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Blame goes to Gillispie and Kentucky

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Thursday, March 26, 2009

After weeks of simmering angst, Billy Gillispie's short, ugly tenure as coach of Kentucky is over. His two years in Lexington were a spectacular failure for Gillispie personally. And for the Wildcats as a basketball program. This was a rushed marriage that rarely felt right or happy. In figuring out how we've arrived so quickly at this ignominious divorce, one thing is clear: There is ample blame for both sides. Start with the Kentucky brass, athletic director Mitch Barnhart and president ...

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