2023-24 Coaching Carousel

[Cheriehoop]

C

honestly it feels like Kentucky has to go BIG big now

Can one hope that the SEC’s incessant greed and constant one-upmanship will ultimately destroy the conference? Kentucky and Arkansas are #5 and #6 states in the USA with the highest poverty levels. When will people wake up?

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/us-states-with-the-highest-poverty-rates

 

[Col. Bleep]

Cal going to Arkansas

Kentucky’s John Calipari finalizing deal to bolt for Arkansas in college basketball stunner

The Arkansas coaching search took a surprise turn when multiple reports surfaced that linked John Calipari to the vacant Razorbacks position.

nypost.com

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Lol

 

[AZOrange]

I’m sorry…wut ?

What a freaking laughingstock

 

[CarlsbergMD]

Nate Oats' Agent right now

 

[SUOrangeSU]

Oats, Hurley, Arizona HC or Donovan

 

[JonB]

Kentucky’s John Calipari finalizing deal to bolt for Arkansas in college basketball stunner

The Arkansas coaching search took a surprise turn when multiple reports surfaced that linked John Calipari to the vacant Razorbacks position.

nypost.com

$&@ UK

 

[CarlsbergMD]

Oats, Hurley, Arizona HC or Donovan

Oats makes what 8M right now...I've always thought UK would go after him whenever Cal quit...The number for Oats starts at 12.5M/year and goes for 5 years fully guaranteed...

 

[CarlsbergMD]

C

Can one hope that the SEC’s incessant greed and constant one-upmanship will ultimately destroy the conference? Kentucky and Arkansas are #5 and #6 states in the USA with the highest poverty levels. When will people wake up?

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/us-states-with-the-highest-poverty-rates

At the top Horse Racing and Wal-Mart money make a world of difference.

 

[Melancer46]

Any chance Boogie Fland reopens his recruitment? A man can dream.

 

[elimunelson]

Pitino 2.0?
Brad Stevens?

Those would be funny and pipe dream.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I hold out significant hope that Hurley is the next guy at UK. UK can drive up the price and bankrupt UConns AD. Time to make it happen.

 

[hoopsupstate]

$5M in NIL is nuts (still less than what Kentucky has next year)

Kentucky has been very late in the collective business.

 

[jr4750]

Hurley screams (pun intended) UK. I thought he’d be their guy before I saw news about Cal.

 

[PhatOrange]

At the top Horse Racing and Wal-Mart money make a world of difference.

There’s billionaire drillers in Kentucky. the state has natural gas and coal.

 

[jr4750]

Nate Oats' Agent right now

Oats just got an extension. His buyout is like $20million.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

There’s billionaire drillers in Kentucky. the state has natural gas and coal.

And bourbon!

 

[Cusefan0307]

Oats just got an extension. His buyout is like $20million.

UK is in a real pickle here. The only coach that I think will satisfy them is Hurley.

After that I bet they make a big push for Scott Drew.

The booger eating fans there think they are getting Jay Wright or Billy Donovan.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[All4SU]

Kentucky has been very late in the collective business.

They prefer to cheat the old fashioned way. Bags of cash delivered by FedEx.

 

[CarlsbergMD]

Imagine a deal where UK Athletics Department pays off UCONN's debt for Hurley's coaching rights.

 

[elimunelson]

it's gonna be pitino isn't it?

 

[richmondcuse03]

Imagine a deal where UK Athletics Department pays off UCONN's debt for Hurley's coaching rights.

As a CT resident and Syracuse fan….dream scenario.

 

[Sbucketball]

This had to be a back-room deal in Kentucky right? Like a quiet everyone play nice type deal where Kentucky gets a new coach and Cal gets some money plus goes to Arkansas?

 

[Cuse181]

Gotta love the obligatory Billy Donovan mention, basically the same (in multitude of times mentioned only) as Urban Meyer.

As for Arkansas, massive pickup. Cal doesn't need to win championships there, and Kentucky likely isnt too worried about anyone else's buy out because they're going to get a great chunk of change from Arkansas to buy out Cal (I think?).