Cal left, BBN did not chase him off!!!
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I think JVC saw his NIL support drying up and realized the handwriting was on the wall. Due to his inept coaching and stubbornness, he was going to need generational talent to win big here and that wasn't going to happen in today's landscape without big booster $$. Couple that with the "leaky roof/basketball school" play to get a new practice facility that went nowhere and he realized it was time to go so he jumped at what came along.
We sure did not. You're definitely not a UK fan. Louisville>>>>>
It was all just a big coincidence. BBN was out for its hourly pitchforks-and-torches 5 mile run, and Calipari was running in the same direction. He'd just started 30 seconds earlier.
I don't know. I think it could either be taken as we are a passionate fanbase that wants top results or it could be taken as why on earth would I ever want to go to that place.
It could go either way lol
Guess I know how Tyson could afford that extra money for Cal ........
Is this the part we are supposed to pretend we didn’t know chickens died and blood was shed because he contributes to a former coach?
He wasn't RUN OFF.
He also didn't JUST QUIT.
It was a tired marriage that neither side was able to break out of until both hinted that it would be fine if the other did...and Cal did. And UK didn't beg for him back.
Any spin that "Arkansas stole Kentucky's coach because they are better or Kentucky fans forced Calipari out" are both not true.
He also didn't JUST QUIT.
It was a tired marriage that neither side was able to break out of until both hinted that it would be fine if the other did...and Cal did. And UK didn't beg for him back.
Any spin that "Arkansas stole Kentucky's coach because they are better or Kentucky fans forced Calipari out" are both not true.
How? We just wanted him to change some stuff up and focus more on winning games at UK than putting players in the NBA at the expense of the program.
Most fans I know understood Cal was coming back for a 16th season when Mitch gave him a vote of confidence and he did that radio show and talked about how hard he was going to work to “get it right.”
They went on TV for that sham interview. 5 days later Cal leaves in the middle of the night and we later find out he was flirting with other jobs in February, but yeah, fans ran him off. I don’t buy it. The thing that actually ran Cal off was his ego and the realization that he wasn’t bigger than this program. His seat went from warm to hot and he dipped out just like Tubby did.
The posse was getting rounded up, he just slipped out before it caught up with him.
Where's bassfan to tell all of us that our voices aren't loud and that Cal wasn't going anywhere? LOL "Fifty million reasons Cal isn't leaving you chumps"
Put yourself in his shoes, he couldn't go hide from the criticism. If the entire base of your job wanted you gone, do you think that doesn't effect the pressure you feel, it makes you unhappy. Yes he brought it on, but he had radio programs, journalist, and fans to deal with. Grt a job where everyone wants you gone and see how long it takes you to put applications in elsewhere
Some of our fans did kind of intentionally add pressure / unstable working environment so he'd be more likely to leave. Let's keep it real.
If I wanted to keep that job that paid me an ENORMOUS salary, I would do what it took to keep it!! He QUIT after he signed that unbelievable contract. He got FAT and happy with himself and thought he was above reproach. His ego that had got him to this point in his career, is the very reason he left the biggest stage in college basketball.
Cal CHOSE to leave instead of doing the things that he KNEW needed done to fix it. So he decided to go somewhere that was willing to accept him as he is NOW because they were desperate to win and in the Arkansas people’s eyes they think their getting the Cal from 15 years ago. I hate to tell them that dude ain’t coming back.
This was ENTIRELY on Cal!!!
No more cow 
. Move on. Talk about Pope and present roster. Divorce has happened.
. Move on. Talk about Pope and present roster. Divorce has happened.
You guys need to get your talking points straight. First it was "the fans don't pay Cal's salary lolz" and then "the fans have no voice" and then "It's just a few malcontent trolls griping, all the fans luuuuurve Cal" but now it's "the FANZ made him R-U-N-N-O-F-T"
Make up your mind.