So he coaches a team to top 15 program but is a step down to a guy that hasn’t won a NCAA tourney game in years? Got it, thanks for sharing Ellen.Yeah I mean most seem to get this but the Cal sucks crew sure don't . Drew isn't a bad coach by any means but he is not better then Cal. But he won't go to UL thats a big step down. Baylor is a top 15 program these days . UL has only been that in the 2010-2014 era and the late 70's to late 80's .
Any big coach also knows that they’d always be second fiddle in their own state and no hotshot wants that. UL has to hit a home run w an up and comer making the leap to top 15 basketball. Any established top 5 coach saw Pitino try and fail to turn this state red. If RP, who was universally loved by this state (pre UL run), couldn’t make the state Red even when we were suffering through a decade long F4 drought w Tubby and 2 atrocious Billy G years….then nobody canI don't see the appeal of UL for any successful coach. It's been a long time since the 80s. Louisville has struggled to be relevant for decades.
OK then drop them again and never play them. They do not help us in any way unless they are a Quad 1 game. They are a Quad 4 game.UK does not need ul to turn it around
IF there is an ACC in 2 years. Might be back to Conference USA for Uof L. lolI hope they give Kenny another year Since he improve them from last year and the fact it was in such a mess when he took the job. In another 2 years he will be ready to be on par to play with ACC teams
What’s your problem with Pearl in relation to other potential candidates for the Kentucky job?Keep digging, prefereably downward... (As far as him ending up at UK...Bury it...)
Aside from Sweaty Bruce turning 64 in a few days, he's a proven cheater and a snitch.What’s your problem with Pearl in relation to other potential candidates for the Kentucky job?
Aside from Sweaty Bruce turning 64 in a few days, he's a proven cheater and a snitch.
But Kenny is so dumb he tells the truth. lol. Who does that? Kenny leveled with the media that a kid refused to play without his tights. Could you imagine Cal telling fans the truth? That’s stupid. He Gone.Kenny is making excellent progress. More than doubled the win total.
Bringing in the right recruits.
This is a 4 year turn around.
He needs an extension
What’s your problem with Pearl in relation to other potential candidates for the Kentucky job?
Any big coach also knows that they’d always be second fiddle in their own state and no hotshot wants that. UL has to hit a home run w an up and comer making the leap to top 15 basketball. Any established top 5 coach saw Pitino try and fail to turn this state red. If RP, who was universally loved by this state (pre UL run), couldn’t make the state Red even when we were suffering through a decade long F4 drought w Tubby and 2 atrocious Billy G years….then nobody can
His salary in 2023 was $3.7 million, and he received a $1.7 million bonus when he signed his latest contract in 2021, so he made over $5 million that year. If he solicited offers from other schools, he could probably find a better one, but I’m confident Baylor has the resources and will to match anything serious that comes his way.His 2.7 million salary at Baylor is surprisingly low for a coach that has won a title. KP is making 3.3 million.
If money motivates him he could probably get 4 million from U of L.
His salary in 2023 was $3.7 million, and he received a $1.7 million bonus when he signed his latest contract in 2021, so he made over $5 million that year. If he solicited offers from other schools, he could probably find a better one, but I’m confident Baylor has the resources and will to match anything serious that comes his way.
It’s also worth remembering that an established coaching position is more than a job; it takes years to build that kind of credibility and relationship with the institution. Guys like Drew aren’t going to blow that up and uproot their families just to try to increase their paycheck from $4 million to $5 million by hopefully rescuing a dumpster fire on a timeline set by the dumpster fire’s fans.
In short - I would be truly shocked if this happened.
If Pearl leaves this year it's for Bloomington.I hope it's not Pearl.
NoWe need UofL to turn it around at some point. It is 1 game a year against us and we have dominated for the most part year in and out. But it is better for NCAA if we are a rival game again like Duke UNC game.
Take the Baylor boy and lets see what happens.
again, then stop play Louisville. They do nothing for our strength of schedule. They are not even a good tune up game.
Can you name one time that Cal has ever lied to you?But Kenny is so dumb he tells the truth. lol. Who does that? Kenny leveled with the media that a kid refused to play without his tights. Could you imagine Cal telling fans the truth? That’s stupid. He Gone.
Did Pearl sleep with your wife?
Dude you were snarky as you could be. I tried to discuss with you but you were snarky a second time. You acted like you couldn’t even dignify me with a proper response.So I keep it cordial and you act like an ass. Take care ass.
Every time he has been asked about an injury in the last 15 years. His only reply EVER is I haven’t seen him. You actually believe he hasn’t seen his own player. OK.Can you name one time that Cal has ever lied to you?
Sounds like Calipari when we hired him . Except Pearl only had a cookout where as Calipari already had 1 final four vacated with another to come . As for being a snitch, I loved it when things came out about UNCheat, Kansas, and Duke .Aside from Sweaty Bruce turning 64 in a few days, he's a proven cheater and a snitch.
Dude you were snarky as you could be. I tried to discuss with you but you were snarky a second time. You acted like you couldn’t even dignify me with a proper response.
I can be snarky too. You got what you got
Additionally,,I don’t know if ul even has the money for it. They are still paying buy outs to multiple people and then you’d have to add in KP’s buyout.
It’s hilarious that you think you’re the hero and I the villain in our exchange. Lol.Snarky? Nah, you're an ass.
*hugs*If Pearl leaves this year it's for Bloomington.
Except that Cal has never been sanctioned by the NCAA. Brucie? He got a three year show cause. As for him being a snitch? Are you good with Brucie secretly recording a conversation with a recruit and turning it in, trying to get an opposing coach in trouble? Just a cookout? Nah, there was more to it. For one, encouraging the recruit and his parents to lie to NCAA investigators about it. Then Pearl, being the narcissistic cheater that he is, lied through his teeth to investigators as well, even when they presented photographic evidence. Even after that mess, Pearl had the hubris to commit some other minor violations during the no contact rule, and also attempted to cover up the drug test results of at least one UT player. One of my favorite things about Pearl v Cal was when a UT fan coworker of mine smugly asked me when we hired Cal, how long it would take for Cal to put us on probation. You better believe I never let him forget that one, not even today. As for me, I wouldn't hire Pearl to wash my truck.Sounds like Calipari when we hired him . Except Pearl only had a cookout where as Calipari already had 1 final four vacated with another to come . As for being a snitch, I loved it when things came out about UNCheat, Kansas, and Duke .
I think his point is well taken still. Cal lusted after the uk job much like Pearl does now. There isn’t a single coach out there that lobs more compliments toward the Kentucky program as Pearl does.Except that Cal has never been sanctioned by the NCAA. Brucie? He got a three year show cause. As for him being a snitch? Are you good with Brucie secretly recording a conversation with a recruit and turning it in, trying to get an opposing coach in trouble? Just a cookout? Nah, there was more to it. For one, encouraging the recruit and his parents to lie to NCAA investigators about it. Then Pearl, being the narcissistic cheater that he is, lied through his teeth to investigators as well, even when they presented photographic evidence. Even after that mess, Pearl had the hubris to commit some other minor violations during the no contact rule, and also attempted to cover up the drug test results of at least one UT player. One of my favorite things about Pearl v Cal was when a UT fan coworker of mine smugly asked me when we hired Cal, how long it would take for Cal to put us on probation. You better believe I never let him forget that one, not even today. As for me, I wouldn't hire Pearl to wash my truck.
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Who cares. Every team plays some games that don't matter. Some years they will be better then others.OK then drop them again and never play them. They do not help us in any way unless they are a Quad 1 game. They are a Quad 4 game.
We have a coachI'm still hoping we get Drew. UofL can take one of those hateable coaches.
First off, that’s false. UL basketball can afford to pay a coach every bit as much as Baylor. This would be about if Drew wants to be at traditional basketball school or not. He could certainly use UL for a raise and likely will if he doesn’t move.Baylor can outbid Louisville. Texas turns out many more players than Kentucky. ACC is a mess.