No, if UK sends Cal packing for a Chris Beard type, they no longer care about being dominant. He has a subpar record and no major achievements other than being a runner-up once. In 5 seasons at TT, he has had 1 good season, and even it included 6 losses. His head to head record with Kansas is worse than Cal’s. He barely has a .500 record in Big12 conference play and hasn’t won the league outright or a conference championship tournament anywhere he has been so far. His 4 full seasons at TT are 18-14; 27-10; 31-7; 18-13. So far, this year, they are 2 -1 with a loss to Houston. Beards combined record at TT is 96 - 45, and his conference record is 40 - 32.
If this is the best we can do then UK has really fallen from grace over the decades. Frankly it’s embarrassing some of our fanbase has accepted the conclusion this guy is even worthy of an interview. Some of you inbred morons needs to pull your heads out of your asses and realize you’re being trolled by the OP and others into demanding changes be made that will damage the program for decades to come. Beard is nothing more than Billy G 2.0.
You currently have a hall of fame coach. 3x naismith coach of the year winner, AP coach of the year winner, 4x Sec coach of the year winner, including just last season. He has 6 final 4's (4 at UK), 6 SEC tournament championships, 6 SEC regular season championships (as recently as just last year.) He has helped improve the conference for years to come. UK is among the NCAA tournament favorite almost yearly. We recruit the best teams annually. We are represented at all levels. We rarely ever end up with a bad representative of our program and have had no serious issues during his tenure. Would I like to win it all every season? Sure! But that isn't realistic, nor is even a final four every year. However, we have it better and more consistent than any other program. Don't ruin it by being an ungrateful fanbase with unrealistic expectations. I'm middle aged and UK has never had it as well in my lifetime. Not even during the Pitino years. UK will likely never see this level of success again in my lifetime after Cal is gone. Please don't ruin it! We should still be beyond grateful Cal took the job in 2009. Trust me, coaches weren't just lining up for the job then or in 2007. Honestly, they weren't really in 97 or after Sutton either. Why do you think we ended up with Smith and Billy G? Be grateful for what you have and enjoy it as long as possible. When it's gone, there are no guarantees you'll get it back!