I have to admit I am a little bit annoyed at the Hall of Fame. I was considering doing the second version of my expansion story. As Katie was at rugby practice, I sat outside with my computer getting all of my administrative work done (I hand check a few brackets to make sure the site is scoring correctly – this year I did it all in Python – I know, the things I do are kind of sad.). For those worried, I got a perfect match on all the brackets, so the standings have gone through the Lunatic’s audit.

But thanks to the Hall of Fame coach, instead of relaxing before the biggest game in the history of my school, I now need to decide if I simply ignore this huge story in college basketball, or spend the 45 minutes before the game blogging about someone not even involved in tonight’s game.

Oh who am I kidding – I am nervous as hell as I eat dinner wearing my lucky Purdue shirt and pullover. So, lets do this – probably not enough time to do it justice but that is what you get when you try to upstage the national championship game.

So, apparently, John Calipari will be spinning the coaching carousel so fast that no one now knows where the wheel will stop. Who would have expected that SMU luring Andy Enfield away from USC would eventually lead to the Kentucky coaching job opening up?

I suspect this will create a huge mess – Kentucky has the reputation and the money to lure one of the top coaches from a job you would expect them to never leave. And because they have created such a great program, that school will likely also have the ability to lure another high profile coach.

The media have been saying that this is good for both schools. I am not so sure.

This probably works out great for both Calipari and Arkansas. Calipari has been an amazing recruiter no matter where he goes, so he will be able to bring talent to Arkansas that they don’t typically get (and to be fair, the Razorbacks do pretty well). And while the Razorbacks want to win, their fan base are likely to not be as critical of a team capable of making the Final Four each year because of some early exits.

Kentucky fans might have destroyed themselves. Likelihood says they do lure an amazing coach like Nate Oats or Tommy Lloyd away from their school and they will stay relevant. But lets raise the possibility.

You are a multi-million dollar coach who is beloved at your school. They worship you and will love whatever you do for them. Sure – maybe Kentucky might pay you more – but when you have all the money you would ever need, is it worth the stress. The Kentucky fan base basically just chased away a coach who has 7 Elite 8 appearances which turned into 4 Final 4s, which turned into a national championship in the 14 years he coached where a tournament happened. Most teams are lucky to every once in a while make the Elite 8 – for Kentucky fans, 50 percent wasn’t good enough because it has been a 4 year drought.

Nate Oats just led a school like Alabama with tons of resources to its first Final Four. They will be thrilled to have him for years to come – even if it takes multiple years to get back to the Elite 8 or even the Sweet 16. Why leave for the expectation to meet this tough goal?

Someone will bite – the temptation of coaching at Kentucky is too great. But if Kentucky fans think it is going to be better than Calipari, they will likely end up sad.

But the part that really bothered me was one of the names constantly suggested by the media was UConn’s Dan Hurley. I know if I had Kentucky’s money, that is the first call I am making as their AD. But it is so ridiculous – he is getting ready to coach for a national championship into a program he is turning into a dynasty and there is now a remote chance he has to answer the stupid question of if he is interested in the Kentucky job. I guarantee you the only thing he is interested in tonight is winning one more game.

Speaking of which, they just announced the starting lineups. It is time for the men’s national championship to be decided!! And the Boilermakers are playing for it!!! So very nervous!!! So very excited!!! Edey wins the tip and we are off!!!! BOILER UP!!!