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Report: UCLA pursuing John Calipari; offered $10 million up front

Posted on 3/20/19 at 3:59 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 3:59 pm
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And Calipari reportedly has “serious interest” in the gig.

Leaving for another college job would be a hard pill for Big Blue Nation to follow. UCLA is one of the only programs in college that can compete with the history of Kentucky Basketball, and it is reported that Los Angeles life is something that has always tempted Coach Cal.


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Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:02 pm to
I could see Cal leaving for the Lakers instead.
Posted by CaptainPanic
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

it is reported that Los Angeles life is something that has always tempted Coach Cal.
Considering how much he whines, I'm not surprised he longs for the life of a fairyboy
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:05 pm to
If Calipari is seriously considering this, then Kentucky is about to be put on probation. Probation, not money or opportunity, is the reason Calipari will bolt from Kentucky
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:08 pm to
I don't think he leaves. That said, UCLA would probably be enticing.

Cal's a flashy guy and there's no place more flashy than LA. But more than that, UCLA probably offers him the opportunity to win just as big as he has at UK, but without the craziness of the UK fanbase. In Lexington he lives in a bubble where he is under constant pressure to succeed at a very high level AND be the most famous person in the city. In LA, he could win and still retain some semblance of anonymity that isn't available in KY.

Again, I wouldn't say it's likely he leaves. But if I'm a UK fan this is one of those jobs that at least gives me a pause for concern
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:09 pm to
Eh I doubt he takes it.
Posted by Walking the Earth
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:10 pm to
I heard UCLA will pay 8 million and the other 2 million will come from Aunt Becky in exchange for admittance to the university and a walk on spot for her kids.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 4:11 pm
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:16 pm to
And UK hires Will Wade
Posted by dnm3305
Member since Feb 2009
13609 posts
Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:21 pm to
If this happens, Will Wade will end up at Kentucky
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
28114 posts
Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:23 pm to
I'd take it if i was him. He can get top kids in CA, and around the Country to go there. UCLA sill has the mystique
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:31 pm to
Don’t think he leaves
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 6:29 pm to
I don’t see how UCLA is a destination job given the mix of entitlement mentality and having to compete with way too many other teams for the spotlight.

Remember, this is a school whose boosters used to talk shite about Wooden letting them down when he didn’t win a title one year.
Posted by Moarbenchespeaze
Member since Mar 2019
330 posts
Posted on 3/20/19 at 6:32 pm to
If he does leave, Kentucky better prepare their butts for a long vacated spot in purgatory just like Memphis and UMass before them.

When he leaves, it all burns down.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:15 pm to
It's March, it's Cal rumors.
Posted by GeauxBayouBengals
Member since Nov 2003
6156 posts
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:13 pm to
Calipari bought to get paid...to stay at Kentucky.
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 3/21/19 at 12:37 am to
Jamie Dixon
Posted by TimeOutdoors
AK
Member since Sep 2014
12123 posts
Posted on 3/21/19 at 10:03 am to
UCLA is too liberal for Calipari. If he goes he won’t last more than a couple of years.
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