Well, respectfully, you are wrong. None of those players come to UK next year (except maybe Reed) if Cal leaves UK.
ESPN saying Cal should be the 1st call for Texas
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People said the same thing when Sutton and BCG came to UK. It's not a certainty.
Except the next class is arguably the best class he has ever had and one of the top 5 classes ever in college basketball.
Did we recover after both? Sure did. Quite nicely actually. You really are an enigma.
blah, blah, blah.
It's been "wait until this next class of studs" with this guy for the past several years.
I think the biggest issue with Cal going to Texas would be Texas joining the SEC soon and Cal having to come back into Rupp.
If I’m Cal, and I think I’m going to coach 5-10 more years, I go to Texas. If I’m ready to wrap it up, I put all my energy into this next year and a half at UK.
If I’m Cal, and I think I’m going to coach 5-10 more years, I go to Texas. If I’m ready to wrap it up, I put all my energy into this next year and a half at UK.
His heart wasn’t in it when UCLA came calling, but dumbass Mitch couldn’t see that. Should have let him go then.
People will say hindsight is 20/20, but I’ve said it a million times on here before: if it had been any other school but UCLA I probably wouldn’t have blamed Mitch. But for Cal to use the one school he’s supposed to be trying to catch as leverage… that just burnt me up and I wanted him to leave at that point.
I know Texas has plenty of money and no state income taxes but they were paying 5 mill a year to Beard. We really think they’d want to pay 60+% more for an old, recently underachieving coach? I’d believe it when I see it.
Through this whole thing I hadn't even thought about the fact that Texas is headed into the SEC. Wow, what a scene Cal coming to coach Texas in Rupp would be.
Sometimes a leap of faith is required
Can’t be held hostage to fear…if we did that we wouldn’t get anywhere
Can’t be held hostage to fear…if we did that we wouldn’t get anywhere
I don't see Cal taking the Texas job. The are big football state. IF Cal was to leave UK will be fine. UK will have no problems getting another good coach and with the transfer portal the way it is now the new coach would be able to get some very good players .
Anyone have Cal's address .. I'll have a Stetson shipped immediately .... lol
When we get a better class than the one with Anthony Davis and MKG I will hold off saying the next class is the greatest ever.
And hit your knees , light a prayer candle , do whatever it is you need to do , pray this man leaves us alone and rides off into the western sunset
YEAH WE GOT BRANDON BOSTON COMING IN !!! And Whitey or Whitley or whatever the next MJ was ... LMAO
I think when Cal leaves he will take time off and then take a television job. One can tell by his coaching he’s not into it anymore at all.
Blah blah blah. Kentucky basketball is bigger than Cal, always has been and always will be. And in my opinion, he could recruit an NBA all star team and f**k it up
Think he would be shocked at how little the fan base would care if he left. He'd be seriously interested I think. He's another coach where UK won him a NC. Who'd want to be #6.
Well Barney gave Cal a lifetime contract so does that mean he gets a 'beyond lifetime' contract? LOL! Maybe his grandchildren will get UK's money.
You know Barney always has a 'list' as he should have. He may want to update it. I could see Cal jumping as he may have grown weary with all of the 'taxing' he has endured for so long.
You know Barney always has a 'list' as he should have. He may want to update it. I could see Cal jumping as he may have grown weary with all of the 'taxing' he has endured for so long.
Cal has won his championship. Could you imagine him being here had he not won that title?
He's not winning another one here. His agenda has completely changed.
He's not long for this job IMO providing what little he has accomplished lately.
All he has to do is call his buddy Rick Barnes who'll tell him about the Texas job.
He's not winning another one here. His agenda has completely changed.
He's not long for this job IMO providing what little he has accomplished lately.
All he has to do is call his buddy Rick Barnes who'll tell him about the Texas job.
Keldon Johnson was going to be no big loss because WE GOT THE DRAGON COMING IN!
He should go there and try to play the "This is a basketball school!" card 
They can call all they want, but I would be SHOCKED if either Drew or Calipari entertained anything from Texas in the middle of their seasons.
As I said in another thread, the best play is to simply put feelers out with the coaches on their wish list, stick with their interim coaches, and then make their moves as the season starts to wind down. Unless they plan on throwing $20m per year at one of these guys, they'll probably get nothing more from their agents than "I'm not talking about this in the middle of my season".
As I said in another thread, the best play is to simply put feelers out with the coaches on their wish list, stick with their interim coaches, and then make their moves as the season starts to wind down. Unless they plan on throwing $20m per year at one of these guys, they'll probably get nothing more from their agents than "I'm not talking about this in the middle of my season".
UK has the best fans in college basketball. Interesting how the Cal fans always make it a point to take a shot at our fan base. Saying we couldn’t get a good coach because of our fans is hilarious. Those “bad” fans that’s travel better than any other fanbase… yeah no elite coach would want that lmao
If he addresses the issue by saying anything other than I am the UK coach and I intend to retire here then he proves he is not invested in the UK program. He has the best contract in all of college basketball. If he even hints that is not enough then he should go.
Why are people so terrified of loosing next years class?? Honestly, what makes you think Cal would have anymore success than all the other great classes he's underachieving with? You don't even know what players (if even a single one) would follow him. And I think folks are totally underestimating the new life and energy a new coach would breath back into the program. The is zero evidence supporting Kentucky taking a single step back with a coaching change. None.
The notion that Cal is someone whom Texas would go after seems preposterous. We know Cal’s washed. The national sports media knows Cal is washed. And I’m sure the folks at Texas searching for their next coach know he’s washed.
Cal’s next destination is going to be a place where they’re happy to have a guy that did some things in the past, is well known, and can produce winning seasons. Texas, nor anyone other major program that is looking to compete for national titles wants Cal.
Cal’s next destination is going to be a place where they’re happy to have a guy that did some things in the past, is well known, and can produce winning seasons. Texas, nor anyone other major program that is looking to compete for national titles wants Cal.
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LOL this message board will be in meltdown mode if this UK team turns it around at the end of the season. Not saying they're going to win tomorrow but it will be hilarious to see the flip flop from some posters on here. It would be like they're rooting for UK to lose.
They’re not turning anything around chief.
I doubt if Texas would be interesting in Cal I say any major college would not be interesting in him.
Hey pal, me and my little 8 year old guy will be locked into that game tomorrow rooting our tails off for UK to win. He has bailed on most games recently because he says "we're just going to lose like we always do." Nothing I would like more than for us to enjoy some high fives over UK basektball.
A few of the Cal fan boys are just using this thread to bash our fans like usual. The guy that melts down in game threads is trying to convince people that no one would want this coaching job because of fans is hilarious.
My son has lost all interest and asks why I’m wasting my time watching the Cats suck again.
Rooting for UK to lose and discussion/analysis of what we are seeing from Cal and the team/program are two very different things. I doubt that there are more than 2% of the posters here that want UK to lose. The stuff Cal does and says should concern any UK fan.
Our fans are so “bad” that they helped our program make Forbes list as the most valuable college basketball team. Oh no we’re going to have so much trouble finding a coach that would want to lead one of the most valuable programs in the sport…. Lmao
Some of you are still stuck in 2015.
We haven’t been the it program in a while. If he can’t do it at Kentucky, he ain’t doing that at Texas.
Good lord y’all. Lol.
Kentucky is the only entity in employment history where everyone who wants to have the best job in a sector of jobs would say no to the best pay and best opportunity.
This is also a competitive field where the most competitive people enter the arena.
You can’t replicate some rafters posters. Truly special.
