John Calipari played possum. Now, he's got Arkansas back to Sweet 16
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After John Calipari crashed out at Kentucky, people wondered if we'd seen the best of Cal. At Arkansas, that 'ol dog is back at it — and in Sweet 16.
John Calipari, that clever ol’ dog. He just unleashed the oldest strategy in the book.
Calipari played possum his final few NCAA Tournament appearances at Kentucky. Jack Gohlke poked Cal with a stick, and there was no movement. Big Blue Nation took Calipari for roadkill, boxed him up and gladly shipped him off to Arkansas.
Enjoy your dead possum stew, Hog heads!
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