Everyone talks about this albatross hanging around Kentucky’s neck but no one has talked about the price tag it’s going to cost to fix another Mitch Barnhart mistake. How much is it going to cost Kentucky to break free from this madness?
How much is it going to cost to get out of the JMI contract?
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I don’t know if it’s true but I’ve read it would cost UK $80 million if they were to exit the contract before 2030.
What I do know is UK would have to pay for “future lost earnings” JMI could potentially lose by the deal ending. So we are likely screwed.
Barney’s head should be on a pike for signing that deal. Well, it actually should have been on one for the Calipari deal. The stoops deal should have gotten it displayed at the town square. The JMI deal should have gotten it taken back down and given to the children to play soccer with.
I 110% believe he’s getting kickbacks from JMI for getting UK to sign this deal.
What I do know is UK would have to pay for “future lost earnings” JMI could potentially lose by the deal ending. So we are likely screwed.
Barney’s head should be on a pike for signing that deal. Well, it actually should have been on one for the Calipari deal. The stoops deal should have gotten it displayed at the town square. The JMI deal should have gotten it taken back down and given to the children to play soccer with.
I 110% believe he’s getting kickbacks from JMI for getting UK to sign this deal.
If Kentucky doesn’t or cannot get out of the contract in a few years, I’m turning in my fan badge. I’m done. I won’t remain a sucker and support this bullsh*t any longer.
Not like there’ll be a point. Why support Kentucky basketball if it’s doomed to be mediocre. There’s no hope, no dreams of greatness if it’s all burned away by this contract.
Same here. It’ll honestly be pretty easy to turn it in after a couple more seasons of this anyway. Im already at the point where I don’t even bother watching games against teams that’ll likely beat us. I’ve only watched the cupcake games this year. My attachment to the program is the lowest it’s ever been since I became a fan as a kid.
Since we aren’t getting the players needed to win at the level that UK should then the fans should completely stop donating to NIL right now. Stop supporting any and all businesses that are NIL partners with UK/JMI as well. The only way to force change is to bleed them dry.
Please, the sooner we get the bandwagon frauds out the better. Maybe go cheer for KSR or something. You might as well leave now since we don’t have a chance until 2040. I’m not sure what you’re hanging on for. Hope is beautiful, go get you some hope.
LOL at people who give nothing to the program bleeding them dry. Solid plan cotton, your zero dollar NIL donations will be missed. I hope we get by without toxic fans who provide nothing and spends mass amounts of energy trying to tear the program down.
So it appears that UK extended the contract to 2040. We'll never get rid of this albatross.
Anon573848, I have been reading several of your post on this board and I have a serious question for you? How old are you?
Of course people like you who despise the program want fewer fans rooting for Kentucky.
What absolutely boggles my mind is how the BOT and the president have allowed this kind ineptitude by Mitch. The lifetime contract for CCC, the massive buyout for Stoops and this JMI deal.
Maybe the language of the JMI contract could be altered so it's more in line with what other schools have. I don't know I'm not a lawyer. But I think it's quite possible folks in the AD are getting kick backs from JMI. This is just a horrible situation they're in.
Maybe the language of the JMI contract could be altered so it's more in line with what other schools have. I don't know I'm not a lawyer. But I think it's quite possible folks in the AD are getting kick backs from JMI. This is just a horrible situation they're in.
I've watched almost every UK game since 1975.
I've exhausted more emotional energy on UK sports than you could ever imagine and I'm just about done with UK sports myself.
I'm ANYTHING but a bandwagon fan.
You don’t root for UK, you push lies that hurt UK. You claim players at UK can’t do 3rd party deals, you say UK players have to sign with UK partners for NIL deals, you say players have to sign their NIL rights away at UK. These are all lies you push that hurt UK. Spare me the BS, you’re not a fan, you’re a message board fraud with an anti UK agenda. That’s why these lies about NIL are so important to you.
Don’t talk about it, be about it since it’s so bad. Good riddance true fan who is just about done with UK.
Old enough to know lying is wrong. Old enough to stand on my own and not try to fit in with the herd. Old enough to always look for the truth. Did you know that players at UK can absolutely sign 3rd party deals, don’t have to use JMI, don’t have to sign their NIL rights away, and don’t have to sign deals with just UK partners despite the coordinated misinformation campaign against NIL at UK? Well now you do.
Lying is indeed wrong. What do you think of Mitch’s track record of lying constantly to anyone who will listen to him speak?
A 15 year contract in sports is absolutely insane and alone should've been enough to warrant the bot and others asking a multitude of questions.
Its especially insane considering its in an nil space that is so new and fluid no one knows what even tomorrow will hold let alone 15 years.
Its so secretive i see no way anyone, outside the school, can know what it would cost to cancel. However a term of 15 years, you know it will just be so astronomical that its impossible. Of course that's exactly why Mitch signed it on his way out the door, to make sure jmi was set up for good.
Its especially insane considering its in an nil space that is so new and fluid no one knows what even tomorrow will hold let alone 15 years.
Its so secretive i see no way anyone, outside the school, can know what it would cost to cancel. However a term of 15 years, you know it will just be so astronomical that its impossible. Of course that's exactly why Mitch signed it on his way out the door, to make sure jmi was set up for good.
I don't pretend to know all the details but I do know that JMI is not the reason for the poor recruiting. Of course the ones responsible are more than happy to let the blame fall on JMI.
This isn’t an airport, you don’t have to announce your departure. This statement sums up the bad part of our fanbase. It amazes me how weak some grown men are.
Then your not a true fan if you turn on your coach or team during the season.
I am not saying UK and Pope himself are not doing a horrible job, but Christian Collins literally said himself that the verbiage in the JMI contract is the reason he did not sign and opened back up his recruitment. I'm not sure why JMI and Pope BOTH can't be the reason for some people on the board.
This is what I wonder everytime I read a thread about Mitch. No way he signed off on all this without people he annswers to approving it. Just like the contracts for Cal and CMS. I think, while
Mitch is what he is, he isn’t making all
of these decisions without checks and balances from people he answers to.
What verbiage specifically? It would be helpful
to know what it is. Can you simply say what the language was that caused him not to sign since it seems to be common knowledge amongst you guys?
Hahaha, the Anon username on here defending this ridiculous JMI deal and marginalizing fans who criticize it just joined this board yesterday, 
This is why Barnhart is defending it so badly. He has to, if it gets out how bad this deal is, it’s almost certain investigation. Barnhart is in a shitstorm. Get him the hell out of here.
You are aware we now have Trilly, beats, our own guys, agents, and now recruits basically saying yes the JMI deal is killing Kentucky. So stop saying this now, you can stop. You’re wrong.
Ask Christian Collins and his agent. They are the ones quoted saying that the verbiage in the JMI contract made them pause and say this is off and walk away from the table. I'm sure you're well aware of the stuff that is wrong with your golden company but refuse to admit it. It's actually hilarious that you think there is no one on this board plugged further in than just being a random fan. Continue to believe that boo boo.
There's a reason my company didn't elect to join the collective under the JMI umbrella and stopped giving to the BBNIL suite. If you're as actually plugged in as you pretend to be, the list should be pretty short to figure out which company I am referring to.I don't know what Collins said. Or what he used as an excuse. Pope has an open checkbook for NIL. And no player has to sign on with JMI.
Internet rumors are still internet rumors. I heard one recently that Oweh was offered $25 mil to play for UL. That's preposterous. Yet some seem to believe it.
Pope does not have the checkbook. It's hilarious that people continue to pretend like he does. He makes the sales pitch and can ask JMI to find the money, but unless the player signs that contract, no check gets written. And it isn't Pope's name on the check. That is not an internet rumor or conspiracy theory.
UK has the money sure. Pope can negotiate with that sure. But at the end of the day, it's not Pope they are signing with to get paid and restrictions exist that Pope has zero control over. You act like Pope has $25 mil in his bank account and he can just write a check to anyone he wants.
UK has the money sure. Pope can negotiate with that sure. But at the end of the day, it's not Pope they are signing with to get paid and restrictions exist that Pope has zero control over. You act like Pope has $25 mil in his bank account and he can just write a check to anyone he wants.
Responses read like Chat GPT. Seriously. IMO, this isn’t real.Hahaha, the Anon username on here defending this ridiculous JMI deal and marginalizing fans who criticize it just joined this board yesterday,
Well no, he doesn't have the physical checkbook in his hand. But he is authorized to spend whatever he wants. If Pope wants to tell a guy he will get $5 mil to play for UK, the guy will get the $5 mil if he signs with UK.
There you are! I’ve been waiting for the JMI shill to show up. I don’t want to fight with you but I have some questions. In our current situation it’s very odd to see someone taking your Pro-JMI and pro- athletic department stance. So I assume you have some sort of connection with one of those entities.
you don’t seem to dig lying so that’s good. That will help here. Everything you just said about NIL deals and exclusivity flies in the face of what’s being reported. So are you saying that a player does not have to sign additional paperwork at Kentucky that other schools don’t require?
can you go into greater detail how our relationship with JMI works? What happened with Collins? You know his agent is saying that it’s the additional forms in the contract that caused the deal to fall apart.
it’s just me and you talking. You can tell me.
Correct, but after Pope tells the guy he'll give him $5 mil and the guy wants to sign (aka Stokes and Collins) and they get to table and read the JMI contract to receive their $5 mil and don't like the wording and clauses in the contract and walk away from signing because of it, is that on Pope or JMI? Who currently handles renegotiating the contract language to make us able to close? It isn't Mark Pope. That's why we need a GM to handle it.
If I am Pope, I’m looking for another job. If I’m hamstrung by the JMI deal, it’s prohibiting me from being successful and tarnishing my reputation as a coach.
Even if the JMI deal is great, why would anyone agree to a 15 year deal?!?!? There is way too much that can change. No defense for that!
You would only do that if you were in bed with JMI
Thanks for the reply Mitch. Must be bad if you’re communicating in a way other than email.