From John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader: “One of the more interesting aspects of S.L. Price's terrific feature on John Caliapri is the examination of the role Rick Pitino played in getting Calipari hired as the head coach at UMass, Pitino's alma mater. Price quotes others doubting Pitino's assertion to Sports Illustrated last year that he wrote a check out of his personal account so that Calipari would be hired. The story also says that Pitino played a role in the now infamous allegation that Calipari spread a rumor about Lou Carnesseca's health to get a recruit.”
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.