You all were so preoccupied with getting Cal fired you didn’t stop to think about the possibilities once he’s gone. I’m good with it since the buyout is gone but be prepared to wind up with Drew.
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It’s a good thing we didn’t get him fired then. He walked away on his own. Breeched his own contract to do so. Now the AD won’t let him come back.
I hope you guys at Arkansas like your new coach!
You are spot on with this. I wanted Cal gone after the last few seasons myself, but sometimes our fans are living in a dream world. We are a blue blood, but we are not the only one and there is lots of money being thrown at these guys to keep them from coming here. If you can get the same money or damn close to coach somewhere with far less expectations and fans beating you down day in and day out WTF would you come here. Sometimes the best guy is not the right guy and it will all work out.
So what, the main thing was getting Cal out. The next coach may not end up being “the guy”. But, the next coach will damn sure know what the deal is, compete for titles or you won’t be here for long. If he pans out, great! If he doesn’t, move on quickly. Eventually UK will find the right guy. But at least the process of getting there has started. I’ll take that over accepting more of the same crap from Cal. He either didn’t care about winning anymore or forgot how, either way I wanted him gone. Did you always have a next girlfriend lined up when you current relationship went south? Sometimes you just need to get out of a bad relationship first, then figure the rest out afterward.
Much better coach and ambassador of the program than Cal is at this point. Recruiting awards mean nothing come March. Cal isn’t the Cal of old, easily replaceable.
Anybody is an improvement over Cal.
We didn't get Cal fired, he quit on us. During the season, in February he was trying to run off.
Ohio St, SMU, USC, Michigan and others wouldn't take him. We should be thankful for Arkansas.
If it's drew, I will never understand why we are upset over a coach who built a program from basically nothing to a national title at a place with no basketball history or pedigree. It wasn't who you wanted or thought was the best, boo freaking hoo.
And this ain't over, no one knows what will happen. The statements several coaches like Oats and Hurley have made. Cal said the same 3 days before coming here. Roy Williams said them at the Final Four before taking the UNC job.
Ohio St, SMU, USC, Michigan and others wouldn't take him. We should be thankful for Arkansas.
If it's drew, I will never understand why we are upset over a coach who built a program from basically nothing to a national title at a place with no basketball history or pedigree. It wasn't who you wanted or thought was the best, boo freaking hoo.
And this ain't over, no one knows what will happen. The statements several coaches like Oats and Hurley have made. Cal said the same 3 days before coming here. Roy Williams said them at the Final Four before taking the UNC job.
Only thing we need to be prepared for are a shitload of new usernames from your ass.
Drew isn't most peoples first choice but he's a huge overall upgrade from Cal. I'll take it. And stop blaming fans. Cals the one who shit the bed the last 4 years and decided he was too good to try to win games. UK didn't even fire him, he ran off in shame.
Nobody is going to miss losing in the first round to mid majors. Nobody is going to miss none and done players using the university for their own gain. Nobody is going to miss losing to anybody with a pulse the first half of every season.
Right? Fans were supposed to ignore the crap results because of good recruiting classes? What’s the point of a good recruiting class if it doesn’t win games?
Seems to be lost on most people.
He quit. We didn't get him fired.
Go spoon with Cal in a dog stroller
He quit because of the constant hounding. I’ve been ready for him to leave but it got obsessive and downright nasty, just like with Tubby. Good chance we end up with nothing and it ends up Pope.
It’s been one damn day and people are pointing fingers and arguing. Give it time!
Drew would be a huge upgrade over what we've had for at least 5 years now and maybe closer to 10.
What makes you so sure of that? Outside of his Covid title his resume is not impressive.
where have I seen the OP before?
oh yea, now I remember
oh yea, now I remember
yes, Drew, who’s won at BAYLOR, Who’s got a top class coming in, who can recruit the portal, and is 10 times the floor coach of Calipari. Yes we didn’t think about it but we should have because that’s a deal I’m taking every time.
You Cal guys are absolute trash clowns.
Drew might stay where he has a new arena and low expectations. Acting like Drew is ours if we snap our fingers is delusional.
You boomers are ridiculous.
What happened if the dog didn’t catch its tail?
22-10, 7 seed, 1 SEC tournament win, 1 NCAA tournament win, R32 loss ?
Then we’re all here screaming for Cal to be fired and for Mitch to pay the 24 million buyout?
Cal is gone now or he’s gone next off season, he expedited the process and made it cheaper. He will probably have slightly decent success at Arkansas if the NIL budget is what they say it is.
We will also have a higher level of success than 1 NCAAT win in 4 years with Drew as our new head coach.
What happened if the dog didn’t catch its tail?
22-10, 7 seed, 1 SEC tournament win, 1 NCAA tournament win, R32 loss ?
Then we’re all here screaming for Cal to be fired and for Mitch to pay the 24 million buyout?
Cal is gone now or he’s gone next off season, he expedited the process and made it cheaper. He will probably have slightly decent success at Arkansas if the NIL budget is what they say it is.
We will also have a higher level of success than 1 NCAAT win in 4 years with Drew as our new head coach.
Are you saying Cal was going to lead us to anything better than an ass-puckered first round loss that the nation laughed at EVER again?
If not, then SHUT THE HELL UP about regretting him leaving.
Your terms are acceptable.where have I seen the OP before?
oh yea, now I remember
Billy G could have won against Oakland Op. Our high school coach here could have won against Oakland. Until you lugnuts understand Cal quit coaching around 2015, you will always be miserable.
I’m not a Cal guy. I’m a Kentucky guy. I want what is best for this program. I think if you miss on Hurley, Donovan, Wright, Oats there’s a good chance we wind up with another Gillespie hire.
We have to make a move in the next week or so because of the portal and Donovan is in the playoffs. Probably not happening. Hurley probably not happening. Wright not happening. I don’t totally buy Oats staying at Bama but he put that release out.
1. He quit
2. Possible replacements were discussed ad nauseam on here.
Lot of strange accounts posting nonsense on this board lately.
First of all you are acting like a complete jerk in almost all your posts, so I feel bad for you. I pity you..
Secondly I’ve said a thousand times I wanted him gone. I’ll even be refreshed if it’s Pope and take the lumps that come as he grows.
Enjoy the rest of your existence. Luckily for the Ignore button I’ll never have to see, or pity you, again. 😆
Because Cal's performance over the last 5-10 years is absolutely miserable. The bar is so low that anyone can crawl over it.
Lately, sure, I've been mad. For good reason! Things are coming to a boiling point in this program. Cal has sucked, EVEN HE KNOWS IT, and he quit because he knew he couldn't do better.
So those of us who want better are pissed.
I guess maybe there are people who don't mind sucking ass at basketball who are above it all? Fine, but I'm not like that.
i actually admire cal for leaving in an honorable way, except for going to a rival. he left good players and recruits, some will stay, some won’t. he left of his own accord so uk wasn’t on the hook for the $33m buyout. he could’ve made it pretty ugly but he didn’t. too bad he lost focus of what his job was supposed to be at uk.
I think that part is getting lost in this. If he wanted to he could have held to that contract and gotten his $33 million. He could have really screwed us but left us in an amicable fashion with lots of money to play with.
So wait now we're praising the coach we literally prayed we could get rid of because he didn't screw us financially? This is surreal.
if you don't think Drew is a better option than Cal, you are out of your mind.
I really wish some of you guys would do a little homework before posting ....
Don't even worry about it - it's another Cal-hired poster or a family member of his. Like every corrupt POS there are multiple people running interference for them.
not praising him for his coaching, just giving him credit for how he decided to leave. the separation could’ve lasted another couple of years, with more embarrassing losses and more bitterness but now we get a new start. so yes, praising him for that.
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