| MBB/WBB Coaching Carousel: Calipari to take over the Arkansas program. [Updated with Oats statement]
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TerryP
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It's reported they circled back to Beard after he'd rejected the offer the first time: and still said no the second. Bucky, Wade, and a few others in that list of contacts/offers.
BamaFan334
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You can't really line up their tenures to when Musselman saw his greatest run, because as a whole Calipari knocks him in the dirt. Imagine doing that with Kirby and Saban the last four or five years. It doesn't tell the tale. I think Arkansas is in a better place. Wasn't it a few months ago they had guys quitting on their coach and major locker room issues? I don't think snagging Calipari was bad, but we also can't assume the guys you named would be willing to come to Arkansas either. Arkansas and Kentucky are probably where they deep down truly wanted to be if I had an opinion on that. Moving on from both coaches and starting fresh with guys that can build a program (assuming Kentucky gets a good coach which one could expect).
BamaFan334
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TerryP having a say in it all?
TerryP
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I'll bet his talking about something you hear in the restaurant business.
I don't like being vague and hate it when others are, but I'm going to leave it there for now. And it may not be anything that would factor into a decision in this particular case anyway.
Bammerboy321
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Cal 10 years ago looks like a top 5 coach in the country. I only compared their recent tenures because Mussleman has arguably been better in the tournament. I just view this past season as more of an anomaly when it comes to how successful Musselman's teams will be.
But at the end of the day, Cal will be able to recruit his ass off and get Arkansas to the tournament regularly. His gameday coaching and adjustments have been suspect since losing to Evansville at home. To me, that was the start of the downfall Cal's tenure at UK.
Bammerboy321
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Seen more than 1 person compare this situation with DeBoer leaving UW for Bama... basically saying Oats wouldn't turn down the bluest of blue bloods. But every situation is different, and some people refuse to take that into account. On that example alone though, DeBoer was keeping his options open with an eye on some other jobs. The UW admin had a contract extension on his desk that he let sit there, unsigned, for a reason. Compare that to Oats... Byrne presents him with a contract as the season winds down and he agrees to it in early March, knowing that jobs like Michigan, Louisville, and even Kentucky were likely to open up. That isn't a very typical action of a guy who would want one of those jobs. Yes, Kentucky can afford the steep buyout... but it's a 2 way street. And they can't buy out his loyalty to Bama if he's not willing to sell it.
24and7
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Bammerboy321
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Now we can rest and officially look forward to next year's team.
TideatMileHigh
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Orange Beach sold their souls to the devil.He loves Orange Beach!
From Byrne…
Word is starting to leak out on what I view as a pretty major flex by Oats... he's about to secure substantial facility upgrades for his program, something he had previously requested and has been in the early planning stages. The funny thing is, Pearl has been begging auburn for several years, asking for some of the same, and thus far, Pearl hasn't gotten the green light. As far as a new arena, it is still on the table, but this likely pushes it back a little more (while also complimenting it)... but at some point, barring a major change in direction, a new arena will come to fruition as well.
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