What about Coach Cal?

[pontooner]

Don't count me in on the Coach Cal lovefest.

He's basically running kids off that signed to play at Uk to make room for the kids he wants and there's more to come with Patterson returning, who knows what Meeks is doing and maybe adding Wall so thats at least two more players he has to dump. I read a lot of UK message board stuff and when I see dissusicons about who UK should send packing to make room for whoever I get POed. I really, really don't like it. You can say they left because they didn't want to play for him, wouldn't have played anyway or whatever but I'm not buying it.


Most UK fans despised Cal when he was at Memphis and talked about how shaddy he was, how he has never won anything so why all the hype.......... but now he's at UK and all is forgiven. It was a complete 360 with the "he doesn't have to do that kind of stuff now that he's at UK, he's a proven winner.........." and I'm saying this based on personal conversations I had with people while he was at Memphis and after UK hired him.


One thing is for sure and that is he will win at UK but at what co$t.

[DJD]

I have never been a huge UK fan but I enjoy the excitement from the fans and media around here...it is a way of life for sure. It's sucking me in all the time.
I think that Coach Cal has brought so much more to the table than Billy G. that it makes the Honeymoon seems grand!

Everyone wants this program to excel again and if that means changing your mind from not liking a coach to accepting him then so be it. When Pitino left he was cursed and when he went to Louisville he was the devil! Guess how many people wanted him back when Billy G. was leaving? Most fans that I know for sure!

To me it's just a business and to succeed you have to adapt...that's what UK did.

[mhall]

The only thing is winning with Cal will come at the cost of things being much different than in the past.
He will bring in very questionable kids, some will be down right Gangsta Thugs, it's what he's known for. That's what the five star kids are becoming unfortunately, the Allen Iverson types. No more quicky clean...... let's just say pale kids.......
Uniforms will change and will be to cool for school, shorts will be touching the ground.
I know some of you UK boys are always ragging on the Tat's, well get ready, it's gonna look like a convention of Tatoo Charlie's immediately so get over it.
Chest pumping and beating and screamimg will be encouraged, so get over it.
Also about every few weeks to a few months there will be some sort of talk about a kid or two in trouble with the law and or not making the grade in school, get over it.
I can go on with things the fans of the Blue Nation are not going to like, but hey winning you wanted and winning you will get it just comes at the cost of CHANGE, LOL, seems to be alot of that going around lately and some of it ain't worth a crap!

[lil skeeter]

The only thing is winning with Cal will come at the cost of things being much different than in the past.
He will bring in very questionable kids, some will be down right Gangsta Thugs, it's what he's known for. That's what the five star kids are becoming unfortunately, the Allen Iverson types. No more quicky clean...... let's just say pale kids.......
Uniforms will change and will be to cool for school, shorts will be touching the ground.
I know some of you UK boys are always ragging on the Tat's, well get ready, it's gonna look like a convention of Tatoo Charlie's immediately so get over it.
Chest pumping and beating and screamimg will be encouraged, so get over it.
Also about every few weeks to a few months there will be some sort of talk about a kid or two in trouble with the law and or not making the grade in school, get over it.
I can go on with things the fans of the Blue Nation are not going to like, but hey winning you wanted and winning you will get it just comes at the cost of CHANGE, LOL, seems to be alot of that going around lately and some of it ain't worth a crap!

so what your your saying is it will be kinda like watching the cards in blue and white jerseys....lol

[Tim_T]

so what your your saying is it will be kinda like watching the cards in blue and white jerseys....lol

Minus the arrest.

[mhall]

Minus the arrest.

LOL!!!

[DJD]

Imagine how exciting the UK and UOL game will be! Did I hear right that Patterson was coming back?

[Tim_T]

Imagine how exciting the UK and UOL game will be! Did I hear right that Patterson was coming back?

Yep, he had a press conference today that he is withdrawing from the draft.

[mhall]

Yep only alot worse depending on how you look at it. I really wasn't trying to be a smartarse all I'm saying is that there is some Izod wearing stuffed shirt's season ticket holders in Rupp that is in for a serious culture shock. I will make one prediction though.

In less than three years there will be a player contraversy rear it's ugly head, mark my word. When you recruit all two year players that are all NBA bound that's just the way it is. Now all this being said UK fans want wins, Mitch Barnyard wants wins so he can stay employed, and all I think were willing to sell their soul to Lucifer to get it, so be happy wins they be a coming.

[pontooner]

The only thing is winning with Cal will come at the cost of things being much different than in the past.
He will bring in very questionable kids, some will be down right Gangsta Thugs, it's what he's known for. That's what the five star kids are becoming unfortunately, the Allen Iverson types. No more quicky clean...... let's just say pale kids.......
Uniforms will change and will be to cool for school, shorts will be touching the ground.
I know some of you UK boys are always ragging on the Tat's, well get ready, it's gonna look like a convention of Tatoo Charlie's immediately so get over it.
Chest pumping and beating and screamimg will be encouraged, so get over it.
Also about every few weeks to a few months there will be some sort of talk about a kid or two in trouble with the law and or not making the grade in school, get over it.
I can go on with things the fans of the Blue Nation are not going to like, but hey winning you wanted and winning you will get it just comes at the cost of CHANGE, LOL, seems to be alot of that going around lately and some of it ain't worth a crap!

All things you mentioned will be fine now that UK is doing it. I've brought these things up to a few Cat fans that bashed Louisville, Tennesse, Memphis........ players for the tats, headbands, questionable character types.... and now I get "that's just the way the game is today", "everyone else is doing it" and so on. PLEEZZZZZ

And why wasn't Cal hired after Tubby was run off in the first place if he was such a great fit at UK? Answer: They didn't want to deal with a lot of the stuff mhall mentioned but a couple of lousy seasons changed that quick.

[lil skeeter]

Do you guys really think all UK fans are the same? I dont care who they bring in to play as long as they come and do what they are they're for on and off the court. I look at tats as a way of speech, its just that some have more to say. I cant say that I've heard any fan, no matter what team, talk about headbands as being a bad thing, that just funny.
My little remark about the cards earlier was just for fun, i was'nt trying to be a smartbutt.
I really think Cal will think twice before he brings the trouble that some of you think will be a common thing at UK. He wouldnt be the first UK coach to have some bad seeds come to play and get into trouble. Sometimes even the good ones go bad.

[Tim_T]

Do you guys really think all UK fans are the same? I dont care who they bring in to play as long as they come and do what they are they're for on and off the court. I look at tats as a way of speech, its just that some have more to say. I cant say that I've heard any fan, no matter what team, talk about headbands as being a bad thing, that just funny.
My little remark about the cards earlier was just for fun, i was'nt trying to be a smartbutt.
I really think Cal will think twice before he brings the trouble that some of you think will be a common thing at UK. He wouldnt be the first UK coach to have some bad seeds come to play and get into trouble. Sometimes even the good ones go bad.

Skeeter, I don't think all fans are the same. I don't think you are "one of those fans" with a holier than thou attitude. That being said, You stated you have not heard any fans talk about headbands as a bad thing. You need to get out more, read UK message boards (or read UL boards when UK fans are posting on there.) You should talk to UK fans at games when they are playing Louisville. I have heard so many lies about T-Will, Sosa and other Louisville players about their tats. I have also heard and read UK fans spouting garbage about the Tennessee players for wearing their headbands. Not just a few, but a constant barrage.

Read this blog entry buy Matt Jones and then read the UK fan comments below and you will see what I am talking about. This is just a small sample of the attitude that some of us are talking about.