New UK Coach

[lexcomman]

WMC-TV in Memphis is reporting that Memphis coach John Calipari will accept an offer from Kentucky to become the men's basketball coach for the Wildcats barring any breakdown in negotiations, and will take his coaching staff with him and a number of players.
WMC broke into regular programming with a report from their sports director, Jarvis Greer, who said he has learned from a reliable source that Calipari will be the next coach at UK and that two Memphis players, Wesley Witherspoon and Robert Sallie, will transfer to Kentucky.
LEX 18 will have more on this developing story today beginning at 5.

[jpatton]

Regardless of who is picked, I think we should step back and take some time. Remember, it took ~2 months after Sutton before we got Pitino.

[E_]

He sounds like a really good pick and is just as up and coming as Pitino... In fact with the UK backing he might do even better.

The only thing I know is along as whomever it is does better than Billy G we should leave them alone for 4 years.

[FasterThanYou]

I thought Calipari was going to take the job two years ago. I'd love to see either him or Izzo. You know, being Italian, I have to hope to keep it in the family.

A UK student we met in Jamaica a couple weeks ago said something funny

"First we had a great, innovative coach that won a bunch of games - Adolph Rupp

We hired his assistant and won a bunch more - Joe B. Hall

Then we got a drunk form the south - Eddie Sutton

Then we hire another great innovative coach and won a bunch again - Dicky Pitino

After him, we hire his assistant and win again - Tubby Smith

THEN WE GET A DRUNK FROM THE SOUTH"

I guess if it all comes full circle we'll get another great innovative coach that will bring us a bunch of wins.

[FasterThanYou]

http://www.wreg.com/wreg-calipari-decis ... 0064.story

John Calipari Has Made His Decision

Staff Writer

12:25 PM CDT, March 31, 2009
(Memphis 3/31/2009) News Channel 3 has learned from a source very close to the situation that U of M coach John Calipari is leaving to be the new coach at the University of Kentucky.

Right now, Calipari is at his home meeting with members of his staff explaining the decision.

We have live crews stationed in the area as well as working with our sister station in Lexington, K