http://www.coachcal.com/16170/2012/09/no-place-like-home-uks-new-gold-standard-in-housing/ (http://www.coachcal.com/16170/2012/09/no-place-like-home-uks-new-gold-standard-in-housing/)
Hmmm.......tough four year choice: our guys slumming it, compared to at Kentucky.
Make'em live in McCormick, just like ND's sh!tty FB program!!!!!! Watch 'em beat the doors down at the Al!
Damn.
Money is on Indiana getting something similar in 2 years.
Can't believe the small TV in the lounge area. What is that a 32 inch? I got a bigger on in my house. What a dump!
Cal was taking a risk opening the closets in the dorm room. There could have easily been a pile of money behind any one of those doors.
Quote from: Stone Cold on September 08, 2012, 01:01:12 AM
http://www.coachcal.com/16170/2012/09/no-place-like-home-uks-new-gold-standard-in-housing/ (http://www.coachcal.com/16170/2012/09/no-place-like-home-uks-new-gold-standard-in-housing/)
Hmmm.......tough four one year choice: our guys slumming it, compared to at Kentucky.
Fixed!
I don't begrudge Kentucky. That's essentially NBA ball that happens to be played for 1 year by the top college kids in the country. Did you notice that the reference to 'going to class' was in the last 30 seconds? Of course we can't compete with that or any other big state school where college basketball is essentially the state's only pro spectator sport.
Make no mistake about it. Kentucky is a PRO team that very carefully reads the NCAA rulebook and gets as close to the line as it possibly can for the sole purpose of producing national champions. Gentlemen, that's just not our mission. And I'm perfectly fine with that.
KY players are there so briefly, why don't they just use a hotel?
Wow...just wow...
1.) Sweet shirt, Cal.
2.) Their own little two-story palace in the parking lot of the practice center? I'm all for a nice place for the student athletes, but complete seclusion from the general population, this is too much. Shocked they didn't build a moat and a drawbridge around this thing.
3.) Own dining area? Hope there no jam or cream cheese being provided for those bagels.
4.) How is this not considered above and beyond the benefits of a normal scholarship? This is insane.
And let me add just one more thing.
Do you think for a moment that there isn't a 'ladies auxiliary' that services that facility under the watchful eye of Auntie?
'Nuff said.
UK's version of "the stewardship of university resources".
Great use of taxpayer dollars.
And please don't bullsh!t me about how no taxpayer dollars could have possibly been connected to this.
Quote from: PTM on September 08, 2012, 07:58:47 AM
Wow...just wow...
1.) Sweet shirt, Cal.
2.) Their own little two-story palace in the parking lot of the practice center? I'm all for a nice place for the student athletes, but complete seclusion from the general population, this is too much. Shocked they didn't build a moat and a drawbridge around this thing.
3.) Own dining area? Hope there no jam or cream cheese being provided for those bagels.
4.) How is this not considered above and beyond the benefits of a normal scholarship? This is insane.
They clarified that in the caption under the video.
"CoachCal.com takes you on the first public tour of UK's brand new, state-of-the-art Wildcat Coal Lodge, which serves as the dormitory for UK's men's basketball team
in addition to other UK students."
Man, it would be sweet to be one of the two other students to win the lottery to get the room reserved for regular students.
Yo, Alex Poythress, if you want to be a pro, learn to tie your shoes
before they start shooting the video.
Quote from: LittleMurs on September 08, 2012, 08:50:36 AM
They clarified that in the caption under the video.
"CoachCal.com takes you on the first public tour of UK's brand new, state-of-the-art Wildcat Coal Lodge, which serves as the dormitory for UK's men's basketball team in addition to other UK students."
Man, it would be sweet to be one of the two other students to win the lottery to get the room reserved for regular students.
Probably just team managers
Why didn't he walk around the corner at the end of the video so we could see the cars parked in the parking lot?
3 BMW's, 4 Benz's...
Quote from: YoungMUFan4 on September 08, 2012, 08:52:02 AM
Probably just team managers
Or the traditional walk-ons to keep the graduation rates up.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on September 08, 2012, 09:06:42 AM
Or the traditional walk-ons to keep the graduation rates up.
Humm, Wildcat Coal Lodge for my digs, and a seat on the floor for all Kentucky home and away games. I'd gladly pay $43,000 a year for that. Plus, I'd be able to take college courses for free!
Quote from: warrior07 on September 08, 2012, 08:45:59 AM
Great use of taxpayer dollars.
And please don't bullsh!t me about how no taxpayer dollars could have possibly been connected to this.
Kentucky's basketball program is swimming in alum donations. They don't need any taxpayer money. They make the Blue and Gold Fund seem like pikers.
Quote from: MUEng92 on September 08, 2012, 09:04:26 AM
Why didn't he walk around the corner at the end of the video so we could see the cars parked in the parking lot?
3 BMW's, 4 Benz's...
That parking lot is not for student parking! It is used by University of Kentucky employees only! Occasionally, in their hurry to get to work they leave the their keys in their cars and forget to take their cars home after work. There are no NCAA regulations regarding what cars university employees can drive to work or whether they have to remember to take them home at night.
How can any school compete with that? Four-star hotel living, never have to go to class, never have to associate with the student riff-raff. It was funny when Cal said the players could to the pool-table room to "study."
You know, those seem awesome, and I get why guys are attracted to that.
However, being so insulated from the rest of the student body would kind of suck. In my opinion, they are missing out on part of what makes college great.
With this said, UK is basically minor league basketball and doesn't have that much to do with college I suppose.
I actually like how ND does it. It wouldn't work at every school, but I think the players need to keep at least some exposure to the regular student body.
Where would you expect guys who are going to be millionaires next year to live?
Quote from: warrior07 on September 08, 2012, 08:45:59 AM
Great use of taxpayer dollars.
And please don't bullsh!t me about how no taxpayer dollars could have possibly been connected to this.
Right, because that basketball team doesn't bring any money into the University.
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on September 08, 2012, 11:45:56 AM
You know, those seem awesome, and I get why guys are attracted to that.
However, being so insulated from the rest of the student body would kind of suck. In my opinion, they are missing out on part of what makes college great.
With this said, UK is basically minor league basketball and doesn't have that much to do with college I suppose.
I actually like how ND does it. It wouldn't work at every school, but I think the players need to keep at least some exposure to the regular student body.
Signed, Larry Williams
So apparently, having their own private chef with food available 24/7 is part of a meal plan.
As is a deli case with free drinks?
Quote from: forgetful on September 09, 2012, 12:54:55 AM
So apparently, having their own private chef with food available 24/7 is part of a meal plan.
As is a deli case with free drinks?
Meals above and beyond a 'meal plan' is acceptable.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on September 08, 2012, 10:57:14 PM
Signed, Larry Williams
Yep, that appears like he is subscribing to this.
I'm cool with it, and I don't mind agreeing with LW. I don't think it's some sort of Scarlett letter.
A few more details...
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/eight-reasons-opponents-ought-jealous-where-kentucky-houses-183025487--ncaab.html
Also, the "non-athletes" that are required to live here must pay an additional $2000/year
Aren't ya expecting to hear something bad happened at the dorm?
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on September 13, 2012, 04:28:39 PM
Aren't ya expecting to hear something bad happened at the dorm?
Never. It's Kentucky. They'll cover anything up, just like the Madison Police Department tried to with Montee.
Quote from: jesmu84 on September 13, 2012, 03:28:41 PM
A few more details...
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/eight-reasons-opponents-ought-jealous-where-kentucky-houses-183025487--ncaab.html
Also, the "non-athletes" that are required to live here must pay an additional $2000/year
An enterprising student can earn that back ten times over by selling signed Kentucky basketball merchandise.