Comments on: Gillispie cash a wake-up call for UK Athletics

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:25:28 +0000

The key term here is UKAA is self-funded, so it shouldn’t be for anyone to have a problem with anything they do, no one tells you how to spend your money, as long as they are self sufficient, it really isn’t anyone’s business how they spend their money, the scholarship fund is a nice gesture, it’s not a birth right, so appreciate what they give, it certainly more than your giving them.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:21:40 +0000

Can you put a price on removing a guy who abused his kids?

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:53:34 +0000

[...] Kentucky Kernel says Billy Gillispie buyout should be a wake-up call for UK. [...]

By: JohnnyD

JohnnyD — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:53:01 +0000

I’m with my grammar-challenged friend, Ezell28, on this one, April. Sorry! But Billy G. was nothing but a hassle and a headache to the University. The University had previously made the offer of $3 million to settle before Billy got in trouble with his 3rd DUI charge. However, before that charge, the rumor was that it was up to $4 million. So, to act like this is a hit or a big surprise, which is what this article is doing, is just ridiculous. This money doesn’t come out of the taxpayers pocketbooks, so what does it matter? Sure, it may, in the short term, affect their bottom line, but that small dent isn’t going to even come close to comparing the quality of the product that Calipari is going to put on the floor year in and year out. Please don’t comment on this you have no idea what you’re talking about. I’m assuming you are a UofL fan, as well as the writer of this piece. Please stay on the UofL message boards and the “L” Yes Report where they keep coaches with questionable character and players whom he can’t control or keep out of trouble.

By: Ezell28

Ezell28 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:58:35 +0000

UMM ! April give me a break the man is a hard ass who the players did not like. I dont call soumbody putting a player in the bathroom stal a verry good coach or a man who makes a player ride back on the equipmnet van geez call me crazzy but I would not want my son playing for him sorry. As for being a hater whatever coach Cal will be just fine and is worth the money. Billy needs to stay out of coaching he is not at all good at it or needs to be around youngmen for the matter GO BIG BLUE !

By: April

April — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:10:30 +0000

He should have got a lot more money. If this is going to hurt UK athletics so much, then why are they paying Calipari 45 million. They are nothing but crooks. Billy needed to get this over with. He is trying to turn his life around. He deserves another chance. All you haters need to leave him alone.