ND will continue to suck as the long as the Cheeseburger is the coach.
You better remove USC from the schedule if you are interested in playing for a National Title.
Why would the 3rd time be a charm for a Clausen, they all suck:
Casey, Rick and Jimmy.
Three douche bags, two of which are already probably pumping gas.
wildcats never should have got rid of tubby smith.
kentucky had a 76 percent win percentage under tubby, and 75 percent win percentage in the SEC.
1 national championship, 3 elite eights, 3 sweet 16's, 10 tourney appearances in 10 years.
kentucky fans are just unrealistic. no coach they find will put up numbers like that.
kentucky had a 76 percent win percentage under tubby, and 75 percent win percentage in the SEC.
1 national championship, 3 elite eights, 3 sweet 16's, 10 tourney appearances in 10 years.
kentucky fans are just unrealistic. no coach they find will put up numbers like that.
jbragg10, if your more boisterous kentucky fans didn't put these unreal expectations in place i think tubby still would be there.
like i said the fans are unreal. they expect elite 8 every year and that isn't possible.
now this whole gillepsie thing going down is going to make the program look even worse. what coach wants to get in that pressure cooker?
the fans need to back off imo.
like i said the fans are unreal. they expect elite 8 every year and that isn't possible.
now this whole gillepsie thing going down is going to make the program look even worse. what coach wants to get in that pressure cooker?
the fans need to back off imo.
I'm a ND fan...hence the reason I say tradition means JACK SHIT to the here and now...think the recruits these days even know who played on UK/NDs past championship teams...they care about how much money you are going to give their AAU coach...see Michael Beasley...the kid going to Baylor next year etc. College is turning into baseball where people can just straight up pay for recruits now if they really want to...Gary Williams is on record as saying they could have had Michael Beasley at Maryland but it would have cost them 250k... Sadly...unless you're an established winner RIGHT NOW...Duke/UNC/A big east school...paying for recruits is the way back to the top. Sad state of college bball these days!
What I got from the local news website from a beat writer
Rumblings in the Bluegrass State have Billy Gillispie out as Kentucky basketball coach as soon as Friday, with Florida coach Billy Donovan already agreeing in principle to become his hand-picked successor.
A private plane was tracked from going to Gainesville to Mt. Juliet, Ky. (a small airport outside of Lexington) to South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday. Of course, that plane could have been carrying equine supplies. Or it could have been carrying Florida coach Billy Donovan and Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart.
Donovan just completed the second year of a seven year extension he signed last October which pays him an average of $3.5 million annually. According to terms of the contract, there is a one-month window (from March 1 to April 1) in which either side could walk away without significant financial recourse. Donovan would need to provide written notification before April 1 to leave. Otherwise, he would have to pay a $500,000 buyout. Donovan would also pass up a $400,000 loyalty bonus.
Another factor in regards to Florida giving Kentucky permission to speak with Donovan could hinge on the availability of ex-UF assistant and current Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant. Grant is in deep discussions with Alabama in regards to the head coaching position there. A reliable source has relayed that that Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley wants assurances that Grant would be available if Donovan was to leave. It makes sense. Foley said after the fact that Grant was his first and only choice when Donovan left briefly for the Orlando Magic less than two years ago.
Some other factors:
-- Donovan's eldest son, Billy, is in his junior year at St. Francis High in Gainesville. Would Donovan want to uproot his family before his son's senior year?
-- How would Donovan feel about playing/recruiting against his mentor, Louisville coach Rick Pitino, every year? A reliable source has told me that Pitino is trying to talk Donovan out of the move.
-- A reliable athletic department source told me Thursday afternoon that the story at this point has been driven by "media speculation" and that Donovan is currently in the state of Florida.
Rumblings in the Bluegrass State have Billy Gillispie out as Kentucky basketball coach as soon as Friday, with Florida coach Billy Donovan already agreeing in principle to become his hand-picked successor.
A private plane was tracked from going to Gainesville to Mt. Juliet, Ky. (a small airport outside of Lexington) to South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday. Of course, that plane could have been carrying equine supplies. Or it could have been carrying Florida coach Billy Donovan and Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart.
Donovan just completed the second year of a seven year extension he signed last October which pays him an average of $3.5 million annually. According to terms of the contract, there is a one-month window (from March 1 to April 1) in which either side could walk away without significant financial recourse. Donovan would need to provide written notification before April 1 to leave. Otherwise, he would have to pay a $500,000 buyout. Donovan would also pass up a $400,000 loyalty bonus.
Another factor in regards to Florida giving Kentucky permission to speak with Donovan could hinge on the availability of ex-UF assistant and current Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant. Grant is in deep discussions with Alabama in regards to the head coaching position there. A reliable source has relayed that that Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley wants assurances that Grant would be available if Donovan was to leave. It makes sense. Foley said after the fact that Grant was his first and only choice when Donovan left briefly for the Orlando Magic less than two years ago.
Some other factors:
-- Donovan's eldest son, Billy, is in his junior year at St. Francis High in Gainesville. Would Donovan want to uproot his family before his son's senior year?
-- How would Donovan feel about playing/recruiting against his mentor, Louisville coach Rick Pitino, every year? A reliable source has told me that Pitino is trying to talk Donovan out of the move.
-- A reliable athletic department source told me Thursday afternoon that the story at this point has been driven by "media speculation" and that Donovan is currently in the state of Florida.
I just read this on another site I view very often for some news:
— "Drew Deenor is reporting that UK Assistant Tracy Webster has cleaned out his office and is moving out of the UK basketball facility. Take that from what you wish….."
— "I am told that Billy Donovan’s contract has a clause that requires no buyout from him for any period between March 1 to April 1. Time is of the essence."
— "Drew Deenor is reporting that UK Assistant Tracy Webster has cleaned out his office and is moving out of the UK basketball facility. Take that from what you wish….."
— "I am told that Billy Donovan’s contract has a clause that requires no buyout from him for any period between March 1 to April 1. Time is of the essence."
