You and your family will truly be missed! There is no way that you stayed too long. I can’t wait to see the great things that you do in Arkansas.

@kendallandrews8691

3 ай бұрын

He stayed a few extra years as he admits. Both parties are ready for a change

@marycherrey7604

3 ай бұрын

@@kendallandrews8691 Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. Personally, I think that the program and state will both lose a lot with him gone.

@kendallandrews8691

3 ай бұрын

@@marycherrey7604 maybe, the program had clearly fallen off. He hadn't been to the sweet sixteen in 5 years

@marycherrey7604

3 ай бұрын

@@kendallandrews8691 There is a whole lot more to life than going to the sweet 16!

@kendallandrews8691

3 ай бұрын

@@marycherrey7604 sure but a college basketball coach is hired to win games. Calipari wasn't getting 8.5 million a year to be a nice guy

Cal as a UK fan i want to thank you for everything you've done for the program. There has been high highs and low lows but through it all you stayed a class act with the fans. No matter what happened behind closed doors you were always respectful in public. Personally i would have loved to seen you retire in blue when the time was right but i guess the clock ran out. I want to apologize for all of the nastiness that you've endured from our fan base. We love the game, we love our team and while that doesn't excuse some people's behavior it shows (in an odd way) how much they care. Again I thank you and Ellen for your time here and the service you provided on and off the court to our communities. You will always be apart of this ole Kentucky home. I wish you and Arkansas the best of luck and a prosperous future, hopefully you can have many runner-ups in the national title game 😉 With love we thank you #BBN 🫡 (also thank you for not putting on Louisville red 🤦‍♂️)

@Mathew-bs2pn

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't have said it better. Good luck coach!

@clintonray1032

3 ай бұрын

Well said!! #BBN

@codybischoff1010

3 ай бұрын

Quit glazing

@brianhoward1629

3 ай бұрын

@@codybischoff1010 absolutely tone deaf

@joecrippen22

3 ай бұрын

That’s the energy a HOF coach deserves. Classy closure 💯

Thanks coach Cal. As a Kentucky girl and fan since I was little, I appreciate you. You didn’t stay too long. Thanks for all you did for UK basketball and for Ky people in general during times of need. Some have forgotten the flood and tornado money. Haiti. But many of us never will forget.

Thanks Coach Cal !! I appreciate you

On the one hand it's bold that he's saying this. On the other hand, I appreciate the honesty. It's so easy to bullshit to the media so the fact people are willing to say things even if they're controversial is something nice for a change. Coaching isn't just about winning or losing.

@Ryan_Rants

3 ай бұрын

It isn't honesty with him, he is just good at bullshitting. Maybe the best. He is a used car salesman. He will convince you any vehicle is solid and runs like new regardless of the mileage. But when you go back for the fourth time after the first cars have broken down and he gives you the same spiel, you get wise to it.

You left us in Memphis high and dry

@Hookiedookie123

3 ай бұрын

Did the same shit to UMass and us now as well. It's just his thing. At least he left yall with Pastner. He hates our AD so much he's willing to fuck us all over lol.

@neanam

3 ай бұрын

@@Hookiedookie123 yeah he did bamboozle UMass....I remember when he left Memphis going to Kentucky, y'all was so elated. I wish we could at least got us one chip when he was there.

@derekmiles9069

3 ай бұрын

Did the same shit here at Kentucky

@joecrippen22

3 ай бұрын

You could obviously say the same about Eric Mussleman…he left Nevada after the twins left for the NBA so they felt like they were left high n dry, fast forward to him leaving for USC cuz the hogs have ZERO scholarship players on the roster. I’m sure Cal will leave Arkansas on his time when the roster needs to be rebuilt and he is has no juice left to rebuild again. Y’all take it personally when it’s just a business. Year one in most cases are patch jobs trying to win games with leftover players n transfers last minute. Just be glad ur previous coach left you with great memories and banners hanging up.

@davidkirkpatrick712

3 ай бұрын

Who wants to live in that cesspool

I appreciate what you have done not only for our basketball program, but for our state as a whole in times of need you helped us out. Thank you Coach Calipari 💙

Dang, Cal is lookin sharp in Cardinal Red!! WPS!! Go Hogs!

Cal will win at Arkansas. No doubt about it. I am a die hard Kentucky fan and I’m glad he is gone because it just wasn’t going to work anymore in Lexington. He’s still a great coach and I think this fresh start at Arkansas will reinvigorate him. He may even beat our ass for 5 years but I still think it was the right move for both parties.

@ncondo1122

3 ай бұрын

I thought he might sit back and try to learn from some of his mistakes here, but bringing that same old coaching staff tells me a lot

Reading the comments here - Y’all name one, just one, perfect Coach. It’s great to have high expectations but ….. . What’s reality? I’m an Ark fan and a lot of the sports podcasters think Cal is the 2nd coming. He’s 65 and maybe he has 2-3 years “productive” years left? Currently the Team cupboard is bare. Coaches are still trying to figure out NIL. Saban left because of it. But he was pretty much at the end of his career but maybe without NIL, he may have stayed 3 more years.

While I appreciate what you did for Kentucky, and will forever be grateful for the excitement, the talent, and most of all the championship, you did stay too long. The last 4 seasons are evidence of that. He will have his place in UK history, and he will get his flowers and comeback ceremony someday. But let's not get it twisted, Cal is stubborn. He ignored the fans, made it clear getting guys to the pros was more important than winning, increasingly alienated himself, said dumb things, and delivered wildly inconsistent results on the court. When given one last shot to run it back with the understanding things would change, his ego would not allow that and he ran out the door. It was what is best for himself and both programs, sure, and I know Mitch Barnhart isn't innocent in all this, but he brought a lot of things on himself. Arkansas will be contenders immediately. But depending on how long he stays, unless things change, you all will get wise to the used car salesman routine as well.

Always appreciate what he did for UK. Always. But it was time to move on

We love you Coach Cal, I for one is heart broken, you was my favorite coach through being a Cat fan, you will be missed deeply! By the way you don't sport red very good lol

The Pied Pieper has arrived in Fayetteville

you will always be my favorite coach , and my heart bleeds blue forever ,and you and your family were great people and fit in just fine here and we understand things change in life , but I feel such heartbreak as I’m sure you and your family do to coach , I would trade 10 Mitch’s for you any time coach , may GOD bless you and protect you and your family and keep you on the right path in life till we meet in heaven someday coach, god bless and goodbye for now your the the best and will truly be missed . ❤️👋🥲bluegrass bobby.

I remember when he left Memphis and those fans told Cat fans to be careful what they wish for. Well..

@ktrigg2

3 ай бұрын

I think we were pretty happy overall and history will be even kinder when the dust settles.

There's what Cal says and there's what Cal does, Arkansas fans. You'd be wise to know the difference. Good luck! 😅

@user-gg5gv2rf1f

3 ай бұрын

Salty bbn fan? 😅🤡

Hope Cal has learned to change with the game. That means EMBRACING NIL, getting VETERAN 3 and 4 year players from the portal and yes, even developing some veterans yourself. AND most importantly NOT signing 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 five-star 'one and done's' where there are not enough minutes of playing time to go around!

ILL WILL, WELL THANK YOU JOHN FOR SHOWING SO MUCH CLASS😏 YOU HELD OUR PROGRAM HOSTAGE FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE ILL WILL THATS FOR SURE

When he ran off his staff back-to-back to back. That's been it started to end

Look forward to your first round exit

at least we got Mark Pope now! 😳

Yes 4-5 years too long .

OK --- enough with all this UK fluff . . . get out there and get us some players! We got none now . . . enough interviews, go get some Jimmy's and Joe's, some Hakeem's and some Kareem's! Get to work, let's go!!! #whoapigsuie

@andrewbuck6569

3 ай бұрын

He will definitely get you the players you need. But don’t ask him to draw up a play. That man has no clue.

@NoNo-ks4gg

3 ай бұрын

Yo Young Buck --- I'll take him everyday over Pope . . . and twice on Sunday! Good luck to you though, kid! Except when you play the 🐗🐗! #✌🏽

I love cal but it was time for a change I think pope will do just fine

We agree with that you got worse each year.! Let’s see if you’re one and done works at Arkansas.!!

should've taken that UCLA job

Many times expectations are way beyond reality. What’s wrong with enjoying the season and the tournament experience? It’s so hard to win a Natty. And today, a school can have a few top tier players and with a little luck with non injuries, can go far. UCLA is tops with 11 but it has been 19-20 years since they’ve had one. Prior to 1991 Duke won a lot but no Natty. Between 91 - 2015. Five. I say be a fan and enjoy the experience otherwise you’re setting yourself up for a lot of disappointment.

@danielcundiff290

3 ай бұрын

Been much longer than that bud...try again. UCLA hasn't won in 30 yrs.

Kentucky fans shouldn’t be mad at Cal, they should understand he wanted to be there but your golden standard clouded ur vision. That’s equivalent to Bama/Clemson football running a HOF coach outa town for no natty in 5 years. Jokes on you cuz the gap where blue bloods dominate everyone is over, the talent is overflowing and there is little to no distance between 5 stars n 3 stars after solid coaching…that’s why you see insurance agents from Oakland drop 12 3’s in March. ANOTHER MANS TRASH IS ANOTHER MANS TREASURE… Ps: the grass isnt always greener but I’m sure Kentucky knows that now.

Arkansas is basically making money off of talking about Kentucky, even their hype video was all of the kentucky recruits

Oh, you stayed too long Cal.

As a UK fan, Cal is undoubtedly the best coach in college basketball...period. I felt like when he received the lifetime deal, he lost motivation. He definitely needed to go to get it back. Mitch Barnhart is a moron for that.