Kentucky's New Living Quarters

[eyekwah]

Kentucky went ahead without anyone's blessings or approval and changed college basketball recruiting forever earlier this month by building the "Wildcat Coal Lodge" which will now serve as the "dormitory for UK’s men’s basketball team."

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[HawkeyeShane]

Gotta admit...that's totally choice and I'm surprised more schools don't do that for their major programs.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

Good gawd.

 

[JugadorHawk]

Very impressive.

 

[Sparky]

Wow, those are nice. As much money as these kids bring in the least the schools can do is let them live in style like this.

 

[MisterLucky]

Well, they had to do something to get kids to go there.

 

[BSpringsteen]

I think this is a lot of flash, but when it comes down to it - don't these kids want to hang out with their peers? Don't they want to still be college kids? This building is going to be under 24/7/365 scrutiny...i just think this isn't going to be as much fun as they think it is.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

I think this is a lot of flash, but when it comes down to it - don't these kids want to hang out with their peers? Don't they want to still be college kids? This building is going to be under 24/7/365 scrutiny...i just think this isn't going to be as much fun as they think it is.

They can - but this is just a better way to monitor them. I'm sure they don't have to stay in their room every night.

 

[Ozhawk]

Kentucky went ahead without anyone's blessings or approval and changed college basketball recruiting forever earlier this month by building the "Wildcat Coal Lodge" which will now serve as the "dormitory for UK’s men’s basketball team."

No place like home: UK's new gold standard in housing - CoachCal.com

See video

Best part was when he just flat out bypassed the academic "wing". Yeah academics...riiiiiiight.

 

[hawkjunkie]

I'm confused....where do the hookers stay?

 

[INTIMIDATORHawk]

I thought the NCAA prohibited dorms that were exclusively for athletes?

 

[MNHawkeyeFreak]

The beds don't look long enough for tall guys.

 

[ISUhawk]

So is all of this free for them with room and board? It seems like an insane amount of NCAA violations. Maybe not I guess...

 

[hawkfan33]

Going to be a lot of white girls trying to get into that dorm

 

[hawkfan33]

So is all of this free for them with room and board? It seems like an insane amount of NCAA violations. Maybe not I guess...

As long as over 50% of the dorm is available for regular students, it's not an NCAA violation. So I'm sure there will be about 16 rich kids living on a floor in that dorm somewhere too.

 

[sioux34]

The old wildcat lodge was more luxury condo style, less luxury dorm style. It was more like a 13 bedroom vacation home. UK got in a jam about it back in the early 80's and had to add a few monks cells in the basement for non athletes to stay in. This did have the added benefit of providing servants for the basketball players.

Here is a pic of the old lodge.