Calipari to Texas?

[Tomcats1990]

There would be no buyout for Texas to pay. 

[TheDeuce]

Although Texas could probably pay him what he wants, zero percent chance. 

[nikeman49]

Hookem Horns!!! Cal would look good in that Texas orange!!

[bugatti]

Put aside the coaching.

Calipari has never struck me as a Lexington, KY guy... but it works. I definitely do not see Calipari as an Austin, TX guy.

[Tomcats1990]

[MJAlltheWay24]

15 hours ago, bugatti said:

Put aside the coaching.

Calipari has never struck me as a Lexington, KY guy... but it works. I definitely do not see Calipari as an Austin, TX guy.

Yeah, I just don't seem him playing second fiddle at a football school.

[bugatti]

12 hours ago, Tomcats1990 said:

So this is smoking gun evidence? An anonymous twitter account - with a relatively small following - that @s everybody to try and get attention?

[bugatti]

10 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

Yeah, I just don't seem him playing second fiddle at a football school.

Most likely, but I am more so talking about living in Austin. I don't see Calipari getting back stage tickets for SXSW and searching for top shelf Tex-Mex.

[nikeman49]

15 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

Yeah, I just don't seem him playing second fiddle at a football school.

Texas hasn’t been considered a football school in the last 10-12 years. Basketball has been the top sport there and Cal could get him a huge cowboy hat and buy a big ranch there somewhere.

[bugatti]

10 minutes ago, nikeman49 said:

Texas hasn’t been considered a football school in the last 10-12 years. Basketball has been the top sport there and Cal could get him a huge cowboy hat and buy a big ranch there somewhere.

I don't care if Texas went 0-12 every season the last decade, it is still a football school. To say it has been a basketball school is only speaking to on-court/field results. Which Texas basketball hasn't been any better than it's football program the past decade, imo. Going to the NCAA tournament and losing the first or second round is anything special.

[Tomcats1990]

KSR said Texas will likely talk with CAL soon.

[nikeman49]

2 hours ago, bugatti said:

I don't care if Texas went 0-12 every season the last decade, it is still a football school. To say it has been a basketball school is only speaking to on-court/field results. Which Texas basketball hasn't been any better than it's football program the past decade, imo. Going to the NCAA tournament and losing the first or second round is anything special.

My reference was directed at the last 10-12 years, my friend that lives in Austin said football was second choice among fans there and basketball was on top and baseball very popular there as well.

[gchs_uk9]

22 minutes ago, nikeman49 said:

My reference was directed at the last 10-12 years, my friend that lives in Austin said football was second choice among fans there and basketball was on top and baseball very popular there as well.

Your friend may be right. However, the only thing that matters is what is first choice among donors. And the big money donors view Texas as football first and everything else second.

[DanvilleFan]

Just don't see Texas being able to overcome Calipari's massive contract here to entice him to come.  That'd be some kind of budget breaking deal.

[Tomcats1990]

Longhorn Network reporting AD is meeting with CALIPARI today.