It would seem that all anyone wants to talk about today is Tubby Smith. HOW SHOCKING!!! he left for MINNESOTA!!
Is it really that shocking people?? He was going to get fired. There is no way UK was going to extend his contract with the high amounts of dissatisfaction coming from the Kentucky fans. They did not like their coach. Plain and simple. His time was not long for that job. So he took the highest paying and most readily available offer. It is no secret that the man had been saying for several years.. If you offer me X amount, I will leave Kentucky. He knew they didn't want them there, so he walked. Why is everyone so stunned. He will make nearly 2 million a year in a program where he won't have to recruit well... which really is Tubby's largest flaw. Sounds like a good fit to me. Please contain your utter shock that anyone could willfully leave the greatness that is Kentucky.
This is definitely turning into a trend.. Coach with a dissatisfied fan base pre-emptively leaving before they can fire him.. Herb Sendek did it, Steve Alford has now done it as well. And make no mistake Tubby Smith did it too. Can't wait to see who tries it next.
It will be very interesting to see who winds up in Lexington next year as well. Too early to call, but the Kentucky fans want Donovan really bad.. that is yet another probation waiting to happen for one of the more historically dirty programs in the country.
