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The dismissal of former U.K. coach Billy Gillispie has left fans with mixed feelings, but he says he has no regrets. Tulsa-based attorney Stuart Campbell says he will have to disagree with U.K. president Lee Todd and U.K. Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart, who after dismissing coach Billy Gillispie, voiced confidence that U.K. would not have to pay anything close to the $6 million buyout spelled out in a memorandum of understanding that served as a coaching agreement. Todd acknowledged the view merely reflected an interpretation of the memo, but Campbell notes U.K. had answered media requests for the contract by producing the memo Barnhart and Gillispie signed when the hire was made two years ago. Gillispie answered questions Saturday (today) at Lexington's Marriott Griffin Gate complex, as he spoke warmly of his time as U.K. coach. He spoke of his expectations of next season at U.K., saying, with prized recruits, the team could win big. When asked if he felt he had been treated fairly he commented, "It makes no difference. I'm not a woe-is-me kind of person---No hard feelings here." When asked about his willingness to go to court, Gillispie replied he didn't know all the details and was not ready to say, but he considered the memo a contract. It is a formal contract," he said. "Just a short version."