Chris Mack Cut a Savage Promo on John Calipari, Cal Responds

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Louisville basketball coach Chris Mack cut an A+ pro wrestling promo on John Calipari, essentially accusing Kentucky of ducking them and saying the Cardinals will play them anytime anywhere this season (previously, Cal had accused Louisville of not wanting to play):




This got Calipari's attention, as a date was quickly set:






I'm glad this played out in this public fashion instead of getting the game scheduled via boring bureaucracies. Sports are better when the people who are competing legitimately don't like each other.

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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.