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COLUMN: Big Blue Nation, voice your true feelings for John Calipari

Kentucky head coach John Calipari calls a timeout during the No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 7 Texas A&M men’s basketball match in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, March 15, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Kentucky lost 97-87. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky fans shouldn’t feel ashamed of booing John Calipari on Saturday.

For 15 years, Calipari’s Wildcats resurrected a dying brand in Lexington. In the final two years of Tubby Smith’s tenure as head coach, the Cats suffered back-to-back second-round exits, a far cry from his 1998 championship push.