John Calipari and Kentucky were about to give it one more go. Arkansas saved them from themselves — and that's good for everyone.
was stuck. So was John Calipari. The marriage between the 65-year-old Hall of Fame coach and the blue-blooded program was beyond stale. It was toxic. It was awkward. When athletic director Mitch Barnhart and Calipari sat for a local television interview last month to assure fans that they were on the same page, that both of them were committed to getting the Wildcats back on top, it came off more like a hostage video.
Then, when asked if these repeated postseason failures in an era when college basketball had trended extremely older might make him rethink the freshman-heavy roster construction, Calipari said, “I’ve done this with young teams my whole career, and it’s going to be hard for me to change that.” He already had six freshmen signed for next season and was chasing a seventh. Cue “I Got You Babe” on the alarm-clock radio. Groundhog Day all over again.
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