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03-28-2009, 10:06 AM | Topic Starter |
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Pitino and Calipari both refuse to deny they are leaving
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.htmlThen on Friday, Calipari used nearly the same sort of carefully chosen non-answer when he was asked about Kentucky: My transcription from video below: 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.htmUK 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. |
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03-28-2009, 10:12 AM | #2 |
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I doubt he goes, but I see nothing in his statement thsat would preclude Donovan from leaving UF. His statement is just as carefully worded as the others.
And for all the talk about Grant not taking Bama , for now the UF job isn't open. Not everyone wants to return "home" (see Bill Self). |
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.... Cal: "no, I want to be here (Memphis), this is where I want to coach |
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But they could both be lying!
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03-28-2009, 10:23 AM | #7 |
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Eh, they're both doing the smart thing.
By not flatly denying interest they are setting themselves up for a nice raise. |
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travis ford is getting the uk job.
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The Wildcat Delusion, by Richard Dawkins
BREAKING: John Wooden has refused to deny that he is leaving. I saw him on TV and he said something about how great his teams in the 70s were, and you could see in his eyes that he was strongly considering the Arizona job! Also, someone on an internet forum took a quote out of context, so you can pretty much bank it. Quote:
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This is exactly right...
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Cal's has to (and was earlier in the year) willing to take less money. Memphis has to over pay, no one else does. Arizona will pay market rate, but not Memphis rate. The UK opening changes the landscape for Cal->Arizona. No doubt. But it's not a given that Cal is staying at Memphis. He's ready to leave, it comes down to the money involved and the program. |
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eh, they listen to an offer and then take the offer to their AD, get it matched. It's like an automatic raise.
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Tis true. That's not to say he's willing to go anywhere else for $1.
His deal is something like $4M/year when everything is factored in. No one else pays that now. If Arizona or Kentucky can get to about $3M fully loaded, that's about where it needs to be. That's going to be really hard for Arizona to do, but we are at about $2.5M now. It might not match up, but it's not for an unwillingness by Cal to take the job here (or UK) or do to it for somewhat less money. |
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I'll be pissed if our boosters can't get us there. |
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