Comments on: BBL: Harrison Barnes voices concerns about Calipari

By: Nate G

Nate G — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:52:03 +0000

hes going to minnesota

By: Jack (not the prior Jack)

Jack (not the prior Jack) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:39:12 +0000

Well, Brad, I generally agree, but there are some curious rulings/non-rulings from the NCAA with certain schools. We know players at UCLA were paid under Wooden. No action. We know Maggette was paid as a HS player. Duke went to the FF with him. The NCAA opened an investigation – still no ruling years later.

Why is that?

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:17:09 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if the people writing these comments actually believe them or if they feel writing them down will just make them more believable. Do you really believe the NCAA allows certain schools to break the rules, but our beloved UK has the spotlight perpetually shined on it? If so, you sound like Mel Gibson in Conspiracy Theory.

I am a die hard UK fan/alum and it’s true, we have a long history of breaking the rules. And as a famous tv shrink oft says, “past actions are the best indicators of future performance.” Well, I couldn’t agree more and until we can go 15-or 20 years without repeating our past transgressions then we have to live with the legacy and the expectations that go along as the result.

Quit whining and denying the truth. To forget is to deny, to remember is to grow.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:44:37 +0000

I get so sick and tired of everyone talking about Duke, NC, Kansas, Indiana, etc and their unblemished record. The NCAA turns a deaf ear and a blinded eye to anything which involves those schools. I’m not saying the coaches are involved, but in watching college basketball for 60 years, you can’t tell me they can get all those top players just because of the coach and the school. If an in- depth investigation were to take place into those schools on the same level they do to schools who have violations in the past, you will find some booster club or some wealthy person connected to families enticing them to go to those colleges.

By: Dr. Rick

Dr. Rick — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:16:29 +0000

I am so enlightened now. Duh—Mitch and Lee Todd call all the shots unless some alumnus or booster with big bucks says otherwise. Coach Calipari only recommends players for scholarships. GO BIG BLUE!

By: s.smith

s.smith — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:06:58 +0000

For federal fiscal year 2008 $1 billion in athletic scholarships were awarded to over 126,000 student-athletes through either a partial or full athletic scholarship. These scholarships are awarded and administered directly by each academic institution, not the NCAA. I suggest reading The Thin Thirty (Shannon Ragland) as to how an athletic director directing influences the awarding and administering of athletic scholarships.

The Provost receives the Athletic Budget and reviews it with the Athletic Director, including the total available for athletic scholarships. The Athletic Director determines scholarships allotments to each team. The head coach and assistant coaches for that sport recommend to the Athletic Director which student receives what amount.

Prior to the start of each semester, the Financial Aid Office will generate a “Focus Report” on all Student-Athletes for that semester and submit it to the Director of Athletics, who in turn reviews the report and forwards it to the Provost and President for approval.

By: Flop

Flop — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:41:47 +0000

The Barnes comment is a product of other coaches’ sales pitches, namely Coach K.

“You don’t want to go there. They may pull your scholarship for another player.”

It’s something we’re going to be dealing with for a couple of years. Trust and security are big issues with these kids, deservedly so.

By: BF Jackson

BF Jackson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:33:33 +0000

I would think Barnes’s comments would be attributed to the fact that Kevin Galloway was his player contact on the UK team–that and the fact that we was never high on UK anyway. Big deal. Cal will get kids that want to play in the DDMO for UK, and we will be fine.

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By: John Clay

John Clay — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:58:06 +0000

Enlighten me here. Exactly how does the non-renewal of scholarships fall back on the athletics director?