Here in Lexington, Kentucky nothing is bigger than the University of Kentucky's Men's Basketball team. After the firing of former head coach Tubby Smith three years ago, we were looking into bringing in the next best coach to return the program to its traditional greatness, but we ended up going in the opposite direction. We hired former Texas A&M head coach Billy Gillespie, which at the time seemed like a great hire due to Gillespie's great coaching resume, but after a dismal first season entitling barely sneaking into the NCAA tournament and a second season where the most winning program in college basketball history got invited to the NIT? Yeah, he definitely got run out of town, along with a DUI.
This season though, after the huge hire of John Calipari and the number one recruiting class in the nation, the Cats have made an amazing turn around. If the Cats go out and take care of business this Saturday against the Arkansas Razorbacks, then they will lock up the title of number one team in the nation. Isn't that just remarkable, going from not being labeled as one of the top 65 teams in the nation to the possible number one team in the nation. That is one of the greatest turnarounds in the programs long and historic existence, and with the possible National Championship in the future this team has the chance to leave their mark on the bluegrass forever.
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