[Hoot Gibson]

Bye. :igiveup:

Seriously, he just brought a championship to Kentucky for the first time in 14 years!

Like I told Stardust a while back, if you don't like someone you're not going to give them credit when they're successful but will destroy them when the slightest miscue happens. I do remember you giving Cal credit last season and I can respect that.

I do put some of the blame on Cal myself. He puts blame on himself as well. Just as he said, he didn't recruit enough players for this team and he couldn't get to a couple of them. I agree with him and respect him for taking that blame. But to go any further than that is just silly. Cal is one of the best coaches in the country (YES! Even at X's and O's and developing kids, crazy huh?). Every great coach has more than one unsuccessful season. Duke got beat by 15-seeded Lehigh in 2012. Roy Williams 2009-2010 team made the NIT after winning the 2009 championship.

You Cal haters still have no argument as to why Cal "can't coach" other than you simply don't like him.

I hope that you are right in saying that he "brought" a championship to UK last season. It honestly makes no sense to me that 6 of the top 18 high school players in the country would choose to go to one school. Don't get me wrong, any decent UK coach should be able to land more than his fair share of outstanding recruits, but the same can be said of Duke, North Carolina, and Indiana. They all have the facilities, administrative support, and fan bases to impress potential recruits.

If Cal brings another scandal and shame to my alma mater, I don't care how many titles he wins, it will not be enough. College basketball rosters were never intended to be filled by one year players. Something does not feel right about the program to me.

Seriously, this will be my last post in the thread. My bracket is busted, so I am going to end my basketball season early this year and think happier thoughts for a few months. :biggrin: