Least Cool Person of 2007-2008 quarterfinals: 2) Mitch Barnhart vs. 7) Steve Johnson
By Mike Section: News
Posted on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:29:02 AM EDT

We begin day two of quarterfinal action in just about the least cool manner imaginable: talking about a pair of representatives from Lexington University.

Let's get it on (monster truck rally voice, not sweet, smooth, there's nothing wrong with the world Marvin Gaye voice)!


2) MITCH BARNHART - Director of Athletics, Kentucky



Rap Sheet:

--Put spite ahead of the well-being of his own program when he declined ESPN's offer to air the Louisville/Kentucky football game on Labor Day evening, presumably because it was what Tom Jurich wanted.

--When turning down the offer to have his team play in the time slot previously reserved for the Miami/Florida State rivalry, Barnhart used the excuse that playing on Monday would make Kentucky vulnerable for the following Saturday's home game against Norfolk State. Tennessee and UCLA ultimately accepted an offer to play the Labor Day evening game.

--Once again refused to sobbingly beg for forgiveness for his "we will own this state" and "some programs overmarket and underperform" statements.

Redeeming Qualities:

--I thought he handled the multitude of Tubby/Gillispie situations well (the ones that stretched into this academic year).


VS.

7) STEVE JOHNSON - Wide Receiver, Kentucky

Rap Sheet:

--Hauled in the game-winning 57-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds to go in the '07 Battle for the Governor's Cup.

--On Aug. 30, Johnson was arrested and charged with driving without a license, driving with expired tags, driving without insurance, not wearing a seatbelt and resisting arrest after struggling with a police officer who had just informed him that he had a warrant out for failing to appear in court for a previous traffic violation. He was not suspended, and took the field against Louisville three weeks later.

--Appeared to briefly slow down before crossing the goalline against the Cards.

--Sucks at rap. Still does it.

Redeeming Qualities:

--I do think the hair is cool.

--He actually ran a pretty simple go route to get wide open for the winning score against U of L. It isn't his fault that the former Cardinal secondary couldn't cover a boiling pot.


So which blue-clad male was more anti-Fonzie in '07-'08? Cast your vote to help decide.


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This shouldn't even be close

Mitch is a perennial world-class weenie.

Bad Stevie just caught a ball

by frankpos on Thu May 08, 2008 at 07:14:02 AM EDT


Mictch

Had to go with Mitch.  He reminds me of Judge Smells.  Elitist prick trying to hold back Ty Webb (AKA U of L).  Stevie is uncool for his hand dove shadow puppet posses after touchdowns, or is he giving the diamond cutter pose(to Diamond Dallas Page, that we be slightly cooler)?  

by Nathan0408 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 08:40:27 AM EDT


Way Cool Winner

...the guy who had a coffin built featuring the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo and who intends to use the vessel to chill his many cans and bottles until his time comes.  Loyalty right to the end.
Roz  

by Analog Roz on Thu May 08, 2008 at 09:00:01 AM EDT


No comparrison

it's not Johnsons fault Cassidy can't coach a prevent. And after some of the antics Petrino pulled in our wins, I have no problem with him slowing down approaching the goal line.

Mitch Barnhardt on the other hand is an elitist idiot who would gladly canobalize his program to hurt UL. He continues to insult those that have done a far superior job to him because he's still living under the dream that Kentucky by itself automatically means greatness. And ironically, we have him to thank for that downward spiral down I64. Maybe he's not such a douche after all.

by dlpfis79 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 10:55:50 AM EDT


ah, Mitch BarnYard......

spoke at a Clear Channel Radio sales meeting in his early years at U of K and said he planned to "kick Tom Jurich's a--".  Well, he'd best get started by the looks of the 2007 rankings in all sports....he is a clown and such a fool to disrespect U of L while Tom Jurich continues to eat his lunch.  I hope he stays at U of K forever.    

Linda

by Linda on Thu May 08, 2008 at 11:22:46 AM EDT


Definitely Barnhart

He wouldn't bother me nearly as much if it wasn't so obvious that he was trying to screw Louisville.  

I'll probably never forget them buying out the Louisville based radio station.

by redorick on Thu May 08, 2008 at 11:54:35 AM EDT


Lee Todd, UK's President...

made the overmarket, underperform comment...even worse then Barnfart doing it.

by jerb2 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:25:59 PM EDT


Damnit

You're right.

Hopefully this doesn't necessitate a recount.

by Mike on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:50:23 PM EDT
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No , Mitch is stil the greater A-hole

although Todd is truly an ass

and continues braying even today

by frankpos on Thu May 08, 2008 at 01:39:53 PM EDT
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MITCH BARNHART

is an ass, plain and simple.

You win some, you lose some but you never stop trying to do your best.

by DANCARD on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:28:32 PM EDT


Mitch Comstein

You win some, you lose some but you never stop trying to do your best.

by DANCARD on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:29:42 PM EDT


Let me tell you a little story

At the end of his four years, his last semester he was kicked out. You know what for? He was night putting. Just putting at night with the fifteen-year-old daughter of the Dean. You know who that guy was Danny?

by Mike on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:52:54 PM EDT
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what happened to the poll?

by cmb on Thu May 08, 2008 at 08:37:22 PM EDT


Barnhart ran away with it and the race was called

by Mike on Thu May 08, 2008 at 10:23:09 PM EDT
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Haha

So that 2007 Football ranking for Louisville was PRE-Season, correct?

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by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Sat May 10, 2008 at 02:26:15 AM EDT