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A busy night for (unfounded) rumors

Published May 22, 2009 11:22 pm Uncategorized 8 Comments

By the way, I’ll be liveblogging from the 10 a.m. press conference.

UK sent out the following release late this afternoon:

University of Kentucky Athletic Association (UKAA) Press Conference

WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2009

WHERE: Memorial Coliseum Media Room

SUBJECT: Will be announced at the news conference

That has led to a night full of rumors about every possible thing under the sun, and moon, or so it seems. A little earlier tonight, UK did put out a release saying the press conference would not be about men’s basketball. That’s just led to more speculation.

Still, the rumors persist.

Among them:

  • Rich Brooks is retiring as football coach because of health reasons.
  • John Calipari will discuss those players he is not bringing back next year. (This would be tough to do at 10 a.m. considering Coach Cal will be attending his daughter’s graduation at UMass at 9 a.m.)
  • A Kentucky football player is being suspended for steroids.
  • Jodie Meeks is pulling his name out of the NBA draft.
  • Martin Newton, son of C.M. Newton, is being named director of operations for basketball.
  • UK will announce it has reached a settlement with former coach Billy Gillispie.
  • Mitch Barnhart is retiring as athletics director.
  • Barnhart is announcing a new facilities proposal.
  • UK women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell is resigning.
  • UK rifle coach Harry Mullins is retiring.
  • Kentucky will be the 31st team in the NBA next season.
  • The NCAA is canceling next basketball season and handing Kentucky the national championship.
  • UK just wants to personally wish us a good holiday weekend.

Guess we’ll find out tomorrow morning.

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  1. 1 John C May 22, 2009 11:47 pm at 11:47 pm

    It should be an interesting conference. Must be bad news for UK. It makes sense – mention something you want people to get off their mind prior to the busy weekend.

    Thanks John

    JC

  2. 2 KyWoman May 23, 2009 12:28 am at 12:28 am

    You’re a hoot, John Clay. And a good twitterer/tweeter/whatever.

  3. 3 Challen May 23, 2009 2:31 am at 2:31 am

    As memory serves, when I was a student the UK administration has this odd habit of making announcements — guaranteed to upset students — about a week after students finished exams and had left campus for the year.

    Funny how happened …

  4. 4 SG May 23, 2009 8:13 am at 8:13 am

    Let it be Mitchell…let it be Mitchell….let it be Mitchell

  5. 5 keithelam May 23, 2009 9:07 am at 9:07 am

    John, You can be funny sometimes. Keep it up thanks for the coverage.

  6. 6 Alex May 23, 2009 9:15 am at 9:15 am

    Love the graphic accompanying the post.

  7. 7 Alex May 23, 2009 9:25 am at 9:25 am

    I hear it is an issue involving a single football player. Unfortunatly, it is news that will put a pr hit on our program.

  8. 8 cswig May 23, 2009 9:29 am at 9:29 am

    UK is leaving the SEC &
    joining the NBA development
    leage

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