joseph_daniel
Mar 07, 8:52 AM
Carl Page said:I just assumed that he moved into the position that was previously marked for Calipari, upon retirement from UK and coaching…. Makes sense that the department and position were already carved out and Mitch slid right into that “new” role.Let me see if I understand this: Mitch gets a job that neither he nor the university can describe or define, yet someone has somehow determined that this undefined job without any stated goals is worth $1,000,000 per year. Is that about the gist of it? Also, as I understand it, we do know one thing: it's definitely not a golden parachute. Only a knucklehead like me would think that.
Bill8576
Mar 07, 9:34 AM
joseph_daniel said:I get people don’t like Mitch, but I’ve got to say, I’m a little surprised by all the outrage. There isn’t a CEO in the world that spends 25 years at a large company that doesn’t get a similar retirement gig and salary. Doing stuff like this encourages guys not to hold jobs longer than they need to. If you wanted Mitch gone as the AD, be happy because you got your wish. Not upset that he has another job that won’t deal with the inner workings of the department.I just assumed that he moved into the position that was previously marked for Calipari, upon retirement from UK and coaching…. Makes sense that the department and position were already carved out and Mitch slid right into that “new” role.
wildcayut606
Mar 07, 9:52 AM
Bill8576 said:A publicly funded university and a private business are 2 different things.I get people don’t like Mitch, but I’ve got to say, I’m a little surprised by all the outrage. There isn’t a CEO in the world that spends 25 years at a large company that doesn’t get a similar retirement gig and salary. Doing stuff like this encourages guys not to hold jobs longer than they need to. If you wanted Mitch gone as the AD, be happy because you got your wish. Not upset that he has another job that won’t deal with the inner workings of the department.
Bill8576
Mar 07, 9:59 AM
wildcayut606 said:The department is a LLC now, right? Everybody was ok that a basketball coach who spent half the time was going to have the same job when he hung it up. If you wanted him to not be the AD, be happy. His clock is ticking!A publicly funded university and a private business are 2 different things.
CaytsBy90
Mar 07, 11:11 AM
Bill8576 said:Well this is just dumb because why should athletics pay a million dollar salary to a non-athletics position? Quit trying to rationalize their subterfuge.The department is a LLC now, right? Everybody was ok that a basketball coach who spent half the time was going to have the same job when he hung it up. If you wanted him to not be the AD, be happy. His clock is ticking!
TheBigBlueSpectacle
Mar 07, 12:14 PM
akaukswoosh
Mar 07, 12:16 PM
TheBigBlueSpectacle said:Haven't been to a FF since 2015. He's been of no benefit to us for a long time.He’s of no benefit to us anymore. Zero
Tskware
Mar 07, 12:16 PM
TopButton
Mar 07, 12:36 PM
BBN_Fantana
Mar 07, 12:39 PM
Bill8576
Mar 07, 12:52 PM
CaytsBy90 said:You’d be stunned to see the 6 figure salaries at all athletic departments of this scale that will do less for the athletes than Mitch’s new role will. It was time for him to go. The new job just isn’t that big of a deal in my mind.Well this is just dumb because why should athletics pay a million dollar salary to a non-athletics position? Quit trying to rationalize their subterfuge.
FoxMonkBAM!
Mar 07, 1:08 PM
ukfootball
Mar 07, 2:32 PM
Bill8576 said:Apparently there’s a budget crisis in UK athletics, but somehow have enough room to pay him a million a year and also give him over a million dollars in tickets every year for the rest of his life. Thats not even mentioning the million they’ll pay the new AD. They’ll do all that and then ask all the fans that don’t even make close to half of what Mitch makes for money to support the teams. You don’t see a problem with that?You’d be stunned to see the 6 figure salaries at all athletic departments of this scale that will do less for the athletes than Mitch’s new role will. It was time for him to go. The new job just isn’t that big of a deal in my mind.
coffey all day
Mar 07, 2:38 PM
joseph_daniel said:Wasn’t Cal’s position supposed to be a “university” ambassador role? In theory he’d at least be turning up at fundraisers shaking hands, kissing babies, trying to raise money for the school and/or UK AthleticsI just assumed that he moved into the position that was previously marked for Calipari, upon retirement from UK and coaching…. Makes sense that the department and position were already carved out and Mitch slid right into that “new” role.
Rondomondo
Mar 07, 2:46 PM
Bill8576 said:What kind of mental gymnastics is that? Fans should be HAPPY that our bum AD is making 950k a year for a job that no knows what he is actually doing?? On top of that, UK Athletics is making budget cuts and begging for donations? Yeah, GTFO with that. Between this and the JMI deal, Barnhart is shady at best. UK needs to rid the university of him, he is an absolute cancer.I get people don’t like Mitch, but I’ve got to say, I’m a little surprised by all the outrage. There isn’t a CEO in the world that spends 25 years at a large company that doesn’t get a similar retirement gig and salary. Doing stuff like this encourages guys not to hold jobs longer than they need to. If you wanted Mitch gone as the AD, be happy because you got your wish. Not upset that he has another job that won’t deal with the inner workings of the department.
JacobPolacheck
Mar 07, 3:09 PM
andrewdyk
Mar 07, 3:18 PM
Hang10
Mar 07, 3:35 PM
Bill8576 said:It may be common, but a camel's back can carry a lot of straw before the final piece lands.I get people don’t like Mitch, but I’ve got to say, I’m a little surprised by all the outrage. There isn’t a CEO in the world that spends 25 years at a large company that doesn’t get a similar retirement gig and salary. Doing stuff like this encourages guys not to hold jobs longer than they need to. If you wanted Mitch gone as the AD, be happy because you got your wish. Not upset that he has another job that won’t deal with the inner workings of the department.
JayHank
Mar 07, 3:43 PM
Bill8576 said:Thank you for informing me of the little known fact. I had no idea athletic departments were rolling in cash because for some reason UK sends me requests for donations on a regular basis. Now I can so no and realize they don't need a dime from me anymore.You’d be stunned to see the 6 figure salaries at all athletic departments of this scale that will do less for the athletes than Mitch’s new role will. It was time for him to go. The new job just isn’t that big of a deal in my mind.
ZackGeoghegan
Mar 07, 3:52 PM
andrewdyk said:That would have been a good bit.When I clicked on @ZackGeoghegan ’s article this morning I half expected it to just be blank. https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/mitch-barnhart-explains-what-new-post-retirement-role-uk-will-look-like/
BBN91NKY
Mar 07, 3:53 PM
JacobPolacheck said:ENOUGH
LexToNashBBN
Mar 07, 7:48 PM
Tskware said:He’ll have to be “motivated” to “take a look at it” first.As for what he is actually going to do for the $1M+, I believe he is "working through the pieces"
bigblueplane24
Mar 07, 8:13 PM
BBN91NKY said:Wow he lied to us.
Jared1012
Mar 07, 8:34 PM
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