Stephen A. & Shannon Sharpe are SHOCKED John Calipari is leaving Kentucky for Arkansas | First Take

[@OleScram]

Never stay somewhere you’re not wanted 🗣️

[@MrNaturalSez]

Jimbo Fi$$$her stayed!

[@mmou3878]

Perfectly said

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

Jimbo’s teams would be championship material if their schedule was simply 12 home games vs Bama

[@tainanking]

I think his way of recruiting wasn’t working. He tried to mix and match but he couldn’t do it right because he can’t coach very well. Can recruit the best but can’t put great teams together

[@jaredlynch8020]

Cal was loved in KY , but people hated the one and done . All he had to do was vocally say , “ I’m going to start asking for more of a commitment from my recruits” and it would have reassured a lot of people . Instead he doubled down and started looking around when Mitch asked him about it . Mitch had already confirmed Cal was coming back to UK . The pressure started getting to him and he took a way out with a check attached

[@larrytucker222]

He said his job was to put players in the NBA. Which was part of the problem in the end.

[@unc54]

Yeah, the bigger issue is that the NBA and college ball haven't been aligned in over 15 years. Most top recruits only stay for a year and then leave. And we've seen that teams made up mostly of freshmen rarely win it all or even go that far in the Tournament. And I think that's why interest in men's college basketball has decreased. It's hard to get excited about the top players when you know that their careers are essentially over at college.

[@RobbieStacks90]

That was his recruiting pitch to get young black athletes (not student-athletes, athletes) to sign their NLIs for Kentucky. He only won a national championship because that team's chemistry clicked from day one. Everywhere else he's been, he's come up short and left those programs on NCAA probation (which is impossible now since you can pay players legally). I got behind Northwestern and Yale this NCAA tournament because their coaches built their teams the right way.

[@cbrown940]

if you ask the youngsters playing - that is THE job. Arkansas might have just hit the lottery.

[@W.orld.Breaker]

At the end of the day. Any man capable of turning young men into millionaires is more of an achievement that a national championship. He could have influenced many guys to stay but he told them to go take care of their families and go to the league. He also got many of his players jobs in the realm of basketball if they didn’t make NBA. It’s more building successful lives for his players and not about himself. That is a accomplishment, not something he should be criticized for.

[@DarrinKirk]

@@RobbieStacks90LOL

[@JitoTantrum]

The way they disregard D’Aaron Fox every time is WILD

[@Scheming606]

Malik monk was a problem in college. He still holds the Kentucky scoring record

[@davidlax5067]

Monk was better than fox at UK. Fox killed lonzo in sweet 16 but monk almost pushed them in the final 4. Also that game vs unc in December, monk killed the tarholes

[@JitoTantrum]

@@davidlax5067 but they’re basing the credibility off what the players have done e in the league. Malik didn’t even get a second contract with the team that drafted him.

[@davidlax5067]

@JitoTantrum he went to the hornets. Except lamelo I don't remember a rookie getting a 2nd contract with them. Also there's just so many players that played for cal that ofcourse youll remember the first ones who got there, hence wall, cousins, ad

[@Ryan_Rants]

Fox, Bam, and Monk on one team...that team was legit. Refs killed then in the first half of that Elite 8 game against UNC though, so I don't really blame Cal for that one.

[@tiyalewhitehurst338]

Shannon has a valid point, it has always been what have you done for me lately in Sports

[@Chesney46]

5 years nothing that’s not lately

[@MrMumblez32]

They won’t say this about Iowa losing back to back championship games

[@LeeksWeakAzzPosters]

Idk why he gotta scream in everything he says

[@jamesbaldwin6235]

​@MrMumblez32 dude it's Iowa!

[@2kVue123]

I think he has a valid point but with Cal leaving I gotta think that’d probably lessen the appeal of Kentucky. Which would mean less high profile prospects.

[@TlanImass]

I like how SAS mentioned Corliss Williamson.

[@gohansburner]

As an Arkansan. This is monumental. We're going to get all the top recruits

[@fotografiasromero]

Yeah we though that was the answer too. Kind of got tired of new players every year. I hope it works out for you all he’s a great dude. No longer a good fit here.

[@gohansburner]

@@fotografiasromero I mean you can't deny the success Cal has had and how he put the spotlight back on UK.

[@pi3838]

NIL has changed the landscape of College Basketball... You don't need to go to a major program to get paid anymore. We will see if players are gonna go to Arkansas for Coach Cal.

[@rockchalk9078]

All the top recruits and no significant wins. Good job

[@kaleytreadway44]

News flash, that doesn’t matter anymore. In the past 4 years, cal brought us more than 10 guys that are playing in the nba right now and still couldn’t take us past the first round. Cal isn’t worried about winning anymore, he wants to go to Arkansas and cruise out his final coaching years. He’s not taking you guys anywhere I promise 😂😂

[@phillipcotton833]

Leaving Kentucky for Arkansas is more lateral than some would think. Like Kentucky, Calipari's money will stretch in Arkansas with the cost of living. As far as tradition....sure KY is the Blue- blood, but the Hogs have some good history. At the end of the day...follow PEACE over all else. Arkansas got themselves quite the catch,& Kentucky gets a fresh start.

[@Sable813]

Bruh Jay Williams had terrible arguments this segment. No one is talking about the lack of championships its more so the lack of ANY tournament success. Duke, Kansas and UNC don't win every year but they are relevant in the tournament every year. They don't go 5 years without a sweet 16. Cal has underachieved so much the last 5, 6 years hes lucky he didnt get fired.

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol jay is flip flop type of dude you don’t know what type of answer you’re going to get

[@GoatedAtNFS]

he’s a duke guy he wants to keep Kentucky down and out

[@matthewcrump7255]

You do realize it's entertainment one person has to take the opposite side of the argument or there is no show

[@251to502]

What I think happened with Calipari, is that he stagnated relative to the landscape of college basketball. Jay I suspect, was making his arguments because in a sense, he wanted to protect Calipari from any scrutiny.

[@VSmoothTwentyTwo]

35 first round draft picks and 1 title is crazy 😂😂😂

[@fotografiasromero]

That’s what we’re saying here at Kentucky

[@ljayydagoat7113]

Player go there to get to the league.. Coach cal was getting players in the league…that’s the point of going to Kentucky

[@retrotv1988]

@@ljayydagoat7113Facts people don’t get or understand that. Recruits parents love him and trust him with their kids. When he’s with his guys on draft day he’s so happy to see them get to their nba dreams

[@user-ud2nz4wo2b]

If he didn’t win at all. Y’all would complain that he can’t win at least one. If he won two y’all would still complain that he didn’t win more

[@VSmoothTwentyTwo]

@@user-ud2nz4wo2b I actually wouldn’t care idk Kentucky sucks and it’s mainly because of him the guy you like

[@LifeOnEarthTogether]

As a UK fan, Arkansas has the most passionate fans in the country. Arkansas was dominant during the 90s and made 2 elite 8s and 3 sweet sixteens in the past 5 yrs. I'm afraid they just woke up a monster in both Arkansas and Calipari. Most people dont realize that Arkansas is yr in and yr out the best overall athletics department in the SEC. This frightens me now that they have Cal. We're screwed...

[@Hogsby90]

The reason we are so passionate is because in Arkansas, the Razorbacks are all we got!😂 In Arkansas, there’s no pro sports teams and there’s not even another major division 1 college! We have an entire state coming together in our love for one team! We’ve been underrated in athletics for a long time now, cal about to remind everybody what Arkansas is capable of! Respect to you for the recognition!

[@leehunchoo]

@@Hogsby90 literally we have no big artists like other states so we love sports even harder. people act like we didnt beat purdue duke and gonzaga when they had GUARENTEED draft picks

[@johnnycorn7225]

Are you really trying to convince me that you're afraid of Cal after the last 5 years. Oakland wasn't, the peacocks weren't, twice laughed at by k state. Easiest coach to game plan on, he NEVER changes anything. Just run a zone and watch him crumble because he never teaches or practices a zone so he can't attack one and rarely has shooters. This year he had more shooters than ever and he refused to play them together lmfao ultimately pathetic all because he just had to Star his guys Wagner Edwards and Bradshaw no matter what. Arkansas fans are going to hate life when they KNOW for a fact the players that can win a game are sitting because the freshmen get the undeserving playtime while they are so weak they can't hold ground or hit a shot. He will shove the failure down your throat over and over and never adapt or change. I could go on and on it's atrocious. Without the looming NBA lockout and a senior KY Mr basketball he didn't recruit, along with a generational talent in Davis as well as Gilchrist he wouldn't have one title. He even tried to slow them down but they played on and won in spite of him against his horrifying stall ball habit at the end of games, like that 2015 game that proved he can't win with an all MBA team against a college foe, because he didn't and couldn't switch up anything. Facts don't lie.

[@jameslayco9]

Someone pls give mark jackson a chance. He’ll be a good coach both college and nba

[@NPAMike]

Not with todays kids, they don't want a preacher.

[@asiantrick24]

@@NPAMike a preacher that like strippers

[@Leif90]

derrick rose was from Univ. of Memphis

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

They were mentioning players Calipari sent to high rank NBA positions....Pay attention son....don't worry, I have ADHD and forgot Tubby smith (which the fans...me being one, couldn't stand his slow game) getting to 3 or 4 final fours???? God Bless

[@GoatedAtNFS]

do people not realize Kentucky had 7 national championships before Calipari? do casuals not understand that the standard of Kentucky basketball is the equivalent of Alabama football? do sport watchers not know that Kentucky has only lost to a 14 seed or lower only 4 times in the NCAA tournament in its EXISTENCE & 2 out of the 4 came under CALIPARI?? again, did they not watch what UK fans witnessed this past year? 3 straight losses at Rupp Arena for the first time EVER! Tied longest drought in program history for not winning the SEC. Bounced in the NCAAs first round again!! These players he recruited were going to the NBA REGARDLESS, he didn’t coach or develop them at ALL. People fail to grasp that!! It was time for him to go! It’s gonna be hard to find a replacement because they’ll have to leave their current college, & Mitch Barnhardt shouldn’t have paid him all that money, he should’ve been fired!

[@730FlightRisk]

Most definitely UNDERACHIEVED at The University of Kentucky 😂😂😂😂 and I’ve been a fan of Calipari since he had D. Rose and that squad at Memphis

[@gregorydunston2952]

I think you’re forgetting how BAD Kentucky was before he got there. Watch how he’ll flip Arkansas’ future because if anything, Calipari is gonna have a great recruiting class. Kentucky was TRASH with Gillespie & Tubby didn’t have a tremendous amount of success for some years before he was gone too

[@maxinekanner5434]

I mean he does have a national championship not like any coach since Rupp done much Tubby Smith won 1 but he had some down years as well

[@joepoke1978]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@gregorydunston2952 Tubby Smith won a championship and got fired for much less compared to Johnny boy Calipari. Billy was a swing and a miss and is long gone and a bad hire by Mitch

[@aaronlovell6026]

Arkansas may not be a Blue Blood program. But, Arkansas has everything in place to become a Blue Blood program. An 18,000 seat NBA quality arena. A private plane at Coach Cal beck and call. A new NIL collective being pushed by the Walton family, JB Hunt Family, the Tyson family, Jerry Jones, Stephen's inc. And the list goes on. And now we have the coach.

[@AtypicalM]

NIL has exposed all of the so call great coaches.

[@Suckmeoff-zy3fb]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you’re drunk lil bro

[@19934]

Exactly

[@scruffd0g193]

A lot of great coach’s like Saban just said the heck with this and retired.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

NIL was not the problem but go off the value of the UK roster is around 5 million dollars. “oh it’s NIL and the portal” no it’s not the blue bloods carry the most NIL money causals 😂

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@scruffd0g193Saban is old and wants to enjoy life. keep thinking he left because of NIL

[@jt2963]

I’m from Arkansas……… holy f*ck……..we just hit the jackpot

[@sandramanwaring7158]

😂😂😂😂🎉

[@kingforte9246]

How?

[@MasonAce4545]

Great hire that’s how!

[@edgargarcia3760]

We did?? Coach Muss took us further in the tourney these last few years than calipari took Kentucky

[@Diggyace14]

Now your team will be top 5 preseason and miss the tournament or lose first round.

[@GeronFletcher]

Arkansas has so much money. The Walmart owners are all billionaires, Jerry jones is a billionaire booster for Arkansas too.

[@brettg9481]

These guys are shocked because they know nothing about college basketball. Arkansas is generally regarded as the second best job in the SEC. I guess ESPN fired all their college basketball people.

[@Sambam1981]

They don’t know. They thinking about football I guess 😂

[@dennismorris106]

I'd say tennessee is second best job but Arkansas is a scrappy team always

[@brettg9481]

@@dennismorris106 Arkansas has six Final Fours. Tennessee has zero.

[@hershelswint4097]

Was that not Tennessee's first ever elite 8? So how would Tennessee be the 2nd best job in the SEC?@@dennismorris106

[@scalisque5403]

@@dennismorris106Arkansas is definitely a better program than Tennessee

[@BoskoShabazz]

It was time for everybody to part ways

[@fotografiasromero]

Agreed!

[@DTcamoson]

As a Kentucky fan we want championships and wins. Cal is a great recruiter and does build great players for the league but I want to watch us win championships and he just wasn’t delivering.

[@creightonstephens5888]

As a UK fan, it’s hard to overlook that during Calipari’s tenure, he never once beat Duke.

[@PineappaPres14]

Nah champions classic in 2015 UK beat Duke but that was the only time

[@JayTheGreat.]

The Murray-Ulis team in 2015-16 beat them, but that was the only time and both teams weren't that good that year

[@jdkingsley6543]

Bruh lmao.

[@tm8916]

Izzo hasn't won a ship in 20 years and msu stills loves him. Kentucky 📉

[@TBassFactory]

Caliparis Benefit package is way better at Arkansas. Kentucky is a Blue Blood and Arkansas done better in the last 5 years. Now Cal Gets 6 millions NIL not 4 at Kentucky and better fan base that is just happy to make the tourney. Lower expectations and best facilities you can find and Loyal fans. Sounds like an upgrade to me

[@frankmathews]

Tom Izzo hasn’t won since when? Where’s the smoke for him??

[@shabazz717]

I think the biggest part is 1st round exits to small schools. It happened too many times with Cal

[@carlguyjr8379]

Facts 💯

[@scruffd0g193]

Kentucky has had loads of NBA players.

[@Phori859]

You spitting but MSU isn’t held in the same regard as UK ngl

[@frankhortoniv3739]

Brah ain’t won a Natty since I was 9 years old. I have my own family now and he still ain’t won anything since 😂😂

[@charlestaylor2746]

I have been a UK fan all my life. I will always appreciate what Calipari brought us much like I appreciate Pitino and Tubby. Cal struggled with adapting to the changing game. Our general fan base has been upset for several years with the direction he has taken us. I thought maybe we were going back to the winning formula this year but, there was no defense on this team. Defense was something he was usually great at coaching. I wish him the best, except when Arkansas is playing UK. It was a good time to separate.

[@juanchavez671]

Jay Williams always so emotional

[@Zander98]

Kentucky basketball turned into a one and done program in the 2010's for players who only wanted to be in college for 1 year and then go pro. They never have had real experience on their teams the last decade to push deep into March madness and would always lose in the first 2 rounds because the whole team was just 18-19 year old kids fresh out of high school. Then they would face teams like UConn or Purdue who were much more balanced in terms of age and they'd get sent home early every year. It's time for Kentucky to recruit players that actually want to stay in college for more than one semester.

[@JordanO317]

In order to win a NCAA championship in any sport u need VETERAN LEADERSHIP. If you’re shipping out your best players every year or two you’re restarting your team the next season. Just sit and think about that. Other than UConn, UNC, or Nova nobody is out here just winning multiple ships.

[@brucelau2023]

Never stay somewhere you’re not wanted , so so true

[@michaeljmobley]

If you can't produce, you aren't going to be wanted.

[@Larry-s9e7i]

cal needed a breath of fresh air man

[@Xx-po1fu]

The days of one coach constantly winning championships ended in 1975 with John Wooden.

[@hobbyog4786]

Kansas coach has won two and the Uconn coach could go back to back tonight...Also, Billy Donovan went back to back...Cal is a great salemen but a terrible coach. Should of had DJ on the bench and was playing the Harrison twins more did a true PG in Tyler Uluis..that could of been the greatest team of all-time

[@eskewisaiah]

Coach K has 5 national championships

[@DonGivani]

😂 That was a different time bro, players stay right now for five months at college to cash money in the NBA

[@rsimmons1980]

Calapri needs to join Michigan State as a recruiter and let Tom Izzo coach!!

[@Tony-bp1nr]

​@@DonGivaniOnly the majority of 5 star recruits. The teams that won championships before and after Calipari arrived had a combination 4 star veterans with one or two 5 star freshmen. Only 2 teams in the last 15 years, UK(2012) and Duke(2015) had won a title with mostly freshmen, but they still had veteran leadership on those squads. Since the landscape has shifted to the transfer portal and NIL, now you're starting to see more 5 star recruits stay a little longer because they're compensated now.

[@tsunamipapi1343]

I fw coach cal bro it’s sad 2 c him leave kentucky, I’m not a kentucky fan but he was one of the main reasons I would root 4 them in the tournament every year

[@thatonedude7667]

And watch as they get beat in the first or second round because Cal refused to make mid game adjustments.

[@Dave-zl2ky]

The guy from Oakland Michigan out coached Cal. Yes, Calipari is replaceable.

[@wtk6069]

This shows the power of irate fanbases. Last week, Barnhart and Cal tried to mend fences with an awkward TV interview, and fans weren't buying it. Cal saw that about 70% of fans were ready for a change, and he listened.

[@edwardmason930]

I think he will have more success at Arkansas. He seemed to feel his main job at Kentucky was to turn out one and done pros instead of helping Kentucky win championships.

[@DYoon007]

It was time for Calipari to leave, imo but Arkansas, I did not see this coming.

[@tainanking]

Apparently he’s good friends and golfs with one of its boosters so maybe he was told that he could bring some hype to Arkansas without the pressure Kentucky gave and maybe an even better salary

[@Sambam1981]

@@tainankingyea and he might just mess up and win a championship there. Arkansas has good recruits in state

[@tainanking]

@@Sambam1981 and he better keep em there too

[@tainanking]

@@Sambam1981 as good as Kentucky is as a program, not much talent in state. He got Demarcus cousins from Mississippi and he was recruiting the south heavy getting a lot of sec guys away from their state.

[@DYoon007]

@@tainanking good point

[@cardman493]

um..Tubby Smith quit . Went to Minnesota. He wasnt fired

[@Ho11is2Ho11ywood]

Im not a Calipari fan but to say "I can get any coach to get kicked out in the 1st round with NBA talent" excludes the fact that HE IS PART OF THE REASON THEY'RE THERE!

[@kingjohn455]

Could you imagine that a blue blood programs only hope would be to make the tournament? Especially doing nothing in basically the last nine seasons?

[@aidanwatson910]

Acting like Arkansas isn’t a top 5 job in college basketball is craaaaazy.

[@umbreonix]

Let’s just say top 15 at LEAST. Stephen A needs to refresh his memory on who Arkansas is.

[@keslertyner]

Its not

[@aidanwatson910]

@@SomebodyBanThatGuy that used to be true. Can your school guarantee 6-8M a year for NIL just in basketball? That username is fire.

[@jimmyjames6882]

​@@aidanwatson910thats a lot of money for cal to waste.

[@aidanwatson910]

@@jimmyjames6882 stay mad

[@Z_Rodriguez13]

Coach Cal is like the college version of doc rivers

[@WThomas66]

Kentucky has had 7 coaches in the history of the program. 5 of them have won a National Title. We will find someone who can win.

[@rockchalk9078]

Try 22 coaches in their history. KANSAS on the other hand is probably the program you're thinking of. KU total of 8 head coaches. Get your facts straight before spewing it all over the net.

[@shabazz717]

I think it’s time for a change at UK but definitely feel what Jay is saying.

[@Anomic-mo9ji]

Prayers answered, thank you Lord

[@BillyWitherspoon]

Not shocked Cal lost the fans after both back 2 back Ls plus Cal realized the fans were done with the one and done movement it was time it ran its course time too move on and start fresh for both parties

[@shabazz717]

Exactly! Cal is a good coach. The one and done has got to stop for UK

[@pmontyjaaaymes488]

Nah screw that. UK fans are just losers and they will never be happy with whatever they get. Bunch of ignorant ppl that dont know basketball. Can't handle some slow yrs. I dont care about those stats stephen talking about. You win some you lose. Im a UK fan. Our fanbase is trash. He left bc of death threats and talking bad and attacking his family every chance they get. UK won't rebound for a long time. For sale signs in his yard. But that's on UK fans.

[@DuaneChristopher-gv8rw]

They said Bruce Pearl was in the running for the John calipari job but heck yeah I'll put them out in the first round that was a four seed in a 14 seed so yeah go get Bruce Pearl like he's going to do any better

[@jonathonstanford5791]

Go get rondo for the job

[@drewslifecollection]

👀

[@Diggyace14]

No diversity hires please.

[@BarryBlockZay617]

​@@Diggyace14one of the best basketball minds, who is a UK alum, who has been considered for NBA jobs is a diversity hire? Wow you bigots are sold bold

[@ONGEES]

Interesting…

[@hadbl12]

Expectations are too high in Ky

[@ManiGotti]

Derrick Rose didn’t go to Kentucky. He went to Memphis.

[@BarryBlockZay617]

He was still a Number one pick under Cal

[@tiardrabrown8388]

​@BarryBlockZay617 Not at Kentucky that was the subject. Who he had at Kentucky. Let's open our ears and listen and not jump on the defense. Ok!

[@ManiGotti]

@@tiardrabrown8388 he definitely mentioned Derrick Rose

[@BarryBlockZay617]

@@tiardrabrown8388 but it's Also about his legacy and the top picks he's coached 🤣

[@tiardrabrown8388]

@BarryBlockZay617 Yeah but recruiting isn't developing players. He can only recruit and most his players over the years got better once they were in the league not in college. He's the best at that.

[@billp9482]

Not surprising. Cal does not need the money. How many players will follow.? Or will $$$$ keep them at UK? Val’s problem other than spoiled UK fans is losing players to the NBA draft after one or two seasons. Plus why stay where you may not be appreciated?

[@wardripj88]

What about Rick Pitino's one title in 96?

[@davidstick9207]

I don't know how these dudes...that are supposed to know basketball so well...can be shocked? It made total sense. Cal thought he would be given 33 million to fail. He wasn't. So he left to grift another College. He doesn't care about winning...or teaching...he only cares about getting players from point A to point B. Need proof? Where is his ex Player of the Year playing?

[@billy306]

You can’t just assume that you win titles with new freshman walking in every year.. Callipari has to restart every year. Look at who’s in the chip, Connecticut and Purdue, experience and chemistry matters. He’s a great coach and probably wants to go to Arkansas so he can actually coach the same players two years in a row…

[@jaredlynch8020]

He’s the one responsible for the one and done, he left because people wanted him to keep players around for more than one year.

[@Mrdeaconsir]

He’s the one recruiting one and done players. He’ll do the same at Arkansas it’s what he loves to do.

[@billy306]

@@jaredlynch8020 agreed.. but that’s what I’m saying. Maybe he’s over that way of thinking. Once you become known for something it’s hard to change things up. Arkansas gives him a fresh start to do what he wants. Players go to Kentucky to go to the NBA. Not to compete for NCCA championships

[@jaredlynch8020]

@@billy306 after the meeting With UKs AD , he literally said he didn’t think he could stop the “ one and done” . He doubled down , even though the school , and fans wanted him to get more of a commitment from the players . No one liked the one and done at KY. UK loved Cal and hated the one and done . My guess is Arkansas is willing to put up with it for the 4-5 star recruits .

[@larryviars6199]

Rick Pitino is head and shoulders above Calipari. Bring him back and in 3 years they will hang a banner

[@djnkosi]

5:03 HOLD ON! 🤣

[@sarabara617]

As someone who lives in Arkansas & a Hog fan, we are all shocked. Never in my life did I think this would happen. But he wasn’t wanted anymore. It’s better for him to leave than have that $34 million buyout. So many of us Arkansas fans are so excited tho. It’s gonna be so cool to have Bobby petrino, Calipari, & Dave Van Horn on one campus.

[@munneypte4511]

J Will got smoked on this segment

[@JonathanClarkston-u7u]

FACTS!!

[@RedMissileGaming]

Man, you guys are trippin. Have either of them ever been to Bud Walton arena? Arkansas is a very proud and premiere basketball school. The fan base is much better also. I don’t think it’s as big of a drop as they’re acting. Yeah, most coaches would prob pick Kentucky over Arkansas, but it’s close. Arkansas is a top 10 basketball school in the nation. In fact, according to CBS sport, their opinion is that Arkansas is the #6 best job in the nation.

[@cardman493]

Only shocked if you don't know the practice facilities , amenities , student housing , and arena are all better at Arkansas than they are at Kentucky

[@russellmxnia]

This has to be a joke lol

[@cardman493]

@@russellmxnia no it's facts, it's one of the complaints Calipari made to his AD at Kentucky.

[@russellmxnia]

@ Yes, and everyone laughed at him because they had just built a new practice facility in 2007. Just because Calipari said something certainly doesn’t make it true lol

[@cardman493]

@@russellmxnia you obviously know nothing about facilities and money invested at Arkansas. If you think facilities and student amenities are better at UK

[@russellmxnia]

@ I don’t (it’s Arkansas lol) but upon doing some quick research I’ll admit you’re right. Nevertheless it clearly wasn’t the problem while he was at UK. As we’re seeing right now, Cal is still Cal. I’d rather hang more banners in Rupp than throw buckets of money at the basketball program, have a #1 recruiting class each year, and be on bubble watch.

[@ikiwheese]

Calipari is kind of like Popovich. Sometimes you just run your course. Your time is up. Amazing Coaches, It's just you don't have it anymore. Don't mean you're terrible or you didn't accomplish amazing things. It's just your time is up.

[@deesmusic9933]

The fact that the national media is losing their crap let’s me know that the Hogs hit a home run. 😂🐗

[@Deon446]

College Basketball is different from College Football can’t compare the two freshman vs upperclassmen is Calapari problem talent vs experience

[@moehendrxx7964]

Shannon came out guns blazing 😂

[@wweturkturk2002]

As someone who from ARKANSAS we just the jackpot all we need to find some talents

[@erock213]

How many of those UK players have won anything in the pros. LOL 😆

[@keykeyblazeroyce1742]

Anthony Davis

[@erock213]

@@keykeyblazeroyce1742 exactly!!!! Murray

[@stephendunn968]

Cal will be rejuvenated by the appreciative Arkansas fans. WPS!

[@joelamthach5812]

Ms Molly you never stop being amazing host I ever seen…you put your boys in control every time… you set high standard for the sport man show ..

[@keslertyner]

She is terrible what are you talking about?

[@VicentOlmeta]

I am not shocked. These coaches know when to get out of the fire.

[@antwandavis1776]

Let's see if the players follow.

[@JB54379]

Hope Calipari has better success at Arkansas. Calipari has had 5 star players and super talent at UK over his career at UK and hasn't even been to the Sweet 16 in the last 4-5 years. Lost to 14 and 15 seeds 2 of the last 3 seasons with elite draft class/NBA talent. He has won 1 game in the NCAA Tournament in the last 5 years for Kentucky!! He has not taken UK to the Final Four since 2015 with all these great NBA players! Lol Maybe this move will make Calipari a coach again? He forgot how to coach at Kentucky! He got soft at UK over his time there. If Calipari can't do better then Arkansas is just looking at 5 star talent that loses every year in the 1st or 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.

[@zachS614]

You can’t pay someone 8 million a year and only win 1 tournament game since 2020.

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol jay Williams don’t care about that

[@Th3Loveless]

Thank you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽UNDERACHIEVED‼️they should be in the final four every year!!!

[@sourcingsailor4987]

As a life-long college basketball fan, I remember the days when players stayed for three or four years, providing the best product and the best era of basketball. In my opinion John Calipari "RUINED" men's college basketball and somewhat the NBA with his "One and Dones."

[@JQUE94]

I think with Callipari it comes down to a great recruiter getting a lot of wins because of the immense amount of talent he had, especially in tje early Kentucky days. Once the talent watered down a bit and got spread out John couldnt dominate. Maybe he isnt as great at the X's and O's compared to his recuiting.

[@Bluegrassstallion]

From Kentucky been a fan since childhood again is 100% right. Even in cals own book he called tubby Smith record unacceptable which was the same record as he had right now

[@roberttoocool3808]

Coach Cal hasn't won no national titles since 2011. He only known for you want to go pro play for me.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Facts

[@ericalcantara5263]

Shannon needa quit yelling at us thru the mic. Ease up big fella.

[@TadashiNazuka]

We Love Shannon Sharpe.

[@ChimeExpress]

Calipari acts like a clown on the sidelines more than any other coach in college basketball. It’s embarrassing. He makes the game about himself rather than his players and his college. He makes his players anxious and stressed by his out of control behavior on the sidelines. His players need to feel calm and confident and they can’t when their coach is “hair on fire” 🔥 all the time.

[@nserekoraymond8593]

Shannon made his research on this topic. There's no defense for this ex Kentucky coach

[@ericclatterbuck6633]

Shannon knows so little about this.

[@_EmmaGrace789]

Jay Williams belongs at a Diddy party

[@fotografiasromero]

😂😂😂

[@martinf10231976]

😂I bet Stephen A. and Shannon have already been.

[@UnbiasedBrim]

It's a Win, Win for Arkansas and Kentucky. If you're mad the Hogs are making waves. We don't care #WPS

[@jaredlynch8020]

The only problem with Jays argument is Cal left Kentucky, not the other way around. Mitch had already confirmed he was keeping him around for another year.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Jay is to emotional man

[@Wdf9500]

Why Shannon be yelling so much on here? Lol I don’t remember this on undisputed

[@kingquince9184]

Say what you want about John C but it’s going to be hard to replace him. Did he underachieve at times, yes but what coach hasn’t. Also, why is Shannon raising his voice 😂

[@seanwhitaker484]

So wait, 9-16 missed NCAAT Lost to 15 seed St. Peters Lost to avg K-State in 2nd Round Lost to 13 seed Oakland In that time he won 0 SEC regular season titles, 0 SEC tournament titles, only 1 SECT win, only 1 NCAAT win. That's having it good? And Self has NEVER went 9yrs without a final four.

[@Jaydog2024]

Steven A look at the history of Arkansas. It is a top 10 program in history.

[@isaaccogguillo8084]

UCLA, Indiana, UConn, Kentucky, Kansas, Mich St, Michigan, Villanova, Duke, North Carolina, Florida, NC State all have better basketball history then Arkansas

[@isaaccogguillo8084]

Louisville and Cincinnati too

[@mull4395]

Thank you Jay for actually bringing in some reasoning to the convo

[@antwandavis1776]

It was time.

[@flyingvguy6833]

Is it the job of major universities to sell would be sports entertainers to professional leagues and to pay the promoters of said entertainers that much money to do so? Why because they get a cut? Who needs the NBA all star game when you have division 1 college basket ball, it's the same thing and maybe better, definitely more competitive(than the all star game - obviously not the playoffs). The NBA needs to "ReIgnite" it's development process and leave the colleges be. Enough is enough already. Let the promoters(not real coaches), do the NBA hustle somewhere else and save college for education. Or better yet there's an app for that.

[@joestarwars5606]

I think he is moving to Arkansas for the money. The big football programs are going to start to be better in basketball because they can pay the players better.

[@UnbiasedBrim]

He's going because he was unhappy and underperforming at Kentucky. He is actually making 500k less at Arkansas. Its a fresh start

[@marioquezada8230]

The disrespect to my Hogs

[@BillyWitherspoon]

“There The Dallas Cowboys” But Yet You Want Them To Keep Cal Jay Will Just Be Contradicting Himself 😂

[@lamichaelknighten3433]

Molly the realist

[@stethanhewett5125]

Sooooo out of all the 5 🌟 Cal brought there how many stayed more than 2 years? The One and Done era came back to bite Kentucky

[@richardjohnson8942]

Our blood isn't blue, but it has some red mixed in. Make no mistake Stephen A, it's a proud program that does have relevance. You don't sell out 20K seat arenas year after year if you're not into basketball. Woo Pig.

[@erickhart6159]

Your coach K was making the one and done work. How many championships did he win in Cals era J? As many as Cal, Coach K knew when to quit.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Facts but even coach k had seniors and sophomore’s

[@ZiklagStripling]

Facts, as soon as Coach K got that young talent, he won.

[@Darkbluedevil]

This is the worst thing to happen to Kentucky basketball,since matt Jones Kentucky sports radio.

[@FoxyMelissa]

Shannon hollering 😂😂😂

[@annjohnson7315]

Do you think Shannon needs anger management.

[@FoxyMelissa]

@@annjohnson7315 I'm not sure if it's anger. It's not animation or passion either 😂

[@TheRealBigManHarris]

How are you shocked when you just called for him to be fired