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franklinsboy said...
Matt/Chris,
If he cared about winning he would do exactly what he did at Oregon St and hire the best coach for the job, regardless of baggage! Hell, Erickson had NCAA Vioations on his resume at Miami, recruited criminals,etc but Mitch looked the other way because he wanted to win. Now, you have the same situation and Mitch is allowing his faith and personal feelings above the UK Football Program! Rarely will we ever have a chance to get a coach like Petrino, who's wanting to come here.
Mitch was against Cal the first go around because of baggage and after the Billy experiment, he had to get the best guy regardless of the baggage and hired Cal! There's no excuse to not offer the job and include a moral clause and a 10 million dollar buyout!
I'm amazed that you guys and other local media continue to ignore what happened at Oregon St.......... It's the same situation but this go around Mitch won't do what's best for the football program!
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ukcat15 said...
Erickson was desperate for a job when Mitch signed him at Oregon State. Petrino is not. There is no way that Mitch would be able to structure a contract satisfactory to Petrino and his huge ego that would also sufficiently protect UK's interests.
"Kentucky Football needs to be and will be a championship contender in the SEC."~Mitch Barnhart 11/4/12
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JDHLaw11 said...
Aside from the fact that no contract would protect UK from potential vicarious liability, can you point me to the source of information that has definitively said that UK has not offered Petrino a contract similar to what you are referring to?
Or are we still just pretending things have or have not happened and running with that fantasy as fact?
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nashwan said...
Fact is no one knows. Like the post. I wish we had some idea of what is actually going on with this process. Understand the reason for secrecy, but a total lack of communication is dumbfounding. I tell the team that works for me daily, "communicate with our clients, they need to know where things stand". If you do that, people are on board. This is the hire that determines the culture of UK football for all those of us who have sat thru the rain and the disasters and the triumphs because we love our Blue. Please tell me we will try to match that enthusiasm going forward.
This post was edited by hoptownukfan on 11/17/2012 at 11:33 AM
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nashwan said...
Fact is no one knows. Like the post. I wish we had some idea of what is actually going on with this process. Understand the reason for secrecy, but a total lack of communication is dumbfounding. I tell the team that works for me daily, "communicate with our clients, they need to know where things stand". If you do that, people are on board. This is the hire that determines the culture of UK football for all those of us who have sat thru the rain and the disasters and the triumphs because we love our Blue. Please tell me we will try to match that enthusiasm going forward.
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Suchy500 said...
I really don't know whether he's a good hire or not, but he is surely not the only hire. I am counting on our AD to make the most informed decision possible with well researched and vetted information to reach the goals he has stated. I hope he is talking to everyone across the nation, picking their brains and digesting this info into an organized process to make the very best decision on what is already a gamble by nature. Haste makes waste.
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