ROGERS — When Arkansas basketball started 0-5 in SEC play to open the John Calipari era, the legendary coach received some unusual criticism.
In addition to being upset about the Razorbacks falling well short of expectations, a vocal segment of fans got up in arms about Calipari’s wardrobe choices. It reached a fever pitch following an 18-point beatdown at Missouri in which he wore a blue sport jacket.
The supposed faux pas set social media, message boards and sports talk radio shows ablaze with accusations of the first-year Arkansas coach not being all-in at his new school and still harboring feelings for Kentucky, where he coached the previous 15 years.