Scott Drew passes on UK

[Jaydumo20]

Drew passed according to Matt Norlander

 

[Inyatkin]

He's alive, though, right?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Come on down Pearl or Pitino?

 

[shizzle787]

Come on down Pearl or Pitino?

Bruce Pearl will be the next Kentucky coach.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Bruce Pearl will be the next Kentucky coach.

But man would Rick Pitino be hilarious.

 

[shizzle787]

How the mighty have fallen. Kentucky can't even poach Baylor's coach.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

This is about to get really entertaining. No one left that's better than Cal was.

I still can't believe Oats passed on it

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This is about to get really entertaining. No one left that's better than Cal was.

I still can't believe Oats passed on it

You can build a winner way more easily at a non-elite school now and no one wants to deal with that psychotic fanbase…

 

[UConNick]

He's alive, though, right?

This dropping right with the OJ news had me thinking OP made a typo

 

[JesusAllen11]

I feel like Rick Pitino should take the job. Bring his son as lead assistant and heir apparent for when he steps down in a few years.

 

[Deepster]

In three days, that fanbase went from laughing at us for clearly stealing Hurley to being turned down by their first six choices.

Arkansas and Baylor are now more desirable landing spots than “blue blood” Kentucky.

 

[Lefty2one]

Phrasing...

 

[ctbro1999]

He's alive, though, right?

I had just read about OJ biting it, and my mind immediately went "Scott Drew died too?!" before I realized what was really happening.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

There are not enough LOLs in the world for this.

 

[ec33]

Somehow the "We're Kentucky, Land of 10,000 Psychos" pitch didn't work? Go figure.

 

[Jaydumo20]

This dropping right with the OJ news had me thinking OP made a typo

I considered editing it but @Inyatkin reply was too perfect.

 

[uconngb]

Kyle Neptune will be available soon

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Kim English

 

[dogpause]

There should be requirements for maintaining Blueblood status -- perhaps one natty within the last 10 years? And maybe there should be a designation that's higher than Blueblood. Of course, UConn would be the only school to meet such a lofty standard.

 

[HooperScooper]

I'd love to hear the Kentucky fans spin this that it's a good thing all their top targets are saying no thanks.

Scott Drew turns down Kentucky, to remain Baylor coach

Scott Drew, who won a national title at Baylor in 2021, has a close relationship with Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart but ultimately decided to remain the Bears' coach, saying he wants "to bring more championships to Waco."

www.espn.com

 

[sdglast]

It's will be interesting where they turn next. Pitino would be hilarious. Wonder if Sean Miller gets a call. He knows the area, had success at Arizona, and certainly has experience paying players (it's legal now).

 

[storrsroars]

It's will be interesting where they turn next. Pitino would be hilarious. Wonder if Sean Miller gets a call. He knows the area, had success at Arizona, and certainly has experience paying players (it's legal now).

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Bobby Hurley gets a call at this point.

 

[Kemba15]

I'd love to hear the Kentucky fans spin this that it's a good thing all their top targets are saying no thanks.

Scott Drew turns down Kentucky, to remain Baylor coach

Scott Drew, who won a national title at Baylor in 2021, has a close relationship with Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart but ultimately decided to remain the Bears' coach, saying he wants "to bring more championships to Waco."

www.espn.com

They still believe it's Hurley or Donovan. That's their spin. Seriously.

 

[bendm]

would love to see some instant reaction from the UK board

 

[tzznandrew]

They still believe it's Hurley or Donovan. That's their spin. Seriously.

I definitely do not think Hurley is going there, but I just don't like a job like that floating around with that much money and desperation. Because sometimes someone who is actively being passed are over says they are the ones who rejected.

One thing I learned in this whole situation though is that the UK athletic director is a super-evangelical. I can't imagine him wanting someone like Hurley if that's true, or, more precisely, I can't imagine Jersey City wanting to work with him. Still hopefully UK hires Mark Pope and we move on.

 

[Chuck]

I will laugh like hell after this is over and I officially know Danny isn't going anywhere. Until then, it seems like bad mojo when a legitimate option comes off the board. "Danny, write down a number." Danny writes down $17mm for 10 years. "We can make that happen."

Looking at the psycho blue board, they were mentioning how religious Drew is. I wonder if that had something to do with it. Staying at Baylor, a legitimate Christian school, may be too big of a pull for him. Or maybe he read the board blowing up about how terrible an option Drew is and realized he'd be an idiot to leave a place where he's loved and jump into that cauldron of nastiness.

 

[Vowelguy]

The more people that turn it down, the closer they get to coming up with $20M for Hurley.

 

[shizzle787]

The more people that turn it down, the closer they get to coming up with $20M for Hurley.

Is your quality of life really that different at 8M vs. 20M? You already have everything you want.

 

[BlueHen]

So, to summarize:

Scott Drew will not be the next Kentucky men’s bb coach.

Neither will O. J. Simpson

 

[tzznandrew]

Is your quality of life really that different at 8M vs. 20M? You already have everything you want.

No. Except when has that ever stopped anyone? Our world would be a very different, better place if people thought the difference between 8M and 20M was negligible.