Legendary college basketball coach John Calipari shocked the world when he decided to leave the University of Kentucky after 15 years leading the powerhouse. It was even more of a shock when he accepted the job to be the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks when many presumed that he was retiring after departing from the Wildcats.
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Fans Boo Calipari in Return to Rupp Arena
Calipari and the Razorbacks took on the Wildcats on February 1 in his first return to Rupp Arena as the Arkansas head coach. And the Wildcat faithful are not yet ready to let bygones be bygones as he was serenaded with a chorus of boos.
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Fans on social media were torn on Wildcats fans choosing to boo Calipari.
"I don't understand it. 1. He won a national championship. 2. He didn't leave them after only a season or two. 3. They wanted to get rid of him anyways," one fan said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"You can tell how disappointed he is of their reaction. Very sad," another person said.
Kentucky Fans Warned About Mark Stoops
The Wildcats could lose another legendary coach. With the college football season officially over, It makes one ponder what the future holds for Kentucky Football head coach Mark Stoops. After nearly leaving the University last season, Andrew Stefaniak of Sports Illustrated believes that could actually come to pasture in 2025.
"The question now for Kentucky fans is, could Coach Stoops take another job after the 2024 season? It is clear that Coach Stoops would be interested in taking another job if the right one came around," Stefaniak writes.
"If Coach Stoops were to leave, it would be a big blow to the Kentucky football program. Some Kentucky fans aren't big fans of Coach Stoops, but he has taken the Kentucky football program from the bottom of the SEC to a team that is playing in a Bowl Game nearly every season."
Stoops has flirted with the idea of going back to lead another powerhouse program. He was very close to leaving Kentucky to join Texas A&M, but there was a lot of backlash over the possible decision which led Stoops and the Wildcats to change course.
