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Monday, March 30, 2009

To clear things up...

I read that John Wall had verbally committed to Memphis. That was an incorrect report after doing more research. I do think he will consider Kentucky because nobody needs a point guard like us and people in the know say he was almost certain to go to Memphis with Calipari there.

To be clear though, the source who told me about the meeting with Calipari that occurred on Sunday, told me he was offered the job with a general outline of the contract terms by a third party on Sunday. The person who made the offer was a representative sent down by Barnhart, Todd, and the University of Kentucky on their behalf. This person told me that Calipari had accepted the job based on those general contract terms on Sunday pending an official offer from Barnhart that has been approved by Todd and the board of representatives of UK. They also needed to recieve permission to make the official offer, but not the general offer made by the third party. This official offer occurred today. It is an unbelievable offer that has been said to be in the 6 years and 40 million dollar range.

Keep in mind that ESPN and other news sites have been behind in announcing the latest news on this situation. My report about the Sunday meeting came at 11 last night. ESPN reported the exact same thing at 10:30 am this morning.

John Calipari will be announced as coach either later today or tomorrow. A press conference in Lexington with him attending will occur tomorrow or Wednesday. While everything I've said about the Calipari situation seemed premature at the time, it all proved to be 100% correct. If I could reveal my source you all would understand completely. The above statements aren't rumors. They are facts. He is the next coach unless he were to have a complete last minute change of heart.


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