Odds Billy goes to KY?

[furls]

I am saying he goes, along with his players tonight and goes to the better program while he has a chance.

It will be interesting what this will say about college jobs now. Granted KY has the history, but it is all old history now. THere will be lots of cash at both places, will he stay or will he take the prestige job or will he make his own?

[swerb]

By refusing to rule out UK, he's doing nothing but putting a gun to his AD's head for a huge (and well deserved) raise IMO.

It's the right play, regardless of your intentions.

I say he stays.

Hes one hell of a fuckin coach though. NBAs comin callin too.

[swerb]

I'll tell ya what though, I wasn't too impressed with his pre game locker room speech.

And his willingness to let CBS cameras in there was suprising too. Hes working that UK angle HARD.

[consigliere]

I can't see him stayig at Florida. He is in for one heck of a rebuilding effort.....although in college BB these days since freshman play often they may be in for only one down year. 5 of those guys could be drafted in June. Amazing.

[Mr. MacPhisto]

I see him staying. Jeremy Foley has said that Florida will match any offer thrown at Donovan. His wife's family just moved to the Gainesville area after years of working to that AND there's less pressure at UF. Tubby Smith averaged something like 26 wins per season at Kentucky and was pretty much run out of town by the fans. Florida is and always will be a football school. The whole state is that way; basketball is actually often fourth to hockey in this state. That could drive him nuts, but he's loved in Gainesville and won't be lambasted so hard during a down year.

There's always the possibility but I think he'll use the UK job offer as leverage to get a much higher pay day from UF and stay in Gainesville. He'll eventually have his name grace the court at the O'Connell Center. Hell, he might eventually have the facility or another future one named after him. He built UF basketball into a powerhouse. At UK he'd be just another name. Can you ever equal Rupp? He may end up being Florida's Rupp. If he stays, rebuilds, and wins one or more titles at Florida in the future then he will be the top dog in Florida's basketball legendarium. I wouldn't want to leave that behind.

I think UK will end up having to settle. Donovan and Matta are likely their top two targets and I highly doubt either would go. Pitino won't come back. I think UK fans will end up being disappointed.

[leadpipe]

Sooner, quicker than later, the NBA is going to come a callin' with the big cash. Than he'll have a decision.

[Mr. MacPhisto]

Sooner, quicker than later, the NBA is going to come a callin' with the big cash. Than he'll have a decision.

I think that's where he'll eventually end up, but I could see him sticking around UF for a few more years. The guy is in his early 40s now and has been on the job for ten years. I think he'll work to rebuild for a few years, maybe put another title run together, and then cash in on the mega bucks at the NBA level.

A jaunt at the NBA level won't ruin his image at UF whereas moving to another SEC school could hurt his long term legacy in Gainesville.

[Guest]

The Heat will be an option for him.
I think that's where he'll end up.

[swerb]

Dicky V reported yesterday that he has a source that says the Grizzlies are going to back up the Brinks Truck for him.

[jdrake10]

A good coach at any level knows when it is time to leave. Donavan to Kentucky makes sense right now. If he doesn't go now, he will never go.

[pup]

Report says he isn't leaving. It is on Foxsports.com. Too lazy and hate FLorida to care enough to include a link.

[mswerb]

ESPNews reported him staying as well. Noah, Horford, Brewer, and Green also headed for the NBA, too frickin' bad.

[Mr. MacPhisto]

ESPNews reported him staying as well. Noah, Horford, Brewer, and Green also headed for the NBA, too frickin' bad.

UF is already reloading. They still should be quite good next year and they've got some good potential recruits on tap this year. Donovan can get the best of the best at UF.

The University of Florida has become a real powerhouse in two big sports that a lot of people in this country follow.