John Calipari's first 6 years at Kentucky was an UNBELIEVABLE run | The Calipari Era Pt. 1

[@ashleysmith4393]

Wow this is so freaking cool! Amazing work!

[@briannoe592]

Good work! 2009-2019 was a great run. Coach Cal, we love you for those years.

[@nationalchampions]

I'm 44, and John Calipari's era was the most fun I had being a Kentucky fan.

[@gamecockbutterfly1621]

Dude your grandfather is awesome! He's a top tier fan, and this is a top tier video.

[@akp260]

Dude loving this Kentucky content! Top class

[@WatchKSR]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it!

[@BigBlueReefAquatics]

Absolutely incredible video!!!

[@davidshackelford77]

Man... This brought bk some great memories! Go Big Blue!

[@anycoveryoulike7510]

Great video! I was a student at UK during Cal's first season 09-10 and you're right, the energy and passion of the fan base was special and unlike anything I've ever seen in college basketball. Although the last couple years have been disappointing and I think it's good Cal and UK parted ways, this video is a nostalgic reminder of the highs of being a UK basketball fan and some great years during my college and young adult life

[@WatchKSR]

We’re the same age. So if you’re like me we barely remember Pitino. I’ll always be grateful for Cal giving us these 6 special seasons. What a run.

[@BBNTrashtalker]

This was great I laughed and now I’m ready to cry

[@honeybadgerdaily4464]

My favorite memory/ single play from this era was the John Wall breakaway dunk vs UNC. I looked at my wife and said: we're back baby!

[@mr.wildcat405]

Exactly. Can remember exactly where I was during that game. Exact sentiment with my family watching. Wow, what a time to be a UK bball fan.

[@Bluecat33]

Love these! Keep this type content comin! #Gobigblue!!!

[@anycoveryoulike7510]

3 Favorite memories during this time (too hard to narrow to one): 1) championship game vs Kansas 2) Aaron Harrison's clutch 3s in 2014 tournament 3) the undefeated season up until that Wisconsin game

[@wildcatrewind]

Amazing video Steven. Love your videos #BIGBLUENATION

[@CBB1981]

Much respect to the elder gentleman keeping those records like that. Now that is a fan with true dedication 🫡

[@jimmyjames6882]

another great video steven, i love it. GO BIG BLUE!!!

[@WatchKSR]

Thanks Jimmy!

[@mgers75]

Watching this reminds me how CLOSE Calipari came to not winning a single national championship during his 15 years! The way he was clutching his pearls during those Louisville and Kansas Final Four games they shouldve won easily. I'll never understand his insistence on playing as conservatively as possible when you have 7 footers like KAT who can hit NBA threes, or walking the ball up the court when your backcourt is John Wall and Eric Bledsoe, or telling a future NBA hall of famer Anthony Davis to just be a defender/shot blocker/putback dunker. If Pitino had coached those exact same rosters UK would had 5-6 titles in those 15 years and they wouldve averaged 85-95 point every single year instead of only clearing 80ppg 3 times in 15yrs!

[@apriar94]

Love these videos Stephen. Keep em coming!

[@jaytonmetcalf1739]

AMAZING VIDEO

[@Marshall_Weber]

Go Big Blue!!! #BBN

[@Cluffy37]

Great series Steven! Amazing job. It’s almost sad to watch them in order though, I recommend going backwards for all BBN fans 😂💙

[@ukfan041]

Amazing job!

[@Mikestamper04]

Those first six seasons, except for one, were something very special to witness.

[@adamnbryant]

Bo Ryan absolutely took Cals balls in that game and never gave them back

[@thebestSteven]

Man, 2012 was my (first) senior year. What a time it was. Had a lot of stuff happen to me that next summer, but it was a great year leading up to it. Wish I could go back and experience again for a little bit.

[@watchinglclowns9890]

Still unbelievable that KENTUCKY HAS two top 10 draft picks, And Got Beat By Oakland Same thing ... With ST Peter's GLAD He's Gone...

[@Nsgbro1]

Facts

[@lonnierobin7347]

great work on all three videos

[@WatchKSR]

Thanks Lonnie!

[@jordancolgan9843]

That Wisconsin game is when the one and done curse began

[@adammartin3057]

Beating the living tar out of UCLA after blowing out Kansas in 2014 was absolutely magical.

[@babyj3386]

Great video

[@ngarcia103]

That loss to West Virginia in 2010 devastated me... but I will point out that I was not yet a UK fan at the time. In 2011, I had picked them to get revenge on WVU but losing to OSU in the Sweet 16. But when that game happened... I couldn't bring myself to want UK to lose. I still had the heart for them from 2010. So, after years of only cheering based on my bracket, I went against it for the first time ever. And when Brandon Knight hit the eventual game winner... that not only sealed the win, but it also sealed me becoming a UK fan.

[@WatchKSR]

Love that. Glad you got to experience a title your very first full season as a fan

[@rblfrmthewstdwn]

ill always love coach cal

[@harveyblevins74]

It makes me so mad to hear him say "I pulled back the reins a little bit". You always did that and that's one reason u don't have 2 chips instead of 1. Playing not to lose instead of to win. God I still can't stand to hear him talk with his double speak. Says alot of words without saying shit. And last but certainly not least, we should've also seen his yellow belly cowardly ways after intentionally getting tossed at SC and then being even more cowardly by not showing for the presser. 😡

[@earvinwiblums4447]

Lol I definitely watched the live stream of that door

[@Paducahrus]

I know you went to school at Murray, if your family is down here in west KY, I really want to watch a game with your grandfather. 💙

[@WatchKSR]

Family all lives in Louisville. But I’m going to show him this anyway haha

[@Paducahrus]

@@WatchKSR Might be able to charge a fee and raise some money for a charity if you did it at KSBar.

[@savedbygracethrufaith]

Cal is the most bestest

[@bubbawubba2307]

Out of getting less with the best

[@savedbygracethrufaith]

@@bubbawubba2307 haha triggered ⬆️

[@isaiahevans001]

WAS* and even then his ability to coach down the stretch costed Kentucky of a potential 2 more titles after 12’

[@savedbygracethrufaith]

@@isaiahevans001 I agree! Cal is the most bestest of all time

[@isaiahevans001]

@@savedbygracethrufaithnegative

[@austinvanderpool]

Why was louisville orange in the 2012 final four?

[@WatchKSR]

Great question. Those were some of the worst unis of all time

[@jbrewer8941]

I'll never forget a tweet during the UCLA blowout.. 'No don't call that... let them travel... and foul... and have infinite turbo'... can't remember the author tho 🤔

[@nate.hanlon]

the liberal remark was unheard of back than now it’s common language

[@curiouscalculator]

Cal didn’t adjust to the game changing…Ultimately it led to him leaving….ego and arrogance can make you blind to your flaws..

[@mmartinez8439]

Cals issue was he was only coach during that time uk was on that run to really embrace the 1 and done. So he was getting most of the top elite guys and he only got 1 ship out of it with a good head start lol. Once every other school started doing that he couldn’t figure out how to put a contending team together. And he’s never been a great x and os guys he will never out scheme you. His greatest strength as a coach is motivating and making u play with a high motor and a belief that u can do things u never done. That works well when u have the best talent by far when it’s a leveled playing field and you have to put a scheme together he can’t do that.

[@harveyblevins74]

Should've noticed after game two that a certain someone couldn't coach a lick

[@shanefrederick7731]

The Miami Ohio coach's comments 😂

[@bookertee3057]

He was also a sleazeball back then.

[@walkinphoenix45]

Seems like ppl always forget the UK curse. I don’t remember exactly when it started but it’s been going on for more than 30 years. Anytime Uk wins the SEC tournament, we lose in the NCAA tourney at some point.

[@WatchKSR]

We beat South Carolina by 30 in the 1998 SEC Tournament. Lost to Miss State in finals of 96 Lost to Vanderbilt in finals of 2012

[@walkinphoenix45]

@@WatchKSR so we won the sec tourney that year?

[@WatchKSR]

​@@walkinphoenix45 We did in 98. But your point is still valid for 96/2012. 1998 was the only time Kentucky had won the NCAA title as a 2-seed.

[@nathanschuley7958]

Aaron Harrison is the only option

[@mikedurham4780]

How much money would it take to sell me those notebooks?

[@WatchKSR]

We’re thinking about copying them and making a coffee table books out of them

[@mikedurham4780]

Great idea...keep up the good work my friend

[@watchinglclowns9890]

Disagree on the first 6 years, not True, the 12/13 team Didn't Qualify for Ncaa tournament..

[@Mikestamper04]

12:47 Liberal socialism? 😂😂😂😂

[@codyrockarano5220]

Kanter is Turkish for crying out loud

[@bubbawubba2307]

First 6 years? We had an NIT with being the top seed in the NIT losing to the worst NIT team. Multiple seasons of tubbyesque losses. If it wasn't for last second miracle shots in the ncaa tournament in 2011 and 2014 it would of looked much different. And with the most talent in the country we were disappointing with many many losses.