Kentucky offers Calipari Lifetime contract

[JP4CY]

For those that aren't Athletic subscribers, UCLA may have been the reason for this:
https://theathletic.com/900121/2019...-lifetime-contract-to-fend-off-ucla-interest/

 

[SCNCY]

So he currently makes 9.2 million/yr at Kentucky, but UCLA is offering him 8 million/yr to leave?

 

[Cyclonepride]

If UCLA is throwing around that kind of money, you'd have to think they're going to throw it at Beard now.

 

[JP4CY]

If UCLA is throwing around that kind of money, you'd have to think they're going to throw it at Beard now.

UCLA needs to make a strong pitch to him before he gets to choose Arizona or Texas next year.

 

[Halincandenza]

I would be shocked if Beard goes to UCLA.

 

[Cyclonepride]

UCLA needs to make a strong pitch to him before he gets to choose Arizona or Texas next year.

Yep, and Tech isn't going to be able to touch that (any of them really) if money is a motivating factor.

 

[CyCrazy]

UCLA needs to make a strong pitch to him before he gets to choose Arizona or Texas next year.

I don't think Beard ever leaves the state of Texas. Whether its at TT or UT.

 

[Cychl82]

So he currently makes 9.2 million/yr at Kentucky, but ULCA is offering him 8 million/yr to leave?

I thought the same thing. So make a million less and go live in LA as opposed to Kentucky LOL no thank you.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I would be shocked if Beard goes to UCLA.

Definitely doesn't seem like the prototypical UCLA guy, but Howland didn't really either.

 

[CyCrazy]

Yep, and Tech isn't going to be able to touch that (any of them really) if money is a motivating factor.

Texas can easily.

 

[BCClone]

So he currently makes 9.2 million/yr at Kentucky, but ULCA is offering him 8 million/yr to leave?

Assuming UCLA. If so, Fred's gotta be torqued with his deal.

 

[CyJack13]

Definitely doesn't seem like the prototypical UCLA guy, but Howland didn't really either.

And Howland burned a lot of bridges with high school and AAU coaches in California by the end of his run there. Beard does not seem like a great fit for UCLA, but if they throw a monster offer at him would be hard to say no to that.

 

[jbindm]

I don't think Beard ever leaves the state of Texas. Whether its at TT or UT.

Yeah. Texas is his next stop. He's going to be in the Big 12 one way or another for a while.

 

[cyowan]

@garybarta you're up