The silly standoff between Kentucky and the NCAA regarding the celebration of John Calipari’s 500th career win came to a close Thursday when the school admitted it was wrong.
Kind of.
The school’s statement indicates that Calipari’s career win total will be adjusted in various spots to reflect the official NCAA total – 467 – to reflect the 42 vacated wins he had while at Massachusetts and Memphis.
However, as Matt Jones at Kentucky Sports Radio notes, there’s no apology for holding a celebration after the Feb. 26 win vs. Florida that prompted the celebration. The statement:
(Those interested in more details can thank Brett Dawson from Cats Illustrated for posting links to the first NCAA letter to UK President Lee Todd, Kentucky’s response and NCAA response to Kentucky’s letter.)
OK, fine. He’s not at 500. But that’s not a bad thing. And this tweet from wildcatnews sums it up perfectly:
Calipari. Even when he’s not trying to, he’s ahead of the curve.
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