UConn doesn’t have to pay a football team so it’s an elite job. All the big east schools are now like that
John Calipari to Arkansas
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Sampson? Maybe even Self?
Kentucky is going to want a PROVEN winner there. They will throw a dump truck full of money at some folks that shouldn't be gettable.
I don't know. He's got a pretty sweet gig now. He's good at it and I'm sure it pays well, and he's not going to recieve criticism if he loses more than 3 games in a season and doesn't win the national championship. Hard to see a guy wanting to deal with that just a couple of years after he left coaching because he didn't have the fire for it any more.
Wright seems happy as a clam as a broadcaster/"elder statesman" of the sport.
He’s also sneaky old. Didn’t know that. But 8-10 mil per year is something.
Kentucky landing Jay Wright would be a huge coup, coming up smelling like roses. I don't see it. But Drew could be it.
Yeah, i'm sure he's got more than enough money to live comfortably, but 50 million dollars for a 5 year deal would be hard to say no to.
On a similar note, while I don't think he'll be on their lists (or necessarily that he'd even go), this does make me wonder when we'll hear about another extension for TJ
I feel like an extension is just customary after a great season and this was unquestionably a great season. Arguably the second best ever. I'm sure he will be on medua lists for UK, whether or not he's seriously considered. He's one of the hottest names in coaching.
Cal was getting really close to being run out of Kentucky, so I’m really not that surprised.
I think we don't hear a lot about him because he's not putting his name out, and/or people assume he won't leave. It will be interesting as time goes on to see how that holds up.
Yeah, Kentucky seems like the type of school where the fanbase would demand that they would have to swing and miss at multiple proven final 4 type guys before they even considered TJ, even though most people who know college basketball know what an outstanding job he's done.
But yes, at minimum you'd think he gets a couple years tacked onto his contract for a year that probably only falls behind 2000 in overall success, and looking like it could be even better next year.
A good point by Fran, Cal leaving could end up giving multiple coaches raises if they choose to stay where they are.
I think fit matters too. TJs culture may not work at a place like UK. I'm not going to sell TJ short and say he can't adapt to fit with the type of player he would be expected to bring in at UK, but I don't think he could run things the way he is at ISU right now. There is a lot of talent that doesn't want to deal with that. I think it's why Hunter left just as much as the money based on some of the stories I've seen.
Sorry, just dumb to think JP won't take care of TJ and he would have any interest in leaving.
God, do we really have to start this **** with TJ already after years of CMC proving he is solid?
I was thinking of that athletic column from a couple weeks ago about how he run things and thinking the same thing. It'd definitely be a different type of program he'd have to adapt to. If anyone can it'd be him, but UK isn't exactly the type of place that's going to be all that accommodating towards the time that learning curve might take.
I mean, i trust what he says about wanting to be here. (And i'll preface the rest saying I don't think at all that he's leaving for this job and the rest of this post gets into hypotheticals)
But think of it strictly like a job. If someone came to you and offered to let you do the same job you're doing now for double or triple the money, you wouldn't seriously consider it, no matter how much you liked the current job?
JP will do what he can to keep TJ happy. But JP also can't compete with the kind of money a Kentucky can throw around if it ever came to that. And I don't think any of us could really judge what would be life changing money for most people.
Then kind of dumb to be floating ridiculous stuff. Get back to us in 2-3 weeks when UK announces someone not named TJ.
But then again, you Rotters will stir up the pot.
Its a message board, people discuss all kinds of things.
