Comments on: Here, Kitty, Kitty… http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/ Let these stones be a witness to what we have done here this day. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Art Rogers http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4734 Art Rogers Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:37:14 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4734 Dick Vital actually got something right today. I rarely agree with this guy - mostly I am just annoyed by him. He was annoying this morning as well, shouting over the top of everyone else. Still, he was right about Billy Donovan. He said that moving to Kentucky would be a huge mistake. When you can win 26.8 games a year, 3 Elite Eights, Final Four and National Championship and people are putting for sale signs in your yard, ripping you in the media and on talk shows (Tubby Smith), then to leave the great situation in Florida that Donovan has where he is comfortable, supported and happy. Being happy where you are is a hard thing to overrate. Dick Vital actually got something right today.

I rarely agree with this guy – mostly I am just annoyed by him. He was annoying this morning as well, shouting over the top of everyone else.

Still, he was right about Billy Donovan. He said that moving to Kentucky would be a huge mistake. When you can win 26.8 games a year, 3 Elite Eights, Final Four and National Championship and people are putting for sale signs in your yard, ripping you in the media and on talk shows (Tubby Smith), then to leave the great situation in Florida that Donovan has where he is comfortable, supported and happy.

Being happy where you are is a hard thing to overrate.

]]> By: Art Rogers http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4642 Art Rogers Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:31:19 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4642 Joe, Thanks for the update on UK's "current situation." Let us know tomorrow what is happening. Joe,

Thanks for the update on UK’s “current situation.” Let us know tomorrow what is happening.

]]> By: Joe Ball http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4627 Joe Ball Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:18:09 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4627 It has been a mad house of rumors and gossip around the state as to who the next head coach of UK will be. The consensus now is the it will be Billy Donovan the curret head coach at Florida, and that John Pelphrey current coach at the University of South Alabama will be the associate head coach. Of course the story line will change tomorrow...... It has been a mad house of rumors and gossip around the state as to who the next head coach of UK will be. The consensus now is the it will be Billy Donovan the curret head coach at Florida, and that John Pelphrey current coach at the University of South Alabama will be the associate head coach.

Of course the story line will change tomorrow……

]]> By: volfan007 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4534 volfan007 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:19:46 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4534 ky needs to not look south for thier new coach. if they go after bruce pearl of tn, then a new feud will start. :) david ky needs to not look south for thier new coach. if they go after bruce pearl of tn, then a new feud will start. :)

david

]]> By: Jeff Richard Young http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4533 Jeff Richard Young Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:01:48 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4533 Dear Brother Art, Unnanounced blog fast?!? Photoshop golf pictures?!? Basketball news?!? Where's the SBC stuff? That's it, I'm putting Marty back above you on my favorites list again. Love, Jeff Dear Brother Art,

Unnanounced blog fast?!? Photoshop golf pictures?!? Basketball news?!? Where’s the SBC stuff? That’s it, I’m putting Marty back above you on my favorites list again.

Love,

Jeff

]]> By: Quinn Hooks http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4532 Quinn Hooks Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:00:42 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4532 When money talks, coaches walk! :) When money talks, coaches walk! :)

]]> By: Jim Champion http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4525 Jim Champion Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:46:17 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4525 Just leave your grubby paws off of Billy Clyde Gillispie - I think A&M is going to have to moneywhip him to keep him, but around here we are hearing lots of rumors. He could actually turn A&M into a periennal national power in BBall if he will stick it out Just leave your grubby paws off of Billy Clyde Gillispie – I think A&M is going to have to moneywhip him to keep him, but around here we are hearing lots of rumors. He could actually turn A&M into a periennal national power in BBall if he will stick it out

]]> By: Quinn Hooks http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4524 Quinn Hooks Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:23:26 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4524 10 seasons: 10 NCAA appearances: 1 National Championship I know that the universities in my state of South Carolina would love a coach with a record like that. 10 seasons: 10 NCAA appearances: 1 National Championship

I know that the universities in my state of South Carolina would love a coach with a record like that.

]]> By: jasonk http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4523 jasonk Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:34:26 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4523 I remember when Coach Tubby ran the Tulsa program. We had a heck of a team then. I was proud to see him move on to bigger and better things. Too bad he didn't see as much success with the Wildcats as he did with the Golden Hurricane, but he's got the ring, and the resume. He can probably coach anywhere he wants to, including Minnesota (brrrr). I remember when Coach Tubby ran the Tulsa program. We had a heck of a team then. I was proud to see him move on to bigger and better things. Too bad he didn’t see as much success with the Wildcats as he did with the Golden Hurricane, but he’s got the ring, and the resume. He can probably coach anywhere he wants to, including Minnesota (brrrr).

]]> By: Jeremy L. Green http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4518 Jeremy L. Green Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:44:22 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2007/03/22/here-kitty-kitty/#comment-4518 I was totally shocked when I read the headline earlier this evening that Tubby had left for Minnesota. I thought that he would stick it out, he's a tough character and a first class guy. I grew up listening to Cawood Ledford call the ball games on the radio. In Kentucky, UK basketball is it, period. In the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, UK basketball is it, exclamation point! Every birthday and Christmas was simply an exercise in unwrapping Kentucky Wildcats gear. In my opinion, it is probably not very likely that UK will even consider Pitino. Furthermore, I don't believe that he would even be interested in attempting to live up to his past successes in Lexington. However, if Billy Donovan at Florida is interested, the job is his for the taking - but I don't expect that to be the case either. A former UK player, and now an up-and-coming coach, Travis Ford at UMass is a "possibility," but is probably not "proven" enough for the UK faithful to seriously consider. Personally, I think that the lead candidate will eventually be John Calipari at Memphis. He lead UMass to a Final Four and has since then done an excellent job at Memphis (now in the Elite Eight). Just as important, he is a terrific recruiter - which was probably Tubby's downfall. Kentucky is a major step up from Memphis in every way - fan base, facilities, money, and a far stronger conference. Most Cat fans enjoy the up-tempo style of play (another thing that many of them disliked about Tubby), that Calipari subscribes to, because they don't just want to win... they want to blow teams out of the gym... I was totally shocked when I read the headline earlier this evening that Tubby had left for Minnesota. I thought that he would stick it out, he’s a tough character and a first class guy.

I grew up listening to Cawood Ledford call the ball games on the radio. In Kentucky, UK basketball is it, period. In the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, UK basketball is it, exclamation point! Every birthday and Christmas was simply an exercise in unwrapping Kentucky Wildcats gear.

In my opinion, it is probably not very likely that UK will even consider Pitino. Furthermore, I don’t believe that he would even be interested in attempting to live up to his past successes in Lexington. However, if Billy Donovan at Florida is interested, the job is his for the taking – but I don’t expect that to be the case either. A former UK player, and now an up-and-coming coach, Travis Ford at UMass is a “possibility,” but is probably not “proven” enough for the UK faithful to seriously consider.

Personally, I think that the lead candidate will eventually be John Calipari at Memphis. He lead UMass to a Final Four and has since then done an excellent job at Memphis (now in the Elite Eight). Just as important, he is a terrific recruiter – which was probably Tubby’s downfall. Kentucky is a major step up from Memphis in every way – fan base, facilities, money, and a far stronger conference. Most Cat fans enjoy the up-tempo style of play (another thing that many of them disliked about Tubby), that Calipari subscribes to, because they don’t just want to win… they want to blow teams out of the gym…

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