Leave it to Jerry Tipton to spice up a routine summer teleconference. Jerry asked Cal his stance on the display of the Confederate flag and statues of Confederate generals across the South. After a five-second pause, Calipari responded. Here’s their conversation:
Calipari: “Really? Um, obviously it offends a portion of our society, so people are deciding to take them down. That’s how I feel.”
Jerry: “You would support taking them down?”
Calipari: “Sure. They offend, and I would say do it. But, again, does our state use the Confederate flag, Jerry?