That looked very hard and emotional for her. I appreciate her taking the time to say something. Much respect
Ellen says goodbye
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Cal showing a little humility and admitting he failed to live up to expectations and taking responsibility for such would go a long way. “We had a great thing going here, I got complacent, I messed it up. I didn’t put the university of KY basketball first like I should have and that was wrong”. Something along those lines would do for me. Not putting his all into this years team though is just hard to get past.
You say that like it's a bad thing. She's a mother and a wife. Why would she spend more time following UK basketball?
I will miss Cal and Ellen as people. She was always nothing but class his whole tenure.
This is still bittersweet for me. Excited for the change and a new beginning, sad thinking about the “good times” and “what might’ve been” with Cal.
This is still bittersweet for me. Excited for the change and a new beginning, sad thinking about the “good times” and “what might’ve been” with Cal.
She was the epitome of class her entire time here. Definitely the best member of that family and she caused zero problems and zero drama.
This is what every coach spouse should strive to be.
This is what every coach spouse should strive to be.
I don't think they WANTED to leave for one second. Buy the writing was on the wall and John saw it.....he absolutely had to leave . Respect for the awareness...it was no longer a good fit for either party . I am forever grateful for those first 6-7 years....it had been a long drought with the Tubby decline and BCG disaster. The Calipari family will forever be part of BBN ....but im relieved this chapter is over .
You read into it something that wasn’t there.
People on the Internet are really bad about that.
Obvious she didn’t want to leave. And she was great in her time here. Hope when he retires she comes back around
Huh? Rupp was forced to retire by the SEC because they had a mandatory retirement age. Unless I've seen nothing but lies my entire life
Her and cal both seem legitimately upset about leaving. Not the normal emotion from a coach heading off to a new opportunity.
Betting we find out down the road there is way more to how this went down. Otherwise no way there is this much sadness about leaving. There would be an appreciation and excitement for what's next
Actually that’s true. But fans were ready for him to go. And he built the damn thing. That’s the price of success.
The high road is definitely the one less traveled.
Appears to be a hostage video.
Seriously, I have no criticisms of Ellen...
...well except for raising Brad. She could have done better there.
Seriously, I have no criticisms of Ellen...
...well except for raising Brad. She could have done better there.
Think she made some close friends here, 15 years is a long time. Wish the whole family well and how they feel welcome to come back and visit.
Cal needs to play nice so that he will be welcomed back to visit after retirement
Yes. The whole situation feels like a bargaining chip ploy gone wrong, bluff called.
I love Lexington, but NW Arkansas is not that bad of a place to live either. Very beautiful there.
I would argue the post-Alford search at UCLA played out more bizarrely, at least to this point. I have a feeling UK will have its guy before church on Sunday.
She always gave the appearance of being a very classy lady. I find it hard to feel badly for someone who will leave with the money they made while they were here.
Now that they’re gone, my anger is gone. I’m not going to boo Cal, I hope he wears Kentucky gear when he’s retired and floating around Nashville.
It was just the feeling like my program was being held hostage by someone who was unwilling to actually change or to win a different way. It enraged me and I’d wanted Cal gone for years, because I could see the writing on the wall starting around 2018, and by the end of the covid season I was resigned to that we’d never win big again with Cal as coach. I’d get my hopes up and cheer every year, but it was a self-fulfilling prophecy of doom every time they failed each post season.
I’m glad/sad he’s finally gone, it’s the right thing to do for both parties. I hope he has a moderately successful short stint with the Razorbacks and retires considering himself a Wildcat.
It was just the feeling like my program was being held hostage by someone who was unwilling to actually change or to win a different way. It enraged me and I’d wanted Cal gone for years, because I could see the writing on the wall starting around 2018, and by the end of the covid season I was resigned to that we’d never win big again with Cal as coach. I’d get my hopes up and cheer every year, but it was a self-fulfilling prophecy of doom every time they failed each post season.
I’m glad/sad he’s finally gone, it’s the right thing to do for both parties. I hope he has a moderately successful short stint with the Razorbacks and retires considering himself a Wildcat.
Mrs Cal was always my favorite Cal.
She sounded actually hurt to make the video if it's not real it's pretty solid acting ...I hate if Cal used Arkansas as a bargaining chip ****if**** he and Ellen really didn't wanna go because admin was going to ride it out and give him a opportunity to fix his shortfalls.
Ellen gives the vibe like she's not happy with Cal trying to bargain when he already had the world in a place they love and pushed it too far and got told thanks but no thanks enjoy Arkansas.
It makes sense with the Cal waiting and not making any contact with UK leadership or putting out anything. I really think he was trying to get a few more million or some donors on board for NIL and he never thought UK admin would just let him walk ..that would be totally out of touch but we are talking about CAL
She sounded actually hurt to make the video if it's not real it's pretty solid acting ...I hate if Cal used Arkansas as a bargaining chip ****if**** he and Ellen really didn't wanna go because admin was going to ride it out and give him a opportunity to fix his shortfalls.
Ellen gives the vibe like she's not happy with Cal trying to bargain when he already had the world in a place they love and pushed it too far and got told thanks but no thanks enjoy Arkansas.
It makes sense with the Cal waiting and not making any contact with UK leadership or putting out anything. I really think he was trying to get a few more million or some donors on board for NIL and he never thought UK admin would just let him walk ..that would be totally out of touch but we are talking about CAL
I feel bad she will have roll the trash cans to the back yard so they can burn the trash in Fayetteville. Won't have to get help from her roommate
Cause by assuming, I really think Cal feels he done less with more. And cannot turnback Time. Anyone that thinks this guy didn't want to meet his initial goals is delusional. He came here to win and win big. And came extremely close. Simply didn't happen. Of course, behind closed doors. "The wife has to be positive, she knows he wishes what could have been". But he does have positives to atleast feel good about. Compare both goodbye vids. Pretty much eluded to all of this. Kentucky needs new voice. Very telling. Just my 2 cents.
If we know he had interest in the OSU job earlier in the year I don't think he was looking for a bargaining chip. I think he was tired, but wanted to go somewhere on his own time and arky was what came open and he was rushed into knowing we weren't going to deal with another season or Barnhart wasn't going to ket him operate on an island.
It's weird to think if irrelevant SMU doesn't fire their coach this may not Have happened. SMU fires coach, USC coach takes that job, gives Musselman opportunity to go back out west...
Yep. I think that was a brain fart. It was 4 Final Fours and 7 Elite Eights.
Final Fours (4): 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15
Elite Eights (7): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19
Sorry about that. Thanks for catching that.
That's been my take the whole time- never got into the name calling and mocking (don't even think I did it in the worst of times). I backed Cal until I no longer could and probably to a fault. He just lost his way and that is a shame. The best thing that could have happened is another title so he was a legacy coach and only 2x champ not named Rupp.
Tough pill to swallow but this should have happened a couple of years ago in retrospect.
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If Cal is at Arkansas in 2026, fall semester, I will be shocked. I could still see him going and then next week retiring.
Past 9 years? We keep extending this thing when it just isnt true lol. Yes the past four years have been bad (starting with the COVID year when all the Blue Bloods were horrible), but if you count his last nine tournament appearances that would include:
1 Final Four
2 Elite Eights
1 Sweet Sixteen
Most any other schools would be ecstatic with that in a 9 year period. The last three years specifically were unacceptable, but to act like the guy wasn't as good as any up until the 2020 season is just a falsehood.
No Final Fours in his last 9. None. Count em up.
Man that was much tougher to watch than Coach Cal’s. Classy lady. She should leave that loser and stay in Lexington.
Yeah they do both give off vibes that its something they just have to do now because they went so far with it. They don't seem overjoyed.
Randomly choosing 9 to push your point I get it, but I said last 9 tournament appearances because that's the issue everyone has with Cal...tournament performance. Post COVID is when the issue started for Cal....not before, but people will try to push whatever narrative they see fit I guess.
I randomly went back 9 straight seasons and he wasnt up to UK standards or the $9 million a year we paid him.
That would fit in well with him being such a narcissist they always way overestimate their own worth and power and way underestimate people's frustration with them.
Had he followed the 10 yr. rule for ky coaches he would be viewed differently by BBN.
