Yeah, but that doesn't make it okay.
Rupp, Hall, RP and Tubby didn’t have the facilities Cal has right now, they also didn't get 9 million a year to keep UK on top.
Also, they never had a transfer portal with immediate eligibility.
You can say Cal is on the same pace as all our previos coaches, well that's great, but he was supposed to be better. He is paid to be better, UK paid for and built facilities to help him and they are paying his assistants more than they did those other coaches.
But also, if you're going to compare wins, you need to compare losses too, so that 9-16 season really stings if you're a Cal excuse maker.
The bottom line is UK didn’t make Cal the highest paid coach in the history of cbb just so he can be Tubby Smith's equal, no, Cal used UCLA to gain a lifetime deal worth $9,000,000.00 a year, when you do that, you better make sure UK stays on top.