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**jAZ** · 03-28-2009, 10:06 AM

On Thursday, Rick Pitino was asked about the rumors of him going to Arizona. He responded by refusing to say he wouldn't leave:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/co...na_rumors.html

"I wouldn't answer any other job because it would be disrespectful to the University of Louisville," Pitino said when asked about his interest in a job that he has been linked to since Lute Olson retired last October. "Any time a coach says he's not interested in a job, he's dead interested in a job. So you know, I don't mislead you. All I can say to you is for eight years I've given every ounce I've had to the University of Louisville. I will continue to do that."

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"The only job I've thought about for a 24-hour period since I've been at the University of Louisville was Providence College last year," said the 56-year-old Pitino. "Because of the personal things I went through at Providence, I wanted to sit down and talk with them about the job to see if I did want to come back because of personal reasons that were very deep to me. I sat down with them and realized Louisville was the place for me. Outside of that, for eight years, I haven't thought about any job except the University of Louisville, and that's answering you the honest way."

Then on Friday, Calipari used nearly the same sort of carefully chosen non-answer when he was asked about Kentucky:

My transcription from video below:

Reporter: "kentucky, the rumors are already starting to fly, can you comment on that?".

Cal: "no, I want to be here, this is where I want to coach, my name will be tied to every job that's open, our fans have gotten used to it, but I'm so tired... (avoids followup questions by moving quickly away from the topic)"

Compare both of those to Billy Donovan's response, which was a bit more direct and certain:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...-florida_N.htm

"In response to the rumors circulating about my interest in other jobs, I wanted to address this as quickly as possible, " Donovan's statement said. "I am committed to the University of Florida and look forward to continuing to build our program here."

UK moved on after that, and Grant accepted the Alabama job, which was the final evidence that there will be no BD at UK.

Pitino and Calipari are trying not talk about their interest in leaving UM and UL, but they don't want to lie either. Both are doing a good job of hiding it, while leaving the door open. Something Les Miles couldn't find a way to do right before the national championship game.

Ultra Peanut · 03-29-2009, 06:15 PM

Did a friend of a friend of a friend of Pat Riley's tell you that, or are you getting it from Facebook?

Kentucky will try hard, and they won't get him. Arizona will try hard, and they won't get him. And the process will be repeated with Pitino and Izzo. Thank you for making those rich men richer.

**jAZ** · 03-29-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Did a friend of a friend of a friend of Pat Riley's tell you that, or are you getting it from Facebook?

Kentucky will try hard, and they won't get him. Arizona will try hard, and they won't get him. And the process will be repeated with Pitino and Izzo. Thank you for making those rich men richer.

Actually, Pitino seems to be the #1 choice, and there might not be a #2.

**jAZ** · 03-29-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Did a friend of a friend of a friend of Pat Riley's tell you that, or are you getting it from Facebook?

Kentucky will try hard, and they won't get him. Arizona will try hard, and they won't get him. And the process will be repeated with Pitino and Izzo. Thank you for making those rich men richer.

How pissed would you be if Cal ended up at UK and Pitino at Arizona?

**Saul Good** · 03-29-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jAZ

Actually, Pitino seems to be the #1 choice, and there might not be a #2.

Calipari to Kentucky makes perfect sense. Nobody wants to live in Memphis, let alone coach there.

Pitino to Arizona makes no sense. That job would be a step down in prestige, money, conference, and tradition.

Ultra Peanut · 03-29-2009, 06:52 PM

Ah, yes. Nothing says "quality of life" like KENTUCKY.

And certainly, a school which has been to Final Fours in three separate decades with three different coaches is totally tradition-deficient compared to Arizona's history consisting of Lute Olson and

**Saul Good** · 03-29-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Ah, yes. Nothing says "quality of life" like KENTUCKY.

And certainly, a school which has been to Final Fours in three separate decades with three different coaches is totally tradition-deficient compared to Arizona's history consisting of Lute Olson and

How many championships has Memphis won? I don't know off hand whether it's more or less than the 7 won by Kentucky, but if I had to take a guess...

Arizona is a much better job than Memphis, but the money just isn't there.

veist · 03-29-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Ah, yes. Nothing says "quality of life" like KENTUCKY.

And certainly, a school which has been to Final Fours in three separate decades with three different coaches is totally tradition-deficient compared to Arizona's history consisting of Lute Olson and

Realistically assuming Cal just wants to get paid, Kentucky can outbid just about anyone so it is certainly possible. I'm not sure their interest in Cal is strong enough that they'd necessarily be willing to outbid Memphis for him though.

Ultra Peanut · 03-29-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

How many championships has Memphis won? I don't know off hand whether it's more or less than the 7 won by Kentucky, but if I had to take a guess...

Arizona is a much better job than Memphis, but the money just isn't there.

So the job is so great that they're not capable of paying as much as Memphis can. Rad.

And you were mentioning Arizona when it came to prestige and tradition; they have one more national championship and one more Final Four than Memphis, which is a margin that Cal is more than capable of erasing and surpassing in Memphis over the next few years.

ChiefsCountry · 03-29-2009, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

So the job is so great that they're not capable of paying as much as Memphis can. Rad.

And you were mentioning Arizona when it came to prestige and tradition; they have one more national championship and one more Final Four than Memphis, which is a margin that Cal is more than capable of erasing and surpassing in Memphis over the next few years.

But they are members of the BCS cartel that makes them a better job.

**Reaper16** · 03-29-2009, 07:09 PM

Rove to be indicted within 2 weeks...

**Saul Good** · 03-29-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

So the job is so great that they're not capable of paying as much as Memphis can. Rad.

It's a better job. It just doesn't pay as much. Rubbing lotion on Vida Guerra's ass is a better job than being a garbage collector, but it doesn't pay as much either.

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

And you were mentioning Arizona when it came to prestige and tradition;

I never said anything of the sort. It's true, but I never made any comparison between Memphis and Arizona. I compared Louisville to Arizona, and I said that Louisville was the better job. You pretty much got that point wrong in every way possible.

ArrowheadHawk · 03-29-2009, 07:10 PM

Cal is waiting for Self to leave Kansas for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

**Skip Towne** · 03-29-2009, 07:11 PM

Who has the most money?

**Saul Good** · 03-29-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Who has the most money?

Kentucky and Oklahoma State may be the two schools who could pony up the most dough if they had to.

WilliamTheIrish · 03-29-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jAZ

Not a word, and I've always wondered about that. There is a bit of a rivalry/connection there. I've heard a lot of fans talk negatively about Barnes being a less than above-board in his recruiting. Chasing committed Arizona players, etc.

I don't know why he's not on the list (or if he is, why he's so far down). I think his results are pretty self-evident and I'd be happy with his hire, personally.

I've never heard of Barnes being an underhanded recruiter. And if he is, that puts him in the same club as 200 other D-I BBall coaches.

And the figures on UT attendance seem a little low. The link I found showed them averaging nearly 13k.

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=188&f=1651&t=2544850

Could be tix sold and not actual attendance.

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