really read all the stuff that came out of Waco you see that their was mixed feelings about him leaving. He had a 8 year, 40 Million dollar contract when all the crap hit the fan. The University had just spent 300 million on stadium improvements and many of the donors wanted Briles to accept a one year suspension but Briles didn't accept that and sued Baylor for breach of contract and unlawful termination.

He received 20 million when he settled. He himself said he will coach again in 2017.

Why does UK need him? Throughout his career he takes perpetual losers and turns them into winners.He did it at Houston and at Baylor. He would open up Texas as a real recruiting hub and is basically an offensive genius with the players he has on a team. He develops great QB play, ala Robert Griffen, and plays a style of football that scores points. Lots of points.

The U.K. Powers that be need to get with the program, accept what the fans want, bite the bullet, and hire this man at any cost. Any and all moral issues are foolish to even talk about. Barney needs to put the UK football fan first and put his morals in the basement. If he can't, his *** needs to be fired as well. Clean house at UK or go home. Trust me, if Barny received an email from the 30,000!plus who bought season tickets and it said your never supporting him until ha makes this change, then change will come.

Losers accept losing. UK fans are not losers but to keep on supporting this program which doesn't support the fan is foolish. Remember, all these Universities care about is money, not your team.
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It was a good discussion starter until I read "losers accept losing." The idea that disagreement on Briles is a sign of accepting losing is one of those message board false aguments that seem to pop up whenever things go bad. I guess the person who disagrees with Briles could say "scumbags accept scumbags."
 
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ukalumni00

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College#19 said:
Briles isn't leaving the Texas area. He had a network of folks set up down there in which he knows he can only keep intact if he stays close to home. My prediction is Briles will be going back to Houston because LSU is going to hire Tom Herman.
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That is probably the case. Briles is a Texas guy.
 
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Beatle Bum

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Reading through this thread it is clear that discussions about such things are impossible without the idiot snarkers and baiters who long to be cute on message boards, but probably have never made an organizational decision in their lives.
 
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Only way this would ever happen if Mitch is pressured by the big-time donors. I don't know who those big-time donors are but that's the only way it will ever happen. Much like when he hired Cal. Mitch didn't want Cal everybody else wanted him.
 
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