Comparison of when they left previous job:
Mack Brown left a basketball school (North Carolina) to go to a football school (Texas); people in North Carolina were upset. Mack made the right move obviously.
Billy Gillispie left a football school (Texas A&M) for a basketball school (Kentucky); Aggie fans are upset & frustrated. Yes, even though football has been down at A&M it is & always be a football school here in the state of Texas. The tradition / passion is there & the money / resources will always be available. Time will tell if BCG made the right move.
Kentucky lost their football coach (Guy Morriss) a few years ago to...Baylor! Basketball is king in Kentucky.
I am frustrated & disappointed too as an Aggie. But Kentucky is a premier job. I do wish he had been more upfront with everybody involved. Now there are questions about a replacement & the incoming recruits (top 10 class) staying committed to A&M (they can transfer with no penalty since not yet enrolled). I hope Ronnie Arrow (Texas A&M CC), formerly at San Jac & South Alabama, is given serious consideration. Alvin Brooks is also in the mix (current asst., formerly at Houston). The VCU coach is also a hot commodity (formerly under Billy Donovan at Florida).
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