Kentucky Basketball Breaks its Word to UMass

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Kentucky Pays UMass $50k to Avoid Playing Them
Published 5/22/2007 by Ryan Ferguson at FanHouse
... of the proceedings, and UMass Athletic Director John McCutcheon made it clear that Kentucky's choice put them in a major bind. Since 7,000 tickets had already been sold, refunds must be granted by UMass, and it seems reasonable to believe that the $50,000 buyout will do little more than cover the costs of exchanging the worthless tickets back into cash for those customers. The Kentucky basketball blogosphere appears to feel similarly. A Sea of Blue 's Truzenzuzex writes: Mr. Barnhart, this is highly unethical and a black mark on Kentucky basketball. If the best we can do is to break our word when it is inconvenient to keep it, well, we just aren't setting a very good example for the kids we purport to be educating. UMass contracted with us in good faith, even securing another date when the first one proved to be inconvenient to UK. They worked hard to get this game done, and we hire a new coach and use that as an e

UT/Kansas ink b-ball deal
Published 12/9/2007 by TheGoldfishCowboy at A Pudge is a Sandwich
... Continuing in AD Mike Hamilton’s recent scheduling philosophy of playing the best whenever possible–Vols hoops @ Gonzaga, Xavier and Memphis this year… Lady Vols v. UNC, UCLA, Stanford, Oklahoma, La Tech every year… Vol football v. UCLA, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Nebraska in the coming years–should continue to provide a foundation for national contention and respectability in an era full of cupcakes and buyouts (see: Billy Gillispie).  Not to mention the experience and preparedness these opportunities provide in the quest for titles. ...