Quote Originally Posted by Joebob View Post
A lot of these coaches have huge buyout clauses. This isn't going to be as easy for Kentucky as people think it is.
UK wanted to fire Cal but was on the hook for his full contract.

In their mind, it is a UK basketball birthright to be a basketball powerhouse with regular trips to the final 4, and they knew Cal was not getting back there but were stuck with him, and they were eventually going to have to bite the bullet on a buyout exceeding $20M and buyout on their next coach. And now instead they are golden - they get to look now and saved the buyout to fire him.

They just got a’get out of jail free’ card and have money burning a hole in their pocket. Nothing is off the table in terms of either coaching buyout, coach salary, or NIL assurances to secure a top coach.