OP must be a teenager with no concept of UK bball history.
From 1958 to 1978 UK had just three Final Fours and no titles. That's 20 years. We had arguably the greatest coach of all time during much of that period and arguably our best player (Issel) in program history during that time.
From 1978 to 1996 UK had two total Final Four appearances and no titles.
From 1998 to 2010 UK had no Final Four appearances and no titles. That's over a decade drought.
Cal has produced four Final Four appearances and one title in 10 years.
So, why are we concerned about a four year drought of no Final Fours given the history of our program? This is nowhere near the longest drought.
Remember the Smith era and the BCG years and pray Cal stays until he retires.
Even if he doesn't deliver another title, he is still the second best coach to ever coach here based on his four Final Fours and a title.
Same folks on here griping about Cal will crucify his replacement after the first loss. Book it!
Good post! The landscape is totally different nowadays. Rupp, Pitino, Hall, didn’t have to deal with losing players after one year. Totally different era of college basketball. Totally NOT Cal’s doing either. They’re gonna leave whether he tells them to or not. The money being given to players drafted nowadays is akin to winning the lottery. You really expect these kids (most of whom come from poverty) to turn that down to play for an education and a championship? An education wouldn’t earn them in a lifetime, what their first contract will pay them most of the time. What Cal has accomplished in 10 years is more impressive than than what Wooden accomplished in his tenure at UCLA. Again, it’s a different game these days. Hell, freshmen didn’t play back then!! And players didn’t have the option to go pro after one year. How has coach K fared with the best recruiting classes? How about Kansas? Or Arizona? Those 3 and UK have landed the best classes during Cal’s tenure. I’ll take Cal any day!! The only reason he doesn’t get the top of the class players now?
Kansas - Under investigation
Arizona - under investigation
Duke - should be under investigation. But we all know that won’t happen
UK - not a hint of investigation
No thanks! I’ll take the man that does it the right way and refuses to be owned by the system, the player, or the handlers. That is called putting UK first and doing what’s best for the kids.