Huh, I guess Gillispie did sign his contract afterall..

[bma725]

ok, so this might be a little far fetched conspiracy theory in the making, but whattayathink?

If we have not hired an assistant coach yet could the delay be that Buzz and Gillispie are waiting for this to resolve a bit before inking gillispie to an MU contract?  Does the fact that he is not coaching "right now" have any bearing on the outcome of the suit?

I am shooting from the hip and have not looked into this very deep at all, but just wanted to see your thoughts.

Gillispie isn't coming here, and I think his friendship with Buzz has been overstated a bit.  Remember, Buzz had the chance to go work for him again at Kentucky for as much if not more money than MU was offering...and he chose not to work with BCG again.  Given what we know about the two, it doesn't seem like they would have matching personalities.

[MU B2002]

Do we even want Gillispie? I understand the value of having an experienced coach as an assistant, but wouldn't having a high profile guy like that just make your HC constantly look over his shoulder.

[rocky_warrior]

I see Gillispie going the Huggings route.  Take a year off for some unrestricted recruiting, then get a big deal with a flailing major next season with a list of guaranteed commits.  Instant program savior...

[Coach Norman Dale]

Does the fact that he is not coaching "right now" have any bearing on the outcome of the suit?

If, as houwarrior states above, BG does not have a guaranteed contract [I have not read the MOU] it would seem to me one of UK's defenses would be a claim that BG has failed to act in a manner to mitigate [minimize] his damages by failing to seek other employment to replace lost income.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

I predict DePaul will go after Gillispie very hard after this season.

[Fullodds]

DePaul will not spend any money for a coach like Gillispie unless you think Gillispie would coach for short money.  JW was making $593,000 a year.  Heck, DePaul refused to fire JW because they did not want to pay 2 coaches.

Look for DePaul to promote one of the assistants so they can avoid a big contract with a known coach.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Let's put it this way, I feel I'm in no danger of having to eat my hat on video for this group.  I would be STUNNED if BG comes to MU.  He's a head coach now, taking an assistant position at this point in his career is a bad move.

[Murffieus]

Not so fast-----there is another element to this----and that is that Billy couldn't be fired without "cause". Now who or what determines "cause"------is not going to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1991 "cause"? Is losing the second most games in UK history this past season "cause"?

Obviously performance or lack thereof was the reason he was fired-----was what constitutes "cause" defined in a short contract known as a MOU?

Or another twist-----Billy has a reputation as a heavy drinker-----if this interfered with his job is that "cause" to be fired? Maybe UK has some documented instances where his drinking embarrassed the university and/or interfered with his properly conducting job.

Seems to me that UK officials/lawyerswould have done their due diligence per the MOU before they fired him.