http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4026035

Is interested in the UK job.

3/29/2009 11:24:21 PM

Isn't there a coaching carousel thread around here somewhere...

3/29/2009 11:25:44 PM

Probably legitimate interest.

3/29/2009 11:26:10 PM

cue up the jet image...

3/29/2009 11:27:55 PM

gotta get dat extra salary to pay dem extra recruits

3/29/2009 11:28:37 PM

lol. calipari is a slimy fuck.

3/29/2009 11:29:25 PM

i'd be suprised if he says yes or no to any offer before wall makes his decision

3/29/2009 11:30:23 PM

hopeully he goes

3/29/2009 11:38:28 PM

fedex best pony up

3/29/2009 11:55:30 PM

So although it's highly improbable Kentucky could theoretically have a lineup of:

Wall
Meeks
Henry
Patterson
Cousins

Kentucky would rape Calipari's entire family if he failed to win a NC with this lineup.

[Edited on March 30, 2009 at 12:12 AM. Reason : .]

3/30/2009 12:11:14 AM

Quote :

"A source also said Kentucky was gathering information on Calipari over the weekend."

I don't know why but this just seems like a funny statement.

3/30/2009 12:31:38 AM

dapper dan must have gotten expensive

3/30/2009 1:06:59 AM

Kentucky is ditching one dirtbag for another who just happens to not nail the co-eds?

3/30/2009 7:47:38 AM

Why is Calipari a dirtbag? His Umass crap was almost 15 years ago. He has been a pretty model coach since then. Giving Dajuan Wagner's dad that job might have been a little suspect. There is no way he is the only coach who does that though. I would love to have Calipari here at State.

3/30/2009 8:07:04 AM

Quote :

"I would love to have Calipari someone who at one point in their lifes was a decent head coach at ANY LEVEL here at State."

3/30/2009 8:08:40 AM

^ maybe you missed him using this same tactic by visiting us a few years ago to get a raise...

3/30/2009 8:09:05 AM

Kentucky can pay him more than Memphis will ever be able to.

That is, if he thinks he can get away with whatever he's getting away with at Memphis at a higher profile program.

3/30/2009 8:38:32 AM

Quote :

"gotta get dat extra salary to pay dem extra recruits"

this is a rumor hitting the coaching circle during the Carolina Classic
something about a certain big man taking an unofficial visit and leaving with 25K in his pocket after a verbal

3/30/2009 8:54:46 AM

with the way that whole commitment went down, it wouldnt surprise me.

3/30/2009 9:05:24 AM

no fucking way...my dirtbag comments are only based on speculation that this shit is going on. I hope thats not true for a lot of reasons.

3/30/2009 9:05:56 AM

its all speculation and could have been started from sour grapes but it sure does seems possible. we all know Calipari is a cheater; look at UMASS

3/30/2009 9:25:11 AM

Eh, he was pretty much cleared of wrongdoing in that case, but they still played with an ineligible player which is why the Final 4 was vacated...

If UK hires Calipari, they also hire the most influential person in all of basketball in WWW. It'll be pretty much "Cal, which five do you want from this class" at that point...

3/30/2009 11:22:17 AM

Yeah this is a done deal. Apparently the players and the AD have all told Memphis news sources that they don't expect Calipari to be their head basketball coach by the end of the day. 6 years, $40 mil.

[Edited on March 30, 2009 at 1:42 PM. Reason : ]

3/30/2009 1:41:22 PM

so what happens with DC...?

3/30/2009 1:52:21 PM

He goes to Kentucky.

3/30/2009 1:57:17 PM

I thought distance was a small factor in DC's decision?

3/30/2009 2:06:08 PM

Well, it if is, Lexington is 3 hours closer to Birmingham than Raleigh is...

3/30/2009 2:09:17 PM

If that 6 years $40 million is correct that would easily make him the highest paid college coach out there. $6,666,666.67 per year is an insane yearly salary for a college basketball coach.

3/30/2009 2:16:59 PM

"I made him an offer he couldn't refuse"






god damn hearing about salaries like that makes me sick. He can recruit, no doubt, but jesus christ have you watched his teams play? When shit starts going wrong he has no clue. With that said, his teams are very good and he doesn't get in that position very often. We'll see if its because of a weak conference or maybe he's that good of a coach. No bullshit at kentucky.

Of course, I'd much rather lose recruits to Calipari at Kentucky than Calipari at Memphis....so thats a plus.

3/30/2009 2:24:15 PM

Another figure I just saw says that it might be 8 years $32 million, so $4 million per year, which still would make him one of if not the highest paid coach in college basketball. iirc he currently gets paid around $2.35 million at Memphis.

3/30/2009 2:47:29 PM

He's got a ton of +++ on top of that number too.

3/30/2009 3:03:22 PM

Quote :

"I'd much rather lose recruits to Calipari at Kentucky than Calipari at Memphis....so thats a plus."

that makes no fucking sense at all, it doesn't matter what school we lose a recruit to (provided they aren't in the ACC), it matters that we lost a recruit. It might hurt more losing a recruit to an ACC school (or more specifically to UNC or Duke) since we have to play against them, but I couldn't care less if we lose recruits to Cal at Kentucky rather than Memphis since it makes no fucking difference.

[Edited on March 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM. Reason : .]

3/30/2009 3:10:43 PM

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/generic/video/streaming_1/Live_Stream_1


some memphis fan posted a link to a live stream outside of the coaches office, hoping to see if he leaves or enters the building, hahahaha, there's tons of memphis fans in the chat room

this is hilarious

3/30/2009 3:45:59 PM

What is he hoping to prove by getting video of Calipari leaving/entering his office? It's not like he's going to break any news to some random dude standing outside his office with a video camera.

3/30/2009 3:55:16 PM

http://memphis.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=930002&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=

memphis.rivals.com says he is gone

3/30/2009 3:56:45 PM

^^apparently its a news crew that has it set up and running, they just gave a live news update.


said that memphis is currently in talks with missouri coach mike anderson about a deal. so it doesn't sound good for memphis fans.


he claims this is what he heard from "sources very close to the situation" lol.

he also said there is rumor of a press conference in lexington at 4pm. so i guess we will see for sure in a few minutes maybe?

[Edited on March 30, 2009 at 3:57 PM. Reason : .]

3/30/2009 3:57:47 PM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11569528

Quote :

"Kentucky officials expect John Calipari to accept an offer to become their program's next basketball coach, a source close to the school told CBSSports.com on Monday. The source said UK believes it could introduce Calipari within the next 48 hours, that athletic director Mitch Barnhart is merely waiting for the "Yes" he believes is imminent, barring an unsuspected hang-up in the final stages of negotiations. "It's close, but it's not quite done," one source on the Memphis side told CBSSports.com. "Kentucky is pretty sure it's done, but you know Cal, he could change his mind at the last minute." A source said Calipari has the guidelines of the offer in place, and that "his people are reviewing it." The source said the offer would make Calipari the highest-paid college coach in America, though details remain sketchy. A separate source said the Memphis assistants are already touching base with recruits to make sure they'd jump to the SEC with them, and a different source said Memphis freshman Wesley Witherspoon would likely follow Calipari to Kentucky. Assuming Calipari leaves, expect Memphis to target Missouri coach Mike Anderson or Southern California coach Tim Floyd. An industry source said Anderson will listen. Floyd's possible level of interest is unclear. "

3/30/2009 3:58:38 PM

Quote :

"said that memphis is currently in talks with missouri coach mike anderson about a deal. so it doesn't sound good for memphis fans."

if you can't beat 'em, hire 'em.

3/30/2009 4:02:22 PM

damn, he's taking multiple current players with him apparently.

3/30/2009 4:02:45 PM

Why would a coach at a major conference program (especially one that went to the tourney this year) leave for Memphis?

Welcome back to the shitter, Tigers.

P.S. When Sid eventually gets the boot, I want Mike Anderson.

3/30/2009 4:02:48 PM

If I were Cal, I'd make weekly head from Ashley Judd a bullet point in my contract

3/30/2009 4:04:28 PM

Quote :

"If I were Cal, I'd make weekly head from Ashley Judd a bulletstarting point in my contract"

3/30/2009 4:08:18 PM

Sendek to Memphis!?

3/30/2009 4:28:03 PM

Quote :

"said that memphis is currently in talks with missouri coach mike anderson about a deal. so it doesn't sound good for memphis fans."

Anderson would be a good hire for them....not sure he would leave the Big 12 and Missouri to go there?

3/30/2009 4:30:37 PM

i love how there are a bunch of NCSU fans in that live stream feed from the gym...

comments are:
herb to UK, Cousins to NC STATE, etc.


awesome

3/30/2009 4:39:41 PM

I guess Memphis will no longer be the leading school for John Wall.

3/30/2009 4:43:03 PM

Maybe memphis would be interested in an up and coming elite coach like Sidney Lowe?

I bet they could get him for cheap.

3/30/2009 4:50:45 PM

lol. Cousins is staying with Cal and Wall is going to end up at d00k.

3/30/2009 4:57:43 PM

I don't know if Cousins will end up at State or not, but I highly doubt he stays at Memphis.

3/30/2009 5:10:13 PM

Cousins will more than likely follow $alipari

3/30/2009 5:13:53 PM