Calipari to Arkansas?!?

[Pasta Little Brioni]

It's literally all Kentucky/Bengal fans have is that Blue Blood(dumbest ****ing phrase I've seen in sports) status

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni

It's literally all Kentucky/Bengal fans have is that Blue Blood(dumbest ****ing phrase I've seen in sports) status

You're really angry at good basketball teams today. Go outside for a bit.

[Kiimo]

In my opinion Kentucky should hire the coach that has the pedigree and values that UK fans hold dearest.

Spoiler!

[Pablo]

Isn't Scott Drew a big time bible thumper?

That doesn't really jive with what Sucky is. They need a scummy con-man at the helm. They are going to get Chris Beard. And they'll like it.

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar

Hurley would be the one to worry about and that's not happening.

Appears that Oats is out too. Drew has to be the favorite, and I don't think that's anything to be terrified of.

Care to explain? He completed the largest rebuild in college basketball history with a title.

I get he has been to the second once since 2020-2021 (which is when they won the title), but so has Kansas.

He's in arguably the toughest conference in college basketball, has less to work with than he would at Kentucky, and performs at a high level, both on the court and in terms of recruiting.

The only thing that would give me some pause is I'm not sure his temperament would be the best fit here given his personality. He's not the larger than life guy that Cal and Pitino are. He's more like Tubby, which he still did great here, but I think he'd get eaten alive if he wasn't putting up results within 3 seasons?

Drew, IMO, should be the second call behind Hurley. I'd rather have him than Donovan due to Donovan being older and not having coached college in almost a decade. Anything other than Hurley, Drew, or Donovan would be a disappointment.

Originally Posted by Pablo

Isn't Scott Drew a big time bible thumper?

That doesn't really jive with what Sucky is. They need a scummy con-man at the helm. They are going to get Chris Beard. And they'll like it.

I'm not sure the point you're making?

The AD is also devoutly Christian as well, like Drew. The President of UK is Jewish.

[KC_Connection]

Drew is a really good coach and massive improvement on Calipari.

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Drew is a really good coach and massive improvement on Calipari.

Drew in 2024 is better than Calipari in 2024, yes.

I don't think a majority of people realize what he's done at Baylor was nothing short of a miracle. He inherited a program that was on probation for his first 7 years as HC, which also included the loss of scholarships for multiple seasons and the inability to play non-conference games for a season.

He recruits at a high level. Not as high as Calipari, who is probably the greatest recruiter of all time, but still very, very well. His teams also are very good offensively and defensively.

I get the criticism that he hasn't made the second weekend that often, but it's ****ing Baylor, and he has been there multiple times and likely would have been in contention for another second weekend or Final Four appearance in 2020.

The only reservation I have is his personality. It's a fishbowl in Lexington with the scrutiny he'd be under. I'm not sure how he'd handle that.

He isn't Dan Hurley, but he's a pretty damn good coach in his own right.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

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— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) April 9, 2024

Damn. UK is (potentially) back.

He was there for 15 years and only 30 of his guys ****ing graduated? WOW. I don't even.

Originally Posted by Pablo

Isn't Scott Drew a big time bible thumper?

That doesn't really jive with what Sucky is. They need a scummy con-man at the helm. They are going to get Chris Beard. And they'll like it.

Man, Chris Beard would be an annoyingly good hire. Unless he's just all the way off the wagon now.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Drew in 2024 is better than Calipari in 2024, yes.

I don't think a majority of people realize what he's done at Baylor was nothing short of a miracle. He inherited a program that was on probation for his first 7 years as HC, which also included the loss of scholarships for multiple seasons and the inability to play non-conference games for a season.

He recruits at a high level. Not as high as Calipari, who is probably the greatest recruiter of all time, but still very, very well. His teams also are very good offensively and defensively.

I get the criticism that he hasn't made the second weekend that often, but it's ****ing Baylor, and he has been there multiple times and likely would have been in contention for another second weekend or Final Four appearance in 2020.

The only reservation I have is his personality. It's a fishbowl in Lexington with the scrutiny he'd be under. I'm not sure how he'd handle that.

He isn't Dan Hurley, but he's a pretty damn good coach in his own right.

Tournament is a complete crapshoot, it doesn't matter. He's been a top 5 coach now for at least the past 5 years. Realistically, I don't know that they could do much better (after Hurley says no).

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Care to explain? He completed the largest rebuild in college basketball history with a title.

I get he has been to the second once since 2020-2021 (which is when they won the title), but so has Kansas.

He's in arguably the toughest conference in college basketball, has less to work with than he would at Kentucky, and performs at a high level, both on the court and in terms of recruiting.

The only thing that would give me some pause is I'm not sure his temperament would be the best fit here given his personality. He's not the larger than life guy that Cal and Pitino are. He's more like Tubby, which he still did great here, but I think he'd get eaten alive if he wasn't putting up results within 3 seasons?

Drew, IMO, should be the second call behind Hurley. I'd rather have him than Donovan due to Donovan being older and not having coached college in almost a decade. Anything other than Hurley, Drew, or Donovan would be a disappointment.

I'm not sure the point you're making?

The AD is also devoutly Christian as well, like Drew. The President of UK is Jewish.

I didn't say that Drew isn't a solid coach. I said I don't think he's something to be terrified of (Hurley or Wright at Kentucky would be scary). I'm sure his results would be better on average than Calipari's over the last several years, but it's far from a guarantee that he's going to pile up final fours. Or land classes that are close to the average Calipari class.

And yeah, it was a nice rebuild, but it also took him 20 years to reach his first and only final four. Baylor was basically a middling program until 2020.

[Rams Fan]

Apparently Kentucky is beginning its offer for Hurley at $11 million/year.

[Kramerica]

Hurley would be stupid to leave UConn for UK.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Kramerica

Hurley would be stupid to leave UConn for UK.

He'd also be stupid not to get UConn to match any offer UK makes, which I assume he will do.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He'd also be stupid not to get UConn to match any offer UK makes, which I assume he will do.

Will they give him a raise from 3 mil to 11+?