[Hoot Gibson]

Don't assume that everybody who believes that Calipari should not be fired also believes that he is doing a great job and earning his salary, which is second only to five-time national championship coach Mike Krzyzewski.

The people who need to be fired include everybody who had a hand in negotiating the terms of Calipari's contract extension. Calipari is a much better recruiter at UK than he ever was at UMass or Memphis. He has not improved in that area, his environment has improved.

As I said before, UK cannot afford to fire Calipari. The school is stuck with him until he decides to walk away.

The people who negotiated the terms of Calipari's contract have to be among the worst negotiators in the world. With what Calipari is being paid, UK could have lured away almost any college or NBA coach in the country.

Let us not forget that Billy Gillespie threatened UK with a breach of contract suit for firing him with cause, despite the fact that Billy Clyde refused to sign the contract - and UK settled with Gillespie to the tune of $2.98 million. Whoever thought it was a good idea to include a $30 million buyout clause in Calipari's contract should be fired and banished from the state for life.

All that being said, coaches who win consistently and make the NCAA tournament on a regular basis do not deserve to be fired.