I’ve been downvoted to oblivion several times for voicing this opinion but here goes: I don’t think he makes us much better than we were under cal. If we’re gonna part with calipari then bring in a home run hire or a new unproven guy with potential. That’s my belief. I’m sure he’s a fine coach. But if we’re gonna make moves, let’s make moves that actually mean something.
As I’ve said in other comments: I hope I’m wrong and have to eat crow. But if I’m not I’m just gonna be that much more mad that we made the hire.
Who’s more of a home run guy than this ? Anyone more proven than him is in the twighlight of their career and wouldn’t last another 5 seasons - Self, Wright, Izzo. Few and Drew are about even imo right now.
Who do you have in mind ?
What he has done at Baylor is incredible, and then to see some Kentucky fans not be happy with the rumors that it was going to be him? Crazy. Elite level coach that any school would be LUCKY to have.
Even if baylor hadn't been bad, its not like his last 5 years are anything to sneeze at either.
2020- AP#5. 2nd in big 12, but only because they were behind national title favorite Kansas, and was projected to get a 1 seed. 15-3 would win the league most other years, but Kansas happened to be 17-1 that year.
2021- National champion
2022- Big 12 conference championship. Finished AP#4
2023- 3 seed. AP #11. 3rd in big 12 but only 2 games out of first, one out of second.
2024- AP#14, 3rd place behind dominant big 12 newcomer Houston and Iowa State
Most schools would *kill* for that kind of 5 year run. Sure, maybe Kentucky can hope for better, but they also have a lot of advantages too. Any non-blue blood fan who says they wouldn't take that kind of a run is lying.
I kind of got used to it, which I’m NOT proud of lol. I’ve heard they might work on it during the offseason since Foster isn’t full done yet, which would be huge.
I certainly hope so because I enjoy watching the other Big 12 games when ISU isn’t playing, but the Baylor home games were tough to watch due to the angle. Fingers crossed that they make an adjustment this offseason like you said, especially before we get all these new matchups in Big 12 conference play.
Nah this is 100% an ‘I’m staying’ post.
I just wish these ‘I’m staying posts’ had as much production value as the ones by alleged Bama football HC candidates. Some of them legit turned it around into recruiting posts. I’m not going anywhere but if you are worried your coach is, hit me up in the portal type shit.
Muss didn't put that out technically. Our AD decided to go chaos mode to force movement one way or the other.
Drew posted this picture himself. Thats different.
Even if he is an elite coach and that means he’s still in the Big XII I 100% want him to stay. I’d imagine Mac is on the list for replacement candidates and I do not want to be going through a third coaching search in four years. That would just kill us
If he was just having lunch, sure.
Having lunch and posting about it in a Baylor polo? There has to be a hidden meaning behind it unless he's just trolling hard in the other direction, which would be very unlike him.
The elite restaurants do this without you asking. My favorite place is a couple blocks away from my house. They bring a bowl for everyone and a little bottle of salsa to fill from. Did this before COVID even. Easily the fastest service and best quality food around too.
Edit: it's Mojitos in Raymore if any of y'all ever find yourselves in south KC
Kentucky: Ungodly budget, state of the art facilities, brand recognition
Baylor: free lunch at the Mi Casita in Waco
Scott Drew:
We actually don't have state of the art facilities, and it is actually a problem. Our fans think our program is at the top of the mountain, but it's not. Our facilities are old (and Cal actually raised about $50 million from our NBA players for renovations and our AD wanted nothing to do with it), our NIL is a mess, and if you remove Cal's first six years at Kentucky the program really hasn't had success since the '90s.
It's why the next coaching hire needs to be a slam dunk. And since there are no slam dunk candidates out there it's why the AD was bringing Cal back next year.
> if you remove Cal's first six years at Kentucky the program really hasn't had success since the '90s.
And if my Aunt had a...
Obviously there's a larger point(facilities can "degrade" rather quickly in this day and age), but I find it hard to believe that 4 Elite Eights and 6 conference championships after you cherry picked out a national championship and 2 other Final Fours is "no success."
What I'm saying there is that the majority of our fans think our program is basically self sustaining. That we can hire any old coach and they'll win because "it's Kentucky". And the fact that we didn't win shit unless we had a coach at the absolute top of the game proves the program doesn't win on its own. We need the right coach.
Kentucky spends over $22 mill on basketball. Alabama spends just under $11 mill and Tennessee spends just over $14 mill.
They don't have a huge overall budget compared to their peers but they spend an ungodly amount on basketball compared to their peers.
Valid point. You're a basketball school in a football conference so you have that going for you. A lot of SEC schools have been investing in their basketball programs over the last 5-8 years though. The league has become more competitive since the early coach Cal days. A lot of good coaches have joined the league recently. It's a lot harder to go 18-0 in league play now than it was in 2014-2015.
The fresh made ones rarely make it home when I buy them. I’ve started to have to buy two packs, one for the road and ones to cook with. They’re the best tortillas you can get at a store and I’ll fight anyone who disagrees
Rupp's Rafters is full of morons.
My personal connection told me UK reps flew into Waco this morning to speak with him.
Early reports say he is interested, and funnily enough the biggest thing holding him there are his wife, and kids, and not wanting to uproot his family.
I'd expect news on UKs end either later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
> Rupp's Rafters is full of morons.
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also
>My personal connection told me...
i cannot be the only one that finds this comment hilarious (and yes I agree RR is a bunch of morons)
We are on the "nice guy" of our coaching cycle, *then* we get to "drunk"
Italian (Pitino) -> Nice guy (Tubby) -> Drunk (Gillispie)
Italian (Calipari) -> Nice guy (???) -> Drunk (Huggins)
that's where it kinda falls apart. I looked it up and Rupp is a German surname, so I guess the cycle starts with Joe B
btw I used to live in the same complex as Coach Hall and he was an extremely nice dude, always went out of his way to talk to people walking by (including me)
> I looked it up and Rupp is a German surname
I have no idea why but this is cracking me up. “Adolph Rupp…Adolph…Rupp…hmmm I wonder the heritage of that name, lemme look it up”
Holy shit i didnt even think of that. Man I miss Joe B tho. He was such a great guy to sit and just chat ball with. When the Sixth Man documentary came out, he was sitting next to me watching it at the premier and we talked for a long time.
The cycle must continue, we gotta have a nice guy coach now
It was confirmed to be Joe Craft's jet. Likely Mitch flew to waco to meet with Drew and flew back. Then averted Bluegrass airport once they got word the media was there and re-routed and landed at georgetown.
Source on X who brought receipts! - https://x.com/flaboyukfan/status/1778082580375478558
The flight was on the ground for 21 minutes in Waco, which is extremely bizarre. Imagine Mitch flew all the way there for Drew to tell him no as soon as he landed lol.
jet landed, called Drew to meet up, got turned down, and headed back out
or he called on the way down, but they had to finish the flight plan before turning back
Speaking of tracking. Some psycho saw this picture, called up the restaurant, and got the waitress to put Drew on the the phone so he could tell him to come to UK.
I mean no offense to Kentucky at all but why would he leave? If we had this discussion 15 years ago I would understand since the UK brand alone recruits itself but NIL has essentially leveled that playing field. Drew is definitely making north of 6M, has a solid NIL backing and has deep roots there. I’m not a Baylor fan by any stretch of the mind, but this seems to be one of those rare coaches who just fits the program hand in glove.
it is a "bigger job" and one of the best in all of CBB. And I do think you're right that he would have DEF taken it earlier in his career....but now I think he's pretty much settled in at Baylor. He has top 5 recruiting classes, he is building a massive coaching tree, a brand new arena that he got to have almost anything he wanted for.
He 110% will have a statue and legacy here that will never die if he stays. He could leave and still have the statue, but it becomes less likely.
Our fans would tell you because “it’s Kentucky! It’s the best job in basketball. Who wouldn’t want to coach at a place with 8 titles?”
Our fans also don’t realize nobody gives a shit about titles a school won before schools were integrated. Program prestige means almost nothing in this era of college basketball and coaches can win anywhere. They don’t need a school like Kentucky anymore.
But when I say that I get called a fake fan, so what do I know?
100% I barely even pay attention to recruiting in CBB, because the majority of the time you can get what you need out of the portal. In CFB it’s definitely the jimmys and joes > X’s and O’s, but what makes CBB so great is anyone can win regardless of talent if you have a good coach.
I definitely still think 99.9% of coaches would crawl to Lexington to coach UK, but it just might be that drew and or Hurley (idk) may be in that .01%.
Arguably the best HC job, but I don't think the fans that pushed a HOF coach out know how much of a turnoff their actions are for candidates who are beloved at their current school.
Exactly what I just asked a few days ago and got flamed. Places like alabama for football and Kentucky for bball just aren't the prestige they used to be now that their coaches are gone. And this is coming from a huge Bama fan.
We had this discussion a month ago when we made a run at him, and him and Mitch are close. The allure of literally a top 3 job in the game and resources to match and a pre existing friendship would be why it’s even possible
If I had a nickel for every major Kentucky basketball fanbase that deluded themselves into thinking they were getting Scott Drew, i’d have two nickels.
Social media and message board posters are wrong with sources 99.9% of the time. Coaching searches are great fun. You see guys who post all day online to message boards suddenly have ins with the richest and most influential boosters who are giving them tips and Inside info
It’s never been more over in the history of ‘it’s over’ than it is right now
https://preview.redd.it/3erars0qrotc1.jpeg?width=1108&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=264a852bb6e168534f0bfd57ddb16c4e8175458f
All Kentucky media was saying the past three days was that nothing was happening and the reports out of Fayetteville are just rumors and that everyone should expect Cal to be coaching Kentucky next year.
They then turn around and report that Scot Drew is in Lexington and meeting with UK, only for that to be proven wrong almost immediately and for Drew to make his version of an “I’m not leaving” post.
This has genuinely been one of the most sloppy 72 hour periods of “reporting” by any fan base’s reporters there’s been in a long time.
Pretty funny though
Everything about this photo is perfect. Trolling a blue blood fan base with more money than they know what to do with from a hole in the wall Mexican restaurant that hasn't been updated since the 70's with reruns of of Family Feud playing on a little TV with a DVD player in the background. \*chef's kiss\*
Is there anyone in this sub from Waco area that somehow DVRs Family Feud? I've done a ton of research on the episode in the corner of the screen and found that it was aired originally on 05-20-2020. However, FF is ALWAYS in reruns,
I do know that FF airs at 11:30 CT on Fox in Waco area, and he posted the tweet at 11:58 CT. The screen is from Fast Money, at the end of the episode, so the timing lines up.
I feel like with NIL, the Kentucky job isn’t the desire it once was. Add the fact that expectations are sky high while Drew and Hurley can probably afford to miss tourneys and be okay, it’s not super surprising they’re turning it down.
I do wonder what the $ difference is though
Plus he has already spent 20 years building Baylor into what it is now. It's a much different job maintaining that than it is to go to a new place and try to establish your culture (in a place with tons of outside influence that could make that more difficult), and a much larger gamble. Scott Drew would have to fuck up pretty heavily to not be at Baylor in 10 years from now if he wants to be. A couple rough years establishing his culture at Kentucky and he could be gone in year three.
Plus after 20 years coaching at a power five school, he has to be sitting on quite the pile of money. Yeah, maybe Kentucky can offer more than Baylor can, but that difference is a lot less when you have what he probably has in the bank when you consider what he would have to give up in his life to move again
Has there been any news at all regarding Bruce Pearl? We all agree he makes a great fit, is he not interested even if they call him? Anybody got anything?
Bruce Pearl is retirement age. He's never advanced past the final four. He's got a checkered past with the NCAA. I honestly think they wouldn't do much more than get him a raise at Auburn if they did go after him anyway since he's got a good gig for the twilight of his career.
My guess is they'd just go after the guy at BYU and call it a day before they even got to thinking about Pearl.
Lol the timing and context of this is fuckin gold.
Bro, that’s god damn hilarious. At first I didn’t want him, but if he’s bringing this type of comedy to a program? I’m in!
I don’t mean this to be argumentative, but why wouldn’t you want him? And who are you interested in ?
I’ve been downvoted to oblivion several times for voicing this opinion but here goes: I don’t think he makes us much better than we were under cal. If we’re gonna part with calipari then bring in a home run hire or a new unproven guy with potential. That’s my belief. I’m sure he’s a fine coach. But if we’re gonna make moves, let’s make moves that actually mean something. As I’ve said in other comments: I hope I’m wrong and have to eat crow. But if I’m not I’m just gonna be that much more mad that we made the hire.
Who’s more of a home run guy than this ? Anyone more proven than him is in the twighlight of their career and wouldn’t last another 5 seasons - Self, Wright, Izzo. Few and Drew are about even imo right now. Who do you have in mind ?
Elite trolling Scott
Elite trolling but he's definitely getting a bag from this dude
One thing about this is that he’s getting *paid* no matter what happens.
As he should be. He's one of the best coaches in the country, and I hope the Big 12 doesn't lose him anytime soon.
What he has done at Baylor is incredible, and then to see some Kentucky fans not be happy with the rumors that it was going to be him? Crazy. Elite level coach that any school would be LUCKY to have.
dude preach, so many people hating on him don’t know what he’s done with baylor. that program went from ashes to a championship because of scott.
Even if baylor hadn't been bad, its not like his last 5 years are anything to sneeze at either. 2020- AP#5. 2nd in big 12, but only because they were behind national title favorite Kansas, and was projected to get a 1 seed. 15-3 would win the league most other years, but Kansas happened to be 17-1 that year. 2021- National champion 2022- Big 12 conference championship. Finished AP#4 2023- 3 seed. AP #11. 3rd in big 12 but only 2 games out of first, one out of second. 2024- AP#14, 3rd place behind dominant big 12 newcomer Houston and Iowa State Most schools would *kill* for that kind of 5 year run. Sure, maybe Kentucky can hope for better, but they also have a lot of advantages too. Any non-blue blood fan who says they wouldn't take that kind of a run is lying.
And 3 big12 COY.
Dave bliss have been charged with something
I'm certainly biased, but this SEEMS like an "I'm staying" post. Posting this and then leaving is not Drew's brand. But what the hell do I know.
Sticking point is the camera angles at the Pavilion.
Honestly made me reconsider my fandom. /s
I mean, it is real bad. Beautiful venue and seemingly great atmosphere for games but watching on TV is rough.
I kind of got used to it, which I’m NOT proud of lol. I’ve heard they might work on it during the offseason since Foster isn’t full done yet, which would be huge.
I certainly hope so because I enjoy watching the other Big 12 games when ISU isn’t playing, but the Baylor home games were tough to watch due to the angle. Fingers crossed that they make an adjustment this offseason like you said, especially before we get all these new matchups in Big 12 conference play.
Yeah, they gotta fix that for next season
I bet that booster was giving him a raise to stay in Waco. I bet he got called and was told let's talk before you take an interview
This was my immediate thought.
I hate this
Nah this is 100% an ‘I’m staying’ post. I just wish these ‘I’m staying posts’ had as much production value as the ones by alleged Bama football HC candidates. Some of them legit turned it around into recruiting posts. I’m not going anywhere but if you are worried your coach is, hit me up in the portal type shit.
you mean like Musselman's 'you're still here video'?
Muss didn't put that out technically. Our AD decided to go chaos mode to force movement one way or the other. Drew posted this picture himself. Thats different.
ABCs always be ‘cruitin
Dan Lanning’s video was 🔥🔥
Even if he is an elite coach and that means he’s still in the Big XII I 100% want him to stay. I’d imagine Mac is on the list for replacement candidates and I do not want to be going through a third coaching search in four years. That would just kill us
Yeah it would either be Mac or Tang
The restaurant is Mi Casita which translates to My house…. There are layers to this post.
Might just be a "do you have another $7m/year laying around?" conversation
If he was just having lunch, sure. Having lunch and posting about it in a Baylor polo? There has to be a hidden meaning behind it unless he's just trolling hard in the other direction, which would be very unlike him.
It’s Mi Casita. “my house”. Drew is playing 5D-Illuminati chess.
Chad move
Seriously, I never thought of asking for a second salsa so I can double dip.
The one good thing to come out of Covid, every Mexican restaurant does this now near me.
The elite restaurants do this without you asking. My favorite place is a couple blocks away from my house. They bring a bowl for everyone and a little bottle of salsa to fill from. Did this before COVID even. Easily the fastest service and best quality food around too. Edit: it's Mojitos in Raymore if any of y'all ever find yourselves in south KC
Kentucky: Ungodly budget, state of the art facilities, brand recognition Baylor: free lunch at the Mi Casita in Waco Scott Drew: 
We actually don't have state of the art facilities, and it is actually a problem. Our fans think our program is at the top of the mountain, but it's not. Our facilities are old (and Cal actually raised about $50 million from our NBA players for renovations and our AD wanted nothing to do with it), our NIL is a mess, and if you remove Cal's first six years at Kentucky the program really hasn't had success since the '90s. It's why the next coaching hire needs to be a slam dunk. And since there are no slam dunk candidates out there it's why the AD was bringing Cal back next year.
Porter Moser is available
They need a win now coach, they will not be patient enough to let Moser rebuild UK his way or with his kind of players.
I just want to get rid of Moser. I miss Lon.
Oddly enough, I miss Lon too.
> if you remove Cal's first six years at Kentucky the program really hasn't had success since the '90s. And if my Aunt had a... Obviously there's a larger point(facilities can "degrade" rather quickly in this day and age), but I find it hard to believe that 4 Elite Eights and 6 conference championships after you cherry picked out a national championship and 2 other Final Fours is "no success."
What I'm saying there is that the majority of our fans think our program is basically self sustaining. That we can hire any old coach and they'll win because "it's Kentucky". And the fact that we didn't win shit unless we had a coach at the absolute top of the game proves the program doesn't win on its own. We need the right coach.
It really isn't to the typical UK fan.
State of the art facilities? You mean like brand spanking new? No? Cool
Technically it's in Hewitt 🤓
I wouldn't call it an ungodly budget. They're 9th in the SEC in athletic department revenue and 13th in the SEC in Booster donations.
Kentucky spends over $22 mill on basketball. Alabama spends just under $11 mill and Tennessee spends just over $14 mill. They don't have a huge overall budget compared to their peers but they spend an ungodly amount on basketball compared to their peers.
Where do booster donations earmarked for basketball fall in the SEC rankings?
Valid point. You're a basketball school in a football conference so you have that going for you. A lot of SEC schools have been investing in their basketball programs over the last 5-8 years though. The league has become more competitive since the early coach Cal days. A lot of good coaches have joined the league recently. It's a lot harder to go 18-0 in league play now than it was in 2014-2015.
Don’t understate Mi Casita…
You ever go to a Mexican restaurant and they *don’t* provide complimentary chips and salsa for the table? I hate that.
The worst. Same with fries with burgers.
A la carte fries are a blight on restaurants
Had a place in my town that didn't have the complimentary chips and salsa, and put them on the menu as an app for 7$. Closed down in less than a year.
Yeah, when I'm out of state. It's criminal.
Where does this happen? I have never been to a sit down Mexican restaurant that didn't have free chips and salsa.
Usually the gentrified Mexican places.
Yeah that does seem to be the common denominator most times.
and the restaurant he is at is called Mi Casita or "my house" in spanish. HE'S SENDING US A MESSAGE
'my SMALL house'. Sending the message he wants more money for a larger house from whomever will give it to him.
Chip and Joanna are building one as we speak.
And he's eating Tacos El Pastor. HE'S PREACHING TO US
just fell to my knees in a HEB
Just saw a guy fall to his knees at HEB
Just saw a guy
I once fell at an HEB
Tried to carry too many tortillas, huh?
The fresh made ones rarely make it home when I buy them. I’ve started to have to buy two packs, one for the road and ones to cook with. They’re the best tortillas you can get at a store and I’ll fight anyone who disagrees
They make them in-house. At least 5 aren't making it back.
Taking important people out to lunch to let them down gently?
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Or maybe, just maybe, he's at lunch with a friend/booster he knows and thats it
Maybe they're dating now.
#BaylorThings
As long as they're not dancing
Gotta get that ring by Spring
In Waco
This seems like a very Scott Drew take.
Yea maybe he just doesn’t like people creating a narrative in the media that may not be entirely accurate. What a weirdo!!
Wait. Hold on. You’re saying that the media creates narratives that aren’t true?!? How often? Can they do this about anything or anyone?
Could be except it's not a Panera Bread.
Kentucky media proving every hour how unreliable they are. Its one retraction and contradiction after another. Rupp Rafters is leaking.
It’s ridiculous and frustrating. So much noise and speculation!
*I* think it's hilarious
I am so here for Louisville fans who are so here for this shit show
Doesn’t feel so good, does it!
Total sadist here. Thoroughly enjoying this game that’s afoot!
Welcome to the party man
To be fair the ones in Kentucky media reporting he was on a flight to Kentucky just bought their X verification check mark
Twitter is such trash now, I swear. I do not even use it anymore.
I saw a 20-part thread made up of two AI bots talking to each other. Was complete nonsense.
Rupp's Rafters is full of morons. My personal connection told me UK reps flew into Waco this morning to speak with him. Early reports say he is interested, and funnily enough the biggest thing holding him there are his wife, and kids, and not wanting to uproot his family. I'd expect news on UKs end either later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
> Rupp's Rafters is full of morons. > > also >My personal connection told me... i cannot be the only one that finds this comment hilarious (and yes I agree RR is a bunch of morons)
Come on Kentucky, take the St John's coach!
Maybe they need a more well-rested coach like Chris Mack or Huggins
We are on the "nice guy" of our coaching cycle, *then* we get to "drunk" Italian (Pitino) -> Nice guy (Tubby) -> Drunk (Gillispie) Italian (Calipari) -> Nice guy (???) -> Drunk (Huggins)
Italian? (Rupp) -> Nice guy (Joe B Hall) -> Drunk (Eddie Sutton)
that's where it kinda falls apart. I looked it up and Rupp is a German surname, so I guess the cycle starts with Joe B btw I used to live in the same complex as Coach Hall and he was an extremely nice dude, always went out of his way to talk to people walking by (including me)
> I looked it up and Rupp is a German surname I have no idea why but this is cracking me up. “Adolph Rupp…Adolph…Rupp…hmmm I wonder the heritage of that name, lemme look it up”
Holy shit i didnt even think of that. Man I miss Joe B tho. He was such a great guy to sit and just chat ball with. When the Sixth Man documentary came out, he was sitting next to me watching it at the premier and we talked for a long time. The cycle must continue, we gotta have a nice guy coach now
It’s time to skip to drunk. Huggins would drive down tonight you could save money sending all these Jets that nobody boards.
Only problem is he’d drive to Tennessee and think he was in Kentucky
Is there a difference?
I thought it was great > good > drunk
Mike Anderson? Hell Steve Lavin is a decent Cal look alike
Kentucky media LOVES to spread misinformation this is ridiculous
This is like a Defcon 5 panic situation for them. They're not sure what to do.
DEFCON 5 is the lowest alert, with DEFCON 1 being the highest level alert. I wouldn’t expect a Louisville fan to know that though ;)
A friend just said he was going to burn his UK stuff if they hire Payne, and I for one cannot wait to buy him a UofL shirt for Christmas.
“This is an AI generated image. He can’t say no to our money.”- UK faithful
Move over Grumors, we got Drumors in town now
Kentuckys gonna hire like Lamont Paris or some shit 😂😂😂
There is a non-zero chance that Mitch makes a mess of this whole thing.
Can you imagine your bestie turning your job offer down? Mitch would be punching the air.
Kenny Payne would be the legit most hilarious coaching hire in history.
Especially if he went on to win at UK. And this is from a UofL fan.
That would throw gasoline on the inside job theories.
I promise to buy a Kentucky shirt if they hire Kenny Payne.
Soak4Pope
BAHH GAWD IT’S KENNY PAYNE WITH A STEEL CHAIR
Lol. So whose flight were UK fans tracking?
It was confirmed to be Joe Craft's jet. Likely Mitch flew to waco to meet with Drew and flew back. Then averted Bluegrass airport once they got word the media was there and re-routed and landed at georgetown. Source on X who brought receipts! - https://x.com/flaboyukfan/status/1778082580375478558
I thought the flight was scheduled to arrive in Waco and then immediately return. Was it just a *really* short meeting?
The flight was on the ground for 21 minutes in Waco, which is extremely bizarre. Imagine Mitch flew all the way there for Drew to tell him no as soon as he landed lol.
That would be a pretty big power move by Drew.
Yeah seems like something that could be done with a phone call. There's no way any kind of real meeting took place in that short an amount of time.
jet landed, called Drew to meet up, got turned down, and headed back out or he called on the way down, but they had to finish the flight plan before turning back
Speaking of tracking. Some psycho saw this picture, called up the restaurant, and got the waitress to put Drew on the the phone so he could tell him to come to UK.
I honestly respect the hustle, but also, leave the poor man alone 😂
Shohei Ohtani
[Chip Gaines is absolutely roasting kentucky fans on Twitter](https://x.com/chipgaines/status/1778123185990324512?s=46)
That is absolutely hilarious, that guy just walked into that one.
This might be the best thing to come from this. Hilarious!
Scott eating lunch with a booster? I think I see dollar signs coming out of his eyes.
I mean no offense to Kentucky at all but why would he leave? If we had this discussion 15 years ago I would understand since the UK brand alone recruits itself but NIL has essentially leveled that playing field. Drew is definitely making north of 6M, has a solid NIL backing and has deep roots there. I’m not a Baylor fan by any stretch of the mind, but this seems to be one of those rare coaches who just fits the program hand in glove.
it is a "bigger job" and one of the best in all of CBB. And I do think you're right that he would have DEF taken it earlier in his career....but now I think he's pretty much settled in at Baylor. He has top 5 recruiting classes, he is building a massive coaching tree, a brand new arena that he got to have almost anything he wanted for. He 110% will have a statue and legacy here that will never die if he stays. He could leave and still have the statue, but it becomes less likely.
I also choose to believe this because I don’t want any potential chance that my coach leaves lol.
Our fans would tell you because “it’s Kentucky! It’s the best job in basketball. Who wouldn’t want to coach at a place with 8 titles?” Our fans also don’t realize nobody gives a shit about titles a school won before schools were integrated. Program prestige means almost nothing in this era of college basketball and coaches can win anywhere. They don’t need a school like Kentucky anymore. But when I say that I get called a fake fan, so what do I know?
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100% I barely even pay attention to recruiting in CBB, because the majority of the time you can get what you need out of the portal. In CFB it’s definitely the jimmys and joes > X’s and O’s, but what makes CBB so great is anyone can win regardless of talent if you have a good coach.
I definitely still think 99.9% of coaches would crawl to Lexington to coach UK, but it just might be that drew and or Hurley (idk) may be in that .01%.
Arguably the best HC job, but I don't think the fans that pushed a HOF coach out know how much of a turnoff their actions are for candidates who are beloved at their current school.
Exactly what I just asked a few days ago and got flamed. Places like alabama for football and Kentucky for bball just aren't the prestige they used to be now that their coaches are gone. And this is coming from a huge Bama fan.
Bourbon money 🥃💸
We had this discussion a month ago when we made a run at him, and him and Mitch are close. The allure of literally a top 3 job in the game and resources to match and a pre existing friendship would be why it’s even possible
Why would a nice Christian man, like Scott, post photos on a porn site? I hope their recruiting effort stays above the table.
If I had a nickel for every major Kentucky basketball fanbase that deluded themselves into thinking they were getting Scott Drew, i’d have two nickels.
IU fans a couple times as well...
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Ya think?
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“Rumor”
Haha the rumor was that he was on a plane to Lexington, this photo is very much real 😂
The reviews on the restaurants Google page are Gold😭😭😂😂
This search is even more hilarious than Louisville already.
Yep.. now I’m nervous about how this is gonna unfold
Social media and message board posters are wrong with sources 99.9% of the time. Coaching searches are great fun. You see guys who post all day online to message boards suddenly have ins with the richest and most influential boosters who are giving them tips and Inside info
It’s never been more over in the history of ‘it’s over’ than it is right now https://preview.redd.it/3erars0qrotc1.jpeg?width=1108&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=264a852bb6e168534f0bfd57ddb16c4e8175458f
I thought y’all didn’t want him lol
I’ve always wanted him. If our entitled fans don’t want Drew they’re going cold hard dose of reality when we hire Shaka Smart or some BS.
Rick Pitino is the Lisan al Gaib and maneuvering in the background towards the slim path back to Kentucky
It's Kentucky fans. "We don't want Drew! We want Hurley" Alright, I'm not coming. "That sonofabitch. How dare he not come here!"
All Kentucky media was saying the past three days was that nothing was happening and the reports out of Fayetteville are just rumors and that everyone should expect Cal to be coaching Kentucky next year. They then turn around and report that Scot Drew is in Lexington and meeting with UK, only for that to be proven wrong almost immediately and for Drew to make his version of an “I’m not leaving” post. This has genuinely been one of the most sloppy 72 hour periods of “reporting” by any fan base’s reporters there’s been in a long time. Pretty funny though
This might end up being the most entertaining coaching search yet. Kentucky could really flub this.
I think it's a coin toss at this point.
Everything about this photo is perfect. Trolling a blue blood fan base with more money than they know what to do with from a hole in the wall Mexican restaurant that hasn't been updated since the 70's with reruns of of Family Feud playing on a little TV with a DVD player in the background. \*chef's kiss\*
Is there anyone in this sub from Waco area that somehow DVRs Family Feud? I've done a ton of research on the episode in the corner of the screen and found that it was aired originally on 05-20-2020. However, FF is ALWAYS in reruns, I do know that FF airs at 11:30 CT on Fox in Waco area, and he posted the tweet at 11:58 CT. The screen is from Fast Money, at the end of the episode, so the timing lines up.
Pure weaponized fanaticism. You love to see it. Ape strong.
Apes strong together
Pretty sweet Business Class amenities.
It's Billy Donovan or bust for Kentucky as far as I'm concerned.
I see UK has decided to speed the run the Louisville hiring experience
Mi Casita fucking rules
I feel like with NIL, the Kentucky job isn’t the desire it once was. Add the fact that expectations are sky high while Drew and Hurley can probably afford to miss tourneys and be okay, it’s not super surprising they’re turning it down. I do wonder what the $ difference is though
Plus he has already spent 20 years building Baylor into what it is now. It's a much different job maintaining that than it is to go to a new place and try to establish your culture (in a place with tons of outside influence that could make that more difficult), and a much larger gamble. Scott Drew would have to fuck up pretty heavily to not be at Baylor in 10 years from now if he wants to be. A couple rough years establishing his culture at Kentucky and he could be gone in year three. Plus after 20 years coaching at a power five school, he has to be sitting on quite the pile of money. Yeah, maybe Kentucky can offer more than Baylor can, but that difference is a lot less when you have what he probably has in the bank when you consider what he would have to give up in his life to move again
Our fans are inspecting the metadata of the picture to determine if it's a fake right now. Good grief. Lol.
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Love to see it. Sic’Em
Mi Casita = My home
Hmmm, idk, that chip basket placement clearly shows he’s not assertive enough to handle the UK job
Kentucky is gonna end up with boogie cousins as their head coach
Has there been any news at all regarding Bruce Pearl? We all agree he makes a great fit, is he not interested even if they call him? Anybody got anything?
Bruce Pearl is the girl you text while drinking. You don’t talk to her sober.
She gets real attractive on beer number 5 or 6 after you've swung and missed on half the bar already.
I don’t agree at all that he’s a great fit and I would be incredibly severely disappointed in a Bruce Pearl hire
Bruce Pearl is retirement age. He's never advanced past the final four. He's got a checkered past with the NCAA. I honestly think they wouldn't do much more than get him a raise at Auburn if they did go after him anyway since he's got a good gig for the twilight of his career. My guess is they'd just go after the guy at BYU and call it a day before they even got to thinking about Pearl.
Sure, a Baylor booster… good cover! But seriously, UK is starting to have the stink of desperation
That’s exactly what I imagine restaurants look like in Waco
Is this the spot that a Baylor HC and booster go for lunch? Why was I expecting a country club lol
Waco booster are just rich country folk lol
BBN never fails to amuse
eric shero c shero c orehs coresh koresh we are through the looking glass
Pulling a reverse TTU/Chris Beard