What does Calipari’s new lifetime contract really mean?

John Calipari and the University of Kentucky agreed on a new lifetime deal that will make Calipari the head coach of the Wildcats for as long as he wants to be the head coach of the Wildcats. Lifetime sounds like a very long time, so what does the deal really mean?

It means John Calipari isn’t leaving Kentucky for another job in college basketball. The NBA? Still very unlikely, but definitely not another college gig. Barring some crazy scenario in the Association, he is in Lexington until he hangs up his Ferragamos for the last time.

It means he can look a recruit in the eyes and say he isn’t going anywhere. Around this time every year, Calipari’s name pops up in coaching searches —…