Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops doesn't believe the program is the little brother to Wildcats men's basketball anymore.
Stoops pushed back against the idea expressed by men's basketball coach John Calipari that Kentucky is a "basketball school":
Mark StoopsBasketball school? I thought we competed in the SEC? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4straightpostseasonwins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#4straightpostseasonwins</a> <a href="https://t.co/xUoKmUeonH">https://t.co/xUoKmUeonH</a>
In an interview with The Athletic's Kyle Tucker, Calipari campaigned for facility upgrades and argued his case by pointing toward how important basketball is toward UK's identity:
"And the reason is, this is a basketball school. It’s always been that.