At this point, according to numerous reports, it looks as if John “Cal” Calipari, the head coach at Memphis, will be leaving the Tigers for a one of the most storied programs in the NCAA, the University of Kentucky. The traditional SEC powerhouse fired Billy Gillispie after just two years at the helm and after Florida Head Coach Billy Donovan said he wanted to remain in Gainesville, UK swooped in and tried to land Coach Cal, and it appears it worked. Calipari has developed Memphis into one the top teams in the nation year in and year out, and even took his team to the NCAA Championship game last year, and came within a few seconds of winning.
Now—assuming it does indeed happen—Calipari will have a rebuilding job at UK, as not only did the Wildcats not make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the early 90’s, but there’s a chance the team’s top two players, Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson, leave early for the NBA. The Wildcats’ class of 2009 recruiting haul is very good, but includes no McDonald’s All-Americans unlike the class Cal had assembled at Memphis. It’s there that I begin a piece that I’ve spent some time thinking about…
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