Archive for March, 2009
The John Calipari Era Begins: Recruits, coaches, and parents talk UK
Two quick notes before we get to the really fun stuff. UK Athletics has scheduled a press conference for 9:30 am tomorrow to announce John Calipari as coach of the University of Kentucky. Also, Konner Tucker, the JUCO PG who committed to UK couple weeks ago, has opened up his recruitment according to Larry Vaught [...]
It’s Official: John Calipari to Kentucky
After a couple of crazy days, it is finally official, the next head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats will be John Calipari. This is the home run hire that Kentucky needed. The madness surrounding Calipari and Kentucky has been huge for this site and we appreciate everyone for checking in with the Pinkie consistently over [...]
Memphis Commercial Appeal: John Calipari is Kentucky Bound
Memphis Commercial Appeal beat writer Dan Wolken just appeared on ESPN and expressed to the nation that John Calipari will take the Kentucky job. He called it, “a done deal”. They are also reporting that a news conference introducing Calipari will happen on Wednesday. Dick Vitale is also reporting that is official right now on SportsCenter. [...]
2009 Chicago Cubbies Season Outlook : The Ricketts Family
The Ricketts Family, headed up by Tom Ricketts, were selected as the winning bidder for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25% share in Comcast SportsNet Chicago in January. Tom Ricketts father, J. Joe Ricketts, founded Ameritrade, but Tom Ricketts is independently successful and did not simply piggy back off of his father (no [...]
It comes down to a plane: UK sends charter to Memphis
We’ve heard about doughnut shops, we’ve watched live feeds of a closed door, now we wait to see if a guy decides to get on a plane. If I know UK fans, and I think I do, I think it’s a pretty good bet that there could be a bit of a crowd at the [...]
LEX18: Joe B. Hall says Calipari “still deciding”
The Rick Bozich article that had Joe B. anointing Calipari as UK’s next coach apparently made Hall a little bit uneasy, because he has come out explicitly saying that no decision has been made. Hopefully he’s just trying to help UK keep as much under wraps until they want to make it official, but seriously, [...]
Courier-Journal: Calipari Coming to UK
Louisville, KY – (3:59 PM) Former Memphis basketball coach John Calipari called former UK coach Joe B. Hall this afternoon to tell him he was coming to Kentucky and that he intended to start the job by connecting with former UK coaches out of respect for the school’s basketball tradition. To read the rest of [...]
Maker’s Mark honors Rich Brooks
With Spring practice set to start tomorrow at the University of Kentucky, yesterday Maker’s Mark unveiled its 2009 limited-edition bottle of the world-famous bourbon. This year’s bottle will bear the likeness of UK head football coach Rich Brooks. Earlier this year, Brooks became the first UK coach to win three consecutive bowl games. A bottle [...]
Bozich: Calipari coming to UK, reaching out to former UK coaches
FROM BOZO’S BLOG-Former Memphis coach John Calipari is coming to Kentucky — and he’s starting the job by reaching out to former UK coaches. Minutes ago, Calipari called former UK coach Joe B. Hall to talk about the Kentucky job and the Kentucky tradition. “That was awfully nice of him,” said Hall, who coached UK [...]
WREG Memphis: John Calipari Has Made His Decision
(Memphis 3/31/2009) News Channel 3 has learned from a source very close to the situation that U of M coach John Calipari is leaving to be the new coach at the University of Kentucky. Right now, Calipari is at his home meeting with members of his staff explaining the decision. We have live crews stationed [...]
