Interesting snippet below about Gillispie and the thought of getting a new UK basketball arena. Does UK really need new arena? Does Rupp Arena need to be replaced? Not sure...
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Gillispie called Rupp Arena “one of the most special places ever.” But, he added, “You’re not going to go backward. You see if you can improve upon the fantastic facilities you already have.”
UK baseball coach Gary Henderson looked favorably on a new baseball stadium.
“It’d be good for Kentucky baseball because a new stadium is commitment,” he said.
UK went public with its consideration of new basketball and baseball venues on Thursday when Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart asked the Lexington Center Corp., which operates Rupp Arena, to endorse a study into the feasibility of building a new arena in downtown Lexington.
“I think we play in the best arena in the world right now,” Gillispie said in reaction to the feasibility study. “Everybody knows that, and I really believe acknowledges that.
“But when you get a chance to look into the possibility of even improving on something of that nature, that’s pretty exciting.”
When asked how Rupp Arena could be improved upon, Gillispie noted that such facilities have a finite shelf life. He also mentioned “trends” in facilities, which would include an athletic department’s current affection for the money-making potential of luxury suites and priority seating plans.
Gillispie said that such bottom-line considerations leave only a “listen and learn” role for coaches.
“I don’t think it’s proper for basketball coaches to do anything but support the leadership of the city and the school and the administration of the school.”
As for baseball, Henderson sounded optimistic that UK would build a new stadium, probably across Alumni Drive from the Arboretum.
“No question, we’re going to have, in the near future, a new facility,” Henderson said.
Deputy Director of Athletics Rob Mullens said that the plan would have softball move to the existing baseball facilities at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
“Our facility has been plenty good for us to be successful here,” Henderson said. “But there are a number of new facilities and new changes in the conference. And we have to keep up.
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Go Big Blue! Chad
Friday, August 22, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Check out some excerpts from the article below...It just shows the media has something against UK and coach Rupp.
"Don Barksdale was a pioneering athlete in the mid-20th Century. He was a member of the Gold Medal 48 Olympic Basketball Team and the Philips Oilers Championship Team.
In 1948, he was the first African American to play with the U.S. Olympic team. He
joined the team in Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He became the first Africa-American basketball player to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
Barksdale, who had been playing with the Amateur Athletic
Union’s Oakland Bittners, was given an at-large berth from the independent.
“This guy fought, fought, and fought,” Barksdale said, “and I think finally the coach of Phillips 66 [Omar Browning] had said, ‘That son of a bitch is the best basketball player in the country outside of Bob Kurland, so I don’t know how we can turn him down.’ So they picked me, but Maggiora said he went through holy hell for it - closed-door meetings and begging.”
The 1948 Olympic team had five Kentucky Wildcats basketball players who had just won the very first Wildcat national championship in the 1948 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. The rest of the Olympic team, consisting of the AAU Champions Phillips Oilers, and the Kentucky team later scrimmaged on Stoll Field in front of 14,000 spectators, the largest crowd to watch basketball in Kentucky at that time. Barksdale became the first African-American to play against Kentucky in Lexington. He could not stay at the hotel with the rest of the team, but instead stayed with a black host family.[3]
“[Rupp] turned out to be my closest friend,” Barksdale said. “We went to London and won all 12 games and got the gold medal.” But he had to brush off indignities just about every step of the way. . . Later, coach Rupp told Barksdale, “Son, I wish things weren’t like that, but there’s nothing you or I can do about it.” Barksdale agreed. He lived by a very simple philosophy. He wasn’t interested in protest; he was interested in playing basketball. He had faced prejudice before, and he knew that he would face it again.
Does that sound like a racist. Why does the American Sports Press get away with deriding Rupp as a racist when to a man his contemporaries both black and white say the exact opposite? Look to Duke in 1966. All White Team as well. But somehow that fact is never mentioned in all of the talk of “walls tumbling down.” When will these media types start to deal in fact. Instead they lie and cheat and defame persons with innuendo, deception, lies and half truths.
There are hundreds of stories that attest to the lie that is perpetuated by ESPN and their crew of amatuers. Yet, they refuse to back down from their slander. All the while, they canonize a guy like John Wooden whose greatest booster openly paid his players. Paid for their clothes, cars and abortions. I’m not saying that Wooden doesn’t deserve his accolades. He won and won big. But his achievements are tainted with drug money. Neither ESPN nor the NCAA will go near those stories. Wooden lived in denial as Papa Sam paid for his rosters. Either that or he was complicit in the violations. Yet, Wooden will never be investigated. What is the difference between Papa Sam and his relationship with Bill Walton and the Reggie Bush situation or the recent O.J. Mayo “scandal.”
Speak to me of hypocrisy. These supposed professionals cowardly destroy the reputation of one man after his death based on fallacies and lies. "
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This is a disgrace. UK should actively tell the media to get this story corrected.
Chad
"Don Barksdale was a pioneering athlete in the mid-20th Century. He was a member of the Gold Medal 48 Olympic Basketball Team and the Philips Oilers Championship Team.
In 1948, he was the first African American to play with the U.S. Olympic team. He
joined the team in Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He became the first Africa-American basketball player to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
Barksdale, who had been playing with the Amateur Athletic
Union’s Oakland Bittners, was given an at-large berth from the independent.
“This guy fought, fought, and fought,” Barksdale said, “and I think finally the coach of Phillips 66 [Omar Browning] had said, ‘That son of a bitch is the best basketball player in the country outside of Bob Kurland, so I don’t know how we can turn him down.’ So they picked me, but Maggiora said he went through holy hell for it - closed-door meetings and begging.”
The 1948 Olympic team had five Kentucky Wildcats basketball players who had just won the very first Wildcat national championship in the 1948 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. The rest of the Olympic team, consisting of the AAU Champions Phillips Oilers, and the Kentucky team later scrimmaged on Stoll Field in front of 14,000 spectators, the largest crowd to watch basketball in Kentucky at that time. Barksdale became the first African-American to play against Kentucky in Lexington. He could not stay at the hotel with the rest of the team, but instead stayed with a black host family.[3]
“[Rupp] turned out to be my closest friend,” Barksdale said. “We went to London and won all 12 games and got the gold medal.” But he had to brush off indignities just about every step of the way. . . Later, coach Rupp told Barksdale, “Son, I wish things weren’t like that, but there’s nothing you or I can do about it.” Barksdale agreed. He lived by a very simple philosophy. He wasn’t interested in protest; he was interested in playing basketball. He had faced prejudice before, and he knew that he would face it again.
Does that sound like a racist. Why does the American Sports Press get away with deriding Rupp as a racist when to a man his contemporaries both black and white say the exact opposite? Look to Duke in 1966. All White Team as well. But somehow that fact is never mentioned in all of the talk of “walls tumbling down.” When will these media types start to deal in fact. Instead they lie and cheat and defame persons with innuendo, deception, lies and half truths.
There are hundreds of stories that attest to the lie that is perpetuated by ESPN and their crew of amatuers. Yet, they refuse to back down from their slander. All the while, they canonize a guy like John Wooden whose greatest booster openly paid his players. Paid for their clothes, cars and abortions. I’m not saying that Wooden doesn’t deserve his accolades. He won and won big. But his achievements are tainted with drug money. Neither ESPN nor the NCAA will go near those stories. Wooden lived in denial as Papa Sam paid for his rosters. Either that or he was complicit in the violations. Yet, Wooden will never be investigated. What is the difference between Papa Sam and his relationship with Bill Walton and the Reggie Bush situation or the recent O.J. Mayo “scandal.”
Speak to me of hypocrisy. These supposed professionals cowardly destroy the reputation of one man after his death based on fallacies and lies. "
See Original Article Here
This is a disgrace. UK should actively tell the media to get this story corrected.
Chad
Friday, August 15, 2008
Man, the Cats have their work cut out for them against UNC in basketball this year. Check out the quote below....
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/47611-kentucky-to-open-the-ncaa-bb-season-with-top-dog
"The Wildcats will open with preseason favorite North Carolina in Chapel Hill November 18 in both team's first scheduled game of the season.
The game time is a result of a growing football presence in the game's usual December spot due to conference championship games. To add interest, ESPN will pick up the coverage in part with an all-day college basketball extravaganza.
The Heels will bring back all five starters from a Final Four team a year ago along with bringing in three McDonald's All-Americans.
Kentucky will be looking to continue to improve from the 07-08 season where the Wildcats struggled early, but had a solid end to last season.
Kentucky will have to replace guards Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley along with having the possibility of Patrick Patterson not being up to speed after last year's season ending injury."
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I'd rather we play a tough schedule though....This will benefit the Gillispie squad later in the year. Best to get the rough spots out early....
Chad
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/47611-kentucky-to-open-the-ncaa-bb-season-with-top-dog
"The Wildcats will open with preseason favorite North Carolina in Chapel Hill November 18 in both team's first scheduled game of the season.
The game time is a result of a growing football presence in the game's usual December spot due to conference championship games. To add interest, ESPN will pick up the coverage in part with an all-day college basketball extravaganza.
The Heels will bring back all five starters from a Final Four team a year ago along with bringing in three McDonald's All-Americans.
Kentucky will be looking to continue to improve from the 07-08 season where the Wildcats struggled early, but had a solid end to last season.
Kentucky will have to replace guards Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley along with having the possibility of Patrick Patterson not being up to speed after last year's season ending injury."
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I'd rather we play a tough schedule though....This will benefit the Gillispie squad later in the year. Best to get the rough spots out early....
Chad
Monday, August 11, 2008
This is what Travis Ford recently said about getting in shape at OSU...
"Ford, OSU's new head basketball coach, is a former point guard at Missouri and Kentucky. When Ford transferred to Kentucky, coach Rick Pitino advised Ford to lose weight, or else. "I came in at 160 and he wanted me at 150," Ford said during a Friday interview at his basketball camp in Jenks. "I didn't think I could play at 150. I didn't think it was possible. I was like, man, this is the SEC and I'm not big to begin with. But once I got down to 150, I realized what a difference it made for me.
It allowed me to play longer. I didn't get as tired as quick, so there was a difference and that's what I'm trying to convince guys like Byron of." Eaton and his teammates will have to be lean because Ford, who uses an up-tempo style, is picking up the pace of play in Stillwater. "That doesn't mean you don't need to be in shape to play other systems," Ford said. "But I know in this one you cannot survive unless you are in the best shape of your
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Ford said his players, Eaton included, have done a great job of getting in shape this summer. Eaton, who has struggled to stay svelte in three seasons as a starter, weighed 243 pounds in early June. "Which is absurd," Ford said. "Whether you are playing basketball or not, that's too much for a 19- or 20-year-old kid to be weighing in at 5-9, 243. And here he is trying to make the NBA."
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I gotta agree...If you're going to play Division I, every pound of fat that you can shed is going to make a difference in your ability to press through fatigue. I think Travis will be a great coach at OSU.
Chad
"Ford, OSU's new head basketball coach, is a former point guard at Missouri and Kentucky. When Ford transferred to Kentucky, coach Rick Pitino advised Ford to lose weight, or else. "I came in at 160 and he wanted me at 150," Ford said during a Friday interview at his basketball camp in Jenks. "I didn't think I could play at 150. I didn't think it was possible. I was like, man, this is the SEC and I'm not big to begin with. But once I got down to 150, I realized what a difference it made for me.
It allowed me to play longer. I didn't get as tired as quick, so there was a difference and that's what I'm trying to convince guys like Byron of." Eaton and his teammates will have to be lean because Ford, who uses an up-tempo style, is picking up the pace of play in Stillwater. "That doesn't mean you don't need to be in shape to play other systems," Ford said. "But I know in this one you cannot survive unless you are in the best shape of your
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life."
Ford said his players, Eaton included, have done a great job of getting in shape this summer. Eaton, who has struggled to stay svelte in three seasons as a starter, weighed 243 pounds in early June. "Which is absurd," Ford said. "Whether you are playing basketball or not, that's too much for a 19- or 20-year-old kid to be weighing in at 5-9, 243. And here he is trying to make the NBA."
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I gotta agree...If you're going to play Division I, every pound of fat that you can shed is going to make a difference in your ability to press through fatigue. I think Travis will be a great coach at OSU.
Chad
Sunday, August 3, 2008
This article was recently posted at UK Wildcat Country discussing the strength of UK's upcoming basketball schedule. You can read the original post here:
http://www.ukwildcatcountry.com/2008/08/quick-glance-at-2008-09-kentucky.html
"I thought it was an absolutely brilliant scheduling strategy to have the VMI game come immediately before the North Carolina game. I wouldn’t dare compare the two, but in case you didn’t know, VMI plays an insanely fast-paced style of ball that leads the country in scoring every year. There can be no better preparation for the North Carolina style than playing a team that plays even faster than Carolina.I’m a little surprised that the team is playing consecutive games in December against Miami and MVSU, mainly because that’s usually reserved for the preseason tournaments like the one in Vegas in November. It will be a good challenge for the guys because the Hurricanes will be a preseason top 15 team, possibly even top 10. Frank Haith is a Rick Barnes disciple, which means he’s a recruiting terror. I think that by the end of last season, Miami was playing better than any team in the ACC other than North Carolina. They closed the season well and it should carry over into this coming season. Having to play MVSU the next day is fine because if you’re going deep in the tournament, you’ll have to play on short rest, and that’s exactly what will happen.The stretch that concerns me the most is the five games after the conference opener where a home game against Auburn is sandwiched in between two road trips. It won’t be easy to come away with a win against any of those teams, even Georgia, who is expected to have a down year. Do you think Dennis Felton will switch to a style that is higher risk and could potentially lead to his Bulldogs being blown away? I didn’t think so."
He makes note of the Miami Hurricanes being a game to really watch besides the North Carolina game. I totally agree because the Canes will be tough this year and if my memory serves me right, I believe Leonard Hamilton is still coaching at Miami? I think the Cats will be improved this year under Gillispie.
Chad
http://www.ukwildcatcountry.com/2008/08/quick-glance-at-2008-09-kentucky.html
"I thought it was an absolutely brilliant scheduling strategy to have the VMI game come immediately before the North Carolina game. I wouldn’t dare compare the two, but in case you didn’t know, VMI plays an insanely fast-paced style of ball that leads the country in scoring every year. There can be no better preparation for the North Carolina style than playing a team that plays even faster than Carolina.I’m a little surprised that the team is playing consecutive games in December against Miami and MVSU, mainly because that’s usually reserved for the preseason tournaments like the one in Vegas in November. It will be a good challenge for the guys because the Hurricanes will be a preseason top 15 team, possibly even top 10. Frank Haith is a Rick Barnes disciple, which means he’s a recruiting terror. I think that by the end of last season, Miami was playing better than any team in the ACC other than North Carolina. They closed the season well and it should carry over into this coming season. Having to play MVSU the next day is fine because if you’re going deep in the tournament, you’ll have to play on short rest, and that’s exactly what will happen.The stretch that concerns me the most is the five games after the conference opener where a home game against Auburn is sandwiched in between two road trips. It won’t be easy to come away with a win against any of those teams, even Georgia, who is expected to have a down year. Do you think Dennis Felton will switch to a style that is higher risk and could potentially lead to his Bulldogs being blown away? I didn’t think so."
He makes note of the Miami Hurricanes being a game to really watch besides the North Carolina game. I totally agree because the Canes will be tough this year and if my memory serves me right, I believe Leonard Hamilton is still coaching at Miami? I think the Cats will be improved this year under Gillispie.
Chad
Saturday, August 2, 2008
UK goes to North Carolina, welcomes Indiana to Rupp Arena and visits Louisville in Freedom Hall on Sunday Jan. 4. Those are the highlights of Kentucky's second basketball schedule under coach Billy Gillispie.And, of coure, the Wildcats also make a trip to Las Vegas on Thanksgiving Weekend, the same trip U of L made last year and Western Kentucky made two years ago. I went to Vegas last year. Highly recommend it.Although I'll warn you about one thing: The arena is attached to a casino.-- the Orleans, which is about a mile West of the Strip. The games are not played in the 18,000-seat arena where UNLV plays. The Orleans is nice, but it only seats about 6,000 people. Better start looking for tickets (as well as rooms and flights) quickly if you plan to attend.Here is the complete 08-09 UK basketball schedule.
Date Opponent Live TV Time
Nov. 3 (Mon) MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS [Exh.] / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 7 (Fri) TBA [Exh.] / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 14 (Fri) VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 18 (Tue) at North Carolina 9:00 p.m.
Nov. 22 (Sat) 1 DELAWARE STATE / Noon
Nov. 24 (Mon) 1 LONGWOOD / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Fri) 2 vs. Kansas State 11:59 p.m.
Nov. 29 (Sat) 2 vs. West Virginia/Iowa TBA 7:30/10:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 (Wed) LAMAR 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 6 (Sat) MIAMI (FL) 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 (Sun) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 3:00 p.m.
Dec. 13 (Sat) INDIANA 4:00 p.m.
Dec. 20 (Sat) vs. Appalachian State (at Louisville) Noon
Dec. 22 (Mon) TENNESSEE STATE / 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 27 (Sat) FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3:00 p.m.
Dec. 29 (Mon) CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 4 (Sun) at Louisville 1:30/4:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 (Sat) • VANDERBILT 2:00 p.m.
Jan. 13 (Tue) • at Tennessee 9:00 p.m.
Jan. 18 (Sun) • at Georgia Noon
Jan. 21 (Wed) • AUBURN 9:00 p.m.
Jan. 24 (Sat) • at Alabama 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 27 (Tue) • at Ole Miss 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 31 (Sat) • SOUTH CAROLINA 3:00 p.m.
Feb. 3 (Tue) • MISSISSIPPI STATE 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 10 (Tue) • FLORIDA 9:00 p.m.
Feb. 14 (Sat) • at Arkansas 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 17 (Tue) • at Vanderbilt 9:00 p.m.
Feb. 21 (Sat) • TENNESSEE 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 25 (Wed) • at South Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 28 (Sat) • LSU 2:00 p.m.
Mar. 4 (Wed) • GEORGIA 8:00 p.m.
Mar. 7 (Sat) • at Florida 2:00 p.m.
Mar.12-15(Th-Su) 3 SEC Tournament
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Date Opponent Live TV Time
Nov. 3 (Mon) MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS [Exh.] / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 7 (Fri) TBA [Exh.] / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 14 (Fri) VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 18 (Tue) at North Carolina 9:00 p.m.
Nov. 22 (Sat) 1 DELAWARE STATE / Noon
Nov. 24 (Mon) 1 LONGWOOD / 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Fri) 2 vs. Kansas State 11:59 p.m.
Nov. 29 (Sat) 2 vs. West Virginia/Iowa TBA 7:30/10:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 (Wed) LAMAR 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 6 (Sat) MIAMI (FL) 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 (Sun) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 3:00 p.m.
Dec. 13 (Sat) INDIANA 4:00 p.m.
Dec. 20 (Sat) vs. Appalachian State (at Louisville) Noon
Dec. 22 (Mon) TENNESSEE STATE / 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 27 (Sat) FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3:00 p.m.
Dec. 29 (Mon) CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 4 (Sun) at Louisville 1:30/4:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 (Sat) • VANDERBILT 2:00 p.m.
Jan. 13 (Tue) • at Tennessee 9:00 p.m.
Jan. 18 (Sun) • at Georgia Noon
Jan. 21 (Wed) • AUBURN 9:00 p.m.
Jan. 24 (Sat) • at Alabama 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 27 (Tue) • at Ole Miss 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 31 (Sat) • SOUTH CAROLINA 3:00 p.m.
Feb. 3 (Tue) • MISSISSIPPI STATE 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 10 (Tue) • FLORIDA 9:00 p.m.
Feb. 14 (Sat) • at Arkansas 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 17 (Tue) • at Vanderbilt 9:00 p.m.
Feb. 21 (Sat) • TENNESSEE 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 25 (Wed) • at South Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 28 (Sat) • LSU 2:00 p.m.
Mar. 4 (Wed) • GEORGIA 8:00 p.m.
Mar. 7 (Sat) • at Florida 2:00 p.m.
Mar.12-15(Th-Su) 3 SEC Tournament
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Kentucky Spending Money on Recruiting
This isn’t the first time in my life that I’ve tried to find a way for Jay-Z’s lyrics to correlate to my life and I promise you that this won’t be the last, but it seems as if Jigga might have been onto something when he uttered the above line in 2001. In the world of college athletics, it seems that money talks - whether under the table or out in the open - and big programs are spending more and more in an effort to get a bigger piece of the cash cow that is TV deals and endorsements.
So, it came as no surprise that when the Chronicle of Higher Education released a report of school’s recruiting spending for the 2006-2007 that almost half of the programs in the country had doubled or tripled their budgets in the past decade. Kentucky found themselves ranked 20th overall in spending and the orange-clad inbreds from the south finished first. It should be noted that these figures are for all sports, both men’s and women’s, but you can assume the majority of the funding went to football and men’s basketball. Here are the exact figures and the top 20 rankings:
1. Tennessee - $2,005,7002. Notre Dame - $1,758,3003. Florida - $1,451,4004. Auburn - $1,374,9005. Kansas State - $1,316,7006. Georgia - $1,284,0007. Nebraska - $1,275,0008. Arkansas - $1,259,7009. Duke - $1,245,30010. Ohio State - $1,236,80011. Illinois - $1,203,50012. Texas - $1,156,80013. Syracuse - $1,121,20014. Oklahoma - $1,120,80015. Virginia - $1,112,00016. Georgia Tech - $1,111,90017. Michigan State - $1,098,80018. West Virginia - $1,094,20019. Oregon - $1,077,30020. Kentucky - $1,056,100
You can argue all you want about whether or not Tennessee validated itself in spending that sort of money, but you have to admit that with a top football team, a basketball team that rapidly rose in stature and a women’s team that recruits all over the country, that their spending might be justified. Feel free to debate that statement below. But, I’m a little surprised that Kentucky isn’t ranked higher because of their cross-country basketball recruiting and their need to spend in hopes of competing with the SEC football powers. It’s all just water cooler conjecture really. But, I thought it might be interesting to see what Tennessee could have purchased with that chunk of change instead of targeting recruits. Here is what they could have spent their money on:
- 80,388 boxes of TrimSpa chocolates for Phil Fulmer
- Bruce Pearl could have purchased 100,335 copies of Girls Gone Wild: Dorm Room Fantasies
- They could have bailed out roughly 573 players arrested for misdemeanors. About 133 for felonies.
- Pat Summitt could have had surgery to turn into a man. Then back to a woman. Then back to a man. Woman. Man. Woman. Man. Woman. Man. Woman. And so on….for about 20 times. I’ll save you the counting on your fingers. She ends as a woman.
- The managers could have stocked up on 286,938 sticks of Gillette Clinical Strength Advanced Solid Anti-Perspirant for Pearl
- According to WikiAnswers, Duke Crews and Ramar Smith could have purchased 8,022 ounces of weed
- They could get 9 more years of the Buzz Peterson era
- Bruce Pearl could have purchased 45,594 Olympus WS-100 digital voice recorders for the next time he wanted to record conversations with a recruit to bring down an opposing coach
All in all, the Vols did ok I guess with what they spent. But, I think next time around they might want to church it up a bit and make things interesting. I know I would. Or, at least get some of that prescription anti-perspirant. Dude sweats WAY too much.
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24 Responses to “Getting recruiting bang for the buck?”
looking4number8 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:43 pm
With it being for all sports its hard to tell what is really what. It is no surprise to see Tenn. #1 being good in at least three teams, don’t keep up with really any of the others…
Our football team seems to stay fairly local, majority of guys from the east side. The top four on that list are all football powers. Football has a lot more guys to recruit.
We know BCG is everywhere but at the same time he has been reported to be stopping at fast places like McDonald’s so he isn’t spending the big bucks on fine dining all the time.
Don’t we have our own private jet now? I know many programs including UT do not, so spending money on flights is not as much with having your own plane.
ale8one Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
It’s obvious Kansas St. does not spend their money wisely.
UKchrisb Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:46 pm
That was when Tubby was recruiting 2006-2007
Forrest4Three Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:46 pm
YEa Tubby’s last night. Barely over a Mill..
I bet we are moved up on this list now.
Forrest4Three Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I bet the football team spent more than Tubby did that year. It was Tubby’s last year…. just mailed it inh.
The 5 Star Dribbler Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I can’t wait til Ol’Bruce gets busted for stalking the co-ed’s.
Marcs Minge Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Funny funny stuff
SeoulCat Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Excellent Beisner–one of your best postings yet!
The Pat Summitt bit had…has…me rolling, hilarious!Keep up the good work!
(p.s. I share your condolences on Griff..it wasn’t supposed to have ended this way..now I’ll cry myself to sleep)
The 5 Star Dribbler Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Any exact $$ figures on the amount of Super 8 Motel suites shared by Pat and Bruce during recruiting trips?
Marcs Minge Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Summit could buy enough studio time to queef a cover to Stairway to Heaven.
GummyBear Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I,as well, share in the condolences of the Griffey-less Reds and rejoice in the general jackassery that is Bruce Pearl.
JKW1974 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:40 pm
My guess is that when they do the next list, we will have moved up quite a bit. My sense is that Billy G. is spending a lot more on recruiting than Tubby did. Plus, I would bet that the football program and other sports have kicked it up a notch….
The 5 Star Dribbler Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:51 pm
The picture of Pat’s make-over is nasty.
payne Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I am amused.
Deebo Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Ooops Memphis…I hope this FedEx bullshit (amongst God knows what else) they have going on over there does that slimeball Calipari and his program some real damage. Gotta kinda play by the rules better when you start to get noticed Johnny.
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8399474/NCAA-to-investigate-Memphis -booster’s-phone-call
ConcreteCat Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Thanks for the “ridiculous manner”, very funny!
sortleader2 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Please tell me Transy out spent Centre?
jr braddy lives Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:58 pm
2)That’s just how much it cost to get Beasley.
kermie18 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Where does Louisville rank?
sortleader2 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 7:22 pm
How much of Duke’s money was spent recruiting defense lawyers for their Lacrosse team, and “entertainers” for the aquittal party? Historically, the NCAA seems to always get ‘lost’ navigating “Tobacco Road” for recruiting violations. Hmmm?
bluemeaway Says: July 31st, 2008 at 7:38 pm
poor Notre Dame, all that money and nothing to show for it
bigdinky Says: July 31st, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Summit should have one of those addadicktomys. Pearl already has obviously.
scfcats Says: August 1st, 2008 at 12:19 pm
No UCLA, and no Southern Cal surprised me a bit.
ransmith Says: August 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
The issue is not that UT is ranked number 1 and UK number 20, but rather the fact that UT ($2,005,700) is spending double what UK ($1,056,100)is.
UK is not spending enough!
UK probably should be spending in the $1,250,000 to $1,500,000 range. That would put them in the Ohio State, Duke, Arkansa, Georgia, Auburn and Florida range.
As for value, I would have to say that Florida at $1,451,400 is getting better value for their money spent than UT at $2,005,700.
Read the Original Article Here: http://blog.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=6817
So, it came as no surprise that when the Chronicle of Higher Education released a report of school’s recruiting spending for the 2006-2007 that almost half of the programs in the country had doubled or tripled their budgets in the past decade. Kentucky found themselves ranked 20th overall in spending and the orange-clad inbreds from the south finished first. It should be noted that these figures are for all sports, both men’s and women’s, but you can assume the majority of the funding went to football and men’s basketball. Here are the exact figures and the top 20 rankings:
1. Tennessee - $2,005,7002. Notre Dame - $1,758,3003. Florida - $1,451,4004. Auburn - $1,374,9005. Kansas State - $1,316,7006. Georgia - $1,284,0007. Nebraska - $1,275,0008. Arkansas - $1,259,7009. Duke - $1,245,30010. Ohio State - $1,236,80011. Illinois - $1,203,50012. Texas - $1,156,80013. Syracuse - $1,121,20014. Oklahoma - $1,120,80015. Virginia - $1,112,00016. Georgia Tech - $1,111,90017. Michigan State - $1,098,80018. West Virginia - $1,094,20019. Oregon - $1,077,30020. Kentucky - $1,056,100
You can argue all you want about whether or not Tennessee validated itself in spending that sort of money, but you have to admit that with a top football team, a basketball team that rapidly rose in stature and a women’s team that recruits all over the country, that their spending might be justified. Feel free to debate that statement below. But, I’m a little surprised that Kentucky isn’t ranked higher because of their cross-country basketball recruiting and their need to spend in hopes of competing with the SEC football powers. It’s all just water cooler conjecture really. But, I thought it might be interesting to see what Tennessee could have purchased with that chunk of change instead of targeting recruits. Here is what they could have spent their money on:
- 80,388 boxes of TrimSpa chocolates for Phil Fulmer
- Bruce Pearl could have purchased 100,335 copies of Girls Gone Wild: Dorm Room Fantasies
- They could have bailed out roughly 573 players arrested for misdemeanors. About 133 for felonies.
- Pat Summitt could have had surgery to turn into a man. Then back to a woman. Then back to a man. Woman. Man. Woman. Man. Woman. Man. Woman. And so on….for about 20 times. I’ll save you the counting on your fingers. She ends as a woman.
- The managers could have stocked up on 286,938 sticks of Gillette Clinical Strength Advanced Solid Anti-Perspirant for Pearl
- According to WikiAnswers, Duke Crews and Ramar Smith could have purchased 8,022 ounces of weed
- They could get 9 more years of the Buzz Peterson era
- Bruce Pearl could have purchased 45,594 Olympus WS-100 digital voice recorders for the next time he wanted to record conversations with a recruit to bring down an opposing coach
All in all, the Vols did ok I guess with what they spent. But, I think next time around they might want to church it up a bit and make things interesting. I know I would. Or, at least get some of that prescription anti-perspirant. Dude sweats WAY too much.
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24 Responses to “Getting recruiting bang for the buck?”
looking4number8 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:43 pm
With it being for all sports its hard to tell what is really what. It is no surprise to see Tenn. #1 being good in at least three teams, don’t keep up with really any of the others…
Our football team seems to stay fairly local, majority of guys from the east side. The top four on that list are all football powers. Football has a lot more guys to recruit.
We know BCG is everywhere but at the same time he has been reported to be stopping at fast places like McDonald’s so he isn’t spending the big bucks on fine dining all the time.
Don’t we have our own private jet now? I know many programs including UT do not, so spending money on flights is not as much with having your own plane.
ale8one Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
It’s obvious Kansas St. does not spend their money wisely.
UKchrisb Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:46 pm
That was when Tubby was recruiting 2006-2007
Forrest4Three Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:46 pm
YEa Tubby’s last night. Barely over a Mill..
I bet we are moved up on this list now.
Forrest4Three Says: July 31st, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I bet the football team spent more than Tubby did that year. It was Tubby’s last year…. just mailed it inh.
The 5 Star Dribbler Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I can’t wait til Ol’Bruce gets busted for stalking the co-ed’s.
Marcs Minge Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Funny funny stuff
SeoulCat Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Excellent Beisner–one of your best postings yet!
The Pat Summitt bit had…has…me rolling, hilarious!Keep up the good work!
(p.s. I share your condolences on Griff..it wasn’t supposed to have ended this way..now I’ll cry myself to sleep)
The 5 Star Dribbler Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Any exact $$ figures on the amount of Super 8 Motel suites shared by Pat and Bruce during recruiting trips?
Marcs Minge Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Summit could buy enough studio time to queef a cover to Stairway to Heaven.
GummyBear Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I,as well, share in the condolences of the Griffey-less Reds and rejoice in the general jackassery that is Bruce Pearl.
JKW1974 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:40 pm
My guess is that when they do the next list, we will have moved up quite a bit. My sense is that Billy G. is spending a lot more on recruiting than Tubby did. Plus, I would bet that the football program and other sports have kicked it up a notch….
The 5 Star Dribbler Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:51 pm
The picture of Pat’s make-over is nasty.
payne Says: July 31st, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I am amused.
Deebo Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Ooops Memphis…I hope this FedEx bullshit (amongst God knows what else) they have going on over there does that slimeball Calipari and his program some real damage. Gotta kinda play by the rules better when you start to get noticed Johnny.
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8399474/NCAA-to-investigate-Memphis -booster’s-phone-call
ConcreteCat Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Thanks for the “ridiculous manner”, very funny!
sortleader2 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Please tell me Transy out spent Centre?
jr braddy lives Says: July 31st, 2008 at 6:58 pm
2)That’s just how much it cost to get Beasley.
kermie18 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Where does Louisville rank?
sortleader2 Says: July 31st, 2008 at 7:22 pm
How much of Duke’s money was spent recruiting defense lawyers for their Lacrosse team, and “entertainers” for the aquittal party? Historically, the NCAA seems to always get ‘lost’ navigating “Tobacco Road” for recruiting violations. Hmmm?
bluemeaway Says: July 31st, 2008 at 7:38 pm
poor Notre Dame, all that money and nothing to show for it
bigdinky Says: July 31st, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Summit should have one of those addadicktomys. Pearl already has obviously.
scfcats Says: August 1st, 2008 at 12:19 pm
No UCLA, and no Southern Cal surprised me a bit.
ransmith Says: August 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
The issue is not that UT is ranked number 1 and UK number 20, but rather the fact that UT ($2,005,700) is spending double what UK ($1,056,100)is.
UK is not spending enough!
UK probably should be spending in the $1,250,000 to $1,500,000 range. That would put them in the Ohio State, Duke, Arkansa, Georgia, Auburn and Florida range.
As for value, I would have to say that Florida at $1,451,400 is getting better value for their money spent than UT at $2,005,700.
Read the Original Article Here: http://blog.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=6817
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