Toggle sidebar

De’aaron Fox says he’s rooting for UK against Arkansas

A

akaukswoosh

Hall of Famer
Jan 14, 2006
78,848
120,298
93
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: JasonRDunn, will1976, cat tat2 and 9 others
J

Jazzycat

All-Conference
May 23, 2002
16,038
4,587
113
Being De’Andre back next year and honor him. He has always maintained his loyalty to UK and that is commendable. He and Bam took the elite eight loss especially hard. Bring those guys back and let’s celebrate their brief career at UK. Also, would love to see Jorts and Brandon Knight. What a fun team to watch!
 
  • Like
Reactions: JasonRDunn, JPFisher, RunninRichie and 4 others
X

xmayor

Redshirt
Jul 1, 2025
12
9
3
The first UNC game Fox year still a favorite game I saw in person, and the second UNC game still a very very unfavorite Calipari no time out for the loss game. Fox and Bam! crying in the locker room and it seems like some kind of ending looking back.
 
  • Like
  • Sad
Reactions: RunninRichie and *Fox2Monk*
*Fox2Monk*

*Fox2Monk*

Heisman
Jun 10, 2009
40,263
70,442
113
Jazzycat said:
Being De’Andre back next year and honor him. He has always maintained his loyalty to UK and that is commendable. He and Bam took the elite eight loss especially hard. Bring those guys back and let’s celebrate their brief career at UK. Also, would love to see Jorts and Brandon Knight. What a fun team to watch!
Click to expand...
De’Andre Jamal Fox was the ****.
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: TFCat11, jgraf1, BlueBlood96Cat and 2 others
Kentucky15

Kentucky15

Senior
Mar 29, 2013
593
742
88
Only a dumbass would forgo what they have here to support Calipari at Arkansas. It’s just dumb. As you see with PJ’s personal life and relationship choices, he doesn’t read at the highest grade level.

The reasons are endless why you shouldn’t do it Notice cousins hasn’t done it either, he only got a little upset Calipari was ran out. I’m certain Wall told him not to do anything like that and you definitely won’t see Davis or Wall doing it. Calipari, if he had anything about himself, wouldn’t want those guys doing it either. It damages their legacy here which Calipari knows full well. It shows who the guy really is if you pay attention. He doesn’t need it to recruit everybody already knows who they played for.
 
  • Love
Reactions: Btoddisabish
Vek96

Vek96

Senior
Jul 4, 2025
284
659
93
Kentucky15 said:
Only a dumbass would forgo what they have here to support Calipari at Arkansas. It’s just dumb. As you see with PJ’s personal life and relationship choices, he doesn’t read at the highest grade level.

The reasons are endless why you shouldn’t do it Notice cousins hasn’t done it either, he only got a little upset Calipari was ran out. I’m certain Wall told him not to do anything like that and you definitely won’t see Davis or Wall doing it. Calipari, if he had anything about himself, wouldn’t want those guys doing it either. It damages their legacy here which Calipari knows full well. It shows who the guy really is if you pay attention. He doesn’t need it to recruit everybody already knows who they played for.
Click to expand...
Calipari wasn’t run out at Kentucky. His complete arrogance voided his contract. That’s the only reason we aren’t still looking at his dumbass.
 
  • Like
Reactions: WilmoreCat
Kentucky15

Kentucky15

Senior
Mar 29, 2013
593
742
88
Vek96 said:
Calipari wasn’t run out at Kentucky. His complete arrogance voided his contract. That’s the only reason we aren’t still looking at his dumbass.
Click to expand...

Calipari couldn’t stay here. You can’t continue those droughts and wars with the brass and base. No contract will keep a bad coach at UK.

I choose run out simply to convey a point about the fans and situation. Technically he left but he wasn’t going to have a choice either way. Calipari was going to have to be trashed. Whether it be that year or the next.

And he knew it all too well and tried to use Arkansas to strong arm Mitch which backfired completely. He didn’t realize how much we wanted him out.
 
kyboss360

kyboss360

Heisman
May 22, 2009
32,429
11,620
113
xmayor said:
The first UNC game Fox year still a favorite game I saw in person, and the second UNC game still a very very unfavorite Calipari no time out for the loss game. Fox and Bam! crying in the locker room and it seems like some kind of ending looking back.
Click to expand...
Can someone translate this?
 
RunninRichie

RunninRichie

Heisman
Sep 5, 2019
26,390
61,748
113
Jazzycat said:
Being De’Andre back next year and honor him. He has always maintained his loyalty to UK and that is commendable. He and Bam took the elite eight loss especially hard. Bring those guys back and let’s celebrate their brief career at UK. Also, would love to see Jorts and Brandon Knight. What a fun team to watch!
Click to expand...
I have a ball with his, Bam's, and Monk's autos all on it.
 
  • Haha
Reactions: *Fox2Monk*
Johnnie Africa

Johnnie Africa

Senior
Feb 27, 2003
160
427
63
Kentucky15 said:
Only a dumbass would forgo what they have here to support Calipari at Arkansas. It’s just dumb. As you see with PJ’s personal life and relationship choices, he doesn’t read at the highest grade level.

The reasons are endless why you shouldn’t do it Notice cousins hasn’t done it either, he only got a little upset Calipari was ran out. I’m certain Wall told him not to do anything like that and you definitely won’t see Davis or Wall doing it. Calipari, if he had anything about himself, wouldn’t want those guys doing it either. It damages their legacy here which Calipari knows full well. It shows who the guy really is if you pay attention. He doesn’t need it to recruit everybody already knows who they played for.
Click to expand...

Only thing I would add is in 10 years Calipari will be back in the good graces at Kentucky and talking about his time here anyway. Just like Tubby, Pitino etc. It’s not like he’s going to be remembered as being the Arkansas coach or anything
 
  • Like
Reactions: Kentucky15
U

UKBB4Ever

Sophomore
Jul 3, 2025
143
162
43
Kentucky15 said:
Calipari couldn’t stay here. You can’t continue those droughts and wars with the brass and base. No contract will keep a bad coach at UK.

I choose run out simply to convey a point about the fans and situation. Technically he left but he wasn’t going to have a choice either way. Calipari was going to have to be trashed. Whether it be that year or the next.

And he knew it all too well and tried to use Arkansas to strong arm Mitch which backfired completely. He didn’t realize how much we wanted him out.
Click to expand...
Cal absolutely could have stayed if he wanted.

There was no movement at all to get him out from the people that could get him out.

Had Cal not decided on his own to leave he would still be here.
 
  • Like
Reactions: *Fox2Monk*
Kentucky15

Kentucky15

Senior
Mar 29, 2013
593
742
88
Johnnie Africa said:
Only thing I would add is in 10 years Calipari will be back in the good graces at Kentucky and talking about his time here anyway. Just like Tubby, Pitino etc. It’s not like he’s going to be remembered as being the Arkansas coach or anything
Click to expand...

It will happen. But I do think his legacy here is in jeopardy here is he wins a championship at Arkansas. Just like I think the only reason Pitino is welcomed back now is because Louisville fired him and the title was stripped. If not for that I’m not sure he’d be welcomed back to this degree.

Calipari needs to be average at Arkansas and leave after next season / or the next. Not saying he wouldn’t be remembered here anyway, but to what degree he would be an ambassador and legacy guy if he wins at Arkansas or stays there too long? Not sure.
 
Kentucky15

Kentucky15

Senior
Mar 29, 2013
593
742
88
UKBB4Ever said:
Cal absolutely could have stayed if he wanted.

There was no movement at all to get him out from the people that could get him out.

Had Cal not decided on his own to leave he would still be here.
Click to expand...

Calipari likely wasn’t going to be able to stay at Kentucky past another season (the next season not the one he was in) at the rate he was on. It was already being set up that way. Barnhart and the brass were literally taking total control away from him. It was beginning. Had he flamed out again that season he would have been removed 100%.

Calipari left because he knew it was over. It’s not about what the contract says, you cannot stay at Kentucky year after year with the entire state wanting you removed. It’s too much pressure and negative grind.

Same way Stoops cannot stay here on this current trajectory. Doesn’t matter what the contract says. Just because you could doesn’t mean you can. Nobody parks at an SEC program much less the the best of them and points to a contract year after year and stays put when they’re not producing. It’s bad for the brand long term and they lose too much money long haul. Moves are made. It would have happened with Calipari too, just not that particular season. It’s even more true in basketball here.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: KyKevin and *Fox2Monk*
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom