The University of Kentucky, its alums, its administration and its athletic department are sick and tired of losing. They ran Tubby out of town because 20+ wins/year wasn't suitable...They hired Gillespie because of his success at T A&M...but he wasn't able to win quick enough...So they made their deal.
They went out and purchased a winning program in the form of a coach who, like the UK family, doesn't care about how they get there, but just wants more championships. Today, we saw the next phase of this as the Wildcats' recruiting class became complete as John Wall signed on to play for Coach Cal.
So, here's UK's incoming class (according to Rivals):
Four (4) Five-Star players Two (2) Four-Star players
A total of six blue chip players...The #1, #2, #22, #23 & #40-ranked players in one group of six incoming freshman to one school...who's in a state of transition. The last time a class like this was assembled was in Ann Arbor a few years back. Worldwide Wes, Coach Cal & Mitch Barnhart (who was probably feeling the heat) have come together to create a can't-miss championship program in a matter of mere months.
But, if you were Kentucky, wouldn't you be willing to win at any cost too? The NCAA refuses to make significant punishments to the fuel of the Title IX machine...and the Wildcats will be no different when, not if, this house of cards tumbles downward.
Congrats, UK alums...You're getting what you wanted.
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I bet all 6 of them get straight A's and never miss a class.
Probably all are community service nuts too!
Yes - picking up trash along the road, while wearing orange jumpsuits...
Which school's fanbase includes the least amount of alumni: Kentucky basketball or Notre Dame football?
True, Tubby won 20 each year but the team was decidedly declining in talent. Consider that UK had gone to three consecutive Championship games (winning two) in the last years of Pitino and the first year of Tubby. Subesquently we lost to Michigan State in a regional final and NEVER got close to returning to the Final Four.
Winning 20 per season is fine for some programs but for a premier program like UK, it is simply mediocrity.
If the next Coach at Duke were to go five seasons without making the Final Four, the swine at ESPN and Sports Illustrated would be screaming for his head.
Mark- thanks for stopping in and sounding off. So you're happy with the hire?
I have two friends who are UK alums...neither express any hesitation about Cal in spite of the cloud that seems to follow him.
Regardless of where you stand, you guys got him now.
I always love the mentality that because you're a "premier program," you're somehow entitled to success. And if it doesn't happen, the world might come off its axis. Please. Programs go through cycles.
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