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It was, essentially, a "sell out". THey closed the gates with 5000 additional people still outside.

I'm curious, how many Razorback fans were turned off by Cal blowing off the calling of the hogs?

Mitch panicked. Billy D Would have been a mistake, even if he did finally decide to come (after everyone was going to be gone from the transfer portal). He got out of college ball 9 years ago in order to not deal with recruiting as it existed at that time. I would've preferred he hire Luke Murray if he was going the youth and drive route. Nevertheless, an upgrade over recent results is hoped with in this admirable individual.

Absolutely nothing "stunning" about it... except Calipari still having a job.

"They will likely have to outscore everyone in the dance and that rarely works." It works every year, for 1/68th of the teams in the tournament.

John Calipari / Age 65 Born Feb 10, 1959 John Calipari's contract ends June 30, 2029. If, hopefully, this team does make a Final Four appearance, or better, then heat won't be able to be applied to him for another 3 years. At that point things are largely moot. If they do not make that deep of a run, but Sheppard and other key players stay in order to make another try next year, like Tshiebwe did, then he will have bought one more year. Failing this year and next, under any scenario I can imagine, he will have utterly lost the fan base, and UK will not have a choice but to buy out the remainder of his contract. He's consistently under performed since year 1. MKG was the main coaching influence that brought the title team together, not Cal. Those in the K fund and athletic department leadership truly don't have a full grasp on the devastating extent of damage that Cal has done to the relationship of the fan base with the program. They see the attendance numbers and dollars, but those have never been accurate measurements of the "investment" of the fan base.

No one is down on or giving up on any of the players. Calipari; however, never in the field of basketball history has someone done so little with so much.

The NCAA allegations are asinine. The current NIL landscape is unregulatable and, probably, unsustainable. For them to pick on any one school without overtly egregious, publicly flaunted improprieties is more worthy of an article in "the Onion" than to be happening in real life. With the NCAA contorting itself to a position of not going after UNC, or Kansas and others in that investigation, they have no justification to have taken this step against Tennessee. I stand with Tennessee, and virtually any other school in which NCAA tries to bring current NIL dealings under scrutiny. If they wish to be taken seriously then they need to come out with crystal clear rules and criteria, and not pursue retroactive enforcement upon them.

Gatorbama you forgot to include Kansas.

1. Autocorrect 2. Wait for it.

Tayshaun is 100% correct. This move is very puzzling and nothing to get excited about, unless it is at Cohen's direction, and is partnered with Stoops taking his mitts off the offense entirely. Cohen has sent him a message with his interviews that he's more than willing to go elsewhere if Stoops doesn't live up to his promised freedom to call the offense. Quite a departure from wanting to be the HC after Stoops, as was initially understood in the program in his coming back from LA.

Kentucky's O line regressed under him. Alabama's O line under him was historically bad, statistically, and cost Alabama the win over Michigan, the eventual champion. Bring him back? As what? The waterboy?

I cannot stand MJ

Just say no to Dabo

Georgia is in the conversation, but it's a win - lose game scenario, not a "best of three". Perhaps played another time Alabama might have beaten Michigan. Perhaps Georgia stacked up better against Michigan and may have been the better team. Stop making excuses for FSU. They were not what the case is being made for. They barely beat Louisville, who were readily handled by UK. UK had to give the ball away 4x to allow Clemson to squeak by them. The top 1/3 of the ACC this year was middle 1/3 of the SEC.

Seriously? He's been there how long and doesn't know the difference between a wolverine and a wolf? Is he subliminally telling his team that the Huskies (closer to wolves) will win?

Never thought Stackhouse was a good fit, and it's an odd choice of rung to grip for one hoping to climb the ladder.

Strange choice ;)

UK blew away the hurricanes.

Yet to see confirmation on this. If he goes, word is Coen wants the UK job. Would be interesting to see what happens at DC, if both those moves happen.

Yes, Eighttitles, Stoops and crew and alcohol. They were becoming notorious in the first couple years, particularly at certain local golf courses. Lately they have been more discreet, but there is a certain island locale in Florida where their imbibing still goes on, on legendary levels.

He and his posse should look in the self-discipline mirror, curtail the alcohol, and teach and lead by example the roles of discipline for a team that has had too many examples of undisciplined play, drops, silly penalties, being out of position, etc) to count in every game this year.

By any measure or standard these are not southern, much less SEC schools.

Not that it's that loud in the first place, and the shape of the lower bowl dissipates the sound, rather than focusing it back in.

As a show of team unity several other 1st teamers should stay home with them and provide camaraderie.

I've watched closely. I concur with the not targeting crowd.

Kentucky never had a realistic chance of winning the game Saturday. Perhaps Stoops should cancel the apparent NIL deal with the WWE and they would've been in a better position to keep it close and improve the balance of the contest.

The behavior was very disappointing. It's been one thing to encourage aggressiveness, but UK had a chance to keep it close that these ignorant plays destroyed. Coen called a decent game, but had these plays not happened then they wouldn't have had to go away from Davis and the run. Georgia's floor is still higher than Kentucky's ceiling. Since it was Kentucky, not Georgia that dugs its own holes there was zero chance. Gotta put down the shovel, not act childish with it.

"the Wildcats have played exceptional football this season" .... well, that characterization is ... kind.

"cromulent" ? Whom are we trying to impress?