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Comes now rumor #1,352,435. This one is that the Memphis Grizzlies think John Calipari is pretty, and want to hire him to coach their basketball team. Wake me up when it's over.
Tweet of the Morning
Cleveland GM: "Coach Cal, we're interested in you. We have the #1 pick almost every year." Calipari to GM: "I'm at Kentucky. So do I."
— Thomas Beisner (@Beisner_cn2) May 21, 2014
Heh.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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I answer five questions about 2014 Kentucky football for And The Valley Shook.
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Three of Kentucky's commitments for 2015 are in the Rivals 250.
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John Clay bemoans the eight game conference schedule. Frankly, I think his complaint is misplaced. Until proven otherwise, Kentucky needs another SEC game like it needs a few years on probation.
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Patrick Towles is working out with a quarterback "guru," and it seems to be helping him.
Kentucky basketball
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Looks like Kentucky's voters are not sold on the state spending $80 million dollars to upgrade Rupp Arena. I think there needs to be more education on this topic, because asking the question the way it was asked practically guarantees a lopsided no-vote.
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Could Julius Randle and James Young wind up on the same team? Sure, why not?
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Calipari ranks #17 on the most disliked people in sports list at Sportsillustrated.com. Nick Saban is five places behind, which tells you a lot about this "list."
Other Kentucky sports
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As I'm sure you know by now, Kentucky softball is headed to the Los Angeles Super Regional to play UCLA this Saturday.
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Here's the Wednesday schedule for the SEC Baseball Tournament:
(6) VANDERBILT COMMODORES (RPI: 6) vs. (3) LSU TIGERS (RPI: 16) 10:30 a.m. ET; SportSouth / ESPN3
(7) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (RPI: 41) vs. (2) OLE MISS REBELS (RPI: 13) 30 minutes after Vanderbilt-LSU; SportSouth / ESPN3
(9) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (RPI: 22) vs. (1) FLORIDA GATORS (RPI: 2) 5:30 p.m. ET; CSS / ESPN3
(5) MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS (RPI: 30) vs. (4) SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (RPI: 8) 30 minutes after Kentucky-Florida; CSS / ESPN3
Links posts
College football
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The ACC will recommend an early signing period. I like the idea, although I get that the Sabans and Urban Meyers of the world may not.
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Dana O'Neil asks the age-old question, "When is the time to take the next [coaching] job?" Here's a taste:
Marshall has followed a similar motto. Years ago his Winthrop team was playing against Memphis. Then-Memphis coach John Calipari offered his opponent's team the Tigers' practice facility and afterward Calipari spoke to Marshall. By then Marshall already had won plenty at Winthrop and the drumbeat to get out was sounding louder and louder -- much like it is now at Wichita State.
Still Marshall ignored it. He explained his rationale to Calipari -- that he was happy where he was; that he felt like he could win; that he was building something; and most of all, that his administration respected and helped with what he was trying to do.
Read the whole thing.
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Coaching hot seats. Will Muschamp must win significantly next season or be Zooked.
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Bret Bielema is calling out Bobby Petrino for leaving the cupboard bare in Arkansas. Yeah, that sounds about right. Petrino leaves nothing but wreckage behind.
College basketball
- Just when Donnie Tyndall seemed to be getting some momentum, another Tennessee player transfers.
Other sports news
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I've never heard of obstacle course racing. I didn't know it was a thing. Now I do.
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Julie Roe Lach, the NCAA enforcement director who was fired because of her lack of oversight over the Miami investigation has landed a job as deputy commissioner of the Horizon League.
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Tiger Woods will need a captain's pick to make the Ryder Cup team. How the mighty have fallen.