Cal to Arky?
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I'm assuming the second S is silent in Wess's name.
No it’s for emphasiss
Emphassis.
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No, but the first one is.
That's a big win for Kentucky then. Not sure why Arkansas would want to do this though. He'd be expensive as hell and hasn't been to a Final Four in 9 years at freaking Kentucky.
As far as basketball coaching goes who knows but that Northwest part of Arkansas is really nice. I told my wife I would not mind retiring there.
because he knows he's worn out his welcome in KY, and Arky is dumb enough to pay him big bank to come. So, Cal sees it as a chance to make another big payday, and take some pressure off
For starters, he would likely bring UK’s recruiting class with him. And word is team Cal underestimated the BBN’s frustration with the post season flame outs over the last five years.
Who knows, a change of scenery could do him some good.
He won’t bring them all. I understand the new NIL world and all. But you still can’t recruit as well at Arkansas as you can at Kentucky. But yeah. He’ll bring some of them. Question is, can he still coach them like he did his first 6 years at Kentucky. The last 9 years say no.
Matt Jones from Kentucky Sports Radio just said that Cal is likely gone leaving one of the best two or three jobs in the game open. Oats will get a lot of chatter but I don’t think Barnhart could stomach that with all of the off the court issues at Bama. He swung and missed with Donovan twice. Does he try that route one more time?
Tyson family threw the money in. Reportedly he’s going to make 8 million a year.
Hey Goat, we are just as good a basketball program as Arkansas. Why couldn’t we pull Calipari? ***
It’s crazy that he would leave Kentucky to be Jans’ assistant at Arkansas.
Well, it's good to know that we get to keep our coach who doesn't like Starkville and isn't a great recruiter.
Now that it's obvious to all he's looking to get out of town, I'm sure he's really going to kill it on the recruiting trail.
Now that it's obvious to all he's looking to get out of town, I'm sure he's really going to kill it on the recruiting trail.
You don't. Cal isn't wanted in Kentucky, and Arkansas is making a stupid move.
Still funny watching the Kentucky fans with the cocky butthurt about losing a coach to Arkansas.
Eh, it's like I say about Huntsville. It's a nice place but still too much Alabama in it. Same for NW Arkansas.
Their wish list is funny. I have a feeling they will end up "settling" on a hire they will proclaim as the ticket to their resurgence.
Even if it's smoke, it's obvious Jans or his agent wanted the name out there, to either get out or help with negotiations here. The question is still why, just like Mullen. Why are these coaches that have no ties here giving off this overwhelming 'I can't win here vibe'?
I personally don't think many coaches like the inferiority culture that exists in so places not named Mississippi State baseball.
He is probably bringing KY to Arkansas considering the lockerroom love nest.
Does Kentucky have NIL money? I have no idea who their boosters are. I assume they are just a big fanbase who contributes a little per capita, similar to Alabama football, i.e. mainly done via collective. They basically paid players before, in the old system, with Cal's contacts, which don't really matter as much anymore. His freshmen phenoms struggle more when upperclassmen stay in college a year or so longer.
I think a lot of these guys have figured out their pro prospects in basketball are small, so may as well play in college a few more years rather than run off to Europe or what not. I can see college basketball fundamentally changing into something better, long term.