[kyrifle]

According to Matt Jones at KSR (who has some pretty good sources inside the UK program) Billy G coming back next season is still 50/50. One thing is the contract issue; if Billy G dont sign the contract, he will be gone. According to Matt here are the possible replacements if a coaching change were to take place.....

1. Billy D
2. John Calipari
3. Jay Wright
4. Jamie Dixon
5. Tom Izzo (doubtful but a possibility)

I would love to have John Calipari, the man is hands down the best recruiter in basketball (besides Scott County's coach lol) but he has has issues with the NCAA. Billy D is a great coach as well, and he knows what the UK tradition is all about. The only thing that stopped him from coming in 2007 was the fact that he was coming off back to back national championships, and the fact that he would be replacing Tubby, in which he was an assistant behind. I liked Billy G at first, but I will take either of these guys any day.

Calipari will never be considered for the UK job. After the Sutton fiasco with Fedex, UK can't afford someone who has already responsible for getting a program sanctions from NCAA. ( UMAS 1996, money going to players like Camby and a couple other's) That's the reason he left college for the pro's for a couple years before coming back. Donavan had his chance and blew it. Dixon and Izzo wouldn't fit in, imo. UK is to basketball like Notre Dame is to football, considered the premire programs in the nation. As far as I'm conserned UK could have about anyone they wanted as coach. Money and prestige will get what you want, although Barnhardt isn't the right person making the decisions. You must have a search commitee and a understanding of what you need. All this aside BG will be back next year. You don't give anyone only 2 seasons to try and right a program that has been in trouble for 7 years.JMO