Posts Tagged ‘Coaching Changes’

Kentucky Gets Their Man — Or Do They?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The University of Kentucky got their man — much to the chagrin of Pat Forde and a whole bunch of other writers and bloggers, apparently — as the administration introduced John Calipari to the Kentucky masses this morning as the new coach of the Kentucky basketball team. In light of the worst-kept secret in [...]

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The Best Thing To Come Out of Calipari/UK

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Have you heard the news? The University of Kentucky and John Calipari might have a mutual interest in one another. If not, a lot of folks got their servers crashed for nothing. While I’m not ready to join the “It’s a done deal” crowd, signs are pointing to yes, Calipari could very [...]

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Kentucky Fans See The World Differently Than You

Friday, March 27th, 2009

As ESPN is wont to do, they posted a SportsNation poll asking if Billy Gillispie was given enough time at the University of Kentucky. Regardless of the fact the decision was not just about wins and losses — something I doubt very many considered when they answered — it’s pretty easy to see Kentucky [...]

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Not So Fast On Billy Donovan?

Friday, March 27th, 2009

With the University of Kentucky now in need of a head basketball coach, the focus quickly turned to Billy Donovan, with a couple of juicy rumors to boot. Apparently, Florida is on a “not so fast, there” watch as they just released this statement concerning Donovan’s future:
“In response to the rumors circulating about my [...]

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Gillispie Out at Kentucky

Friday, March 27th, 2009

All those rumblings about Billy Gillispie’s tenure at the University of Kentucky came true today as Gillispie was let go — apparently, it wasn’t mutual — after two rocky years in the Commonwealth. While some will want to focus on the apparent inability to satisfy the Kentucky fanbase, the decision, provided you read between [...]

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Email Responses Reveal Gillispie’s Fate?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

In all likelihood, this issue will be resolved tomorrow, one way or another — but if you are like me and like reading all the speculative posts and forum threads, this latest one might just reveal what apparently so many already know. What we have is an apparent email response from Billy Gillispie that [...]

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