John Calipari Reportedly Leaving Kentucky to Become Arkansas HC, Inside March Madness Crew Reacts

Jay Wright, Seth Davis, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Clark Kellogg react to Kentucky head coach John Calipari reportedly accepting the head coaching position at Arkansas.
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[@user-vi2uf7vc3j]

Jay Wright would probably kick all kinds of ass at Kentucky

[@ricknelms]

he would kick serious ass

[@chuckroutionGB2022]

He's done with coaching

[@customerguy8581]

THANK YOU. I messed up with my YT TV DVR settings, and didn't get the pre-game recorded, and have been looking everywhere to see their reaction to this! Woo Pig Sooie!

[@armathis2647]

Jay Wright never actually said he isn’t taking the job. 🤔😉

[@lilsouffle3749]

5:20

[@Smokedbacon-ly4kk]

He said it really quietely and timidly

[@zechariahcameron3645]

So true

[@Joshuacardz]

He said yes at 5:20

[@spurseagles1786]

Barkley always straight up

[@a.s.clifton544]

“What college basketball needs is mentors.” True words. My criteria would be something along the lines of: would you want your son or daughter to have this coach as their faculty advisor? If the goal is to put people in the NBA, fine, but I’d much prefer someone who could help mold young men, even those at the end of the bench, into responsible adults.

[@mcpbaa3000]

The day of coaches as mentors is over. Are you not paying attention? Most of these guys play for 3 teams in four years. And factor in all the NIL money. Mentor? They don't need no stinking mentor!

[@a.s.clifton544]

@@mcpbaa3000 Yeah, I’m paying attention (to what has become of college sports) and that is why I pay little attention (to results). Hell, even a coach who could have been an icon for curmudgeons like me, Joe Paterno, had horrendous crimes he helped cover up. Just another reason I should be put out to pasture, Woody Hayes punching a kid during a bowl game. Maybe the good old days were no better, but they sure seemed to be.

[@burls7117]

Chuck going crazy seeing cal walk his dog 😂😂

[@LeviDavidSchaffer]

Id still call Jay first and Hurley second

[@Dave-zl2ky]

And Donovan not at all.

[@LeviDavidSchaffer]

@@Dave-zl2ky is that a question?? Yea id call him third. I realize that the bulls have been devastated by injury all year but derozen wasn't hurt and I just feel like recently his teams has underachieved which is how you judge a coach.

[@chuckroutionGB2022]

Hurley not leaving uconn get a life

[@chuckroutionGB2022]

Already KY commits are Decommiting

[@chuckroutionGB2022]

Hurley not leaving uconn

[@Pete391]

He is not a terrific coach.....He is a great recruiter, but his x and o and game plans are way lacking......He doesnt adjust well in game and he refused to teach team zone when man to man wasnt working....I would like to see Bruce pearl..

[@deesee2051]

Do you think Dean Smith was a good coach ?

[@neanam]

Do you think Penny hardaway was a great ball player before getting hurt?

[@lewalcindor9356]

He took friggin UMass to the Final 4. Stop it.

[@Thatbul]

His in game adjustments suck but you have to be a good coach to be a good recruiter.

[@typhelynchalmers2428]

Exactly

[@robertwalker2984]

Please come to Purdue ❤

[@YouTube_can_ESAD]

“Arkansas’s NIL will be unprecedented”. Think $5m-$7m to be used yearly but they are willing to stretch up to $10 million a year for the right players. You are going to hear this more and more from ”Insiders” but also, the PTB is willing to go up to $25 million a year if all incentives are maxed out for Staff/Players/Cal, etc. Nobody else, even Kentucky, is spending this level of money on college basketball, no one. Also, Arkansas will definitely be moving forward with renovations at Bud Walton with the momentum of the Cal hiring, people/fans don’t understand the significance of what’s happening… For the first time since Frank, all the big money from Little Rock to Fayetteville are all working together. I’ve been told though, it’s obvious - the Football Program will be getting the same level of love to get players, support coaches they need, think closer to Alabama though not to their level of commitment- yet. One more thing… Donavan is likely UK’s next Coach, if not then I expect Drew to take it and you will see Kentucky recommit resources closer to Arkansas though likely not to that extent.

[@captainmystikalz6439]

We are going to be great in Football and basketball....we already pretty much own the other sports

[@redfordreddington8834]

​@@captainmystikalz6439only track and field

[@stanleyallen6359]

What he was doing is using Kentucky as a platform to put the player's in the NBA he didn't care about winner for the University

[@deesee2051]

You do know those players would have went to the NBA anyway

[@user-xr2rh9os6c]

Not only that, that’s his job…to make sure his players left KY better off than they arrived…isn’t the same way for the regular students going to Ky?…it’s to better their lives once they graduate, so everybody uses everybody to get where they are going, plz stop this childish rant if he used KY!…as jay wright stated he brought drake to Ky and you don’t think that KY prospered off of Cal you’re crazy!

[@stanleyallen6359]

@@user-xr2rh9os6c the one that is selfish is cal!!

[@SinserNarmah537]

YEP!! Dejuan Wagner said that about him years ago!

[@ericsweeden474]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-zf4bt3qj3q]

Cal has entered the portal, lol...

[@shalom8858]

Cal is the best in the business at getting groceries in the door. Can’t cook worth a darn. Glad he’s gone. SCRAM!

[@tacotom3492]

He won a title right ? 😂

[@Dave-zl2ky]

The Calipari news overshadowed both men's and women's championships. Amazing for a guy who should have been fired 3+ years ago.

[@piggy8761]

Only the morning/daytime

[@davidlax5067]

Stfu. Cats can't do better than cal

[@ShaqsBlurryVisionNetwork]

LOL I was just about to say...Jay Wright would be perfect for that job since from what Kentucky seems to be looking for.

[@kevindillard3507]

He didn’t say, NO…

[@captainspartan04]

He said no

[@prodigalsonministry]

Jay Wright sitting next to him like you don’t know my resume

[@robhood5636]

Bobby Hurley….think about the story and what he would do with some big time recruits!

[@johnofmalta]

If it happens in college hoops you can be sure bleacher report will post it two days later.

[@miguelhernandez2614]

Jay Wright next uk coach

[@darobode6265]

Cal underachieved for sure

[@lorageiger2275]

Arkansas will recruit as good as anybody but how many final 4s?? Big comparison is who coaches Kentucky vs Cal... Drew vs Calipari? I think Drew gets to more finals in 7 years. Think Oates does, think Pearl does, think Jay Wright does, think Barnes is better, maybe even Pitino does it..

[@user-np9bf7jn9l]

I am Big Blue Nation through and through and always

[@50Deuce502]

He aint dealing with those fans most won't Kentucky will see...it won't be easy to leave a stable position for the delusional standards of UK

[@solobusiness4320]

Jay wright, Billy D, Dan Hurley, Nate oats to me are officially OUT of the race for the Kentucky job. Dan is 4 minutes away from winning back to back national championships I don’t have to explain why he’s not coming. Nate said no, Jay said no and Billy D just ain’t happening

[@theblakex]

Coaches say no all the time and don't mean it. Cal said he wasn't leaving Memphis. Roy Williams said he wasn't leaving Kansas. The Kentucky job hasn't even been officially announced as open yet. No one is "officially out" until a coach is hired.

[@solobusiness4320]

@@theblakex Scott drew is gonna be the guy

[@26michaeluk]

​@@solobusiness4320then we're screwed. Totally not the right type of personality.

[@ricknelms]

you know great coaches are driven to take challenges right? why wouldn't Hurley take the Ky job?

[@26michaeluk]

@@ricknelms because he's won back to back titles at a program that has 6 titles since 1999. They are the it school now. Nobody is leaving that great situation.

[@GisTisMe]

Go Hogs !

[@bigbluegr8ness383]

Calipari was a great recruiter but he's not nearly as talented when it comes to coaching but I wish him the best at Arkansas GO BIG BLUE👍🏻

[@phillipjohnson8241]

Kentucky Football is growing fast in Kentucky. Stoops has done great with less support and now has a solid program he built from nothing. Calipari couldn't stand it. He made several negative comments and Stoops handled it with class and like a professional. Lets go UK FOOTBALL

[@Stanaford]

All he said was the truth - that Kentucky is a basketball school… just like Duke and North Carolina, etc. Him leaving has nothing to do with Mark Stoops or the football program. I see fans all the time saying “Screw Kentucky basketball let’s move to Kentucky football” but basketball is and always will be a staple and a priority for the school, and it’s where we will spend our money.

[@darronwilliams4641]

Simply the result of playing in the east. Easy schedules.

[@redfordreddington8834]

@@darronwilliams4641 the west only has bama. that's it

[@customerguy8581]

Well Cal won't have to worry about a solid football program taking attention away over here lmao. Bring it on!

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Enjoy playing all the west teams now with the new schedule format… won’t be easy anymore!

[@DvonCarr]

Jay Wright don't just look at the caller id on you phone and ignore it, OK !

[@jbmcgregor6139]

We can only hope that UK will finally end this non coach. We are ready for KY to once again become a great team and a contender for titles.

[@ShifuCareaga]

As a Kentucky alumnus ... So Glad he is leaving and we can build real teams again.

[@highc6866]

Hopefully, this video is sufficient to convince UK fans that JW will not be coaching their team. What a pipe dream.

[@tonyskywalker1974]

Never thought Jay Wright would coach anywhere, but nothing hurt giving him a Call....

[@Chesney46]

It wasn’t a definite no

[@nazur72]

He seemed coy as if had a crush on UK but was playing hard to get 🤔

[@ukmary1968]

Cal is more interested in branding himself than UK

[@user-se7hf3vm3v]

I don't blame him with the racist legacy of not only Kentucky but the south eastern conference period.

[@ukmary1968]

@@user-se7hf3vm3v Fair enough that we’re the south and the past is the past. The problem is that Cal was employed by the Commonwealth and meant to win for the University. You clearly haven’t a clue what these last 4 or 5 years have been to us. Cal would rather hang with Drake and lil Wayne then be bothered with UK administration or local media. He’s lost a lot respect from the locals. He’s been seeking new jobs than preparing for March. He has greatly under achieved. I’m 1.5 miles from Rupp. You don’t get it

[@glenpelphrey5092]

Coach you are wrong HE DID NOT WIN players in the NBA doesn’t do anything for the Kentucky program. All those players and it’s been 12 years with no NCAA Championship? That makes it even worse.

[@anthonymarquez2035]

Charles Barkley Caliperi is not a terrific coach. Look at the difference between him and the guy at Yukon. Were you kidding me!😅😅😅😅

[@smoovedollarz]

Really Arkansas

[@Razorbacks1]

Back to the Future when Nolan Richardson had 3 final fours, a naty and a naty runner up. You are probably a millennial too young to remember the 90’s. Plus Muss had the Hogs in to the elite 8 twice, and a Sweet 16 in the last 4 years. Yes THAT Arkansas.

[@ranbo9390]

He is old I wonder if he still has the fire to coach he hasn’t done much lately

[@ucantseeme5091]

Arkansas will trade to KY, John Pelphrey

[@ukmary1968]

I'm fine with John

[@davidstick9207]

People need proof Calipari can't coach? Where is his Player of the Year playing at? He didn’t care about him. Just used him.

[@deesee2051]

I mean Dean Smith only won 2 championships so do ppl think Cal is better than he was

[@ricknelms]

no

[@deesee2051]

@@ricknelms so why are ppl saying he should have won more championships than Dean who only won 2 even though ppl act like he won 5-6

[@loganblack4885]

@@deesee2051 Dean Smith 4X champion

[@deesee2051]

@@loganblack4885 Dean Smith won 2 chips at Carolina i know yall like to act like he won more but he didn’t

[@jadenayala1281]

Tysons chicken 🐔 🍗

[@g.o.a.tsports2880]

Cal still being a snake!

[@captainmystikalz6439]

Go hogs!!

[@captainmystikalz6439]

We got deep pockets

[@marthaball8029]

Don't let the door hit u in the a$$

[@kennethsmith6470]

Good riddance Cipari, one and done finally catches up with you

[@tacotom3492]

Heres the problem.. UK KNEW WHAT THEY WERE GETTING .. U OF A GOT WHAT THEY AND CAL got a reboot. Arkansas won and Kentucky lost IMO . Arkansas will be in the final 4 soon and kentucky wont . ❤

[@MarsellusWallace2024]

You guys are pathetically behind on the current details of this issue

[@Bob-xh7mh]

Hire Caitlin Clark looks like she can do the job Kentucky fan since the seventies anyway someone give me thirty million dollars i would retire

[@ukmary1968]

Yall I'm all in with Dawn Staley. She has no reason to come but damn she's awesome

[@Z-gotsoles]

Yeah he better get out of kentucky they always have a talented players but never reach the finals..

[@26michaeluk]

Because he was the coach.

[@ChimeExpress]

COLLEGE basketball fans do not care about the NBA. Please, stop. Calipari was trying to change expectations for Kentucky fans and gaslighting them. He is awful and he always makes it about himself instead of the college (Kentucky) he worked for. But I wish him well nevertheless.

[@bigj2518]

Billy Donovan is who we want, we wanted him over Calipari the last time the job came up. Calipari has lost his edge everyone is glad that he is gone!

[@bigj2518]

Maybe Rick Barnes will turn down the job again, even though it wasn’t offered to him!

[@robertnewman4763]

Leaving before all the sanctions hit.

[@davidlax5067]

Mfn cats fans think they could do better than cal! 😊

[@richh650]

Kentucky hiring Calipari showed everyone their true desires. UK doesn't deserve Jay Wright.

[@bryonkidder6199]

Calipari left the Kentucky Basketball Program worse off than it was before he came to Kentucky...imo

[@jaflynn34]

FIRE MITCH BARNHART Calipari was a horrible coach, always was. His number 1 priority was never to win championships. He focused so much on prioritizing a players NBA stock that it effected player minutes and even starting positions. There were so visibly poor examples of his abilities. Words spoken in post game interviews confirmed things we always feared were true. What's worse is he was able to sell his boss on his inept coaching abilities when what matters are wins and championships. Even in the end when so few wanted Calipari there and even Calipari was ready to go, Mitch still didn't have the fortitude to make a proper decision. Yes Calipari was a problem but the real issue was the boss and thus we need to call for a resignation by Mitch or call for his firing.

[@donm1612]

Lost all respect for Barkley after his comments about what he would do to black people that support Trump. Apparently Barkley gets to decide what black people should do under threat of violence.

[@ukmary1968]

Have you been listening to Chuck for all these years? If so, you can't be surprised

[@codymartin4235]

WMFPS🐗 welcome home coach

[@theblakex]

The coach ya'll have hated for 15 years. Good luck with that.

[@26michaeluk]

​@@theblakexwe didn't hate him. He's won 1 NCAA tournament game the last five years. We rank 13th out of 14 SEC teams in wins in the SEC tournament the last 5 years with 1. Love Cal but this is prob best for both parties.

[@codymartin4235]

@@theblakex yeah it’s called being a fan, I hate muss now. You’re either with us or against us wtf🤣