re: Cal's gotta get fired this time, right?

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Almost anybody they want.

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Like Alabama football that just settled for a meh guy?

A job like kentucky with crazy pressure isnt worth it to a lot of guys when there is similar money elsewhere.

Calipari should have no less than 4 national titles to his name. He should have gotten one with UMass in either 1995 or 1996, he should have gotten one with Derrick Rose at Memphis, and he should have at least two at Kentucky.

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The Kentucky team of 96 was better.

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1996 Kentucky is the best team I've ever seen. No argument here.

His 1995 roster was basically his 1996 team + Lou Roe. That team had no excuses.

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He's still owed $33,375,000 through the 2029 season.

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Good lord. SEC schools are batshite crazy obsessed with the amount of money they pour into football and basketball. How about buying some Beakers and Slide Rules and pretend to be Educational institutions.

College athletics is basically monopoly money

He would get rehired immediately -


In April 2019, Calipari agreed to a "lifetime" contract with Kentucky, centered on a 10-year coaching extension, and a lifetime paid ambassadorship when he retires.[25]


Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMass Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1988–1996)
1988–89 UMass 10–18 5–13 8th
1989–90 UMass 17–14 10–8 6th NIT First Round
1990–91 UMass 20–13 10–8 T–3rd NIT Fourth Place
1991–92 UMass 30–5 13–3 1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1992–93 UMass 24–7 11–3 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
1993–94 UMass 28–7 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
1994–95 UMass 29–5 13–3 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1995–96 UMass 35–2* 15–1 1st NCAA Division I Final Four*
UMass: 189–70 (.730)* 91–41 (.689)
Memphis Tigers (Conference USA) (2000–2009)
2000–01 Memphis 21–15 10–6 2nd (National) NIT Third Place
2001–02 Memphis 27–9 12–4 1st (National) NIT Champion
2002–03 Memphis 23–7 13–3 1st (National) NCAA Division I Round of 64
2003–04 Memphis 22–8 12–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2004–05 Memphis 22–16 9–7 T–6th NIT Semifinal
2005–06 Memphis 33–4 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2006–07 Memphis 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2007–08 Memphis 38–2** 16–0** 1st ** NCAA Division I Runner-up**
2008–09 Memphis 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
Memphis: 214–68 (.759)** 101–25 (.802)**
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2009–present)
2009–10 Kentucky 35–3 14–2 1st (East) NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2010–11 Kentucky 29–9 10–6 2nd (East) NCAA Division I Final Four
2011–12 Kentucky 38–2 16–0 1st NCAA Division I Champion
2012–13 Kentucky 21–12 12–6 T–2nd NIT First Round
2013–14 Kentucky 29–11 12–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I Runner-up
2014–15 Kentucky 38–1 18–0 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
2015–16 Kentucky 27–9 13–5 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2016–17 Kentucky 32–6 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2017–18 Kentucky 26–11 10–8 T–4th NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2018–19 Kentucky 30–7 15–3 T–2nd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2019–20 Kentucky 25–6 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Canceled****
2020–21 Kentucky 9–16 8–9 8th
2021–22 Kentucky 26–8 14–4 T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23 Kentucky 22–12 12–6 3rd NCAA Division I Round of 32
2023–24 Kentucky 23–10 13–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
Kentucky: 410–122 (.771) 198–65 (.753)
Total: 813–260 (.758)***

People are overreacting imo.

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“John Calipari has one NCAA tourney win in the past five years, Kentucky gave him a lifetime contract, can’t afford to fire him and pays him $9 million a year. Holy crap. It’s going to get NASTY in the bluegrass.“

-Clay Travis

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Stolen from another...this SEC spending wars is insane.

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Indiana and UCLA believe that too.

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Kentucky is a better job than both and has been for well over a decade or more.

I think it's gonna get ugly before he leaves Lexington. UK fans are ready to move on. The athletic department is probably ready to move on. Calipari's Texas size ego will never allow him to walk away this season.