What's the latest on the AD search?

LineSkiCat14

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This is really the only thing I care about this off season. Get the right AD and that can help get the right coach. Whats the latest? Are we getting a Mitch replacement most likely? Some other names being mentioned? A poster elsewhere mentioned an assistant AD down at Alabama, and IMO thats maybe the way to go: get a top AD-in-waiting opposed to trying steal an AD from some place like SMU or something.
 

ChocoChicken

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Apr 6, 2026
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Let's hope not and let's hope Marc Hill doesn't get it either!

It will be a Barnhart lackey. Guaranteed.

Prove me wrong, UK.
At one point when do you decide following UK athletics is no longer worth it? UK desperately needs to change how its athletic program is functioning if it wants to at least return the basketball program back to prominence. If they can’t at least do that, why bother continuing to support with your hard earned money and time?
 
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At one point when do you decide following UK athletics is no longer worth it? UK desperately needs to change how its athletic program is functioning if it wants to at least return the basketball program back to prominence. If they can’t at least do that, why bother continuing to support with your hard earned money and time?
This might be the time especially if one of them 2 get the job!
 

BetterThanYou

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I have an inside scoop on this.

Guy named Mitch Barnliver. Oodles of experience, loves milk. Has a 21 point plan to make the Bass Fishing Team and E-Sports into a powerhouse.
 
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MarvinHagler89

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He would do pretty good honestly
He actually would. He would do whatever is needed for UK basketball and he also loves football a lot so that would be taken care of. But unfortunately that small hat wearing sewer rat of a president would never hire someone like that.
 
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Snarks

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This whole process is a sham. They had picked out who they wanted 6 months ago IMO, and I doubt we we like it.
My thoughts, waiting on the golden parachute stuff to blow over and he’ll promote someone internally. He never actually did a search.
 
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Ash Williams

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Aug 3, 2022
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At one point when do you decide following UK athletics is no longer worth it? UK desperately needs to change how its athletic program is functioning if it wants to at least return the basketball program back to prominence. If they can’t at least do that, why bother continuing to support with your hard earned money and time?
This is what I’ve been saying. I suspect there is a lot of corruption going on.
 

@BigBlueFanGA

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This is really the only thing I care about this off season. Get the right AD and that can help get the right coach. Whats the latest? Are we getting a Mitch replacement most likely? Some other names being mentioned? A poster elsewhere mentioned an assistant AD down at Alabama, and IMO thats maybe the way to go: get a top AD-in-waiting opposed to trying steal an AD from some place like SMU or something.
Eli's been hunting with all he has. He even did some broad marketing making sure we have yet another brilliant AD. They seem pretty serious about this guy.

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