Big Blue Links for Monday:
- The Herald-Leader’s Jerry Tipton posts that John Calipari is open to talking to UK about job.
- My column about 10 things to look for in next coach.
- H-L’s Mark Maloney reports on UK baseball wasting no-out rally in ninth.
- Dan Wolken of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal reports that Calipari may meet with UK officials.
- Commercial-Appeal columnist Geoff Calkins writes that no one should be surprised Calipari would talk to UK.
- The ESPN report that Calipari is on the Kentucky radar.
- Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports writes that Calipari and UK are on the verge of a meeting.
- CBS Sportsline’s Gary Parrish contends that Calipari and UK could meet today.
- USA Today gives its five suggestions for new UK basketball coach.
- Kernel columnist Kenny Colston writes that Travis Ford is the logical choice for UK.
- A Sea of Blue tracks the coaching search.
- Tom Leach says it should be about patience, patience, patience.
- Straitpinkie chimes in on the coaching search.
- Robert Holland of the Bleacher Report says that Billy Gillispie and Georgia could be a match.
- Kentucky Sports Radio calls it the beginning of a wild week.
- Steve Moline of Kentucky Ink has a suggestion for the UK search.
It’ll be interesting to see who wins the bidding battle if one ensues. I know Memphis has some deep-pocketed boosters. However, I’d imagine that the lure of ESPN covering the SEC next season would be strong for a coach whose current team is sucked in a media black hole during conference play.