John Calipari congratulates Mark Stoops, Kentucky on Florida win
Football school…
The University of Kentucky’s most popular head coaches were clearly at odds earlier this summer, but those two continue to put that “controversy” behind them. UK men’s basketball coach John Calipari made sure the Big Blue Nation knows that he’s fully supportive of what Mark Stoops has accomplished with the football program.
Calipari took to social media on Sunday morning following Kentucky’s 26-16 win over No. 12 Florida on Saturday night to congratulate Stoops, who is now the school’s all-time wins leader after passing the great Paul “Bear” Bryant with 61 victories.
Congratulations to @UKFootball on a big-time road win last night!
And how about Coach Stoops becoming the all-time winningest UK coach on the road at Florida?? WOW!!
John Calipari
Calipari’s “basketball school” comments from the Big Blue Bahamas Tour didn’t sit well with folks within the football program (or the football-faithful fans), even if it was a poorly-timed slip of the tongue. Stoops has been asked endlessly about the situation (to his dismay), but he’s done a terrific job of brushing it off and focusing on his group. As far as he’s concerned, it’s already in the past.
Who knows what’s actually going on between those two behind closed doors. But that being said, any public acknowledgment from Calipari is at least a sign that he and Stoops are smoothing things over.
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