V's Blog

It was a busy news-fest this evening. No, this time it's not about Terrence Jones. First Coach Calipari was listed as a candidate for the Chicago Bulls coaching job..no biggie, right? Then a couple hours later, Yahoo! Sports reported that Cal was actually interested in the job and could leave Kentucky after just one season. Others like Gary Parrish of CBS kept the pot stirring with reasons why Calipari would leave and so on...okay, maybe it's time to panic. The same time these rumors were being fluxuated around, Cal released a couple of tweets that reminded us that his name would always been in the mix for NBA openings and he is "happy at Kentucky." Also during this same time, Andy Katz reported that Coach Cal had no interest in the Bulls head coaching position (which no one paid attention to). Well, that tidbit calmed me down at least.

All rumor talk was put to a quick stop when our beloved Athletic Director released a statement that him and John Calipari was working on a contract extension to keep at UK "until he retires." That breaking news couldn't have come at a more perfect time. I seen a few of you UK fans panicking. Don't act like you weren't (okay..even I was second guessing Cal). Was the timing of the statement by Barnhart was a coincidence? Not in the least. Barnhart is a smart man and a very good AD in my opinion. He's been responsible for a lot of good hirings at UK (John Calipari, Rich Brooks, Matthew Mitchell) (yeah, yeah..no one even remembers his hiring of Clyde Gillispie). So anyhow, great news for BBN tonight as it looks like the NBA is out of the picture for our leader..well, for now at least.