Tubby's off to Minneapolis

CBS Sports opines Tubby will be a flop in Minnesota
Totally absolutely wrong! Tubby will kick ass in Minnesota. Those that complain that he's a poor recruiter don't understand Tubby's style. He was never going for the top tier guys, he wants the second tier guys that will be around a little longer and be more responsive to his coaching. That philosophy just doesn't work at Kentucky but it'll serve him well at smaller school where the expectations are more modest. I think he'll go to Minnesota and have them competing in the Big Ten within 2 years. He'll win 20 games every year and when he goes the final eight 4 times in 10 years, he'll be a hero up there. And in 10 years or so, he'll be hovering around Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, etc. Tubby's a good coach but his syle just didn't suit Kentucky.

But Kentucky fans think very highly of themselves. This is a good program with a good tradition and a good arena with a rabid fan base that has nothing better to do. And while Tubby has UK at a good level it ain't a great level and the writing's been on the wall for a while now. I suspect Tubby just got tired of being here, the expectations must be grinding.

There's a legend in these parts that Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart snagged Bill Parcells to be his football coach and Parcells was at the airport on his way to Lexington when Jerry Jones called and handed him the Cowboys job. There is a Bill Parcells-type basketball coach out there just waiting to be called back to service and I have yet to hear anyone mention him: Larry Brown. UK fans may be queasy about a guy that'll be gone in 3 years but if he wins a championship on his way out no one here will complain.

(Incidentally Tubby's real downfall was choosing Rajon Rondo over Chris Lofton--see the irony? He chose the NBA-ready talent over the local boy made good and that's the reason he's on his way to Minneapolis)