Joker Phillips Fired: Kentucky Fires Football Coach

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips has been saying lately in response to questions about his future that if he was going to be fired someone would have said something to him by now.

The official word came on Sunday.

"We, as coaches, are measured on results," Phillips said in a statement. "We didn't get the results we had worked and hoped for, therefore change is needed. In my current 10-year stay at Kentucky, we've had some memorable moments as an assistant, coordinator and head coach. We've had the opportunity to coach some fine young men and I am grateful to have had the privilege of watching them grow as players, as students and as people."

Kentucky Fires Football Coach

 

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Possible replacements.

Sources tell Yahoo! Sports that the candidate list includes Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Dykes and Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, plus several college offensive coordinators. Among those believed to be interested in the job are Florida's Brent Pease and Texas Tech's Neal Brown, both of whom have ties to UK – Pease as a former assistant and Brown as a player.

Kentucky not considering hiring Bobby Petrino after firing Joker Phillips - Yahoo! Sports

 

[ktg8trgrl]

I really hope that Brent Pease stays at Florida a lil longer.. and I am not surprised that Joker is out.. UKs football program has been pretty pathetic for a while now.

 

[yeodonie]

SEC SEC SEC

 

[UTVolCountry]

Losing 40-0 to Vanderbilt will do that

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

Yep... Not a surprise

 

[Golden Spur]

They should bring back Hal Mumme - the shades, man, the shades.

 

[24seven]

They should get the guy from Oregon. Surely he's looking to move up at this point.

 

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[uncfan103]

They should get the guy from Oregon. Surely he's looking to move up at this point.

Its the only way he would get any respect from team SEC

 

[ktg8trgrl]

Its the only way he would get any respect from team SEC

yeah... or a real DC

 

[uncfan103]

yeah... or a real DC

When the defense is on the field the majority of the game you don't continuously expect the defense to make stops. It probably takes Colorado's offense longer to get off the field than Oregons.

 

[yeodonie]

Yeah going from Oregon to Kentucky would be a great move. Lousy troll is lousy.

 

[KansasSooner]

Kentucky Fried Coach! Does that come with slaw?

 

[OregonDucks]

Yeah going from Oregon to Kentucky would be a great move. Lousy troll is lousy.

Rich Brooks did it.

 

[yeodonie]

Rich Brooks did it.

Numb nuts... I know you probably were not born yet but Brooks went to the NFL (Rams) and didn't do too well. Came crawling back but we had moved on so he went to Kentucky.

 

[BigBlueNation111]

They should bring back Hal Mumme - the shades, man, the shades.

Couldn't hurt any!!! lol

 

[WestEndVol]

Phillips will coach UK's final 2 games.

 

[uncfan103]

Phillips will coach UK's final 2 games.

Haha, seriously? I wonder how that works in the contract. Did they buy him out of his contract and now paying him as the interim coach? Or is he getting paid to coach even though they fired him. I can't imagine him coaching the rest of the season for nothing.

 

[BigBlueNation111]

Haha, seriously? I wonder how that works in the contract. Did they buy him out of his contract and now paying him as the interim coach? Or is he getting paid to coach even though they fired him. I can't imagine him coaching the rest of the season for nothing.

Its true!