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John Calipari is staying, and his SEC competition is getting tougher

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari speaks to the media after a 77-71 overtime loss to the Auburn Tigers on Sunday, March 31, 2019, in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. By

Just because John Calipari has agreed to be Kentucky basketball’s coach for life doesn’t mean his task of total world domination is going to be any easier.

Just look at what’s happening in his own backyard.

The SEC is now a make-the-tournament or find-the-door league. Half of its 14 teams earned NCAA Tournament bids. Four of the remaining seven pulled out pink slips.